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Daniel 7

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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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True Christianity #157

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157. Since our spirit means our mind, therefore "being in the spirit," as the Word sometimes says, refers to the state of our mind when it is separated from our body. In this state the prophets saw the sort of things that exist in the spiritual world; therefore this state is called "a vision of God. " At those times, the prophets' state was like the state of spirits and angels in the spiritual world. In this state our spirit can move from place to place while our body stays where it is (as is also true of our mind's eye).

This is the state I myself have been in now for twenty-six years, with the difference that I am in my spirit and my body at the same time, and only sometimes out of my body.

Ezekiel, Zechariah, Daniel, and John (when he wrote the Book of Revelation) were in this state, as is clear from the following passages: Ezekiel said, "The spirit lifted me up and led me into Chaldea to the captivity in the vision of God, in the spirit of God. In this way the vision that I saw came over me" (Ezekiel 11:1, 24). The spirit lifted Ezekiel up and he heard the earth tremble behind him (Ezekiel 3:12, 14). The spirit lifted him up between earth and heaven, and led him away to Jerusalem where he saw abominable things (Ezekiel 8:3-4). He saw four creatures that were angel guardians and various details about them (Ezekiel 1 and 10). Then he saw a new earth in the form of a new temple, and an angel measuring the temple (Ezekiel 40-48). At that time he was in a vision and in the spirit (Ezekiel 40:2; 43:5).

[2] The same thing happened to Zechariah when an angel was with him and he saw a man riding among the myrtle trees (); when he saw four horns and a man who had a string in his hand for measuring (Zechariah 1:18; 2:1-2); when he saw Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 3:1, 6); and when he saw four chariots with horses headed off between two mountains (Zechariah 6:1-3).

Daniel was in the same state when he saw four beasts rising up out of the sea, and many details about them (Daniel 7:1-8); and when he saw battles between a ram and a goat (Daniel 8:1-14). He was in a vision when he saw those things (Daniel 7:1-2, 7, 13; 8:2; 10:1, 7-8). In a vision he saw the angel Gabriel and spoke with him [].

[3] The same thing happened to John when he wrote the Book of Revelation. He said he was in the spirit on the Lord's day (Revelation 1:10); he was carried off into the wilderness in the spirit (Revelation 17:3); and he was on a high mountain in the spirit (Revelation 21:10). He was seeing things in a vision (Revelation 9:17).

Elsewhere [in the Book of Revelation] he says that he saw the things he described. For example, he saw the Son of Humankind in the middle of seven lampstands. He saw a tabernacle, a temple, an ark, and an altar in heaven; a book sealed with seven seals and horses that came out of it; four creatures around a throne; twelve thousand chosen people, some from every tribe; a lamb on Mount Zion; locusts rising up from an abyss; a dragon and its war with Michael; a woman giving birth to a male child and running away into a desert because of the dragon; two beasts, one rising up out of the sea and another out of the land; a woman sitting on a scarlet beast; a dragon thrown into a lake of fire and sulfur; a white horse and a great supper; the holy city Jerusalem coming down, with details of its entrances, its wall, and the wall's foundations; a river of living water; and trees of life producing different types of fruit every month; and so on.

Peter, James, and John were in the same state when they saw Jesus transfigured, as was Paul when he heard ineffable things from heaven.

  
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