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And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Sons of the stranger
'Sons of the stranger' signify counterfeit truths, or falsities. 'Our sons' signify the doctrines of truth, and 'our daughters,' the doctrines of good, as in Psalm 144:11-12.
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 489; Psalms 144:11)
Pollution
In Leviticus 22:6, this signifies a state of being in falsities. (Arcana Coelestia 1666)
In Hosea 9:3, this signifies appropriating things impure and profane derived from reasoning. (Arcana Coelestia 4581[10], Apocalypse Explained 654[56]) 'Pollution' denotes the truth of faith defiled.
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 4504)
