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Daniel 8

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1 ετος-N3E-GSN τριτος-A1--GSN βασιλευω-V1--PAPGSN *βαλτασαρ-N---GSM ορασις-N3I-NSF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM μετα-P ο- A--ASN οραω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--ASF πρωτος-A1--ASFS

2 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSN ενυπνιον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GS εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAPGSM εν-P *σουσα-N---DP ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF οστις- X--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P *ελυμαις-N---DS χωρα-N1A-DSF ετι-D ειμι-V9--PAPGSM εγω- P--GS προς-P ο- A--DSF πυλη-N1--DSF *αιλαμ-N---GS

3 αναβλεπω-VA--AAPNSM οραω-VBI-AAI1S κριος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM μεγας-A1P-ASM ιστημι-VXI-XAPASM απεναντι-P ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF και-C εχω-V1I-IAI3S κερας-N3T-APN και-C ο- A--NSN εις-A3--NSN υψηλος-A1--NSNC ο- A--GSN ετερος-A1A-GSN και-C ο- A--NSN υψηλος-A1--NSNC αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3S

4 μετα-P δε-X ουτος- D--APN οραω-VBI-AAI1S ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM κερατιζω-V1--PAPASM προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C προς-P δυσμη-N1--APF και-C μεσημβρια-N1A-ASF και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ου-D ιστημι-VAI-AAI3P ενωπιον-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM ρυομαι-V1--PMPNSM εκ-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-V2I-IAI3S ως-C θελω-V1I-IAI3S και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S

5 και-C εγω- P--NS διανοεομαι-V2I-IMI1S και-C ιδου-I τραγος-N2--NSM αιξ-N3G-GPM ερχομαι-V1I-IMI3S απο-P δυσμη-N1--GPF επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ου-D απτομαι-V1I-IMI3S ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ο- A--GSM τραγος-N2--GSM κερας-N3T-NSN εις-A3--NSN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM οφθαλμος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM

6 και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN εχω-V1--PAPASM ος- --ASM οραω-VBI-AAI1S ιστημι-VXI-XAPASM προς-P ο- A--DSF πυλη-N1--DSF και-C τρεχω-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM οργη-N1--GSF

7 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM προςαγω-V1--PAPASM προς-P ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM και-C θυμοω-VCI-API3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S και-C συντριβω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN δυο-M κερας-N3T-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ουκετι-D ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ισχυς-N3--NSF εν-P ο- A--DSM κριος-N2--DSM ιστημι-VH--AAN κατεναντι-P ο- A--GSM τραγος-N2--GSM και-C σπαρασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C συντριβω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ου-D ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM ρυομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSM τραγος-N2--GSM

8 και-C ο- A--NSM τραγος-N2--NSM ο- A--GPM αιξ-N3G-GPM καταισχυω-VAI-AAI3S σφοδρα-D και-C οτε-D καταισχυω-VAI-AAI3S συντριβω-VDI-API3S αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN ο- A--NSN μεγας-A1P-NSN και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S ετερος-A1A-NPN τεσσαρες-A3--NPN κερας-N3T-NPN κατοπισθεν-D αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--APM τεσσαρες-A3--APM ανεμος-N2--APM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM

9 και-C εκ-P εις-A3--GSN αυτος- D--GPN αναφυω-VDI-API3S κερας-N3T-NSN ισχυρος-A1A-NSN εις-A3--NSN και-C καταισχυω-VAI-AAI3S και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P μεσημβρια-N1A-ASF και-C επι-P ανατολη-N1--GSF και-C επι-P βορεας-N1T-ASM

10 και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S εως-P ο- A--GPM αστηρ-N3--GPM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ρασσω-VQI-API3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF απο-P ο- A--GPM αστηρ-N3--GPM και-C απο-P αυτος- D--GPM καταπατεω-VCI-API3S

11 εως-C ο- A--NSM αρχιστρατηγος-N2--NSM ρυομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF και-C δια-P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPN ορος-N3E-NPN ο- A--NPN απο-P αιων-N3W-GSM ρασσω-VQI-API3S και-C εκαιρω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM τοπος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C θυσια-N1A-NSF και-C τιθημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF εως-C χαμαι-D επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C ευοδοω-VC--API3S και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S και-C ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN ερημοω-VC--FPI3S

12 και-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P επι-P ο- A--DSF θυσια-N1A-DSF ο- A--NPF αμαρτια-N1A-NPF και-C ριπτω-VDI-API3S χαμαι-D ο- A--NSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ευοδοω-VC--API3S

13 και-C ακουω-V1I-IAI1S ετερος-A1A-GSM αγιος-A1A-GSM λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM ετερος-A1A-NSM ο- A--DSM φελμουνι-N---DS ο- A--DSM λαλεω-V2--PAPDSM εως-C τις- I--GSN ο- A--NSN οραμα-N3M-NSN ιστημι-VF--FMI3S και-C ο- A--NSF θυσια-N1A-NSF ο- A--NSF αιρω-VC--APPNSF και-C ο- A--NSF αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ερημωσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--NSF διδωμι-VC--APPNSF και-C ο- A--NPN αγιος-A1A-NPN ερημοω-VC--FPI3S εις-P καταπατημα-N3M-ASN

14 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM εως-P εσπερα-N1A-GSF και-C πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NPF δισχιλιοι-A1A-NPF τριακοσιοι-A1A-NPF και-C καθαριζω-VS--FPI3S ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN

15 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN θεωρεω-V2--PAN εγω- P--AS εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN οραμα-N3M-ASN ζητεω-V2I-IAI1S διανοεομαι-VC--APN και-C ιδου-I ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S κατεναντιον-P εγω- P--GS ως-C ορασις-N3I-NSF ανθρωπος-N2--GSM

16 και-C ακουω-VAI-AAI1S φωνη-N1--ASF ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSM *ουλαι-N---GSM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *γαβριηλ-N---VSM συνετιζω-VA--AAD2S εκεινος- D--ASM ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF και-C αναβοαω-VA--AAPNSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN προσταγμα-N3M-ASN εκεινος- D--ASN ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF

17 και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S και-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S εχω-V1--PMPNSM εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF στασις-N3I-GSF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN ερχομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--ASM θορυβεω-VCI-API3S και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI1S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS διανοεομαι-VC--APD2S υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ετι-D γαρ-X εις-P ωρα-N1A-ASF καιρος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--NSN οραμα-N3M-NSN

18 και-C λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P εγω- P--GS κοιμαω-VCI-API1S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN χαμαι-D και-C απτομαι-VA--AMPNSM εγω- P--GS αγειρω-V1I-IAI3S εγω- P--AS επι-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM

19 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ιδου-I εγω- P--NS αποαγγελλω-V1--PAI1S συ- P--DS ος- --APN ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P εσχατος-A1--GSN ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS ετι-D γαρ-X εις-P ωρα-N1A-APF καιρος-N2--GSM συντελεια-N1A-GSF μενω-VF2-FAI3S

20 ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM οραω-VBI-AAI2S ο- A--ASM εχω-V1--PAPASM ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *μηδος-N2--GP και-C *περσης-N1M-GPM ειμι-V9--PAI3S

21 και-C ο- A--NSM τραγος-N2--NSM ο- A--GPM αιξ-N3G-GPM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--GPM *ελλην-N3--GPM ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ο- A--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN ο- A--NSN μεγας-A1P-NSN ο- A--NSN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GPM οφθαλμος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--NSM πρωτος-A1--NSMS

22 και-C ο- A--NPN συντριβω-VD--APPNPN και-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAPNPN οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM τεσσαρες-A3--NPN κερας-N3T-NPN τεσσαρες-A3--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--GSN εθνος-N3E-GSN αυτος- D--GSM αναιστημι-VF--FMI3P ου-D κατα-P ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM

23 και-C επι-P εσχατος-A1--GSN ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM πληροω-V4--PMPGPM ο- A--GPF αμαρτια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM αναιστημι-VF--FMI3S βασιλευς-N3V-NSM αναιδης-A3--NSM προσωπον-N2N-DSN διανοεομαι-V2--PMPNSM αινιγμα-N3M-APN

24 και-C στερεοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D εν-P ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C θαυμαστως-D φθειρω-VF2-FAI3S και-C ευοδοω-VC--FPI3S και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S και-C φθειρω-VF2-FAI3S δυναστης-N1M-APM και-C δημος-N2--ASM αγιος-A1A-GPM

25 και-C επι-P ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM ο- A--ASN διανοημα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ευοδοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--ASN ψευδος-N3E-ASN εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM υψοω-VC--FPI3S και-C δολος-N2--DSM απο αναιζω-VF2-FAI3S πολυς-A1P-APM και-C επι-P απωλεια-N1A-GSF ανηρ-N3--GPM ιστημι-VF--FMI3S και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S συναγωγη-N1--ASF χειρ-N3--GSF και-C αποδιδωμι-VF--FMI3S

26 ο- A--NSN οραμα-N3M-NSN ο- A--NSN εσπερα-N1A-GSF και-C πρωι-D ευρισκω-VCI-API3S επι-P αληθεια-N1A-GSF και-C νυν-D φρασσω-VK--XMPASN ο- A--ASN οραμα-N3M-ASN ετι-D γαρ-X εις-P ημερα-N1A-APF πολυς-A1--APF

27 εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM ασθενεω-VA--AAPNSM ημερα-N1A-APF πολυς-A1--APF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM πραγματευομαι-V1I-IMI1S παλιν-D βασιλικος-A1--APN και-C εκλυω-V1I-IMI1S επι-P ο- A--DSN οραμα-N3M-DSN και-C ουδεις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM διανοεομαι-V2--PMPNSM

   

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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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Revelation 5

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1 I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.

2 I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?"

3 No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.

4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look in it.

5 One of the elders said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."

6 I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

7 Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

8 Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

9 They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

10 and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth."

11 I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;

12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!"

13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!"

14 The four living creatures said, "Amen!" The elders fell down and worshiped.