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Ezekiel 14:4

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4 Therefore speak to them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet, I Jehovah will answer him according to this, according to the multitude of his idols:

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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)

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Arcana Coelestia # 9989

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9989. 'To serve Me in the priestly office' means to represent all the work of salvation carried out by Him. This is clear from the meaning of 'the priestly office' as that which is representative of the Lord in respect of all the work of salvation, dealt with in 9809.

  
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