3286. So that they might know what god they worshipped, namely the bearded one spoken of above [3281], he was held by most crude evil spirits of this earth above my head as if bound, so that he pressed down the head. This went on for quite some time, and meanwhile they used him, or his life, to perpetrate a crime that I am not describing here, and after that he was shown to his spirits, who had gathered so that [it would be apparent] what they felt about their god, who could be so held by the crudest and worst spirits, unable to free himself. That they might know still [better], wishing to depart beneath the earth, thus thinking themselves to be very far away, at once certain of them were snatched up, in a moment, high up above me, and then it was shown that he still could not free himself, nor could they believe that they were far away in the universe, being thus presented in a moment, and all being present most closely in the sight of the Lord. He is still being held, and watched by them, and he is silent. So they are saying now, "We are looking at the god whom we worship, and he is like a devil, not a god." These are their words. He is described as so ugly that they had not seen anyone uglier. 1748, 23 Sept. [continued at 3296]