horse means an understanding of the Word’s truth and goodness. They
appeared to drag their horses backward by the neck because they them-
selves were afraid to fight, fearing that the truth of the Word would reach
many people and would come to light that way. This is the interpretation.”
[ 4 ] The angels went on to say, “We are from the community in
heaven that is called Michael. The Lord commanded us to come down to
the place called Armageddon where the cavalry you saw was on the
attack. To us in heaven Armageddon means the mindset that fights,
using falsified truths as weapons—a mindset that originates in a love for
dominating and being superior to all. We sense your desire to know
about that battle, so we will tell you something about it.
“After we came down from heaven we went to the place called Arma -
geddon. We saw as many as several thousand who had gathered there,
but we did not go into the crowd. Off to the south side of that area there
were some houses where there were children and teachers. We went
there, and they kindly took us in. We enjoyed their company. Their faces
were all good-looking as a result of their lively eyes and their impassioned
way of speaking. What made their eyes lively was their awareness of what
is true, and what made their talk impassioned was their passion for what
is good. So we presented a gift to them of hats whose rims were deco-
rated with bands made of golden threads with pearls woven in, as well as
clothing of white and blue.
“We asked them whether they had looked at the neighboring area
called Armageddon. They said they had looked out a window just under the
roof of the house. They had seen a gathering there, but those gathering
changed shapes, at one point looking like nobility, at another not even
seeming to be human; they looked like statues and carved idols with a
crowd around them on their knees. We too had seen that group in differ-
ent forms. Some looked like people, some like leopards, some like goats.
The goats had horns that curved downward; they were digging up the
ground with them. We explained those metamorphoses—whom they
portrayed and what they meant.
[ 5 ] “But back to the main point. When the people who had gathered
heard that we had gone into those houses, they said to each other, ‘What
do they want with those children? We should send some from our crowd
over there to throw them out.’ And so they did.
“When their envoys arrived they said to us, ‘Why did you go into those
houses? Where are you from? With full authority we order you to leave.’
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