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Matthew 13

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1 På hin dag gik Jesus ud af Huset og satte sig ved Søen.

2 Og store Skarer samlede sig om ham, så han gik om Bord i et Skib og satte sig; og hele Skaren stod på Strandbredden.

3 Og han talte meget til dem i Lignelser og sagde: "Se, en Sædemand gik ud at så.

4 Og idet han såede, faldt noget ved Vejen; og Fuglene kom og åde det op.

5 Og noget faldt Stengrund, hvor det ikke havde megen Jord; og det voksede straks op, fordi det ikke havde dyb Jord.

6 Men da Solen kom op, blev det svedet af, og fordi det ikke havde od, visnede det.

7 Og noget faldt iblandt Torne; og Tornene voksede op og kvalte det.

8 Og noget faldt i god Jord og bar Frugt, noget hundrede, noget tresindstyve, noget tredive Fold.

9 Den, som har Øren, han høre!"

10 Og Disciplene gik hen og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor taler du til dem i Lignelser?"

11 Men han svarede og sagde til dem: "Fordi det er eder givet at kende Himmeriges iges Hemmeligheder; men dem er det ikke givet.

12 Thi den, som har, ham skal der gives, og han skal få Overflod; men den, som ikke har, fra ham skal endog det tages, som han har.

13 Derfor taler jeg til dem i Lignelser, fordi de skønt seende dog ikke se, og hørende dog ikke høre og forstå ikke heller.

14 Og på dem opfyldes Esajas's Profeti, som siger: Med eders Øren skulle I høre og dog ikke forstå og se med eders Øjne og dog ikke se.

15 Thi dette Folks Hjerte er blevet sløvet, og med Ørene høre de tungt, og deres Øjne have de tillukket, for at de ikke skulle se med Øjnene og høre med Ørene og forstå med Hjertet og omvende sig, på jeg kunde helbrede dem.

16 Men salige ere eders Øjne, fordi de se, og eders Øren, fordi de høre.

17 Thi sandelig, siger jeg eder, mange Profeter og retfærdige attråede at se, hvad I se, og så det ikke; og at høre, hvad I høre, og hørte det ikke.

18 Så hører nu I Lignelsen om Sædemanden!

19 Når nogen hører igets Ord og ikke forstår det, da kommer den Onde og river det bort, som er sået i hans Hjerte; denne er det, som blev sået ved Vejen.

20 Men det, som blev sået Stengrund, er den, som hører Ordet og straks modtager det med Glæde.

21 Men han har ikke od i sig og holder kun ud til en Tid; men når der kommer Trængsel eller Forfølgelse for Ordets Skyld, forarges han straks.

22 Men det, som blev sået iblandt Torne, er den, som hører Ordet, og Verdens Bekymring og igdommens Forførelse kvæler Ordet, og det bliver uden Frugt.

23 Men det, som blev sået i god Jord, er den, som hører Ordet og forstår det, og som så bærer Frugt, en hundrede, en tresindstyve, en tredive Fold."

24 En anden Lignelse fremsatte han for dem og sagde: "Himmeriges ige lignes ved et Menneske, som såede god Sæd i sin Mark.

25 Men medens Folkene sov, kom hans Fjende og såede Ugræs iblandt Hveden og gik bort.

26 Men da Sæden spirede frem og bar Frugt, da kom også Ugræsset til Syne.

27 Og Husbondens Tjenere kom til ham og sagde: Herre, såede du ikke god Sæd i din Mark? Hvor har den da fået Ugræsset fra?

28 Men han sagde til dem: Det har et fjendsk Menneske gjort. Da sige Tjenerne til ham: Vil du da, at vi skulle gå hen og sanke det sammen?

29 Men han siger: Nej, for at I ikke, når I sanke Ugræsset sammen, skulle rykke Hveden op tillige med det.

30 Lader dem begge vokse tilsammen indtil Høsten; og i Høstens Tid vil jeg sige til Høstfolkene: Sanker først Ugræsset sammen og binder det i Knipper for at brænde det, men samler Hveden i min Lade!"

31 En anden Lignelse fremsatte han for dem og sagde: "Himmeriges ige ligner et Sennepskorn, som en Mand tog og såede i sin Mark.

32 Dette er vel mindre end alt andet Frø; men når det er vokset op, er det støre end Urterne og bliver et Træ, så at Himmelens Fugle komme og bygge ede i dets Grene."

33 En anden Lignelse talte han til dem: "Himmeriges ige ligner en Surdejg, som en Kvinde tog og lagde ned i tre Mål Mel, indtil det blev syret alt sammen."

34 Alt dette talte Jesus til Skarerne i Lignelser, og uden Lignelse talte han intet til dem,

35 for at det skulde opfyldes, som er talt ved Profeten, der siger: "Jeg vil oplade min Mund i Lignelser; jeg vil udsige det, som har været skjult fra Verdens Grundlæggelse."

36 Da forlod han Skarerne og gik ind i Huset; og hans Disciple kom til ham og sagde: "Forklar os Lignelsen om Ugræsset på Marken!"

37 Men han svarede og sagde: "Den, som sår den gode Sæd, er Menneskesønnen,

38 og Marken er Verden, og den gode Sæd er igets Børn, men Ugræsset er den Ondes Børn,

39 og Fjenden, som såede det, er Djævelen; og Høsten er Verdens Ende; og Høstfolkene ere Engle.

40 Ligesom nu Ugræsset sankes sammen og opbrændes med Ild, således skal det ske ved Verdens Ende.

41 Menneskesønnen skal udsende sine Engle, og de skulle sanke ud af hans ige alle Forargelserne og dem, som gøre Uret;

42 og de skulle kaste dem i Ildovnen; der skal være Gråd og Tænders Gnidsel.

43 Da skulle de retfærdige skinne som Solen i deres Faders ige. Den. som har Øren, han høre!

44 Himmeriges ige ligner en Skat. som er skjult i en Mark, og en Mand fandt og skjulte den, og af Glæde over den går han hen og sælger alt, hvad han har, og køber den Mark.

45 Atter ligner Himmeriges ige en Købmand, som søgte efter skønne Perler;

46 og da han fandt een meget kostbar Perle, gik han hen og solgte alt, hvad han havde, og købte den.

47 Atter ligner Himmeriges ige et Vod, som blev kastet i Havet og samlede Fisk af alle Slags.

48 Og da det var blevet fuldt, drog man det op Strandbredden og satte sig og sankede de gode sammen i Kar, men kastede de rådne ud.

49 Således skal det gå til ved Verdens Ende. Englene skulle gå ud og skille de onde fra de retfærdige

50 og kaste dem i Ildovnen; der skal være Gråd og Tænders Gnidsel.

51 Have I forstået alt dette?" De sige til ham: "Ja."

52 Men han sagde til dem: "Derfor er hver skriftklog, som er oplært for Himmeriges ige, ligesom en Husbond, der tager nyt og gammelt frem af sit Forråd."

53 Og det skete, da Jesus havde fuldendt disse Lignelser, drog han bort derfra.

54 Og han kom til sin Fædrene by og lærte dem i deres Synagoge, så at de bleve slagne af Forundring og sagde: "Hvorfra har han denne Visdom og de kraftige Gerninger?

55 Er denne ikke Tømmermandens Søn? Hedder ikke hans Moder Maria og hans Brødre Jakob og Josef og Simon og Judas?

56 Og hans Søstre, ere de ikke alle hos os? Hvorfra har han alt dette?"

57 Og de forargedes på ham. Men Jesus sagde til dem: "En Profet er ikke foragtet uden i sit eget Fædreland og i sit Hus,"

58 Og han gjorde ikke mange kraftige Gerninger der for deres Vantros Skyld.

   


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Apocalypse Explained # 503

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503. And there was hail and fire mingled with blood, signifies the destroying infernal falsity and evil mingled with the truths and goods of the Word, to which violence was offered. This is evident from the signification of "hail," as being the destroying infernal falsity (of which presently); from the signification of "fire" as being the destroying infernal evil (of which also presently); and from the signification of "blood," as being the Divine truth, here that to which violence was offered, consequently Divine truth falsified, because it is said "hail and fire mingled with blood." That "blood" signifies Divine truth proceeding from the Lord and received by man, and in the contrary sense its destruction by the falsities of evil, and thus violence offered to it, may be seen above n. 329.

[2] This signification of "hail and fire," as being destroying falsity and evil, is also from the appearances in the spiritual world when Divine truth flows down there out of heaven and flows into the sphere where those are who are in falsities from evil and who are eager to destroy the truths and goods of the church; to those who stand afar off there is then an appearance of a shower of hail and fire, a shower of hail in consequence of their falsities, and a shower of fire from their evils. The reason of this appearance is that when Divine truth flows into the sphere where falsities and evils are, it is changed into something similar to what is in that sphere; for all influx is changed in the recipient subject according to its quality, as with the light of the sun in black subjects, and the heat of the sun in putrid subjects. So it is with Divine truth (which is the light of heaven) and Divine good (which is the heat of heaven) in evil subjects, which are spirits who are in falsities from evil; thence is this appearance. From this it is that "hail and fire" have these significations in the Word; for the sense of the letter of the Word comes for the most part from appearances in the spiritual world.

[3] That "hail" signifies infernal falsity destroying the truth of the church is evident elsewhere in the Word, where the destruction of truth is described by "hail;" as in Egypt, when Pharaoh would not let the people of Israel go, which is thus described in Moses:

Moses said to Pharaoh that he would cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as had not been in Egypt. There shall be hail upon man and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field in the land of Egypt. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and Jehovah sent voices and hail, and the fire ran along the earth; and Jehovah caused hail to rain upon the land of Egypt; and there was hail, and fire with it, raining in the midst of the very grievous hail. And the hail smote all that was in the field, from man even to beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke down every tree of the field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, was there no hail. And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was a ripening ear, and the flax was a stalk. But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten, for these were covered (Exodus 9:18-35).

"The hail in Egypt" has a similar signification as the "hail" here in Revelation; for this reason many like things are said; as that "the hail and the fire ran together," and "the hail smote the herb of the field, and broke down the trees." Many like things are here mentioned, because the plagues of Egypt and the plagues of Revelation that came when the seven angels sounded have a similar signification; for the "Egyptians" signify merely natural men, the "sons of Israel" spiritual men, the "plagues of Egypt" the changes that precede the Last Judgment, the same as here in Revelation; for the drowning of Pharaoh and the Egyptians in the Red Sea represented the Last Judgment and damnation. This makes clear that here, too, "hail and fire" signify falsities and evils destroying the church. (But those things may be seen explained in Arcana Coelestia 7553-7619.)

[4] So "hail" and "coals" (or fire) have a like signification in David:

He smote their vine with hail, and their sycamore trees with a grievous hail; and He shut up their beast to the hail, and their herds to the coals. He sent among them the fierceness of His anger, an incursion of evil angels (Psalms 78:47-49).

Because "hail" signifies falsity destroying the truths of the church it is said "He smote their vine with hail, and their sycamore trees with a grievous hail," for "vine" signifies the spiritual truth of the church, and "sycamores" its natural truth; and as "coals" signifies the love of evil and its ardor for destroying the goods of the church, it is said, "He shut up their beast to the hail, and their herds to the coals," "beast" and "herds" signifying the evil affections or cupidities that arise from evil love, and "coals" the cupidity and ardor for destroying; "an incursion of evil angels" signifies the falsity of evil from hell.

[5] In the same:

He gave them hail for their rain, a fire of flames in their land; and He smote their vine and their fig tree, and broke down the tree of their border (Psalms 105:32, 33).

This, too, is said of the "hail of Egypt" which signifies infernal falsity destroying the truths of the church; and the "vine" and the "fig tree" here also signify similar things as the "vine" and the "sycamore trees" above, namely, the "vine" spiritual truth, and the "fig tree" natural truth, each belonging to the church; and "tree" signifies the perceptions and knowledges of truth and good.

[6] "Hail" has a similar signification in Joshua, when Joshua fought against the five kings of the Amorites, of which it is said:

It came to pass when the kings fled before Israel, and they were in the going down to Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great hailstones from heaven upon them unto Azekah; and more died from the hailstones than the sons of Israel slew with the sword (Joshua 10:11).

As the histories of the Word, the same as the prophecies, are representative and contain an internal sense, therefore also does this that is related of the five kings of the Amorites and the battle of the sons of Israel with them; for the "nations" that were driven out of the land of Canaan signified the evil who are to be cast out of the Lord's kingdom, and the "sons of Israel" signified those to whom it would be granted to possess the kingdom, for the "land of Canaan" signified heaven and the church, thus the Lord's kingdom; thence the "five kings of the Amorites" signified those who are in the falsities of evil and who wish to destroy the truths of the good of the church; this is why they were slain by "hailstones out of heaven," that is, were destroyed and perished by their own falsities of evil; for the evil themselves perish in consequence of their evils and falsities, with which they wish to destroy the truths and goods of the church.

[7] In David:

At the brightness before Him His clouds passed, with hail and coals of fire. Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice, hail and coals of fire. And He sent forth His arrows and scattered them, and many lightnings and discomfited them (Psalms 18:12-14).

Here "hail and fire" have a similar signification as the "hail and fire" in this passage in Revelation, namely, falsities and evils destroying the truths and goods of the church. It is said that such things are from Jehovah, because Divine truth coming down out of heaven is changed with the evil into infernal falsities, as has been said above; and from this change there spring forth many appearances such as the fall of hail and fire; and yet these things are not out of heaven from the Lord, but from those who are in the falsities of evil, who turn the influx of Divine truth and good into the falsity of evil. It has been granted me to perceive these changes, when Divine truth flowed down out of heaven into some hell. On the way it was successively turned into the falsity of evil, like that which was with them; just as it is with the sun's heat when it falls into dung heaps, or the sun's light when it falls into subjects that turn its rays into horrid colors; or when the sun's light and heat produce in fetid marshy lands noxious plants that nourish serpents, while in good lands they produce trees and grasses that nourish men and useful beasts. The cause that such effects are produced in putrid land is not the light and heat of the sun, but the lands themselves which are such, and yet these effects may be ascribed to the sun's fire and heat. From this it can be seen what the origin is of the appearances of hail and fire in the spiritual world, and why it is said that "Jehovah causes them to rain," when yet there is nothing from Jehovah but what is good; and when Jehovah, that is, the Lord, renders the influx powerful, it is not that He may destroy the evil but that He may rescue and protect the good, for He thus conjoins the good to Himself more closely and interiorly, and thus they are separated from the evil, and the evil perish; for if the evil were not separated the good would perish and the angelic heaven would fall to ruin.

[8] "Hail" and "the rain of hail" have a similar signification in the following passages. In Isaiah:

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim. Behold, the Lord strong and mighty, as an inundation of hail, as a tempest of slaughter (Isaiah 28:1, 2).

In the same:

The hail shall overthrow the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place (Isaiah 28:17).

In the same:

Then Jehovah shall cause His glorious voice to be heard, and shall cause His resting arm to be seen in the indignation of anger, and in the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering and inundation, and with hailstones (Isaiah 30:30).

In the same:

It shall hail until the forest shall sink down and the city be laid low in lowliness (Isaiah 32:19).

In Ezekiel:

And I will plead with Gog with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him an overflowing rain, and hailstones, fire and brimstone (Job 38:22).

In Revelation:

Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of the Covenant; and there were lightnings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and great hail (Revelation 11:19).

And again:

And a great hail as of a talent-weight cometh down out of heaven upon men; and the men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague thereof was exceeding great (Revelation 16:21).

[9] So those who are in falsities of evil are called "hailstones" in Ezekiel:

Say unto them that daub on what is unfit, that it shall fall; there shall come an overflowing rain, in which ye, O great hailstones, shall fall (Ezekiel 13:11).

Here "them that daub on what is unfit" signify those who confirm falsities to make them appear outwardly as truths; such are called "hailstones" because they thus destroy truths; the dispersion of such falsities is signified by "an overflowing rain. "

[10] In Job:

Hast thou come to the treasuries of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail, which I keep back against the time of battle and war, which is the way in which light is diffused? (Job 38:22-24).

Job is asked by Jehovah about many things, whether he knows them, and the things he is asked about signify such things as belong to heaven and the church; and "Hast thou come to the treasuries of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail?" signifies whether he knows why truth is taken away and is destroyed by the falsities of evil, which in the spiritual world appears like a fall of snow and hail out of the sky there. That there are such appearances when the evil are to be dispersed is signified by "which I keep back against the time of battle and war;" thence it is added, "which is the way in which light is diffused?" This signifies the process by which truth is insinuated, "light" meaning truth.

[11] "Hail" signifies the falsity of evil, and "a storm of hail" the destruction of truth, because hail in itself is cold and cannot bear the heat of heaven, and "coldness" signifies the deprivation of the good of love; the good of love is the heat in the angelic heaven (See the work on Heaven and Hell 126-140). Another reason for this meaning is that "stones" in the Word signify truth, and in the contrary sense falsities, and great hail appears to be made up of stones cast down out of heaven, which destroy the crops and herbs of the field, as well as the smaller animals as stones would, and this is why they are called "hailstones." (That "stones" signify in the Word truths, and in the contrary sense falsities, see Arcana Coelestia 643, 1298, 3720, 6426, 8609, 10376)

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 7019

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7019. 'And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian' means enlightenment and corroboration received from the Divine in that state. This is clear from the consideration that Jehovah was saying to Moses that he should return to Egypt, when in fact Moses had been commanded previously to do so by Jehovah, in Chapter 3:10 and following verses and Chapter 4:12 and following verses, and Moses had already prepared himself, as he had been commanded, for the journey. From this it becomes clear that the command given now means enlightenment and corroboration received from the Divine. The fact that this enlightenment and corroboration was received in that state, that is to say, in a state of truth that goes with simple good, is meant by the detail that Jehovah said what He said to Moses 'in Midian', 'Midian' being truth that goes with simple good. See 3242, 4756, 4788, 6777.

  
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