Since the angel understood everything, he told me first that these glorifications and praises of the Lord were taken from the Word, because they then come from the Lord, who is the Word, that is, He is the Divine truth itself in it. 'At this particular moment,' he said, 'they are glorifying and praising the Lord with the words spoken by the prophet Daniel:

You have seen iron mixed with common clay; they will mix by means of the seed of man, but will not hold together. But in those days the God of the heavens will cause a kingdom to arise, which will not perish for ever. It will crush and destroy all those kingdoms, but will stand itself for ever.' Dan. 2:43, 44.

[2] After this I heard what sounded like singing, and yet further away to the east I saw a gleam of light more brilliant than before. I asked the angel what was the glorifying taking place there. He said it was with the words of Daniel:

I was watching in the visions of the night, and I saw as it were the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. And to him were given dominion and the kingdom, and all peoples and nations will worship him. His dominion will be a dominion for ever, which will not pass away, and his kingdom one which will not perish. Dan. 7:13, 14.

Besides this they praise the Lord using these words from Revelation:

To Jesus Christ be glory and strength. Behold, he comes with clouds. He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. I, John, heard this from the Son of Man from the midst of the seven lampstands. Rev. 1:5-13; 22:13, also Matt. 24:30, 31.

[3] I looked again to the east of heaven and the light was growing from the right; the brightness spread into the expanse of sky to the south, and I heard a sweet sound. I asked the angel, 'What aspect of the Lord are they glorifying there?' He said it was with these words from Revelation:

I saw a new heaven and a new earth; and I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride for her husband. And the angel spoke with me and said, Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb. And he carried me away in the spirit onto a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem. Rev. 21:1, 2, 9, 10.

Also with these words:

I, Jesus, am the bright star of the morning; and the spirit and the bride will say, Come. And he said, I am coming soon. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Rev. 22:16, 17, 20.

[4] After this and more, I heard a general glorifying from the east of heaven to the west, and also from the south to the north. I asked the angel what this was. He said it was these words from the Prophets:

Let all flesh know that I am Jehovah your Saviour and your Redeemer. Isa. 49:26.

Thus spoke Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah Zebaoth, I am the first and the last, and there is no God beside me. Isa. 44:6.

On that day it will be said, Behold, this is our God, whom we have waited for to free us. He is Jehovah, whom we have awaited. Isa. 25:9.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way for Jehovah. Behold, the Lord Jehovih comes in strength. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. Isa. 40:3, 5, 10, 11.

A child is born for us, a son is given to us, whose name is Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isa. 9:6.

Behold the days will come when I shall raise up for David a righteous shoot, who will reign as king. And this is his name, Jehovah our righteousness. Jer. 23:5, 6; 33:15, 16.

Jehovah Zebaoth is his name, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. He will be called the God of the whole earth. Isa. 54:5.

On that day Jehovah will become king over the whole earth; on that day Jehovah will be one, and his name one. Zech. 14:9.

When I heard and understood all this, my heart leaped for joy, and I went home rejoicing; and there I came back from the state of the spirit into that of the body, and in this I wrote down what I had seen and heard. To this I can now add the following. Since the Lord's coming He is reviving conjugial love as it was among the ancient peoples, because that love comes only from the Lord, and is present with those who are under His guidance becoming spiritual by means of the Word.