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Leviticus 22

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1 Ja Issand rääkis Moosesega, öeldes:

2 'Ütle Aaronile ja ta poegadele, et nad tunneksid aukartust Iisraeli laste pühade andide vastu, mida nad mulle pühitsevad, et nad ei teotaks mu püha nime! Mina olen Issand!

3 Ütle neile teie tulevaste põlvede jaoks: Igaüks kõigist teie järglasist, kes ligineb pühadele andidele, mida Iisraeli lapsed Issandale pühitsevad, olles ise roojane, tuleb hävitada mu palge eest! Mina olen Issand!

4 Ükski Aaroni järeltulijaist, kes on pidalitõbine või kellel on voolus, ei tohi süüa pühi ande, enne kui ta on puhtaks saanud; ja kes puudutab mõnda surnu läbi roojastunut või seda, kellel on olnud seemnevoolus,

5 või kui keegi puudutab mõnda roomajat, kellest ta roojastub, või inimest, kellest ta roojastub selle mõnesuguse roojasuse pärast,

6 siis see, kes seesugust puudutab, on õhtuni roojane ega tohi süüa pühi ande, enne kui ta oma ihu on veega loputanud!

7 Kui päike on loojunud, siis ta on puhas, ja pärast seda ta võib süüa pühi ande, sest need on tema leib.

8 Ta ei tohi süüa raibet ja mahamurtut, et ta sellest ei roojastuks. Mina olen Issand!

9 Nad peavad tähele panema minu seadusi, et nad ei võtaks enestele pattu ega sureks, sellepärast et nad neid teotavad. Mina olen Issand, kes neid pühitseb!

10 Ükski võõras ei tohi süüa püha andi; ka preestri majaline ja päeviline ei tohi süüa püha andi!

11 Aga kui preester ostab oma raha eest mõne hinge, siis see võib seda süüa; ja kes tema peres on sündinud, need võivad ta leiba süüa.

12 Kui preestri tütar on saanud võõrale mehele, siis ta ei tohi süüa pühi tõsteohvreid.

13 Aga kui preestri tütar on lesk või hüljatu ja tal ei ole last ning ta tuleb tagasi oma isakotta, siis ta võib süüa oma isa leiba nagu oma nooruses; aga ükski võõras ei tohi seda süüa!

14 Kui keegi sööb püha andi kogemata, siis ta asendagu see püha and preestrile ja lisagu sellele veel viies osa sellest!

15 Preestrid ei tohi teotada Iisraeli laste pühi ande, mida need Issandale ohverdavad,

16 pannes neid kandma patusüüd, kui nad söövad pühi ande, mis kuuluvad preestritele, sest mina olen Issand, kes neid pühitseb!'

17 Ja Issand rääkis Moosesega, öeldes:

18 'Räägi Aaroni ja ta poegade ja kõigi Iisraeli lastega ning ütle neile: Kui keegi Iisraeli soost või Iisraelis olevaist võõraist toob oma ohvrianni, mõne tõotus- või mõne vabatahtliku ohvri, mida nad tahavad tuua Issandale põletusohvriks,

19 siis olete meelepärased, kui selleks on veatu isaloom veistest, lammastest või kitsedest;

20 ühtegi, kellel on viga küljes, te ei tohi ohverdada, sest see ei tee teid meelepäraseks!

21 Kui keegi ohverdab Issandale tänuohvri erilise tõotuse pärast või vabatahtlikult veistest või lammastest ja kitsedest, siis olgu selleks veatu loom, et see oleks meelepärane; tal ei tohi olla küljes ühtegi viga:

22 pimedat või murtud liikmega või vermetega või tatitõbist või kärnast ehk korbalist te ei tohi tuua Issandale ega panna altarile tuleohvriks Issandale.

23 Härja või lamba liigse või kasina liikmega võid küll ohverdada vabatahtlikuks ohvriks, kuid tõotusohvrina see ei ole meelepärane.

24 Pigistamise, tagumise, rebimise või lõikamise teel kohitsetud looma ärge ohverdage Issandale; oma maal te ei tohi seda teha!

25 Ka võõra käest te ei tohi oma Jumala leivana ohverdada mitte midagi niisugust, sest need on rikutud, neil on viga küljes, need ei tee teid meelepäraseks!'

26 Ja Issand rääkis Moosesega, öeldes:

27 'Kui sünnib härgvasikas või lamba- või kitsetall, siis olgu ta oma ema all seitse päeva; aga kaheksandast päevast alates on ta Issandale meelepäraseks tuleohvrianniks.

28 Veist ja lammast ärge tapke samal päeval koos ta vasika või tallega!

29 Kui te ohverdate Issandale kiitusohvrit, siis ohverdage nõnda, et saaksite meelepäraseks!

30 Seda söödagu selsamal päeval, sellest te ei tohi midagi üle jätta hommikuks! Mina olen Issand!

31 Pidage siis minu käske ja tehke nende järgi! Mina olen Issand!

32 Ja ärge teotage minu püha nime, ma tahan olla pühitsetud Iisraeli laste seas! Mina olen Issand, kes teid pühitseb,

33 kes tõi teid ära Egiptusemaalt, et olla teile Jumalaks! Mina olen Issand!'

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 625

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625. For they are without blemish before the throne of God. This symbolically means, because they are governed by truths springing from goodness from the Lord.

Being without blemish symbolizes people who are not caught up in falsities, who accordingly are governed by truths; for blemishes symbolize falsities, especially falsities springing from evil. The throne of God symbolizes the Lord and heaven (nos. 14, 233). And because people governed by good from the Lord all appear as though governed by truths, therefore their being without blemish before the throne of God means symbolically that they are governed by truths that spring from goodness received from the Lord.

The reason is that people who are led by the Lord are all kept in a state of goodness received from Him, and from that goodness springs naught but truth. Even if falsity springs from it, it is apparent falsity, and this the Lord regards as akin to truth, being only of another color through a modification of the light of heaven. For the goodness that is present within it thus qualifies it.

It is possible, indeed, for falsity to spring from evil, and also for falsity to spring from goodness. The two may appear in outward form alike, but still they are totally different, because that which lies within forms the essence of each and produces its character.

Since blemishes symbolize falsities, therefore it was forbidden for any of the offspring of Aaron who had a defect to approach the altar or to enter within the veil (Leviticus 21:17-23). This meant that they were to be without blemish.

Moreover, the Israelites were also forbidden to offer a sacrifice of cattle, calves, sheep, goats, or lambs which had a blemish (Leviticus 22:19-25). The blemishes, too, are listed there.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Revelation 14

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1 I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

2 I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps.

3 They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.

4 These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

5 In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.

6 I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

7 He said with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!"

8 Another, a second angel, followed, saying, "Babylon the great has fallen, which has made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality."

9 Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,

10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

11 The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

12 Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

13 I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."

14 I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 Another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Send forth your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!"

16 He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.

18 Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"

19 The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

20 The winepress was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out from the winepress, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.