** From Balaam's Third Oracle **

I see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not nigh;
there shall arise a star out of Jacob,
and a scepter shall rise out of Israel.

(Numbers 24:17)
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AC 1675

Where "to see Him, but not now,"
to "behold Him, but not nigh,"
is the Lord's coming into the world;
whose Human Essence is called
"a star out of Jacob,"
which is to arise . . ..