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1 Kaj vi alproksimigu al vi vian fraton Aaron kaj liajn filojn kun li el inter la Izraelidoj, por ke li estu Mia pastro:Aaron, kaj Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, kaj Itamar, la filoj de Aaron.

2 Kaj faru sanktajn vestojn por via frato Aaron, por honoro kaj ornamo.

3 Kaj diru al cxiuj, kiuj havas sagxan koron kaj kiujn Mi plenigis per spirito de sagxo, ke ili faru por Aaron vestojn, por sanktigi lin, ke li estu Mia pastro.

4 Kaj jen estas la vestoj, kiujn ili devas fari:surbrustajxo, efodo, tuniko, hxitono teksita, cidaro, kaj zono. Kaj ili faru sanktajn vestojn por via frato Aaron kaj por liaj filoj, ke li estu Mia pastro.

5 Kaj ili prenu oron, kaj bluan, purpuran, kaj rugxan teksajxon, kaj bisinon.

6 Kaj ili faru la efodon el oro, el blua, purpura, kaj rugxa teksajxo, kaj el tordita bisino, en artista maniero.

7 Du sursxultrajxojn kunigantajn gxi havu sur siaj Du finoj, por ke gxi estu ligita.

8 Kaj la cxirkauxliganta zono sur gxi estu la sama laborajxo, kiel gxia kontinuajxo, el oro, el blua, purpura, kaj rugxa teksajxo, kaj el tordita bisino.

9 Kaj prenu du oniksajn sxtonojn, kaj gravuru sur ili la nomojn de la filoj de Izrael:

10 ses el iliaj nomoj sur unu sxtono kaj la ses ceterajn nomojn sur la dua sxtono, laux la ordo de ilia naskigxo.

11 Per laboro de gravuristoj, kiel sigelila gravurado, gravurigu sur la du sxtonoj la nomojn de la filoj de Izrael; faru ilin cxirkauxataj per kadretoj el oro.

12 Kaj metu la du sxtonojn sur la sursxultrajxojn de la efodo, kiel sxtonojn de memoro pri la filoj de Izrael; kaj Aaron portu iliajn nomojn antaux la Eternulo sur siaj du sursxultrajxoj por memoro.

13 Kaj faru kadretojn el oro;

14 kaj du cxenetojn el pura oro; faru ilin kunigxantaj per siaj finoj, plektitaj; kaj alfortikigu la plektitajn cxenetojn al la kadretoj.

15 Kaj faru jugxan surbrustajxon per artista laboro; simile al la laboro de la efodo faru gxin; el oro, el blua, purpura, kaj rugxa teksajxo, kaj el tordita bisino faru gxin.

16 Kvarangula gxi estu kaj duobla; manstrecxo estu gxia longo, kaj manstrecxo gxia largxo.

17 Kaj enmetu en gxin enmetajxon el sxtonoj en kvar vicoj. La sxtonoj de vico:rubeno, topazo, kaj smeraldo estu la unua vico;

18 kaj la dua vico:hiacinto, safiro, kaj jaspiso;

19 kaj la tria vico:ligurio, agato, kaj ametisto;

20 kaj la kvara vico:krizolito, kaj onikso, kaj berilo. En oraj kadretoj ili estu laux siaj vicoj.

21 Kaj la sxtonoj estu laux la nomoj de la filoj de Izrael; dek du, laux iliaj nomoj, gravuritaj sigelile, cxiu kun sia nomo, por la dek du triboj.

22 Kaj faru al la surbrustajxo plektitajn cxenetojn, kunigxantajn per siaj finoj, el pura oro.

23 Kaj faru por la surbrustajxo du orajn ringojn, kaj alfortikigu la du ringojn al la du finoj de la surbrustajxo.

24 Kaj metu la du orajn plektitajn cxenetojn en la du ringojn cxe la finoj de la surbrustajxo.

25 Kaj la du finojn de la du plektitaj cxenetoj enfortikigu en la du kadretojn, kaj alfortikigu ilin al la sursxultrajxoj de la efodo sur la antauxa flanko.

26 Kaj faru du orajn ringojn, kaj alfortikigu ilin al la du aliaj finoj de la surbrustajxo, sur interna gxia rando, direktita al la efodo.

27 Kaj faru du orajn ringojn, kaj alfortikigu ilin al la du sursxultrajxoj de la efodo malsupre, sur la antauxa flanko, cxe gxia kunigxo, super la zono de la efodo.

28 Kaj oni alligu la surbrustajxon per gxiaj ringoj al la ringoj de la efodo per lacxo el blua sxtofo, por ke gxi estu super la zono de la efodo kaj por ke la surbrustajxo ne forsxovigxu de sur la efodo.

29 Kaj Aaron portu la nomojn de la filoj de Izrael sur la jugxa surbrustajxo sur sia koro, kiam li eniros en la sanktejon, por cxiama memoro antaux la Eternulo.

30 Kaj metu sur la jugxan surbrustajxon la signojn de lumo kaj la signojn de justo, por ke ili estu sur la koro de Aaron, kiam li eniros antaux la Eternulon; kaj Aaron cxiam portu la jugxon de la filoj de Izrael sur sia koro antaux la Eternulo.

31 Kaj faru la tunikon de la efodo tutan el blua teksajxo.

32 La aperturo por la kapo estu en gxia mezo; cxirkaux la aperturo estu teksita bordero, kiel cxe aperturo de sxildo, por ke gxi ne dissxirigxu.

33 Sur gxia malsupra rando faru granatojn el blua, purpura, kaj rugxa teksajxo, cxirkauxe sur gxia malsupra rando, kaj inter ili cxirkauxe orajn tintilojn.

34 Ora tintilo kaj granato, Ora tintilo kaj granato estu cxirkauxe sur la malsupra rando de la tuniko.

35 GXi estu sur Aaron dum lia servado; por ke oni auxdu sonon de li, kiam li eniros en la sanktejon antaux la Eternulon kaj kiam li eliros, kaj por ke li ne mortu.

36 Kaj faru tabuleton el pura oro, kaj gravuru sur gxi en sigelila maniero:SANKTA AL LA ETERNULO.

37 Kaj alfortikigu gxin per lacxo el blua sxtofo, ke gxi estu sur la cidaro; sur la antauxa flanko de la cidaro gxi devas esti.

38 GXi estu sur la frunto de Aaron; kaj Aaron portados la pekon kontraux la sanktajxoj, kiujn sanktigos la Izraelidoj en cxiuj siaj sanktaj donoj; kaj gxi estos sur lia frunto cxiam, por ke la Eternulo ilin favoru.

39 Kaj teksu la hxitonon el bisino, kaj faru la cidaron el bisino, kaj faru broditan zonon.

40 Kaj por la filoj de Aaron faru hxitonojn, kaj faru por ili zonojn, kaj mitrojn faru por ili, por honoro kaj ornamo.

41 Kaj vestu per ili vian fraton Aaron kaj liajn filojn kune kun li; kaj sanktoleu ilin kaj konsekru ilin kaj sanktigu ilin, por ke ili estu pastroj al Mi.

42 Kaj faru por ili linajn pantalonojn, por kovri la nudecon de ilia karno; de la lumbo gxis la femuroj ili estu.

43 Kaj ili estu sur Aaron kaj sur liaj filoj, kiam ili eniros en la tabernaklon de kunveno, aux kiam ili alproksimigxos al la altaro, por servi en la sanktejo; por ke ili ne faru pekon kaj ne mortu. Eterna legxo gxi estu por li kaj por lia idaro post li.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 951

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951. As "the seven angels that had the seven last plagues," signify the manifestation of the evils and falsities that have devastated the church, and as these are made manifest by means of the Divine truth in the Word, therefore those angels appeared "clothed in linen clean and bright;" for "linen clean and bright" signifies genuine truth. All angels appear clothed according to their functions; for the garments in which they go clothed correspond to their ministries, and in general to their interiors. The angels who are wise from Divine truth appear in white garments of muslin, lawn, or linen, because "muslin," "lawn," and "linen," correspond to the truths in which they are; and for this reason Aaron and his sons had garments of linen in which they ministered. These are described in Moses:

Thou shalt make for Aaron and his sons linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the loins even unto the thighs; these shall be upon them when they shall go into the Tent of meeting and when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place, that they bear not iniquity and die (Exodus 28:42, 43).

Again:

When Aaron shall enter into the holy place he shall put on the linen coat of holiness and the linen breeches shall be upon his flesh, and he shall gird himself with a linen belt and shall put on a linen miter (Leviticus 16:4).

He should put on the same garments when expiating the people (Leviticus 16:32).

Also when he took the ashes from the altar after the burnt-offering (Leviticus 6:10).

[2] In like manner the priests were to minister in the new temple. In Ezekiel:

When the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok shall enter at the gates of the inner court they shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they shall minister in the gates of the inner court and within; linen miters shall be upon their head and linen breeches shall be upon their loins (Ezekiel 44:15, 17, 18).

They put on linen garments when they ministered holy things, because all holy administration is effected by the Divine truth. For the priesthood in which Aaron and his sons officiated represented the Lord as to the Divine good; and this ministers all things by means of the Divine truth. Moreover, the Divine truth protects from falsities and evils, which are from hell; therefore it is said "that they bear not iniquity and die," which signifies that otherwise falsities from hell would destroy them. These garments were called "garments of holiness," because holiness is predicated of the Divine truth. As the garments of ministry were linen garments, the priests wore a linen ephod when they ministered, as is read of Samuel (1 Samuel 2:18), and of the priests whom Saul slew (1 Samuel 22:18), and of David when he went before the ark (2 Samuel 6:14).

[3] Also of the Lord Himself in John:

Jesus rose up from supper and laid aside His garments, and took a linen cloth and girded Himself, and poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the linen cloth with which He was girded (Jeremiah 13:4, 5).

The washing of the disciples' feet represented and thus signified purification from evils and falsities by means of the Divine truth from the Lord; for all purification from evils and falsities is effected by the Lord by means of the Divine truth; and this is signified by "the linen cloth" with which the Lord girded Himself and with which He wiped the disciples' feet.

[4] Besides these seven angels treated of in Revelation there have been other angels seen in linen garments; as:

The angel who shall set a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh; and who shall go in between the wheels of cherubim and take coals of fire and scatter them over the city (Ezekiel 9:3, 4, 11; 10:2, 6, 7).

Likewise the angel seen by Daniel, clothed in linen, whose loins were girt with gold of Uphas (Daniel 10:5; 12:6, 7).

These appeared clothed in linen because girded for ministry. The angel who measured the new temple, whose appearance was like that of brass:

Was seen to have a line of flax in his hand and a measuring reed (Ezekiel 40:3).

By "the measuring of the temple" there, is described the New Church as to its quality; this is signified by the number of the measures; and as all the quality of the church is known by the Divine truth, therefore "a line of flax" was in his hand.

[5] As "linen" signifies truth, and "a girdle" everything of it, for it is what embraces and includes all things, and as nothing of truth any longer remained with the sons of Israel, therefore:

The prophet Jeremiah was commanded to buy himself a linen girdle, and to hide it in the cleft of a rock at the Euphrates; and at the end of many days it was spoiled and was profitable for nothing (Jeremiah 13:1-7).

"The linen girdle" signifies all the truth of doctrine from the Word. What is signified by its being "hidden in the cleft of a rock at the Euphrates and was there spoiled," may be seen above n. 569.

[6] "Linen" signifies the truth of the church also in Isaiah:

A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not extinguish, and He will bring forth judgment in truth (Isaiah 42:3).

This was said of the Lord; and "the smoking flax," that He will not extinguish signifies the small amount of truth from good with anyone. (The rest may be seen explained above, n. 627.) "Linen" signifies also truth from the Word, especially the truth of the sense of its letter (Hosea 2:5, 9).

[7] Moreover, it was a statute with the sons of Israel:

That they should not wear a garment of wool and linen mixed together (Deuteronomy 22:11).

The reason was that "wool" signifies good and "linen" truth, also because man has communication with the societies of heaven by means of his garments; and there are societies that are in good and societies that are in truth; and man must not have communication with different societies at the same time, which would cause confusion. That this was the reason for this statute no one has heretofore known. But it has been granted me to know it from changing my garments; for when I have laid aside a linen garment those in the spiritual world who were in truths have complained that they could not be present; and when I again put on the garment the same spirits became present. That there is such correspondence with the very garments of man has not been known heretofore, and yet it can be seen from the passages cited above, namely, from what is said of the linen garments of Aaron and his sons, the linen ephod that the priests and David wore, the linen in which the angels appeared clothed, and the linen cloth with which the Lord girded Himself and wiped the disciples' feet, also the other garments of Aaron and his sons, all of which were representative; also from the signification of garments in general, as being truths clothing good (See above, n. 64, 65, 195, 271, 395, 475, 476, 637).

(Continuation respecting the First Commandment)

[8] It is not believed in the world that the love of ruling from the mere delight of ruling, and the love of possessing goods from the mere delight of possession, and not from the delight of uses, conceal in themselves all evils, and also a contempt for and rejection of all things pertaining to heaven and the church; and for the reason that man is stirred up by the love of self and the love of the world to doing good to the church, the country, society, and the neighbor, by making good deeds honorable and looking for reward. Therefore this love is called by many the fire of life, and the incitement to great things. But it is to be known that so far as these two loves regard uses in the first place and self in the second they are good, while so far as they regard self in the first place and uses in the second they are evil, since man then does all things for the sake of self and consequently from self, and thus in every least thing he does there is self and what is his own [proprium], which regarded in itself is nothing but evil. But to regard uses in the first place and self in the second is to do good for the sake of the church, the country, society, and the neighbor; and the goods that man does to these for the sake of these are not from man but from the Lord. The difference between these two is like the difference between heaven and hell. Man does not know that there is such a difference, because from birth and thus from nature he is in these loves, and because the delight of these loves continually flatters and pleases him.

[9] But let him consider that the love of ruling from the delight of ruling, and not from the delight of uses, is wholly devilish; and such a man may be called an atheist; for so far as he is in that love he does not in his heart believe in the existence of God, and to the same extent he derides in his heart all things of the church, and even hates and pursues with hatred all who acknowledge God, and especially those who acknowledge the Lord. The very delight of their life is to do evil and to commit wicked and infamous deeds of every kind. In a word, they are very devils. This a man does not know so long as he lives in the world; but he will know that it is so when he comes into the spiritual world, as he does immediately after death. Hell is full of such, where instead of having dominion they are in servitude. Moreover, when they are looked at in the light of heaven they appear inverted, with the head downwards and the feet upwards, since they gave rule the first place and uses the second, and that which is in the first place is the head, and that which is the second is the feet; and that which is the head is loved, but that which is the feet is trampled upon.

  
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