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1 Jahve reče Abramu: "Idi iz zemlje svoje, iz zavičaja i doma očinskog, u krajeve koje ću ti pokazati.

2 Velik ću narod od tebe učiniti, blagoslovit ću te, ime ću ti uzveličati, i sam ćeš biti blagoslov.

3 Blagoslivljat ću one koji te blagoslivljali budu, koji te budu kleli, njih ću proklinjati; sva plemena na zemlji tobom će se blagoslivljati."

4 Abram se zaputi kako mu je Jahve rekao. S njime krenu i Lot. Abramu je bilo sedamdeset i pet godina kad je otišao iz Harana.

5 Abram uze sa sobom svoju ženu Saraju, svoga bratića Lota, svu imovinu što su je namakli i svu čeljad koju su stekli u Haranu te svi pođu u zemlju kanaansku. Kad su stigli u Kanaan,

6 Abram prođe zemljom do mjesta Šekema - do hrasta More. Kanaanci su onda bili u zemlji.

7 Jahve se javi Abramu pa mu reče: "Tvome ću potomstvu dati ovu zemlju." Abram tu podigne žrtvenik Jahvi koji mu se objavio.

8 Odatle prijeđe u brdoviti kraj, na istok od Betela. Svoj šator postavi između Betela na zapadu i Aja na istoku. Ondje podigne žrtvenik Jahvi i zazva ime Jahvino.

9 Od postaje do postaje Abram se pomicao prema Negebu.

10 Ali kad je zemljom zavladala glad, Abram se spusti u Egipat da ondje proboravi, jer je velika glad harala zemljom.

11 Kad je bio na ulazu u Egipat, reče svojoj ženi Saraji: "Znam da si lijepa žena.

12 Kad te Egipćani vide, reći će: 'To je njegova žena', i mene će ubiti, a tebe na životu ostaviti.

13 Nego reci da si mi sestra, tako da i meni bude zbog tebe dobro i da, iz obzira prema tebi, poštede moj život."

14 Zbilja, kad je Abram ušao u Egipat, Egipćani vide da je žena veoma lijepa.

15 Vide je faraonovi dvorani pa je pohvale faraonu i odvedu ženu na faraonov dvor.

16 Abramu pođe dobro zbog nje; steče on stoke i goveda, magaraca, slugu i sluškinja, magarica i deva.

17 Ali Jahve udari faraona i njegov dom velikim nevoljama zbog Abramove žene Saraje.

18 I faraon pozva Abrama pa reče: "Što si mi to učinio? Zašto mi nisi kazao da je ona tvoja žena?

19 Zašto si rekao: 'Ona mi je sestra', pa je ja uzeh sebi za ženu? A sad, evo ti žene; uzmi je i hajde!"

20 Faraon ga onda preda momcima, a oni ga otprave s njegovom ženom i sa svime što bijaše njegovo.

   

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15 jer svu zemlju što je možeš vidjeti dat ću tebi i tvome potomstvu zauvijek.

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Appearances

Napsal(a) Joe David, Cairns Henderson

by Brita Conroy

The Writings for the New Church use the word "appearance" in two different ways, both of which are important for us to understand:

1) Appearances of Truth. The Divine as it is in itself cannot really be comprehended by any finite mind. Pure Divine truth never exists with any angel or person, even the wisest; the Divine truth presented in the Word must be accommodated to our finite states. The level of accommodation varies - angels (people in heaven) see truths on their spiritual level and people on earth on their more sensory and natural level. These accommodated presentations of Divine truth are what are called appearances. They are called such because they cause genuine truths to appear; they are appearings of truth, and as a person grows spiritually these appearings, or appearances, become fuller and more accurate. See Arcana Coelestia 1376 [2], 1408, 1838, 3207, 3362 [2], and 3364 [2].

2) Appearances of Reality. The place where everyone first arrives after their physical body dies is a place of preparation called the world of spirits. There the good people are separated from bad people, some quickly and some slowly. While people are there they have alternating states of being drawn toward their good intentions, or their selfish desires. As that happens they seem to be in different places, like beautiful gardens or dismal swamps, depending on which desires they are following. These seeming changes are called appearances. They are not permanent because they reflect the changing states of the newcomer. When a person is fully sorted out, they move on either to heaven or hell.

The surroundings of an angel - a person in heaven - are almost permanent. They are described as "real appearances." An angel's house will change only slowly as the angel comes more and more into the real light and warmth of the Lord's love and wisdom. Rooms may become larger or more beautifully furnished, and gardens may appear where they were not before. Think of it as living for a long time in a house and over the years doing bits of remodeling or buying nicer furniture to make it better suited to your wants. Only in heaven, the Lord does it all for you.

The surroundings of evil people are called “not real appearances” because they are seen to be entirely differently when some light from heaven is allowed in. For example, the miser’s “bags of gold” will be seen to be only dust. See Heaven and Hell 131, 173 to 176, 191, and 429.

(Odkazy: Heaven and Hell 175)