began to falsify its correspondences, by the Lord’s divine providence that
Word disappeared over the course of time.
Another Word, written in correspondences that were less indirect,
was given through the prophets of the children of Israel. In it many of
the names of places were retained—places not only in the land of Canaan
but also in the surrounding areas in the Middle East. All these names
referred to aspects and conditions of the church. Their meanings were
taken over from the ancient Word. This is why Abram was commanded
to go into that country and why his descendants through Jacob were
established there.
[ 3 ] Here I am allowed to relate something previously unknown about
the ancient Word that used to exist in the Middle East before the Israelite
Word: it is still preserved among the peoples who live in Great Tartary.
I have spoken with spirits and angels in the spiritual world who were
originally from that area. They said that they possessed this Word and
had done so since ancient times; that they followed this Word in con-
ducting their divine worship; and that their Word consisted entirely of
correspondences.
They said that their Word included the Book of Jasherthat is men-
tioned in Joshua 10 : 12 , 13,and 2 Samuel 1 : 17 , 18. Other books it contains
are The Wars of Jehovahand The Pronouncements,which are mentioned
by Moses (Numbers 21 : 14 , 15 , 27 – 30 ). When I read these people the
words that Moses quoted from it, they looked up the passages to see
whether the words were still in their text, and they found the passages.
These events made it clear to me that the ancient Word still exists among
them. During our conversation they said that they worship Jehovah.
Some of them worship Jehovah as a God who can be seen, some as a God
who cannot be seen.
[ 4 ] They went on to say that they do not let in foreign immigrants
except the Chinese, with whom they have peaceful relations because the
Chinese emperor is from their area. They also said that their territory is
so heavily populated that they cannot imagine that any other part of
the entire world is populated more heavily. This seems plausible given
the many miles of the Great Wall that the Chinese once built to protect
themselves from an invasion of these people.
I have also heard from angels that the first chapters in Genesis, which
deal with creation, Adam and Eve, the garden of Eden, their children and
descendants right down to the flood, and also Noah and his children, are
in that Word as well. Moses copied these stories from that Word.
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