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Amos 6

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1 Jao bezbrižnima na Sionu i spokojnima na samarijskoj gori, nazvanima "prvina naroda", kojima se obraća dom Izraelov.

2 Krenite u Kalnu i vidite, idite odande u Veliki Hamat, siđite u Gat filistejski. Jeste li bolji od tih kraljevstava? Je li im područje veće od vašega?

3 Mislite: daleko je kobni dan, a primičete vlast nasilja.

4 Ležeći na bjelokosnim posteljama, na počivaljkama izvaljeni, jedu janjad iz stada i telad iz staje;

5 deru se uza zvuk harfe, izumljuju glazbala k'o David,

6 piju vino iz vrčeva i mažu se najfinijim uljem, al' za slom Josipov ne mare.

7 Stog će prvi sad biti prognani; umuknut će veselje raskošnika.

8 Zakle se Gospod Jahve samim sobom - riječ je Jahve, Boga nad Vojskama: "Gnušam se oholosti Jakovljeve i mrzim dvorce njegove, predat ću grad i sve u njemu."

9 Ako i deset ljudi ostane u jednoj kući, umrijet će.

10 Rođak će i spaljivač prionuti da iznesu kosti iz kuće; ako bi tko upitao onog u kutu kuće: "Je li još tko ostao s tobom?" on će odvratiti: "Ne! Pst! Jahvino se ime ne smije spomenuti."

11 Jer, gle, Jahve zapovjedi, i velika se kuća ruši u komade, mala se kuća ori u komadiće.

12 Jure li konji po litici, ore li se more volovima, da vi pretvarate pravdu u otrov a plod pravednosti u pelin?

13 Vi se radujete Lo Dabaru kad velite: "Nismo li svojom snagom zauzeli Karnajim?"

14 "Ha, evo, dome Izraelov, dižem na te - riječ je Jahve, Boga nad Vojskama - narod što će vas tlačiti od Ulaza hamatskoga do Pustinjskog potoka."

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 780

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780. "Cattle, and sheep." This symbolically means that these Roman Catholics no longer have any worship that springs from the church's external or natural goods and truths, because they have nothing inwardly in their worship that corresponds to the aforesaid things.

This statement is similar to ones explained in numbers 777, 778 above, the difference being that the valuables there were spiritual goods and truths and celestial goods and truths, while here they are natural goods and truths. The difference between these may be seen in no. 773 above.

Cattle and sheep symbolize the sacrifices that were made by offering bulls, calves, male goats, sheep, kids, rams, female goats, and lambs. Bulls and calves are meant by cattle, and kids, rams, goats and lambs by sheep. Moreover, the sacrifices were outward shows of worship, which are also called the natural expressions of worship.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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2 Kings 11:12

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12 Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, "Long live the king!"