25. Daß der Herr des Menschen Sohn genannt wird, wenn vom

Gericht die Rede ist, erhellt aus folgendem:

„Wenn des Menschen Sohn in Seiner Herrlichkeit kommen wird, dann wird Er auf dem Thron Seiner Herrlichkeit sitzen, und die Schafe zur Rechten, die Böcke aber zur Linken stellen“: Matthaeus 25:31, 33.

„Wenn des Menschen Sohn sitzen wird auf dem Throne Seiner Herrlichkeit, um zu richten die zwölf Stämme Israels“: Matthaeus 19:28.

„Des Menschen Sohn wird kommen in der Herrlichkeit Seines Vaters, und dann einem jeden nach seinen Taten vergelten“: Matthaeus 16:27.

„Wachet zu jeder Zeit, damit ihr für würdig gehalten werden möget, zu stehen vor des Menschen Sohn“: Lukas 21:36.

„Zu einer Stunde, da ihr es nicht vermutet, kommt des Menschen Sohn“: Matthaeus 24:44; Lukas 12:40.

„Der Vater richtet niemand, sondern hat alles Gericht dem Sohn übergeben, weil Er des Menschen Sohn ist“: Johannes 5 [22], 27.

Der Grund, warum der Herr, wenn vom Gericht die Rede ist, Sich des Menschen Sohn nennt, ist, weil alles Gericht nach dem göttlich Wahren geschieht, das im WORT ist. Daß dieses jeden richte, sagt Er selbst bei Johannes: „Wenn jemand Meine Worte hört, und sie doch nicht glaubt, den richte Ich nicht, denn Ich bin nicht in die Welt gekommen, um die Welt zu richten; das Wort, das Ich gesprochen habe, wird ihn richten am letzten Tage“: Johannes 12:47-48. „Des Menschen Sohn ist nicht gekommen, daß Er die Welt richte, sondern daß die Welt durch Ihn gerettet werde. Wer an Ihn glaubt, wird nicht gerichtet; wer aber nicht glaubt, ist schon gerichtet, weil er nicht an den Namen des eingeborenen Sohnes Gottes glaubt“: Johannes 3:17-18. Daß der Herr niemand zur Hölle verurteile oder in die Hölle werfe, sondern daß der böse Geist selbst sich [in die Hölle stürze], sehe man im Werk vom »Himmel und der Hölle« Nr. 545-550 und 574.

Durch den Namen Jehovahs des Herrn, des Sohnes Gottes, wird das göttliche Wahre, mithin auch das WORT verstanden, weil es von Ihm ist, von Ihm handelt, und so Er selbst ist.

472. And when he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. This symbolically means that the Lord has disclosed throughout the whole of heaven what is in the little book.

This is the symbolic meaning, because we read next that John wished to write what the seven thunders said, but that he was told from heaven to seal those things up and not to write them, and later that he ate the little book, which in his mouth was as sweet as honey, but made his stomach bitter. The symbolic meaning is that present within were such things as would not yet be accepted. The reason may be seen in the next number.

But now I will reveal what the little book had in it. The little book had in it the same contents as found from beginning to end in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord, which are as follows:

[2] The Sacred Scripture throughout has the Lord as its subject, and the Lord is the Word (nos. 1-7).

The Lord's fulfilling all things of the Law ¹ means that He fulfilled all things of the Word (nos. 8-11).

The Lord came into the world to conquer the hells and glorify His humanity, and His suffering of the cross was the final battle by which He fully overcame the hells and fully glorified His humanity (nos. 12-14).

By His suffering of the cross the Lord did not take away sins, but bore them (nos. 15-17).

Any imputation of the Lord's merit is simply the forgiveness of sins following repentance (no. 18).

The Lord is called the Son of God in relation to His Divine humanity, and the Son of Man in relation to the Word (nos. 19-28).

The Lord made His humanity Divine from the Divinity in Him, and thus became one with the Father (nos. 29-36).

The Lord is God Himself, from whom the Word originated and who is the subject of the Word (nos. 37-44).

There is one God, and the Lord is that God (no. 45).

The Holy Spirit is the Divinity emanating from the Lord, and it is the Lord Himself (nos. 46-54).

The doctrine of the Athanasian Creed accords with the truth, provided a trinity of persons is interpreted to mean a trinity of person, which is present in the Lord (nos. 55-61).

[3] We are told that the seven thunders uttered their voices because the Lord's speech descending through the heavens into the lower regions sounds like thunder. And because He speaks at the same time throughout the whole of heaven, thus in fullness, there are said to be seven thunders, for the number seven means, symbolically, all people or all things, and thus completeness (nos. 10, 390). Consequently thunder also symbolizes instruction and a perception of truth (no. 236), and here discovery and disclosure as well.

That a voice from heaven sounds like thunder when it comes from the Lord is apparent from the following:

(Jesus said,) "Father, glorify Your name." Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." (John 12:28-30)

The multitude heard this as thunder.

(God roars with His voice;) He thunders with His majestic voice... (Job 37:4-5)

Jehovah thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice. (2 Samuel 22:14)

I heard a voice from heaven... like the voice of loud thunder. (Revelation 14:2)

You called... and... I answered you in secret with thunder. (Psalms 81:7)

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