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  The Book of the Courses of the Heavenly Luminaries, Chapter seventy two through Chapter
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  eighty two. Chapter seventy two The Sun, Chapter seventy two, The Book
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  of the Courses of the Luminaries of the Heaven. The relations of each according
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  to their classes, their dominion, and their seasons, according to their names
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  and places of origin, and according to their months, which Urial the Holy
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  Angel, who was with me, who is their guide, showed me,
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  and he showed me all their laws exactly as they are, and how it
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  is with regard to all the years of the world and unto eternity, till
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  the new creation is accomplished, which dureth till eternity. And this is the
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  first law of the Luminaries, the luminary. The Sun has its rising in
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  the eastern portals of the Heaven, and its setting in the western portals of
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  the Heaven. And I saw six portals in which the sun rises, and
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  six portals in which the sun sun sets, and the moon rises and sets
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  in these portals, and the leaders of the stars in those whom they lead,
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  six in the east and six in the west, and all following each
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  other in accurately corresponding order also many windows to the right and left of these
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  portals. And first there goes forth the great luminary named the Sun, and
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  his circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and he is quite filled
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  with illuminating and heating fire. The chariot on which he ascends the wind drives,
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  and the Sun goes down from the heaven and returns through the north in
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  order to reach the east, and is so guided that he comes to the
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  appropriate literally that portal, and shines in the face of the heaven. In
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  this way he rises in the first month in the great portal, which is
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  the fourth those six portals in the cast, and in that fourth portal from
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  which the sun rises in the first month are twelve windows openings from which proceed
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  a flame when they are opened in their season. When the sun rises in
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  the heaven, he comes forth through that fourth portal thirty mornings in succession,
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  and sets accurately in the fourth portal in the west of the heaven. And
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  during this period the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter. To
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  the thirtieth morning on that day, the day is longer than the night by
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  a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night
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  to eight parts, and the sun rises from that fourth portal and sets in
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  the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings and rises
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  from it and sets in the fifth portal. And then the day becomes longer
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  by two parts and amounts to eleven parts, and the night becomes shorter and
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  amounts to seven parts, and it returns to the east and enters into the
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  sixth portal and rises and sets in the sixth portal one and thirty mornings.
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  On account of its sign on that day, the day becomes longer than the
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  night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day becomes twelve
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  parts, and the night is shortened and becomes six parts, and the sun
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  mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun
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  returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal and rises from it and
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  sets thirty mornings. And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by
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  exactly one part and becomes eleven parts, and the night seven. And the
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  sun goes forth from that sixth portal in the west and goes to the east
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  and rises in the fifth portal for thirty mornings and sets in the west again
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  in the fifth western portal. On that day, the day decreases by two
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  parts and amounts to ten parts and the night to eight parts, and the
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  sun goes forth from that fifth portal and sets in the fifth portal of the
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  west and rises in the fourth portal for one and thirty mornings on account of
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  its sign, and sets in the west. On that day, the day
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  is equalized with the night and becomes of equal length, and the night amounts
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  to nine parts and the day to nine parts, and the sun rises from
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  that portal and sets in the west and returns to the east and rises thirty
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  mornings in the third portal, and sets in the west in the third portal,
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  And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night
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  becomes longer than night and day shorter than day till the thirtieth morning, and
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  the night amounts exactly to ten parts and the day to eight parts, and
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  the sun rises from that third portal and sets in the third portal in the
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  west and returns to the east, and for thirty mornings rises in the second
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  portal in the east, and in like manner in the second portal in the
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  west of the heaven, And on that day the night amounts to eleven parts,
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  in the day to seven parts. And the sun rises on that day
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  from the second portal and sets in the west in the second portal, and
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  returns to the east into the first portal for one and thirty mornings, and
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  sets in the first portal in the west of the heaven. And on that
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  day the night becomes longer and amounts to the double of the day, and
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  the night amounts exactly to twelve parts, and the day to six, and
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  the sun has therewith traversed the divisions of his orbit, and turns again on
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  those divisions of his orbit, and enters that portal thirty mornings, and sets
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  also in the west opposite to it. And on that night has the night
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  decreased in length by a ninth part, and the night has become eleven parts
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  in the day seven parts, And the sun has returned and entered into the
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  second portal in the east and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for
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  thirty mornings, rising and setting. And on that day the night decreases in
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  length, and the night amounts to ten parts, and the day to eight.
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  And on that day the sun rises from that portal and sets in the
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  west, and returns to the east, and rises in the third portal for
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  one and thirty mornings, and sets in the west of the heaven. On
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  that day the night decreases and amounts to nine parts, and the day to
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  nine parts, And the night is equal to the day, and the year
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  is exactly as to its days three hundred and sixty four. And the length
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  of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and
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  of the night arise through the course of the Sun. These distinctions are made
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  literally, they are separated. So it comes that its course becomes daily longer,
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  and its course nightly shorter. And this is the law and the course
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  of the Sun, and his return as often as he returns sixty times and
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  rises. In other words, the great Luminary, which is named the Sun
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  forever and ever, and that which thus rises, is the great Luminary,
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  and is so named according to its appearance, according as the Lord commanded.
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  As he rises, so he sets and decreases not and rests not, but
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  runs day and night, and is light is sevenfold brighter than that of the
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  moon, but as regards size, they are both equal Chapter seventy three.
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  And after this law I saw another law dealing with the smaller luminary, which
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  is named the moon. And her circumference is like the circumference of the heaven.
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  And her chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and
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  light is given to her in definite measure, and her rising and setting change
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  every month, and her days are like the days of the sun. And
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  when her light is uniform, in other words, full, it amounts to
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  the seventh part of the light of face the sun. And thus she rises,
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  and her first phase in the east comes forth on the thirtieth morning,
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  and on that day she becomes visible and constitutes for you the first phase of
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  the moon on the thirtieth day, together with the sun in the portal where
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  the sun rises, and the one half of her goes forth by a seventh
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  part, And her whole circumference is empty without light, with the exception of
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  one seventh part of it and the fourteenth part of her light. And when
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  she receives one seventh part of the half of her light, her light amounts
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  to one seventh part, and the half thereof, and she sets with the
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  sun, and when the sun rises, the moon rises with him and receives
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  the half of one part of light. And in that night, in the
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  beginning of her morning, in the commencement of the lunar day, the moon
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  sets with the sun and is invisible that night with the fourteen parts and the
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  half of one of them. And she rises on that day with exactly a
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  seventh part, and comes forth and recedes from the rising of the sun.
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  And in her remaining days she becomes bright. In the remaining thirteen parts,
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  Chapter seventy four, and I saw another course, a law for her,
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  and how according to that law she performs her monthly revolution. And all these
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  Uriel, the Holy Angel, who is the leader of them, all showed
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  to me and their positions, And I wrote down their positions as he showed
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  them to me. And I wrote down their months as they were, and
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  the appearance of their lights till fifteen days were accomplished. In single seventh parts,
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  she accomplishes all her light in the east, and in single seventh parts
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  accomplishes all her darkness in the west. And in certain months she alters her
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  settings, and in certain months she pursues her own peculiar course. In two
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  months, the moon sets with the sun in those two middle portals, the
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  third and the fourth. She goes forth for seven days and turns about and
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  returns again through the portal where the sun rises, and accomplishes all her light,
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  and she recedes from the sun, and in eight days enters the sixth
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  portal, from which the sun goes forth. And when the sun goes forth
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  from the fourth portal, she goes forth seven days until she goes forth from
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  the fifth, and turns back again in seven days into the fourth portal,
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  and accomplishes all her light, and she recedes and enters into the first portal
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  in eight days, and she returns again in seven days into the fourth portal,
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  from which the sun goes forth. Thus I saw their position, how
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  the moon rows and the sun set in those days. And if five years
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  are added together, the sun has an overplus of thirty days, and all
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  the days which accrue to it for one of those five years, when they
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  are full, amount to three hundred and sixty four days, And the overplus
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  of the sun and of the stars amounts to six days. In five years,
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  six days every year come to thirty days, and the Moon falls behind
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  the Sun and stars to the number of thirty days, and the Sun and
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  the stars bring in all the years exactly, so that they do not advance
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  or delay their position by a single day unto eternity, but complete the years
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  with perfect justice in three hundred and sixty four days. In three years there
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  are one thousand, ninety two days, and in five years one thousand,
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  eight hundred and twenty days, so that in eight years there are two thousand,
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  nine hundred and twelve days. For the Moon alone, the days amount
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  in three years to one thousand, sixty two days, and in five years
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  years she falls fifty days behind. In other words, to the sum of
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  one thousand, seven hundred and seventy there is to be added one thousand and
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  sixty two days, and in five years there are one thousand, seven hundred
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  and seventy days, so that for the moon the days in eight years amount
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  to two thousand, eight hundred and thirty two days. For in eight years
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  she falls behind to the amount of eighty days. All the days she falls
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  behind in eight years are eighty, and the year is accurately completed in conformity
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  with their world stations and the stations of the Sun, which rise from the
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  portals through which it the sun rises and sets thirty days, Chapter seventy five.
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  And the leaders of the heads of the thousands, who are placed over
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  the whole creation and over all the stars, have also to do with the
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  four intercalorie days, being inseparable from their office according to the reckoning of the
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  year, and these render service on the four days which are not reckoned in
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  the reckoning of the year, and owing to them men go wrong therein for
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  those luminaries truly render service on the world stations one in the first portal,
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  one in the third portal of the heaven, one in the fourth portal,
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  and one in the sixth portal, And the exactness of the year is accomplished
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  through its separate three hundred and sixty four stations for the signs and the times,
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  in the years and the days. The Angel Uriel showed to me whom
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  the Lord of Glory hath set forever over all the luminaries of the Heaven,
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  in the heaven and in the world, that they should rule on the face
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  of the heaven, and be seen on the earth, and be leaders for
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  the day and the night. In other words, the sun, moon,
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  and stars, and all the ministering creatures which make their revolution in all the
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  time, chariots of the heaven. In like manner, twelve doors Uriel showed
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  me open in the circumference of the Sun's chariot in the heaven, through which
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  the rays of the Sun break forth, and from them is warmth diffused over
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  the earth when they are opened in their appointed seasons, and for the winds
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  and the spirit of the dew when they are opened, standing open in the
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  heavens at the ends, as for the twelve portals in the heaven, at
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  the ends of the earth, out of which go forth the sun, moon,
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  and stars, and all the works of heaven. In the east and
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  in the west, there are many windows open to the left and right of
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  them, and one window, at its appointed season, produces warmth, corresponding
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  as these do to those doors from which the stars come forth, according as
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  he commanded them, and wherein they set, corresponding to their number. And
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  I saw chariots in the heaven running in the world above those portals in which
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  revolve the star that never set, and one is larger than all the rest,
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  And it is that that makes its course through the entire world and of Section ten