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and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke [of oxen]; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.
Jeremiah 51:23
Apocalypse Revealed # 172
172. "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write." (3:7) This symbolically means, to people and concerning people who are governed by truths springing from goodness derived from the Lord.
That these are meant by the church in Philadelphia is apparent from the particulars written to it, understood in their spiritual sense.
