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Jeremias 25

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1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias om alt Judases folk i Joasias Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, fjerde År, det er Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels første År,

2 og som Profeten Jeremias talte til alt Judas Folk og alle Jerusalems Borgere:

3 Fra Amons Søns, Kong Josias af Judas, trettende År til den Dag i Dag, i fulde tre og tyve År er HE ENs Ord kommet til mig, og jeg, talte til eder årle og silde, men I hørte ikke;

4 og HE EN sendte årle og silde alle sine Tjenere Profeterne til eder, men I hørte ikke; I bøjede ikke eders Øre til at høre,

5 når han sagde: "Omvend eder, hver fra sin onde Vej og sine onde Gerninger, at I fra Evighed til Evighed må bo i det Land, jeg gav eder og eders Fædre;

6 og hold eder ikke til andre Guder, så I dyrker og tilbeder dem, og krænk mig ikke med eders Hænders Værker til eders Ulykke."

7 Nej, I hørte mig ikke, lyder det fra HE EN, og så krænkede I mig med eders Hænders Værker til eders Ulykke.

8 Derfor, så siger Hærskarers HE E: Fordi I ikke vilde høre mine Ord,

9 vil jeg sende Bud efter alle Nordens Stammer, lyder det fra HE EN, og til kong Nebukadrezar af Babel, min Tjener, og lade dem komme over dette Land og dets Indbyggere og over alle Folkene heromkring, og jeg vil ødelægge dem og gøre dem til ædsel, Latter og Spot for evigt.

10 Jeg fjerner fra dem Fryderåb og Glædesråb, Brudgoms øst og Bruds øst, Kværnens Lyd og Lampens Skin,

11 og hele dette Land skal blive til Ørk og Øde, og disse Folkeslag skal trælle for Babels konge i halvfjerdsindstyve År.

12 Men når der er gået halvfjerdsindstyve År, hjemsøger jeg Babels Konge og Folket der for deres Misgerning, lyder det fra HE EN, også Kaldæernes Land hjemsøger jeg og gør det til evige Ørkener,

13 og jeg opfylder på dette Land alle mine Ord, som jeg har talet imod det, alt, hvad der er skrevet i denne Bog, alt, hvad Jeremias har profeteret mod alle Folkene.

14 Thi også dem skal mange Folk og vældige Konger gøre til Trælle, og jeg gengælder dem deres Gerning og deres Hænders Værk.

15 Thi således sagde HE EN, Israels Gud, til mig: "Tag dette Bæger med min Vredes Vin af min Hånd og giv alle de Folk, jeg sender dig til, at drikke deraf;

16 de skal drikke og rave og rase for Sværdet, jeg sender iblandt dem!"

17 Og jeg tog Bægeret af HE ENs Hånd og gav alle de Folk, han sendte mig til, at drikke deraf:

18 Jerusalem og Judas Byer og dets Konger og Fyrster, for at gøre dem til Ørk og Øde, til Spot og til et Forbandelsens Tegn, som det er på denne Dag;

19 Farao, Ægypterkongen, med alle hans Tjenere og Fyrster og alt hans Folk,

20 alt Blandingsfolket og alle konger i Uz og Filisterland, Askalon, Gaza og Ekron og Asdods est;

21 Edom, Moab og Ammoniterne;

22 alle Tyruss og Zidons Konger og den fjerne strands Konger hinsides Havet;

23 Dedan, Tema og Buz og alle dem med rundklippet Hår;

24 alle Arabernes konger og alle Blandingsfolkets konger, som hor i Ørkenen;

25 alle Zimris Konger, alle Elams Konger og alle Mediens Konger;

26 alle Nordens Konger, nær og fjern, den ene efter den anden. alle iger på Jordens Overflade; og Kongen af Sjesjak skal drikke efter dem.

27 Og du skal sige til dem: Så siger Hærskarers HE E, Israels Gud: Drik, bliv drukne og spy, fald og rejs eder ikke mere for Sværdet jeg sender iblandt eder!

28 Og hvis de vægrer sig ved at tage Bægeret af din Hånd og drikke, skal du sige til dem: Så siger Hærskarers HE E: drikke skal I!

29 Thi se, med den By, mit Navn er nævnet over, begynder jeg at handle ilde, og så skulde I gå fri! Nej, I går ikke fri; thi jeg kalder Sværdet hid mod alle dem, som borJorden, lyder det fra Hærskarers HE E.

30 Og du skal profetere alle disse Ord for dem og sige: HE EN brøler fra det høje, løfter sin øst fra sin hellige Bolig; han brøler over sin Græsgang, istemmer Vinperserråbet over alle, som borJorden.

31 Drønet når til Jordens Ende, thi HE EN går i ette med Folkene; over alt Kød holder han Dom, de gudløse giver han til Sværdet, lyder det fra HE EN.

32 Thi så siger Hærskarers HE E: Se, Ulykken går fra det ene Folk til det andet, et vældigt Vejr bryder løs fra Jordens and.

33 HE ENs slagne skal på den Dag ligge fra Jordens ene Ende til den anden; der skal ikke holdes Klage over dem, og de skal ikke sankes og jordes; de skal blive til Gødning på Marken.

34 Jamrer, I Hyrder, og skrig, I Hjordens ypperste, vælt jer i Støvet! Thi Tiden, I skal slagtes, er kommet, som en kostelig Skål skal I splintres.

35 Hyrderne finder ej Tilflugt, ej Hjordens ypperste edning.

36 Hør, hvor Hyrderne skriger, hvor Hjordens ypperste jamrer! Thi HE EN hærger deres Græsgange,

37 og Fredens Vange lægges øde for HE ENs glødende Vrede;

38 Løven går bort fra sin Tykning, thi deres Land er lagt øde for det hærgende Sværd, for HE ENs glødende Vrede.

   


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Coronis (An Appendix to True Christian Religion) # 59

  
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59. V. BEFORE THIS STATE, AND AFTER IT, PROMISE WAS MADE OF THE COMING OF THE LORD JEHOVIH INTO THE WORLD, AND OF A NEW CHURCH AT THAT TIME, WHEREIN JUSTICE AND JUDGMENT SHOULD REIGN. It is known, from the reading of the prophetic Word of the Old Testament, that, in many places there, the Coming of our Lord is foretold, and also that the Lord is there designated by various names; as, that He is called "Jehovah Zebaoth," "Jehovah our Righteousness," "Jehovah our Saviour and Redeemer," "Lord Jehovih," "Adonai," "Immanuel" or "God with us," "God of Israel," "Holy One of Israel," "Rock of Israel," "Messiah" or "Anointed of Jehovah," "King," "David," "Mighty One of Jacob," "Shepherd of Israel," "High Priest," "Priest after the order of Melchizedech," "Son of God," "Son of Man," "Angel of Jehovah," "Angel of the Covenant," the "Grand Prophet," "Shiloh"; also, in Isaiah, "Counsellor," "Prince of Peace," "Father of Eternity"; and in the New Covenant, "Jesus Christ," and "Son of God." That our Lord's Coming was foretold in very many places in the Prophets, will be seen from the predictions adduced in the following pages. But it may be asked,

Why was such frequent prediction of His Coming made? There were many reasons, some regarding the Israelitish and Jewish people, and some regarding the Christian people after them.

[2] But we will recount the reasons which especially regarded the Israelitish and Jewish people. The First was that, by His being named and recalled to mind, they might be kept in the interior worship of Jehovah, since, without that, there was no entrance of Jehovah to any one of them, nor approach of any one of them to Jehovah. The case was then as it is at this day,

that no one hath seen God the Father; the Only Begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath set Him forth (John 1:18; 5:37);

and again:

No one cometh to the Father, but by Me (John 14:6).

The Second reason regarding that people was, that the representative types of their Church, which all looked to our Lord and to the Church to be established by Him after His Coming, might serve them as so many signs and symbols of their worship; consequently, that they might acknowledge Him when He came, and suffer themselves to be introduced into the internals of the worship of Him, and, together with the nations that surrounded them, become Christians. The Third reason was that, by calling to mind His Coming, somewhat of the notion, or idea, of the resurrection and eternal life might find entrance into their thoughts. For who of them could not have thought interiorly in himself, or in his heart, "What is the Messiah to us after we are dead, unless we return then, see His glory and reign with Him?" From this source was derived their superstition, that, at that time, they were to be raised again, everyone out of his grave, and return to the land of Canaan. The Fourth reason was that they might be succoured and healed in their state of vastation and oppression, when they were in temptations and afflictions, like their fathers and brethren in the wilderness (Num. 21:1-9; John 3:14-15); for, without such succour and healing, they would have cast aspersions against Jehovah, and departed, in crowds, from the representative worship of Him to idolatry.

[3] Indeed, temptations and afflictions, in the state of vastation and oppression, are nothing else than combats of the Lord with the Devil respecting man, that is, respecting his soul, which is to possess it; of which state it may be said, that the God of Israel, or the Lord the Messiah, stands on one side, and Beelzebub and the Serpent, the Devil, on the other, and that the latter casts forth out of his mouth blasphemies like a flood against the Lord, but that the Lord turns them aside and bears them away, and thus delivers man from spiritual captivity and slavery. This combat is felt in man as if waged by himself. That temptation is such a combat, and that there is such a perception by man, and hence co-operation, I can avow, for, having often experienced it, I have known it perfectly. That it is carried on outside man, and is felt in him as if by himself, and that man is standing in the middle, and co-operates, is for the end that recompense may be ascribed to him when he conquers; but only that man conquers who looks to the Lord, and trusts in Him alone for help.

[4] That every one who calls upon the Lord in temptations, conquers, but that otherwise he yields, shall be illustrated by comparisons. It is like a ship hurled by storms near the rocks: unless the captain knows how to divert it from its danger, and to direct it to an outlet and thus to port, it must be lost. It is like a city besieged by enemies: unless there be escape or aid somewhere, the commander and his garrison become hopeless and disheartened, and yield themselves prisoners, and surrender their lives to the will of the enemy. It is like a person on a journey entering unawares into a cottage where there are robbers, unless, when he is shut in, a friend come and knock at the door, or show himself at the window, and thereby terrify those villains and rescue him from ill-treatment. It is like a person falling into a cave where there is a bear with cubs, or into a pit where there are a wolf and a leopard, if his father, or brother, on seeing this, do not immediately let down to him a ladder, or a rope, and draw him up thence. It is like a person who stands, or walks, in the day-time, in a thick fog, who consequently does not know which way to turn, unless he light a lamp, and thereby show himself the place where he stands or the way in which he should walk. It is like being in the depth of winter, and short of provisions, if not supported by the hope of a harvest to come, on the return of summer. So, again, it is like a person wandering at midnight in a wood, unless he comfort himself with the hope of day, and in that hope goes to lie down, and sleeps quietly till morning. It is also like one, who, for the sake of salvation, is desirous of being instructed in the things of the Christian Religion, and who meets with mitred doctors and laurelled teachers, who expound them by terms borrowed from metaphysics, and wrap them in mysteries, unless there be some other person to explain those terms, and thereby unravel the perplexities, and to set forth from the Word, thus from the Lord, the holy things of the Church, in clear light: would he not otherwise be bewildered by the falsities respecting faiths, and the other dogmas which depend on the faith laid down, just as the links of a chain hang together unbrokenly from a hook fixed to the wall?

[5] The case would be similar in temptations and the attendant infestations from satans, unless man looked trustingly to the Lord, and fully assured himself that the whole work and ability of deliverance are from Him alone. It is for these reasons that the Coming of the Lord is so frequently foretold in the Old Prophetic Word, and for the same reasons also the Lord is proclaimed in the New Evangelic and Apostolic Word, and his Second Coming foretold; concerning which see the statements following.

  
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