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Ezekiel 2 - A Tour of the Temple

By Todd Beiswenger


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God does not always require us to operate solely on faith, and in fact at times will lay out very clear evidence for the wrong doings of humanity. As God calls Ezekiel to be a prophet, we see that God lays out the case against Jerusalem and that what they thought was hidden from God was in fact well known by Him.

(References: Ezekiel 8)

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Ezekiel 8:17

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17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

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Arcana Coelestia #1383

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1383. CHAPTER 12

THE PERCEPTION SPIRITS AND ANGELS HAVE; ALSO SPHERES IN THE NEXT LIFE

Among the marvels in the next life are perceptions, of which there are two kinds. The first, which is angelic, consists in the angels perceiving what is true and good, perceiving what is from the Lord and what from self, and also perceiving the source and nature of their own thoughts, speech, and actions when these spring from self. The second kind is one that is common to all - with angels to the height of perfection, and with spirits according to the particular character of each one - and consists in knowing the character of another as soon as he approaches.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.