Av Curtis Childs
Could there be reasons for the humble, vulnerable beginnings of Jesus’s life?
In this video from his Swedenborg and Life web series, host Curtis Childs and featured guests explore how the Divine design may have been at play from the very beginning of Christ's life.
(Referenser: Apocalypse Explained 706 [12]; Luke 2:8-12; The Word 7; True Christian Religion 89, 90, 96, 766)
705. CHAPTER 12.
1. AND a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman encompassed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
2. And she being with child, cried out, travailing, and in pain to bring forth.
3. And there was seen another sign in heaven; and, behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.
4. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them unto the earth; and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, that when she had brought forth he might devour her child.
5. And she brought forth a male child, who is to tend all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God and his throne.
6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and sixty days.
7. And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels.
8. And they prevailed not; and their place was not found any more in heaven.
9. And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent called the devil and Satan, which seduceth the whole world; he was cast out unto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10. And I heard a great voice saying in heaven, Now is come the salvation and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before God day and night.
11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.
12. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to those that inhabit the earth and the sea, for the devil is come down unto you, having great anger, knowing that he hath but a short time.
13. And when the dragon saw that he was cast out to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the male child.
14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, unto her place, where she is nourished a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.
16. And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed up the river, which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17. And the dragon was wroth against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
18. And I stood upon the sand of the sea.
EXPLANATION.
Verses 1, 2. And a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman encompassed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. And she being with child, cried out, travailing, and in pain to bring forth.
"And a great sign was seen in heaven," signifies Divine testification concerning the future church, and the reception of its doctrine, and as to those by whom it will be assaulted; "a woman encompassed with the sun," signifies the church with those who are in love to the Lord, and thence in love towards the neighbour; "and the moon under her feet," signifies faith with those who are in charity; ["and upon her head a crown of twelve stars," signifies the wisdom and intelligence of those of that church through doctrinals and the knowledges of all things of truth and good from the Word.] 1 "And she being with child," signifies doctrine in its birth from the good of celestial love; "cried out, travailing in birth, and in pain to bring forth," signifies non-reception by those who are in the church, and the resistance of those who are in faith separated from charity.
Fotnoter:
1. These words are omitted from the author's MS. in this place, but occur in n. 709, we have, therefore, placed them here in brackets (Tr).
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And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
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And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
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And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
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Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
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And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
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For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
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And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
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For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
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But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
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And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
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But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
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Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
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And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
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And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
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And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
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But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
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And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
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For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
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And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
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And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
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For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
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But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
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But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
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And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
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And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
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And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
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Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
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So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
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Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
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Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
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But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
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Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
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For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
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