In the book of Revelation [2:3,4], we read concerning the dragon that "he drew down a third part of the stars with his tail." In the zenith, or directly overhead, is the abode of a certain one who calls himself Abraham. He is like a slippery serpent, for at one moment he seems to want to be converted, at another he takes a different attitude. Nevertheless, he unceasingly labors to destroy all those whom he calls gentiles, except for the descendants of Jacob, whom he calls his own children; nor is he interested in other families, such as the scattered Israelites, because he hates Jesus, and continually persecutes Christians and distorts [Christian] teachings. It would be too much to enumerate all his deceptions and devices, which I have only been allowed to learn from experience, for he has been persecuting me now for nearly three years. He has very great influence, because in his fantasy, he puts himself right in the zenith, and thus looks straight down upon all; so he thinks that he controls the universe, sometimes seeming to himself to be as the sun, surrounded with a like aura. It is only an illusion that he is located at the zenith. For in fantasy, he can be thrust down, and turned about, and driven in different ways, which he cannot help admitting - as happened today in a period of wakefulness. There was one who was said to work by means of fantasies, something most common among spirits, so he placed the so-called Abraham behind me, besides other playful tricks. Consequently he has to admit it was only the illusion of his arrogance that lifted him up and continually holds him there. More about him can be found elsewhere [see 281, 379, 410]. Today he also wanted to deceive me by a fantasy of [his being] the creator of the universe without any intermediary, but he was scared off from doing this and had to acknowledge that there must be an intermediary, and that he himself could never mediate, since he is a wicked person and hates all believers, all devout and innocent people, and allows himself to be worshipped as God. 1748, the 11th day of January (old calendar).