impío
Swedenborg several times associates the “wicked” with “malevolence,” defines “malevolence” as “destroying good, interior and exterior,” and says that the wicked do this by disowning...
testigo
In court, a witness is someone who saw a crime being committed, or observed something that could help determine the guilt or innocence of the...
muchos
Intellectual things – ideas, knowledge, facts, even insight and understanding – are more separate and free-standing than emotional things, and it’s easier to imagine numbering...
mal
'Wickedness' signifies evil, and 'iniquity' signifies falsities.
enemigo
Un enemigo en la Biblia se refiere a las personas que están en el amor del mal y el pensamiento falso que surge del mal....
asno
Donkeys signify the things relating to the self-intelligence of the sensual man; and camels, the things of self-intelligence in the natural man (Isa 30:6, 7.)
debajo
In the Bible, things that are lower down, or under, physically, generally represent things that are lower or more external spiritually. In some cases, the...
Carga
A burden (Jer. 17:4) signifies that which is from the proprium of man.
derecho
He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
palabra
'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general. 'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth. 'Word,' as...
mentira
When people lie or speak falsely in the Bible, It represents what Swedenborg calls "falsity of faith" and the resulting "evil of faith." This is...
justo
'To justify,' as in Isaiah 5:3, 11, signifies saving by means of divine good.
palabras
'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general. 'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth. 'Word,' as...
Extranjero
The word "stranger" is used many times in the Bible, and it is sometimes paired with the word "sojourner". They are different concepts in the...
alma
The nature of the soul is a deep and complicated topic, but it can be summarized as "spiritual life," who we are in terms of...
extranjeros
The word "stranger" is used many times in the Bible, and it is sometimes paired with the word "sojourner". They are different concepts in the...
la tierra
"Tierra" en la Biblia puede significar una persona o un grupo de personas con ideas afines como en una iglesia. Pero se refiere específicamente a...
Tierra
"Tierra" en la Biblia puede significar una persona o un grupo de personas con ideas afines como en una iglesia. Pero se refiere específicamente a...
Egipto
En la Biblia, Egipto significa conocimiento y amor al conocimiento. En un buen sentido eso significa conocimiento de la verdad del Señor a través de...
seis
Like most numbers in the Bible, "six" can have various meanings depending on context, but has a couple that are primary. When used in relation...
Cosecha
To gather, as in Genesis 6:21, refers to those things which are in the memory of man, where they are gathered. It also implies that...
campo
Un "campo" en la Biblia suele representar la iglesia del Señor, y más concretamente el deseo de hacer el bien dentro de la iglesia. Es...
olivar
'An olive,' as in Isaiah 17:6, signifies celestial remains. 'An olive' signifies love and charity, because 'the olive tree' signifies the celestial church, and so...
Día
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a...
Hijo
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
nombre
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
Dioses
El Señor es el amor mismo, expresado en la forma de la sabiduría misma. El amor, entonces, es su esencia, su interior. La sabiduría -...
boca
In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason...
Tres
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
tres veces
The Writings talk about many aspects of life using the philosophical terms "end," "cause" and "effect." The "end" is someone’s goal or purpose, the ultimate...
Siete
The number 'seven' was considered holy, as is well known, because of the six days of creation, and the seventh, which is the celestial self,...
Mes
'A month' has respect to the state of truth in a person. 'A month' signifies a full state. Month,' as in Genesis 29, signifies the...
Abib
The month Abib in the Hebrew calendar signifies the beginning of a new spiritual state. The Passover, and with it, the beginning of the Exodus...
siega
'A harvest' symbolizes the state of the church with respect to Divine truth. The reason is that a harvest yields the grain used to make...
del señor
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
señor
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
Jehová
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
sangre
El significado interno de "sangre" es un poco complicado, porque Swedenborg da dos significados que parecen bastante diferentes. En la mayoría de los casos, Swedenborg...
sebo
'Fat things full of marrow,' signify goods.
Mañana
Morning comes with the rising of the sun, and the sun – which gives life to the earth with its warmth and light – represents...
casa
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
Dios
El Señor es el amor mismo, expresado en la forma de la sabiduría misma. El amor, entonces, es su esencia, su interior. La sabiduría -...
Leche
Water represents true ideas about day-to-day life, and other drinks and liquids in general represent different forms of truth. Milk is a drink that contains...
madre
In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth, or the church among those who know and follow the Lord. In some...
Camino
These days we tend to think of "roads" as smooth swaths of pavement, and judge them by how fast we can drive cars on them....
oye
'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection. 'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. See...
voz
When the Lord speaks through the heaven, it descends into the lower spheres and is heard as thunder. As He speaks through the whole of...
Enemigos
Un enemigo en la Biblia se refiere a las personas que están en el amor del mal y el pensamiento falso que surge del mal....
hetheo
'A Hittite' in a good sense, signifies the spiritual church, or the truth of the church. The Hittites were among the upright Gentiles who were...
pan
La palabra "pan" se utiliza de dos maneras en la Biblia. En algunos casos se refiere al pan propiamente dicho; en otros, al alimento en...
aguas
Water was obviously of tremendous importance in Biblical times (and every other time). It is the basis of life, the essential ingredient in all drinks,...
enfermedad
'The sickness prior to death means a movement towards regeneration, so the next stage towards it. A person is by nature in a state of...
estéril
"Sarai was barren, she had no child" (Gen 11:30), signifies that evil and falsity were not productive.
término
A menudo traducido como "borde", "frontera", "límite", "periferia", "lugares lejanos" y de otras maneras, este término se utiliza en la Biblia para designar lo más...
mar
Water generally represents what Swedenborg calls “natural truth,” or true concepts about day-to-day matters and physical things. Since all water ultimately flows into the seas,...
bermejo
Flags, as in Exodus 2:3, signify scientific falsities.
Desierto
'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because...
río
'Rivers' signify truths in abundance serving the rational self, and so, the understanding, for the purpose of doctrine and life. 'Rivers' or 'floods' signify temptations....
manos
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
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