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Ussieli pojad olid Miisael, Elsafan ja Sitri.
Arcana Coelestia # 2658
2658. 'For the son of this servant-girl shall not inherit together with my son, with Isaac' means that the merely human rational could not possess the same life as the Divine Rational itself, neither as to truth nor as to good. This is clear from the meaning of 'inheriting' as possessing the life of another, to be dealt with immediately below; from the meaning of 'the son of a servant-girl' as the merely human rational as to truth and as to good, dealt with in 2657; and from the meaning of 'my son, Isaac' as the Divine Rational as to truth, meant by 'my son', and as to good, meant by 'Isaac', dealt with in 2623, 2630. That 'Isaac' is the Divine Rational as to good is clear from verses 6-7 (in 2640, 2641, 2643) - from the meaning of 'laughter', from which he was named, as the affection for truth, or good that flows from truth. From this it is evident that 'the son of this servant-girl shall not inherit together with my son, with Isaac' means that the merely human rational cannot possess the same life as the Divine Rational, neither as to truth nor as to good. Its inability to possess the same life is clear from the single consideration that the Divine is life itself, and this being so possesses life within Itself, whereas the merely human is only an organ for life and that being so does not possess life in itself.
[2] Once it had become Divine the Lord's Human was no longer an organ or recipient of life; it was now Life itself, the same as that of Jehovah Himself. It had this life at the start from its very conception from Jehovah, as is plainly evident from the Lord's own words in John,
As the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. John 5:26.
The Divine Human is what is called 'the Son', 1729, 2159, 2628. In the same gospel,
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4.
In the same gospel,
Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6.
In the same gospel,
Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, though he die, will live. John 11:25.
In the same gospel,
The bread of God is that which 1 comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33.
Man however is not life but an organ or recipient of it, see 2021, and in various places elsewhere. From this it may be evident that when the Lord was made Jehovah even as to the Human, that which was not life in itself, that is, the merely human, was banished. This is the meaning of the statement that the son of a servant-girl could not inherit together with the son Isaac.
[3] When 'inheriting' in the internal sense has reference to the Lord it means possessing the Father's life, and so possessing life within Himself; and when it has reference to men it means possessing the Lord's life, that is, receiving life from the Lord. This is clear from many places in the Word. Possessing life in Himself is the very Being (Esse) of life, which is Jehovah, whereas possessing the Lord's life, or receiving life from the Lord, is accepting the Lord in love and faith. And because such persons abide in the Lord and are the Lord's they are called His heirs and sons.
[4] In the Old Testament Word 'inheritance' is used to refer both to what is celestial, or good, and to what is spiritual, or truth, though what is celestial is expressed by one word, what is spiritual by another. The first word may be rendered as 'possessing by inheritance', but the second as 'inheriting'. In the original language the first word also implies possession, but the second a derivation from such possession, in the way that celestial and spiritual are related to each other, or good and truth are related. In the present verse, where 'Isaac' represents the Lord's Divine Rational or Divine Human, the word describing possession by right of inheritance is used, for the Lord's Divine Human is sole heir and possessor, as He also teaches in the parable recorded in Matthew 21:33, 37-38; Mark 12:7; Luke 20:14; and in various places declares that all that is the Father's is His.
[5] When 'possessing by inheritance' and 'inheriting' in the Word have reference to men, they mean receiving life from the Lord, and therefore receiving eternal life or heaven, for only those who receive the Lord's life receive heaven. This is clear in John,
He who overcomes will receive all things by inheritance, and I will be his God and he will be My Son. Revelation 21:7.
In Matthew,
Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters for My name's sake will receive a hundredfold and will be allotted the inheritance of eternal life. Matthew 19:29; 25:43; Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18.
Here heaven is called 'eternal life', elsewhere simply 'life', as in Matthew 18:8-9; 19:17; John 3:36; 5:24, 29, the reason being that the Lord is life itself, and anyone who receives His life is in heaven.
[6] In David,
God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah; and they will dwell there and possess it by inheritance; and the seed of His servants will inherit it, and those loving His name will dwell in it. Psalms 69:35-36.
Here 'possessing by inheritance' has reference to those in whom celestial love exists, 'inheriting' to those in whom spiritual love exists. In Isaiah,
He who trusts in Me will inherit the land, and will possess by inheritance My holy mountain. Isaiah 57:13.
Here the meaning is similar.
[7] In Moses,
I will bring you to the land over which I lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a hereditary possession. Exodus 6:8.
In the sense of the letter these words mean that the land of Canaan was to be granted to them as a hereditary possession, which did in fact happen. But in the internal sense they mean that heaven was to be granted to those in whom love to and faith in the Lord were present, for as the Lord is represented by 'Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob' so are love itself and faith itself meant by them, and consequently people in whom love and faith are present, and who accordingly abide in the Lord. These are also meant by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with whom many will recline at table in the kingdom of heaven, in Matthew 8:11; for those who are in heaven are completely unaware of Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob, and know only of what is represented and meant by them. And the same goes for 'reclining at table (or eating) with them'. For all names mentioned in the Word mean real things, see 1224, 1264, 1876, 1888, and the land of Canaan means the heavenly Canaan or heaven, 1585, 1607, 1866, which is also referred to simply as 'the land', 1413, 1607, 1733, 2571. So too in Matthew,
Blessed are the meek, for they will receive the inheritance of the land. Matthew 5:5.
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Luke 20
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It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
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They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
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He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
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the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"
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They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'
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But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
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They answered that they didn't know where it was from.
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Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
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He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
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At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
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He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
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He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.
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The lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.'
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"But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'
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They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
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He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"
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But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'
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Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust."
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The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people--for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
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They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
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They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
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Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
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But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?
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Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
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He said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
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They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
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Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
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They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
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There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
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The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
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Afterward the woman also died.
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Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife."
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Jesus said to them, "The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
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But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
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For they can't die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
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But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
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Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him."
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Some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you speak well."
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They didn't dare to ask him any more questions.
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He said to them, "Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?
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David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
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until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'
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"David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"
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In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
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"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
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who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation."
