Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1648

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1648. About preparation of the way before the coming of angels to people on the planet Jupiter; and about John the Baptist

A certain one of the spirits of Jupiter who strike a person with fear and terror at their coming, came up to me at my left side under the elbows, and spoke there in his usual way, at first as though somewhat grinding his teeth, and after that his lips, so that the sound of his talking was like someone emitting sound while pressing his lips together. The words were not in a continuous series, but quite disconnected, thus the ideas or words of his discourse did not come one after the other, so that I had to wait fairly long to find out what he was saying. He was also somewhat frightening in regard to what he was saying, telling me, among other things, that on their planet it is customary, when angels were arriving, for him to be sent ahead to prepare the person for the coming of the angels. And he talked about them, and warned that I should receive them properly and do them no harm. I replied to him that this did not depend on me, but the spirits of this earth where I am, whom, if they are present, I cannot control; but if he and his were able to do it, it would be fine.


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