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maastamuutto 30:9

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9 Älkää uhratko sen päällä vierasta suitsutusta älkääkä polttouhria tai ruokauhria; älkää myöskään vuodattako juomauhria sen päällä.

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Apocalypse Revealed # 394

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394. And the smoke of the incense for the prayers of the saints ascended before God from the angel's hand. (8:4) This symbolizes their protection by the Lord.

The smoke of incense ascending before God symbolizes something accepted and pleasing. Therefore David says similarly,

Let my prayers be accepted as incense before You. (Psalms 141:2)

That was because the smoke of incense was fragrant owing to the aromatic substances of which incense was composed - stacte, onycha, galbanum, and frankincense (Exodus 30:34). Moreover, the fragrances of these aromatic substances correspond to qualities connected with spiritual love, or with charity and the attendant faith. In heaven, indeed, angels experience the most fragrant aromas corresponding to their perceptions arising from their love. Consequently we also read in many places in the Word that Jehovah smelled a sweet odor. 1

That this symbolizes protection by the Lord follows from what we said just above in no. 393.

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1. See Genesis 8:21

  
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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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Mooseksen kirja 6:5

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5 kaiken, jonka tähden hän oli väärin vannonut; ja korvatkoon sen täyteen määräänsä ja pankoon siihen vielä lisäksi viidennen osan sen arvosta. Sille, jonka oma se on, hän antakoon sen sinä päivänä, jona hän vikauhrinsa toimittaa.