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Exodus 27

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1 Fremdeles skal du lave Alteret af Akacietræ, fem Alen langt og fem Alen bredt, firkantet skal Alteret være, og tre Alen højt.

2 Du skal lave Horn til dets fire Hjørner, således at de er i eet dermed, overtrække det med Kobber

3 og lave Kar dertil, for at Asken kan fjernes, ligeledes de dertil hørende Skovle, Skåle, Gafler og Pander; alt dets Tilbehør skal du lave af Kobber.

4 Du skal omgive det med et flettet Kobbergitter, og du skal sætte fire Kobberringe på Fletværket. på dets fire Hjørner.

5 Og du skal sætte Gitteret neden under Alterets Liste, således at Fletværket når op til Alterets halve Højde.

6 Fremdeles skal du lave Bærestænger til Alteret, Stænger af Akacietræ, og overtrække dem med Kobber.

7 Og Stængerne skal stikkes gennem ingene, så at de sidder langs Alterets to Sider, når det bæres.

8 Du skal lave det hult af Brædder; som det vises dig på Bjerget, skal du lave det.

9 Boligens Forgård skal du indrette således: På Sydsiden skal der være et Forgårdsomhæng af tvundet Byssus, hundrede Alen langt på denne ene Side,

10 med tyve Piller og tyve Fodstykker af Kobber og med Knager og Bånd af Sølv til Pillerne.

11 Og på samme Måde skal der på den nordre Langside være et Omhæng, hundrede Alen langt, med tyve Piller og tyve Fodstykker af Kobber og med Knager og Bånd af Sølv til Pillerne.

12 På Forgårdens Bredside mod Vest skal der være et Omhæng, halvtredsindstyve Alen langt, med ti Piller og ti Fodstykker,

13 og Forgårdens Bredside mod Øst skal være halvtredsindstyve Alen lang.

14 På den ene Side deraf skal der være femten Alen Omhæng med tre Piller og tre Fodstykker,

15 på den anden Side ligeledes femten Alen Omhæng med tre Piller og tre Fodstykker.

16 Forgårdens Indgang skal have et Forhæng på tyve Alen af violet og rødt Purpurgarn, karmoisinrødt Garn og tvundet Byssus i broget Vævning med fire Piller og fire Fodstykker.

17 Alle Forgårdens Piller rundt omkring skal have Bånd af Sølv, Knager af Sølv og Fodstykker af Kobber.

18 Omhænget om Forgården skal være hundrede Alen på hver Langside, halvtredsindstyve Alen på hver Bredside og fem Alen højt; det skal være af tvundet Byssus, og Fodstykkerne skal være af Kobber.

19 Alle edskaber, der bruges ved Arbejdet på Boligen, alle dens Pæle og alle Forgårdens Pæle skal være af Kobber.

20 Fremdeles skal du pålægge Israeliterne at skaffe dig ren Olivenoli af knuste Frugter til Lysestagen, og der skal stadig sættes Lamper på.

21 I Åbenbaringsteltet uden for Forhænget, der hænger foran Vidnesbyrdet, skal Aron og hans Sønner gøre den i Stand, at den kan brænde fra Aften til Morgen for HE ENs Åsyn. Det skal være en evig gyldig Bestemmelse, der skal påhvile Israeliterne fra Slægt til Slægt.

   


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725. 17:4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet. This symbolizes the celestial Divine good and truth contained in the Word among Roman Catholics.

Purple symbolizes celestial Divine good, and scarlet symbolizes celestial Divine truth, as will be seen presently. To be arrayed in them means, symbolically, to have these about them, thus among them. They have these among them from the Word, because the scarlet beast on which the woman was sitting symbolizes the Word (no. 723).

People know that Roman Catholics have the Divine good and truth in the Word about them, thus among them, as a kind of garment, for they venerate the Word outwardly and not inwardly. They acknowledge it, because it tells about the Lord and about His authority over heaven and the church, which they have transferred to themselves. It also tells about the keys given to Peter, whose successors they say they are. So, because they found their majesty, grandeur and power on these two points, of necessity they acknowledge the holiness of the Word. But still the Word is for them only a kind of garment of purple and scarlet, and of gold, precious stones and pearls, upon a harlot holding a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations and the filthiness of her licentiousness.

[2] Since the verse mentions purple and scarlet, and then gold, precious stones and pearls, and since purple and scarlet symbolize celestial Divine good and truth, while gold and precious stones symbolize spiritual Divine good and truth, both emanating from the Word, therefore we must say something about celestial Divinity and spiritual Divinity:

The Lord's whole heaven has been divided into two kingdoms - the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. The celestial kingdom consists of angels who are impelled by love from the Lord, and the spiritual kingdom of angels who are impelled by wisdom from the Lord. Each kingdom has in it goodness and truth. The goodness and truth among angels in the celestial kingdom are symbolized by purple and scarlet, while the goodness and truth among angels in the spiritual kingdom are symbolized by gold and precious stones. Angels have both the one and the other goodness and truth from the Lord by means of the Word. Consequently the Word has in it two interior levels of meaning, one celestial and the other spiritual.

This now is the reason that the woman sitting on the scarlet beast appeared arrayed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls.

[3] Like the symbolism of the woman here is the symbolism of the "rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day," at whose gate Lazarus lay prostrate, "desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table" (Luke 16:19-21). The rich man clothed in purple and fine linen refers to the Jews, who had the Word, and Lazarus refers to the gentiles who did not have it.

Similar symbolic meanings are found in the following places:

Those who ate delicacies are devastated in the streets; those who were brought up on scarlet embrace dunghills. (Lamentations 4:5)

When you are plundered, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold..., in vain you will make yourself fair. (Jeremiah 4:30)

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury, (and) who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. (2 Samuel 1:24)

Fine embroidered linen... was what you spread...; blue and purple... was your covering. (Ezekiel 27:7)

The last is said of Tyre, which symbolizes concepts of truth and goodness from the Word.

[4] Since purple and scarlet symbolize celestial goodness and truth, therefore Aaron's vestments and the veil and curtains of the Tabernacle were woven of blue, purple, scarlet and fine linen (Exodus 25:4; 26:31, 36; 27:16; 28:6, 15). Regarding the curtains (Exodus 26:1). The veil before the Ark (Exodus 26:31). The hem of the robe of the ephod (Exodus 28:33). The scarlet cloth over the showbread (Numbers 4:8).

It is apparent from this what is symbolized by the purple and scarlet with which the woman sitting on the scarlet beast appeared arrayed.

So likewise in the following passage, where we read:

Alas..., the great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet..., adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in one hour such great riches were laid waste. (Revelation 18:16-17)

Moreover, purple and scarlet, gold, precious stones and pearls were among the merchandise of Babylon (Revelation 18:12).

  
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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.