93. 因為迦百列對瑪利亞說:"從你生出的聖者將被稱為上帝的兒子。"我現在就從聖言中列舉經句來說明, 以祂的人身顯現的主就是那所稱的"聖者":

我在異象觀看; 看, 一位守望者, 一位聖者, 從天而降(但以理書4:13, 23)。上帝從提幔而來, 聖者從巴蘭山臨到(哈巴穀書3:3)。我是耶和華聖者, 以色列的創造者, 你們的聖者(以賽亞書43:14-15)。以色列的救贖主, 他的聖者, 如此說(以賽亞書49:7)。我是耶和華你的上帝, 以色列的聖者, 你的救主(以賽亞書43:1, 3)。至於我們的救贖主, 萬軍之耶和華是祂的名, 以色列的聖者(以賽亞書47:4)。耶和華你的救贖主說, 以色列的聖者(以賽亞書43:14; 48:17)。萬軍之耶和華是祂的名, 你的救贖主是以色列的聖者(以賽亞書54:5)。他們試探上帝和以色列的聖者(詩篇78:41)。他們離棄耶和華, 藐視以色列的聖者(以賽亞書1:4)。他們說:"讓以色列的聖者離開我們的面"; 所以, 以色列的聖者如此說(以賽亞書30:11-12)。那些說:"讓趕快成就工作, 讓我們看看, 讓以色列聖者的目的臨近並出現"(以賽亞書5:19)。在那日, 他們必將依靠耶和華, 以色列的聖者, 真的(以賽亞書10:20)。揚聲歡樂吧, 錫安的居民, 因為在你們中間為大的是以色列的聖者(以賽亞書12:6)。以色列上帝的話:"在那日, 他的眼睛將必望向以色列的聖者"(以賽亞書17:6-7)。人中貧窮的必因以色列的聖者而快樂(以賽亞書29:19)。地充滿了違背以色列聖者的罪過(耶利米書51:5)。也可看以賽亞書55:5; 60:9 以及其它地方。

"以色列的聖者"表示在祂人身顯現的主, 因為天人對瑪利亞說:"從你生出的聖者將被稱為上帝的兒子"(路加福音1:35)。

儘管"耶和華"與"以色列的聖者"是分開提及, 但可明顯看出兩者是一,並且相同, 從以上列舉的經句中, 可證明以色列的聖者就是耶和華。

有許許多多的經句來說明主被稱為"以色列的上帝", 例如以賽亞書17:6; 21:10, 17; 24:15; 29:23;耶利米書7:3; 9:15; 11:3; 13:12; 16:9; 19:3, 15; 23:2; 24:5; 25:15, 27; 29:4, 8, 21, 25; 30:2; 31:23; 32:14-15, 36; 33:4; 34:2, 13; 35:13, 17-19; 37:7; 38:17; 39:16; 42:9, 15, 18; 43:10; 44:2, 7, 11, 25; 48:1; 50:18; 51:33;以西結書8:4; 9:3; 10:19-20; 11:22; 43:2; 44:2;撒迦利亞書2:9;詩篇41:13; 59:5; 68:8。

8192. 'And the angel of God travelled on' means rearrangement by Divine Truth. This is clear from the meaning here of 'travelling on' as rearrangement, the reason why 'travelling on' means rearrangement being that the pillar of cloud, which was a group of angels, which had previously gone ahead of the children of Israel, now took itself round between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, thereby bringing darkness among the Egyptians and light among the children of Israel (since these conditions were arranged by the Lord, by means of the angel of God or the pillar travelling round and placing himself between the two camps, 'travelling' here means rearrangement); and from the meaning of 'the angel of God' as Divine Truth, which is likewise the meaning of 'God'. For in the Word when truth is the subject the name 'God' is used, but when good is the subject the name 'Jehovah' appears, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921, 4402, 7010, 7268, 7873.

[2] As regards 'angels', it should be recognized that in the Word they serve to mean the Lord, 1925, 3039, 4085, which is why the Lord Himself is called 'the angel', 6280, 6831. This being so, Divine Truth is meant by 'angels', for Divine Truth emanating from the Lord makes heaven. It therefore also makes the angels who constitute heaven, for they are angels in the measure that they receive Divine Truth coming from the Lord. This may also be recognized from the consideration that angels altogether refuse to entertain, indeed they loathe the idea of attributing to themselves any truth or goodness, since this is the Lord's with them. That also is why the Lord is said to be the All-in-all of heaven, and why those in heaven are said to be 'in the Lord'. By virtue of Divine Truth which they receive from the Lord angels are also called 'gods' in the Word, 4295, 7268; and the word for God in the original language is for this reason plural.

[3] In addition to all this it should be recognized that in the Word the singular 'angel' may be used when in fact very many are meant. That is so here, where the expression 'the angel of God' is used, meaning the pillar going before the children of Israel, which was composed of very many angels. The Word also refers to angels by name, such as Michael, Raphael, ¹ and others. People unacquainted with the internal sense of the Word think that Michael or Raphael is one particular angel who is chief among those who are with him. But none of these names is used in the Word to mean one particular angel; instead some actual function performed by angels is meant, and so also the Lord's Divine Nature in respect of that function.

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