Text of FB04 - Prophecies and Visions
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The hand of of the Lord was laid upon me, and
He upbore me to the land of Israel in the days
when they were Gods, Ancients. There He set me down
upon a very high mountain on the South side.
The mountain was as a city encompassed by walls,
and within its inner walls (embrasure) stood the
Temple. When the Spirit bore me with within the Temple,
One, in the fashion of a man, stood before me.
His appearance was radiant as brass burnished,
and reflecting the glory of the Sun.
In his hand he held a line which was of flax,
and also a rod as if to measure the Temple.
He spake unto me, saying: Son of Man,
Behold with thy vision,
hear with open ear,
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and let thine heart be fully set up-
on all that is unveiled to thee.
Unto this end hast thou been bro't
that thou mightest declare unto
the House of Israel those things
which are to be shown unto thee.
In the days when I was a dweller
in the land of the Chaldeans, the
Word of the Lord came unto me:
Then were the heavens opened,
and in Vision was God revealed
unto me. As I looked in the Heav-
ens, I beheld a Spiral Cloud whose
motion was like a whirlwind with
an enfolding Flame. It was envel-
oped in a radiance which proceed-
ed from out the midst of the Flame
and was like pure Amber in its colour.
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From out of the Spiral there emanated
the Four Living Ones. And in their
motion there seemed to be the appear-
ance of Four Lamps whose Flame was
as a living Fire moving up and down
the Spiral of the Living Ones; and from
out the Flame emanated great
radiations as when it lighteneth.
Now, as I looked upon the Four
Living Ones, behold there appeared
a Wheel that was fourfold. When
the Living Ones proceeded, the Wheels
went with them; when the Living
Ones moved above the Earth, the
Wheels were likewise lifted up.
When the Living Ones stood
still, they let down their wings.
And from out the Firmament the
Voice spake to them as they stood
with folded wings.
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Then the Angel brought me again
unto the door of the Eastern Court &
showed me Waters issuing from un-
der the threshold. Then the Angel,
carrying the measuring Rod in his
hand, went forth Eastward, taking
me with him. With his Rod he meas-
ured 1,000 cubits. And he took me
through the Waters. Then I beheld
on the banks of the River many trees.
And the Angel said to me, Where-
soever these Waters flow, healing is
brought to the Earth's streams, and to
all Souls.
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In my vision I beheld a valley peopled
with the dead, as if a multitude
had been slain in it, for the valley seemed
to be full of the remains of the dead.
In the open champagne every mt. ap-
peared to be very dry, as if the breath
of life were absolutely absent. The
Voice of the Presence spake to me say-
ing, 'Son of Man, thinkest thou these
dead can live again?' And I answered,
'O my Lord, Thou who art the Lord God
of Israel alone knowest.'
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Then did I hear the Voice speak to the Four
Breaths, saying, Come now, O Breath, and
breathe from the four quarters of the heav-
ens upon those who have been dead, that
they may live again. And the Breath from
the four dimensions moved within them...
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And they arose and stood upon their
feet marshalled as the Hosts of the Lord.
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I saw the Lord; He was enthroned on high, and his Glory filled the Temple.
Around the Throne stood the Seraphim: each of them had six wings.
With twain each covered his face; with twain he covered his feet; and
with twain he did fly. And each unto the other thus spoke in song:
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts; the Heavens are full of His Glory;
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Then from within the Sanctuary spake the Lord; the sound of His
Voice was as many waters meet; And he said unto the Hosts of
the Heavens: Who will go down for us? Whom
shall we send? And my being was lift-
ed up unto Him and I spake say-
ing, "Send me! Send me!"
And He said, "Go then
to the people
as the Servant
of the Lord."
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The Lord Himself is my Shepherd
and He awardeth my life at all times.
With him there is no lack of sustenance,
and He doth so care for me that I am
never in want. By the waters of the
Great Deep He doth lead me, and give
to me the Peace of his Presence;
::Though in the way of my going
I have to tread the valley dark-
ened by the shadow of evil, there
is no cause in me for fear;
for the Lord Himself doth go before me in
the Angel of His Presence, and he
beareth the Rod of Divine Power to
stay me, and the Shepherd's Staff
to comfort me:::And he hath call-
ed me to dwell for evermore in His
Presence within the Holy Sanctuary,
there to serve as His Son and to med-
iate of His Holy Mystery.o+o+
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And the seven Angels who had the
seven Trumpets prepared themselves
to proclaim the Will of Him who was
seated upon the Throne.
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When the first Angel sounded forth
the Message of the Eternal One there
descended upon the Earth a hail of fire
:::mingled with the Blood of the Lamb.
These were cast upon the Earth to con-
sume away its evil:::and the false
pastures whereon the dwellers of the
Earth were nourished.
At the sounding forth of the message of
the second Angel there was let down a
mountain around which lightenings
played, and it changed the waters of the
sea::wh. had killed all the life within:::
When the message of the third Angel was
sounded forth, a great star went down
from the Heavens:::By it were the
rivers:::changed:::
At the sounding forth of the message
of the fourth Angel, I perceived the Sun,
the Moon, and the Stars as if the light of
them had been veiled:::but the veil
was taken away so that their light
could shine in fulness.
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:::the fifth Angel sounded forth the mess-
age:::I beheld a War of the Heavens, but
one who had fallen upon the Earth: it was
Lucifer, once the Star of the Morning:::
:::He unlocked the pit of the abyss.
And there issued::clouds of smoke::
and forms like great locusts & scorpions
::but they had not the power to hurt
those who had not the mark of the
Beast:::At the sounding forth of the
message of the sixth Angel:::I beheld
::horsemen, ten thousand times ten thousand
going forth to battle with those forms
which had come out of the smoke that asc-
ended from the pit of the abyss::::::
Then came the sounding forth of the
message of the seventh Angel: and when
He had proclaimed it, a great Voice within
the Temple said: Now is the hour when
the Kingdoms of this world shall become
the Kingdoms of God and His Christ, and His
shall be the regnancy for evermore.
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From the Arche was the Word: The Word was
of God: And God was in the Word: In the Arche
the Word was with God. By the Word were all
things created and without the Word was there
not anything fashioned that had been created.
In the Word was hidden the Life of God even the
heavenly Principle that became the Light of man.
That which hath been from the Beginning, which we
have beheld with our inward vision, which we
have heard with the ear of the Soul, declare we
unto you. That which we have beheld and heard
we make known unto you as the Word of Life, the
Life which was made manifest from the Beginn-
ing, and hath once more been
made manifest
in our midst.
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And His Angel saith: These Sayings are from the
Faithful and True One who hath sent His Angel to
speak of them unto His Servants: "Behold! He cometh."
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