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  JUNE 6. 1678. THE LEOPARD ON THE THRONE.
  by Jane Lead
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Summary: The speaker receives a vision of a leopard on a throne, which
represents a powerful and prideful spirit that must be humbled by God's
power.

Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Divine Intervention"
Scripture References: Psalm 51:10, Philippians 2:3, James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:6

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Jane Lead reflects on the spiritual journey of experiencing highs and
lows in one's relationship with God, where moments of deep love and joy
are followed by humbling experiences that draw one back to earthly
concerns. She questions why it is challenging to maintain a constant
state of spiritual elevation and communion with God, leading to a vision
that symbolizes the struggle between spiritual exaltation and worldly
distractions, ultimately culminating in the triumph of divine
intervention over earthly powers.

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In the Night my Mind was deeply considering, and making observation of
the falling and rising Powers. In what heights of Spiritual Raptures of
Love and Joy, sometimes run up to, and then down into the Cloud of
sense: Which both affects, and afflicts, and thereby humbles that, which
would be rather in a continued Exaltation of Spirit, in super-eminent
Communion with God. But I was very busie to enquire out, why there could
not be an holding out in such a posture of Spirituality, as to be
delivered from that part, that is so readily touched, and drawn down.

Whereupon I had a very suitable Prospect from the high Sphear, opened
unto me, as thus, A stately Chair was presented, and a Leopard, which
was spotted got up thereupon, and held a Rod in both his fore-feet,
which stood upright, and struck at all Beasts, that would not couch to
him, and fawn and lie down at his feet. Then came a Fire that formed it
self into the Figure of a Man, and threw the Beast down from his Seat,
where he lay as dead. But after a while he roused up like a Lyon, and
got up again into his Principality, and sway'd his Rod every way, to
keep and maintain his Place. But suddainly out of a Cloud came the same
Glorious Appearance, and by a Fiery Stream consumed both the Leopard,
and his Throne, so that nothing was more of him seen.

This Vision hath its weighty significations, as we are guided in the
Spirit of Interpretation.

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