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1 Mutta Abimelek, JerubBaalin poika, meni Sikemiin äitinsä veljein tykö, puhui heille ja koko äitinsä isän huoneen sukukunnalle ja sanoi:

2 Puhukaat nyt kaikkein päämiesten korvissa Sikemissä: mikä teille on parempi, että seitsemänkymmentä miestä, kaikki JerubBaalin pojat, hallitsevat teitä, eli jos yksi mies hallitsee teitä? Ja muistakaat, että minä olen teidän luunne ja lihanne.

3 Niin puhuivat hänen äitinsä veljet kaikki nämät sanat hänestä kaikkein Sikemin päämiesten korvissa; ja heidän sydämensä käännettiin AbiMelekin jälkeen, sillä he sanoivat: hän on meidän veljemme.

4 Ja he antoivat hänelle seitsemänkymmentä hopiapenninkiä BaalBeritin huoneesta, joilla AbiMelek palkkasi itsellensä valtojamia ja joutilaita miehiä, jotka häntä seurasivat,

5 Ja hän tuli isänsä huoneesen Ophraan, ja murhasi seitsemänkymmentä veljeänsä, JerubBaalin poikaa, yhden kiven päällä. Mutta Jotam, nuorin JerubBaalin pojista jäi; sillä hän kätki itsensä.

6 Ja kaikki päämiehet Sikemistä ja koko Millon huone kokoontuivat, ja menivät ja asettivat Abimelekin kuninkaaksi korkian tammen tykönä, joka Sikemissä on.

7 Kuin tämä sanottiin Jotamille, meni hän pois ja seisoi Gerisimin vuoren kukkulalla, korotti äänensä ja huusi ja sanoi heille: kuulkaat minua, te Sikemin päämiehet, että Jumala myös kuulis teitä:

8 Puut menivät kerran yksimielisesti voitelemaan itsellensä kuningasta ja sanoivat öljypuulle: ole meidän kuninkaamme.

9 Mutta öljypuu vastasi heitä: pitääkö minun luopuman lihavuudestani, jolla sekä jumalia ja myös ihmisiä minussa kunnioitetaan, ja menemän ja korottaman itseni puiden ylitse?

10 Niin puut sanoivat fikunapuulle: tule sinä ja ole meidän kuninkaamme.

11 Mutta fikunapuu sanoi heille: pitääkö minun luopuman makeudestani ja parhaasta hedelmästäni, ja menemän ja korottaman itseni puiden ylitse?

12 Niin sanoivat puut viinapuulle: tule sinä ja ole meidän kuninkaamme.

13 Mutta viinapuu sanoi heille: pitääkö minun luopuman viinastani, joka sekä jumalat että ihmiset ilahuttaa, ja menemän ja korottaman itseni puiden ylitse?

14 Niin sanoivat kaikki puut orjantappuralle: tule sinä ja ole meidän kuninkaamme.

15 Ja orjantappura sanoi puille: onko se tosi, että tahdotte minua voidella teillenne kuninkaaksi, niin tulkaat ja levätkäät minun varjoni alla. Mutta jos ei, niin lähtekään tuli orjantappurapensaasta ja polttakaan sedripuut Libanonissa.

16 Oletteko te siis nyt oikein ja toimellisesti tehneet, kuin AbiMelekin kuninkaaksi teitte, ja oletteko te oikein tehneet JerubBaalia ja hänen huonettansa vastaan? Ja oletteko niin tehneet häntä vastaan kuin hän ansaitsikin teiltä?

17 Että minun isäni on teidän edessänne sotinut ja antanut henkensä alttiiksi, vapahtaaksensa teitä Midianilaisten kädestä.

18 Ja te olette nousseet minun isäni huonetta vastaan tänäpänä ja olette tappaneet hänen poikansa, seitsemänkymmentä miestä yhden kiven päällä; ja teitte teillenne AbiMelekin, hänen piikansa pojan, kuninkaaksi Sikemin päämiesten ylitse, että hän teidän veljenne on.

19 Jos olette oikein ja toimellisesti tehneet JerubBaalia ja hänen huonettansa vastaan tänäpänä, niin iloitkaat AbiMelekistä, ja hän myös iloitkaan teistä.

20 Mutta jollei, niin lähteköön tuli AbiMelekistä ja polttakoon Sikemin päämiehet ja Millon huoneen; lähteköön myös tuli Sikemin päämiehistä ja Millon huoneesta ja polttakoon AbiMelekin.

21 Ja Jotam pakeni ja vältti, ja meni Beeraan ja asui siellä veljensä AbiMelekin tähden.

22 Kuin AbiMelek jo kolme vuotta oli hallinnut Israelia,

23 Lähetti Jumala pahan hengen AbiMelekin ja Sikemin päämiesten välille: ja Sikemin päämiehet asettivat itsensä AbiMelekiä vastaan;

24 Että se vääryys, jonka hän teki seitsemällekymmenelle JerubBaalin pojalle, ja heidän verensä tulis ja pantaisiin AbiMelekin heidän veljensä päälle, joka heidät oli murhannut, ja Sikemin päämiesten päälle, jotka olivat vahvistaneet hänen kätensä veljiänsä murhaamaan.

25 Ja Sikemin päämiehet panivat väijyjiä vuorten kukkoille häntä vastaan, ja he ryöväsivät tiellä kaikki, jotka siitä matkustivat; ja se ilmoitettiin AbiMelekille.

26 Niin tuli Gaal Ebedin poika ja hänen veljensä, ja menivät Sikemiin; ja Sikemin päämiehet uskalsivat hänen päällensä,

27 Ja menivät kedolle, ja poimivat viinamäkensä ja sotkuivat, ja iloiten veisasivat, ja menivät jumalansa huoneeseen, söivät ja joivat, ja kirosivat AbiMelekiä.

28 Ja Gaal Ebedin poika sanoi: mikä on AbiMelek ja mikä on Sikem, että me häntä palvelemme? eikö hän ole JerubBaalin poika, ja Sebul hänen päämiehensä? Palvelkaat paremmin Hemorin Sikemin isän miehiä: miksi meidän pitää häntä palveleman?

29 Jumala tekis että kansa olis minun käteni alla, että minä ajaisin AbiMelekin ulos. Niin sanottiin AbiMelekille: enennä sotajoukkos ja käy ulos.

30 Kuin Sebul, kaupungin päämies, kuuli Gaalin, Ebedin pojan, sanan, vihastui hän sangen suuresti.

31 Ja lähetti sanansaattajat AbiMelekille salaisesti, sanoen: Katso, Gaal, Ebedin poika ja hänen veljensä tulivat Sikemiin, tekemään kaupunkia sinulle vastahakoiseksi.

32 Niin nouse nyt yöllä, sinä ja sinun väkes, joka myötäs on, ja väijy kedolla;

33 Ja aamulla, kuin aurinko nousee, ole varhain ylhäällä ja karkaa kaupungin päälle. Ja kuin hän ja se kansa, joka hänen myötänsä on, tulevat sinun tykös, niin tee hänen kanssansa niinkuin sinun kätes löytää.

34 AbiMelek nousi yöllä ja kaikki kansa, joka hänen seurassansa oli, ja asetti vartian Sikemin eteen neljään joukkoon.

35 Ja Gaal, Ebedin poika, kävi kaupungin portin eteen; mutta AbiMelek nousi väijymisestänsä sen väen kanssa, joka hänen myötänsä oli.

36 Kuin Gaal näki kansan, sanoi hän Sebulille: katso, tuolta tulee kansan joukko alas vuorten kukkoilta. Ja Sebul sanoi hänelle: sinä näet vuorten varjon niinkuin ihmiset.

37 Gaal puhui taas ja sanoi: katso, tuolta tulee kansan joukko alas keskeltä maata ja yksi joukko tulee Noituustammen tieltä.

38 Niin sanoi Sebul hänelle: kussa on nyt sinun suus, joka sanoi: kuka on AbiMelek, että meidän häntä palveleman pitää? eikö tämä ole se kansa, jonkas olet katsonut ylön? käy nyt ulos ja sodi häntä vastaan.

39 Ja Gaal meni Sikemin päämiesten edellä ja soti AbiMelekiä vastaan.

40 Mutta AbiMelek ajoi häntä takaa, ja hän pakeni hänen edestänsä; ja monta lankesi lyötynä kaupungin porttiin saakka.

41 Ja AbiMelek oli Arumassa; mutta Sebul ajoi Gaalin ja veljensä ulos, niin ettei he saaneet olla Sikemissä.

42 Ja aamulla läksi kansa kedolle; ja kuin AbiMelek sen sai tietää,

43 Otti hän kansan ja jakoi kolmeen osaan, ja asetti väijytyksen kedolle. Kuin hän siis näki, että kansa läksi kaupungista ulos, lankesi hän heidän päällensä ja löi heidät.

44 Mutta AbiMelek sen joukon kanssa, joka hänen seurassansa oli, lankesi heidän päällensä, ja kävivät kaupungin porttiin saakka, ja ne kaksi joukkoa lankesivat niiden päälle, jotka kedolla olivat, ja löivät heidät.

45 Sitte soti AbiMelek kaupunkia vastaan kaiken sen päivän, ja voitti kaupungin, ja tappoi kansan, joka siellä oli, ja kukisti kaupungin, ja kylvi suolaa sen päälle.

46 Kuin kaikki päämiehet, jotka Sikemin tornissa asuivat, sen kuulivat, menivät he linnaan jumalan Beritin huoneesen.

47 Ja AbiMelekille ilmoitettiin kaikki Sikemin tornin päämiehet kokoontuneeksi.

48 Niin meni AbiMelek ylös Salmonin vuorelle, hän ja kaikki kansa joka hänen seurassansa oli, ja AbiMelek otti kirveen käteensä ja hakkasi oksan puusta, pani olallensa ja kantoi sen, ja sanoi kansalle, joka hänen seurassansa oli: mitä te näitte minun tekevän, se myös te nopiasti tehkäät niinkuin minäkin.

49 Ja hakkasi myös kaikki kansa itsekukin oksansa ja seurasi AbiMelekiä, ja heittivät ne linnan päälle, ja polttivat niillä linnan tulessa; niin että myös kaikki Sikemin tornin päämiehet kuolivat, lähes tuhannen miestä ja vaimoa.

50 Niin AbiMelek meni Tebetseen, piiritti ja voitti sen.

51 Mutta siinä oli vahva torni keskellä kaupunkia, johonka kaikki pakenivat sekä miehet että vaimot ja kaikki kaupungin päämiehet, ja sulkivat kiinni perässänsä, ja kiipesivät tornin katon päälle.

52 Sitte tuli AbiMelek tornin tykö, soti sitä vastaan, ja tuli tornin oven eteen, sitä tulella polttamaan.

53 Mutta yksi vaimo heitti myllynkiven kappaleen AbiMelekin päähän ja löi hänen pääkallonsa rikki.

54 Sitte kutsui AbiMelek nopiasti palveliansa, joka kantoi hänen aseitansa, ja sanoi hänelle: vedä miekkas ulos ja tapa minua, ettei minusta sanottaisi: vaimo tappoi hänen; niin pisti palvelia hänen lävitse, ja hän kuoli.

55 Ja kuin Israelin miehet näkivät AbiMelekin kuolleeksi, menivät he itsekukin paikallensa.

56 Ja näin maksoi Jumala AbiMelekille sen pahuuden, minkä hän teki isäänsä vastaan, että hän tappoi seitsemänkymmentä veljeänsä.

57 Niin myös kaiken sen pahuuden, minkä Sikemin miehet tekivät, antoi Jumala tulla heidän päänsä päälle; ja heidän päällensä tuli Jotamin JerubBaalin pojan kirous.

   


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9905. 'And you shall put into the breastplate of judgement the Urim and Thummim' means the radiance of Divine Truth from the Lord in last and lowest things. This is clear from the meaning of 'the breastplate of judgement' as Divine Truth shining forth from the Lord's Divine Good, dealt with in 9857; and from the meaning of 'the Urim and Thummim' as the light and radiance from there. The reason why light and radiance are meant by 'the Urim and Thummim' is that through the stones in the breastplate varying radiations of the light of heaven were emitted, these being determined by the answers given through them. This also explains why they assumed different colours. For the Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good manifests itself to the angels as light; it is the source of all the light of heaven. The colours from it, which are modifications of that light among the angels, are variations of intelligence and wisdom among them; for all wisdom and intelligence is a product of that Divine Truth or light. From this it may be recognized that radiations of that light in various colours are the medium through which Divine Truths coming as answers present themselves in the heavens. A similar function was served by the Urim and Thummim when God was asked something. But it should be remembered that whenever a radiance was seen in them the answer was declared at the same time by an audible voice. This declaration was made through angels, to whom what they declared had been revealed by the Lord through such a radiance; for as has been stated, this is how Divine Truths coming as answers present themselves in heaven.

[2] The light of heaven is Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3094, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3337, 3339, 3341, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4060, 4180, 4302, 4408, 4414, 4415, 4419, 4527, 4598, 5400, 6032, 6313, 6315, 6608, 6907, 7174, 8644, 8707, 8861, 9399, 9407, 9570, 9571 (end).

Colours appear in heaven, being modifications of that light among the angels, and so variations of intelligence and wisdom among them, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742, 4922, 9466, 9467, 9865.

[3] The meaning of the words 'Urim' and 'Thummim' also goes to show that all this is so; for 'Urim' means a shining fire, and 'Thummim' the radiance from it. A shining fire is the Divine Truth emanating from the Divine Good of the Lord's Divine Love, and the radiance is that Truth on last and lowest levels, thus in effects. It should be recognized however that 'Thummim' in the Hebrew language means wholeness; it is in the angelic language that it means radiance. The expression 'in the angelic language' is used because when angels talk to one another they are thinking of the very essence of some matter as perceived deep within themselves, thus they speak in terms of its essential nature. What they express flows from those insights into appropriate sounds audible to the angels alone. The appropriate sound for the radiance of Divine Truth is Thummim. This then is the source of the term. Angels have a similar understanding of the word thum, meaning that which is whole or wholeness, whenever someone reads it in the Hebrew language. This explains why in the internal sense of the Word 'that which is whole' is used to mean Divine Truth on the level of effects, which is a life led in keeping with Divine commandments, as is made clear in a large number of places in the Word, such as Joshua 24:14; Judges 9:16, 19; Psalms 25:21; 37:37; 84:11; 101:2; 119:1.

[4] This also explains why the Urim and Thummim are called the judgement of the children of Israel, as well as the breastplate of judgement, and also the judgement of the Urim; for 'judgement' means Divine Truth in doctrine and life, see above in 9857. From all this it may now become clear that by means of the Urim and Thummim, that is, by means of the radiance produced by the light of heaven, the breastplate revealed Divine Truths in the natural sphere, thus on last and lowest levels. A like radiance also presents itself in the minds of those who are guided by truths springing from good. This radiance declares to them, so to speak provides the answers, when with heartfelt desire they seek to know what is true and love it as that which is good. That this kind of radiance is the means by which Divine Truth from heaven is revealed in the natural man of those who are enlightened by the Word is something which the world has no idea of, because the world does not know of any light from heaven that shines in the human understanding. But I have been allowed to realize and actually see that all this is so.

[5] In addition it should be recognized that this radiance appears on last and lowest levels because all forms of light from the Divine reach right down to the furthest ends; and since they reach down that far they also shine in them and from them. This now explains why the breastplate was placed over the ephod and above the girdle of it; for the ephod represented Divine Truth on last and lowest levels, 9824, while its girdle represented a common bond that existed to hold all things in connection, 9828, 9837. This is why verse 28 of the present chapter says, And they shall tie the breastplate from its rings to the rings of the ephod, so that it is above the girdle of the ephod and the breastplate will not come away from upon the ephod. The reason why the names of the sons of Israel were in addition engraved [on the stones] was that the twelve tribes also represented all aspects of Divine Good and Truth in the heavens, consequently heaven and all the communities there, though that representation varied according to the order in which they are mentioned in the Word, see 3858, 3862, 3926, 3939, 4060, 4603, 6335, 6337, 6397, 6640, 7836, 7891, 7973, 7996, 7997.

  
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2788. That 'on the third day' means that which has been completed, and the beginning of sanctification, is clear from the meaning of 'the third day'. 'Day' in the Word means state, 23, 487, 488, 493, 893, as also does 'year', and as in general do all periods of time - an hour, day, week, month, year, or age; also morning, midday, evening, and night; and spring, summer, autumn, and winter. And when 'the third' is added to any of these the end of that state, and at the same time the beginning of the next, are meant. Here, the subject being the sanctification of the Lord which was effected by means of temptations, 'the third day' means that which has been completed and at the same time the beginning of sanctification, as also follows from what has been said previously to this. The reason for this meaning is that when He had fulfilled everything the Lord was to rise again on the third day, for the things that were done by the Lord while He lived in the world, that is, the things that were yet to be done by Him, were embodied within the representatives of the Church as though they had already been done. This was as it is with the internal sense of the Word, for with God that which is yet to come to pass and that which already is are one and the same; indeed to Him the whole of eternity is here and now.

[2] This is why the number three was representative not only in the Ancient Church and in the Jewish but also among various gentile nations; see what has been stated about this number in 720, 901, 1825. That such was the origin of the meaning of 'three' is clear in Hosea,

We will return to Jehovah, for He has wounded and will heal us; He has stricken and will bind us up; He will revive us after two days, on the third day He will raise us up that we may live before Him. Hosea 6:1-2.

Here 'the third day' stands for the coming of the Lord and His resurrection. The same is clear from Jonah, in that he was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights, Jonah 1:17, to which the Lord refers in Matthew as follows,

As Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matthew 12:40.

[3] It should be realized that in the internal sense of the Word 'three days' and 'the third day' have the same meaning, as also do 'three' and 'third' in the following places: In John,

Jesus said to the Jews, Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up. He was speaking of the temple of His body. John 2:19-21; Matthew 26:61; Mark 14:58; 15:29.

It is a well known fact that the Lord rose again on the third day.

[4] For the same reason the Lord also distinguished three periods in His life: in Luke,

Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, but on the third day I reach completion. Luke 13:32.

Also, the Lord underwent the final temptation, which was that of the Cross, at the third hour of the day, Mark 15:25. Three hours later, that is, at the sixth hour, darkness fell over the whole land, 1 Luke 23:44. And three hours after that, at the ninth hour, the end came, Mark 15:33-34, 37. But in the morning of the third day He rose again, Mark 16:1-4; Luke 24:7. See also Matthew 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:18-19; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34; Luke 18:33; 24:46. From all this, and especially from the Lord's resurrection on the third day, the number three was representative and possessed a spiritual meaning. This fact becomes clear from the following places in the Word:

When Jehovah came down upon Mount Sinai He told Moses that he was to sanctify the people today and tomorrow and they were to wash their garments and be ready on the third day, for on the third day Jehovah would come down. Exodus 19:10-11, 15-16.

When they travelled from the mountain of Jehovah on a three days' journey, the Ark of Jehovah travelled before them on the three days' journey to search out rest for them. Numbers 10:33.

There was thick darkness for three days in all the land of Egypt, and nobody could see his brother for three days, but the children of Israel had light. Exodus 10:22-23.

[5] The flesh of a sacrifice made as a vow-offering or as a freewill-offering was to be eaten on the first and the second day; nothing was to be kept until the third day but was to be burned, because it was an abomination. So too with the flesh of a sacrifice made as a 'eucharistic' offering; if this was eaten on the third day the one offering the sacrifice would not be accepted and that soul would bear his iniquity. Leviticus 7:16-18; 19:6-7.

Anyone who touched a dead body was to purify himself on the third day, and on the seventh day he would be clean. If he did not do so that soul would be cut off from Israel. And one that was clean was to sprinkle water over the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. Numbers 19:12-13, 19.

Those who had killed someone in battle and had touched one who had been slain were to purify themselves on the third day and on the seventh day. Numbers 31:19.

[6] When they came into the land of Canaan the fruit of a tree was to be uncircumcised for three years and not eaten. Leviticus 19:23.

At the end of three years they were to bring every tenth part of their produce in that year and deposit it within their gates so that the Levite, the sojourner, the orphan, and the widow might eat. Deuteronomy 14:28-29; 26:12.

Three times a year they were to keep a feast to Jehovah. And three times a year every male person was to appear before the face of the Lord Jehovah. Exodus 23:14, 17; Deuteronomy 16:16.

Joshua told the people that in three days they would be crossing the Jordan and inheriting the land. Joshua 1:11; 3:2.

Jehovah called to Samuel three times and the third time he answered Him. 1 Samuel 3:8.

[7] When Saul wished to kill David, David hid in the field until the third evening. Jonathan told David, I will sound out my father on the third day from now. Jonathan said that he would shoot three arrows to the side of the stone. And David fell face to the ground, before Jonathan and bowed down three times.12, 19, 20, 35, 36, 41.

David was to choose one of these three things - either seven years of famine in the land, or his own flight before his enemies for three months, or pestilence in the land for three days. 2 Samuel 24:12-13.

[8] There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. 2 Samuel 21:1.

Elijah stretched himself over the dead boy three times and revived him. 1 Kings 17:21.

When he had built the altar to Jehovah, Elijah told them to pour water over the burnt offering and over the wood three times. 1 Kings 18:34.

Fire consumed the captains of fifty sent on two occasions to Elijah, but not the one sent on the third occasion. 2 Kings 1:13-14.

It was a sign to King Hezekiah that they were to eat in that year what had grown of itself, and in the second year further growth from the same; but in the third year they were to sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of these. 2 Kings 19:29.

[9] Daniel went into his house and had the windows open in his [upper] chamber towards Jerusalem, where three times a day he gave thanks on his knees and prayed. Daniel 6:10, 13.

Daniel was mourning for three whole weeks, not eating pleasant bread, nor drinking wine, nor anointing himself, until the three whole weeks were completed. Daniel 10:2-3.

Isaiah went naked and barefoot three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and against Cush. Isaiah 20:3.

Out of the Lampstand went three branches on either side, and three almond-shaped cups on each branch. Exodus 25:32-33.

In the Urim and Thummim there were three precious stones in each row. Exodus 28:17-20.

[10] In the New Temple there were to be three chambers on this side of the gate and three on that, and all three were to measure the same. And the breadth of the gate to the vestibule of the house was to be three cubits this way and three cubits that. Ezekiel 40:10, 21, 48.

In the New Jerusalem there were to be three gates to the north, three to the east, three to the south, and three to the west. Ezekiel 48:31-34; Revelation 21:13.

The same may be seen in the following places:

Peter denied Jesus three times. Matthew 26:34, 69 and following verses.

The Lord said to Peter three times, Do you love Me? John 21:17.

Also, in the parable about the man who planted a vineyard, he sent servants three times, and at length his own son. Luke 20:12; Mark 12:2, 4-6.

The labourers in the vineyard were hired at the third hour, the sixth hour, the ninth hour, and the eleventh hour. Matthew 20:1-17.

And concerning the fig tree which, because it bore no fruit for three years, was to be cut down. Luke 13:6-7.

[11] Just as a group of three and a third one were representative, so also was a third part, as in the following:

Minchahs consisted of two tenths of fine flour mixed with a third part of a hin of oil, and the wine for the drink-offering was a third of a hin. Numbers 15:6-7; Ezekiel 46:14.

In Ezekiel it is said that he was to run a razor over his head and over his beard, and then to divide his hair, burning a third part in the fire, striking a third around the city with his sword, and scattering a third to the wind. Ezekiel 5:1-2, 11.

In Zechariah it is said that in the whole land, two parts were to be cut off, and the third would be left. Yet this third would be led through fire and tested. Zechariah 13:8-9.

[12] In John it is said that when the first angel sounded there came hail, and fire mixed with blood; and it fell on to the earth so that a third part of the trees were burned. The second angel sounded and so to speak a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea. And a third part of the sea became blood resulting in the death of a third part of the creatures who had their being in the sea. And a third part of the ships was destroyed. The third angel sounded and there fell from the sky a great star burning like a torch and it fell upon a third part of the rivers. The name of the star is Wormwood. The fourth angel sounded and a third part of the sun was struck, and a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of these was blacked out, and the day had no light for a third part of it, nor likewise the night. Revelation 8:7-12.

[13] The four angels were released to kill a third part of mankind. Revelation 9:15.

A third part of mankind was killed by these three, fire, smoke, and brimstone, which went forth out of the mouths of the horses. Revelation 9:18.

The dragon drew with his tail a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them down to the earth. Revelation 12:4.

'A third part' however means something which is not yet finished, whereas 'a third' and 'a group of three' mean that which has been finished - evil in the case of the evil, good in the case of the good.

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