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1 ετος-N3E-GSN πρωτος-A1--GSNS βασιλευω-V1--PAPGSM *βαλτασαρ-N---GSM χωρα-N1A-GSF *βαβυλωνια-N1A-GSF *δανιηλ-N---NSM οραμα-N3M-ASN οραω-VBI-AAI3S παρα-P κεφαλη-N1--ASF επι-P ο- A--GSF κοιτη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM τοτε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN οραμα-N3M-ASN ος- --ASN οραω-VBI-AAI3S γραφω-VAI-AAI3S εις-P κεφαλαιον-N2N-APN λογος-N2--GPM

2 επι-P ο- A--GSF κοιτη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S κατα-P υπνος-N2--APM νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ιδου-I τεσσαρες-A3--NPM ανεμος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ενπιπτω-VBI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ο- A--ASF μεγας-A1--ASF

3 και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF διαφερω-V1--PAPNPN εις-A3--ASN παρα-P ο- A--ASN εις-A3--ASN

4 ο- A--NSN πρωτος-A1--NSNS ωσει-D λεαινα-N1A-NSF εχω-V1--PAPNSF πτερον-N2N-APN ωσει-D αετος-N2--GSM θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εως-P οστις- X--GSN τιλλω-VBI-API3S ο- A--NPN πτερον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GSF και-C αιρω-VCI-API3S απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C επι-P πους-N3D-GPM ανθρωπινος-A1--GPM ιστημι-VCI-API3S και-C ανθρωπινος-A1--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSF

5 και-C ιδου-I μετα-P αυτος- D--ASF αλλος- D--ASN θηριον-N2N-ASN ομοιωσις-N3I-ASF εχω-V1--PAPASN αρκος-N2--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--GSN εις-A3--GSN πλευρον-N2N-GSN ιστημι-VCI-API3S και-C τρεις-A3--NPN πλευρον-N2N-NPN ειμι-V9I-IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S καταεσθιω-VB--AAD2S σαρξ-N3K-APF πολυς-A1--APF

6 και-C μετα-P ουτος- D--APN θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S θηριον-N2N-ASN αλλος- D--ASN ωσει-D παρδαλις-N3I-ASF και-C πτερον-N2N-NPN τεσσαρες-A3--NPN επιτεινω-V1--IAI3P επανω-P αυτος- D--GSN και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPF κεφαλη-N1--NPF ο- A--DSN θηριον-N2N-DSN και-C γλωσσα-N1S-NSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSN

7 μετα-P δε-X ουτος- D--APN θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF θηριον-N2N-ASN τεταρτος-A1--ASN φοβερος-A1A-ASN και-C ο- A--NSM φοβος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSN υπερφερω-V1--PAPNSM ισχυς-N3U-DSF εχω-V1--PAPASN οδους-N3--APM σιδηρους-A1C-APM μεγας-A1--APM εσθιω-V1--PAPASN και-C κοπανιζω-V1--PAPASN κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM καταπατεω-V2--PAPASN διαφορως-D χραομαι-V3--PMPASN παρα-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προ-P αυτος- D--GSN θηριον-N2N-APN εχω-V1I-IAI3S δε-X κερας-N3T-APN δεκα-M

8 και-C βουλη-N1--NPF πολυς-A1--NPF εν-P ο- A--DPN κερας-N3T-DPN αυτος- D--GSN και-C ιδου-I αλλος- D--NSN εις-A3--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN αναφυω-VDI-API3S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM αυτος- D--GPN μικρος-A1A-NSN εν-P ο- A--DPN κερας-N3T-DPN αυτος- D--GSN και-C τρεις-A3--NPN ο- A--GPN κερας-N3T-GPN ο- A--GPN πρωτος-A1--GPNS ξηραινω-VCI-API3P δια-P αυτος- D--GSN και-C ιδου-I οφθαλμος-N2--NPM ωσπερ-D οφθαλμος-N2--NPM ανθρωπινος-A1--NPM εν-P ο- A--DSN κερας-N3T-DSN ουτος- D--DSN και-C στομα-N3M-NSN λαλεω-V2--PAPNSN μεγας-A1--APN και-C ποιεω-V2I-IAI3S πολεμος-N2--ASM προς-P ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM

9 θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εως-C οτε-D θρονος-N2--NPM τιθημι-VCI-API3P και-C παλαιος-A1A-NSM ημερα-N1A-GPF καταημαι-V1I-IMI3S εχω-V1--PAPNSM περιβολη-N1--ASF ωσει-D χιων-N3N-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN τριχωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF κεφαλη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ωσει-D εριον-N2N-NSN λευκος-A1--NSN καθαρος-A1A-NSN ο- A--NSM θρονος-N2--NSM ωσει-D φλοξ-N3G-NSF πυρ-N3--GSN

10 και-C εκπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM ποταμος-N2--NSM πυρ-N3--GSN χιλιοι-A1A-NPF χιλιας-N3D-NPF θεραπευω-V1I-IAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C μυριοι-A1A-NPF μυριας-N3D-NPF παραιστημι-VXI-YAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C κριτηριον-N2N-NSN καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S και-C βιβλος-N2--NPF αναοιγω-VQI-API3P

11 θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S τοτε-D ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM λογος-N2--GPM ο- A--GPM μεγας-A1--GPM ος- --GPM ο- A--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN λαλεω-V2I-IAI3S και-C αποτυμπανιζω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSN θηριον-N2N-NSN και-C αποολλυω-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSN σωμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSN και-C διδωμι-VCI-API3S εις-P καυσις-N3I-ASF πυρ-N3--GSN

12 και-C ο- A--APM κυκλος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSN αποιστημι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--GSF εξουσια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPN και-C χρονος-N2--NSM ζωη-N1--GSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DPN εως-P χρονος-N2--GSM και-C καιρος-N2--GSM

13 θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ιδου-I επι-P ο- A--GPF νεφελη-N1--GPF ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ως-C υιος-N2--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ερχομαι-V1I-IMI3S και-C ως-C παλαιος-A1A-NSM ημερα-N1A-GPF παραειμι-V9--IAI3S και-C ο- A--NPM παραιστημι-VXI-XAPNPM παραειμι-V9--IAI3P αυτος- D--DSM

14 και-C διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM εξουσια-N1A-NSF και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-APN και-C πας-A1S-NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF αυτος- D--DSM λατρευω-V1--PAPNSF και-C ο- A--NSF εξουσια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM εξουσια-N1A-NSF αιωνιος-A1B-NSF οστις- X--NSF ου-D μη-D αιρω-VC--APS3S και-C ο- A--NSF βασιλεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM οστις- X--NSF ου-D μη-D φθειρω-VD--APS3S

15 και-C ακηδιαω-VA--AAPNSM εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM εν-P ουτος- D--DPN εν-P ο- A--DSN οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF

16 προςερχομαι-VBI-AAI1S προς-P εις-A3--ASM ο- A--GPM ιστημι-VXI-XAPGPM και-C ο- A--ASF ακριβεια-N1A-ASF ζητεω-V2I-IAI1S παρα-P αυτος- D--GSM υπερ-P πας-A3--GPN ουτος- D--GPN αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X λεγω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--DS και-C ο- A--ASF κρισις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPM λογος-N2--GPM δηλοω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS

17 ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN μεγας-A1--APN ειμι-V9--PAI3P τεσσαρες-A3--NPM βασιλεια-N1A-NPF ος- --NPF αποολλυω-VF2-FMI3P απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

18 και-C παραλαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF αγιος-A1A-NPM υψιστος-A1--GSM και-C καταεχω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM και-C εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM ο- A--GPM αιων-N3W-GPM

19 τοτε-D θελω-V1I-IAI1S εκακριβαζομαι-VC--AMN περι-P ο- A--GSN θηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN τεταρτος-A1--GSN ο- A--GSN διαφθειρω-V1--PAPGSN πας-A3--APN και-C υπερφοβος-A1B-GSN και-C ιδου-I ο- A--NPM οδους-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSN σιδηρους-A1C-NPM και-C ο- A--NPM ονυξ-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSN χαλκους-A1C-NPM καταεσθιω-V1--PAPNPM πας-A3--APM κυκλοθεν-D και-C καταπατεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM

20 και-C περι-P ο- A--GPN δεκα-M κερας-N3T-GPN αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--GPN επι-P ο- A--GSF κεφαλη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--GSN εις-A3--GSN ο- A--GSN αλλος- D--GSN ο- A--GSN προςφυω-V1--PAPGSN και-C εκπιπτω-VAI-AAI3P δια-P αυτος- D--GSN τρεις-A3--NPN και-C ο- A--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN εκεινος- D--NSN εχω-V1I-IAI3S οφθαλμος-N2--APM και-C στομα-N3M-ASN λαλεω-V2--PAPASN μεγας-A1--APN και-C ο- A--NSF προσοψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GSN υπερφερω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--APN αλλος-A1--APN

21 και-C κατανοεω-V2I-IAI1S ο- A--ASN κερας-N3T-ASN εκεινος- D--ASN πολεμος-N2--ASM συνιστημι-V6--PMPASN προς-P ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM και-C τροποω-V4--PAPASN αυτος- D--APM

22 εως-P ο- A--GSN ερχομαι-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM παλαιος-A1A-ASM ημερα-N1A-GPF και-C ο- A--ASF κρισις-N3I-ASF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DPM αγιος-A1A-DPM ο- A--GSM υψιστος-A1--GSM και-C ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM διδωμι-VCI-API3S και-C ο- A--ASN βασιλειον-N2N-ASN καταεχω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM αγιος-A1A-NPM

23 και-C ειπον-VCI-API3S εγω- P--DS περι-P ο- A--GSN θηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN τεταρτος-A1--GSN οτι-C βασιλεια-N1A-NSF τεταρτος-A1--NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οστις- X--NSF διαφερω-VF--FAI3S παρα-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C αναστατοω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF και-C καταλεαινω-VF2-FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

24 και-C ο- A--NPN δεκα-M κερας-N3T-NPN ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF δεκα-M βασιλευς-N3V-NPM ιστημι-VF--FMI3P και-C ο- A--NSM αλλος- D--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM μετα-P ουτος- D--APM ιστημι-VF--FMI3S και-C αυτος- D--NSM διαφερω-VF--FAI3S κακος-A1--DPN υπερ-P ο- A--APM πρωτος-A1--APMS και-C τρεις-A3--APM βασιλευς-N3V-APM ταπεινοω-VF--FAI3S

25 και-C ρημα-N3M-APN εις-P ο- A--ASM υψιστος-A1--ASM λαλεω-VF--FAI3S και-C ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM ο- A--GSM υψιστος-A1--GSM κατατριβω-VF--FAI3S και-C προςδεχομαι-VF--FMI3S αλλοιοω-VA--AAN καιρος-N2--APM και-C νομος-N2--ASM και-C παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S πας-A3--APN εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSM εως-P καιρος-N2--GSM και-C καιρος-N2--GPM και-C εως-P ημισυς-A3U-GSM καιρος-N2--GSM

26 και-C ο- A--NSF κρισις-N3I-NSF καταιζω-VF--FMI3S και-C ο- A--ASF εξουσια-N1A-ASF αποολλυω-VF2-FAI3P και-C βουλευω-VF--FMI3P μιαινω-VA--AAN και-C αποολλυω-VA--AAN εως-P τελος-N3E-GSN

27 και-C ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF εξουσια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF μεγαλειοτης-N3T-ASF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF υπο-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM βασιλεια-N1A-GPF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S λαος-N2--DSM αγιος-A1A-DSM υψιστος-A1--GSM βασιλευω-VA--AAN βασιλεια-N1A-ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF εξουσια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--DSM υποτασσω-VD--FPI3P και-C πειθαρχεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--DSM

28 εως-P καταστροφη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM λογος-N2--GSM εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM σφοδρα-D εκστασις-N3I-DSF περιεχω-V1I-IMI1S και-C ο- A--NSF εξις-N3I-NSF εγω- P--GS διαφερω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS και-C ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN εν-P καρδια-N1A-DSF εγω- P--GS στηριζω-VAI-AAI1S

   

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Divine Providence #134

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134a. 2. No one is reformed by visions or by conversations with the dead, because they compel. There are two kinds of visions, divine and demonic. Divine visions are given by means of portrayals in heaven, while demonic visions are effected though magical events in hell. There are imaginary visions as well, visions that are the illusions of a mind that has lost its bearings.

Divine visions (which as just noted are given by means of portrayals in heaven) are the kind that happened to the prophets. When they were having these visions they were not in the body but in the spirit, because visions cannot happen to us while we are physically awake. So when the prophets saw visions, it says that they were in the spirit, as the following passages show.

Ezekiel said, "The spirit lifted me up and took me back to Chaldea to the captivity in a vision of God, in the spirit of God; so the vision that I saw came over me" (Ezekiel 11:1, 24). Then too, spirits held him up between earth and heaven and brought him to Jerusalem in visions of God (Ezekiel 8:3 and following). The same thing happened in a vision of God or in the spirit when he saw the four animals that were cherubim (Ezekiel chapters 1 and 10) and when he saw the new temple, the new earth, and the angel measuring them (Ezekiel chapters 40-48). It says in chapter Ezekiel 40:2, 26 that he was in visions of God at the time, and in chapter Ezekiel 43:5 that he was in the spirit.

[2] Zechariah was in the same kind of state when he saw the man on horseback among the myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8 and following), when he saw the four horns and the man with a measuring line in his hand (Zechariah 1:18, 20, 21; Zechariah 2:1 and following), when he saw the lampstand and the two olive trees (Zechariah 4:1 and following), when he saw the flying scroll and the ephah (Zechariah 5:1, 6), and when he saw the four chariots coming out from the four mountains, and the horses (Zechariah 6:1 and following).

Daniel was in the same kind of state when he saw the four beasts rising from the sea (Daniel 6:1 [7:1] and following), and when he saw the battles of the ram and the goat (Daniel 8:1 and following). It says in Daniel 7:1-2, 7, and 13; in Daniel 8:2; and in Daniel 10:1, 7, and 8 that he saw these things in the vision of his spirit, and it says in Daniel 9:21 that he saw the angel Gabriel in a vision.

[3] John was in the vision of the spirit when he saw the things he describes in the Book of Revelation--for example, when he saw the seven lampstands with the Human-born One in their midst (Revelation 1:12-16), when he saw the throne in heaven with someone sitting on it, surrounded by the four animals that were cherubim (Revelation 4), when he saw the book of life taken by the Lamb (Revelation 5), when he saw the horses come out of the book (Revelation 6), when he saw the seven angels with their trumpets (Revelation 8), when he saw the pit of the abyss opened with the locusts coming out of it (Revelation 9), when he saw the dragon and its battle with Michael (Revelation 12), when he saw the two beasts rise up, one from the sea and one from the land (Revelation 13), when he saw the woman sitting on the scarlet beast (Revelation 17) and the destruction of Babylon (Revelation 18), when he saw the white horse with someone riding it (Revelation 18 [19]), when he saw the new heaven and the new earth and the holy Jerusalem coming down from heaven (Revelation 21), and when he saw the river of water of life (Revelation 22). It says that he saw these things in the vision of his spirit in Revelation 1:11 [1:10]; Revelation 4:2; Revelation 5:1; Revelation 6:1; and Revelation 21:12 [21:10].

These were the kinds of visions that were visible from heaven to the sight of their spirits and not to their physical sight.

Things like this do not happen nowadays, because if they did they would not be understood, since they happen by means of images whose details are pointing to inner features of the church and secrets of heaven. It was foretold in Daniel 9:24 that they would stop when the Lord came into the world.

However, demonic visions have sometimes occurred. They are brought about by spirits who inspire deceptive passions and visions and who call themselves the Holy Spirit because of a mental confusion that engulfs them. Now, however, these spirits have been gathered in by the Lord and consigned to a hell separate from the other hells.

We can see from all this that no one can be reformed by any visions except the ones that are in the Word. There are imaginary visions as well, but these are nothing but the illusions of a mind that has lost its bearings.

134b. The story that the Lord told about the rich man in hell and Lazarus in Abraham's lap shows that no one is reformed by conversations with the dead. The rich man said, "Father Abraham, I beg you to send Lazarus to my father's house where I have five brothers, to bear witness to them so that they do not come to this place of torment." Abraham said to him, "They have Moses and the prophets: let them heed them." But he said, "No, father Abraham, but if someone came to them from the dead, they would repent." He answered him, "If they do not heed Moses and the prophets, they would not be convinced if someone rose from the dead" (Luke 16:27-31).

Conversations with the dead may lead to the same results as miracles that I have just described. That is, we may be convinced and be constrained to worship for a short while. However, since this deprives us of rational functioning at the same time that it hems in our evils, as already noted [130-131, 133], this spell or inner restraint is released and the pent-up evils erupt in blasphemy and profanation. Still, this happens only when spirits have imposed some religious dogma. No good spirit--let alone any angel of heaven--would ever do this.

  
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