I was told from heaven that there are four special styles of the old Testament. The [first is the] style of the ancient Church and of the most ancient, which is like that of the Book of Genesis treating of Paradise, and the tower of Babel. And the second style is like the historical one in the first Book of Moses, whose scribe did not know that it contained secrets of heaven. The third style is prophetical, like that of the prophets, which is indeed similar to the style of the ancient Church, except occurring as scattered sayings. This was retained because people of that time admired it on account of its antiquity. The fourth style was like that of the psalms of David, which is in between. 1748, 2 Aug.