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3 Mose 24

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1 Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:

2 Gebiete den Kindern Israel, daß sie dir reines, zerstoßenes Olivenöl bringen zum Licht, um die Lampen anzuzünden beständig.

3 Außerhalb des Vorhangs des Zeugnisses, im Zelte der Zusammenkunft, soll Aaron sie zurichten, vom Abend bis zum Morgen, vor Jehova beständig: eine ewige Satzung bei euren Geschlechtern.

4 Auf dem reinen Leuchter soll er die Lampen beständig vor Jehova zurichten.

5 Und du sollst Feinmehl nehmen und daraus zwölf Kuchen backen: von zwei Zehnteln soll ein Kuchen sein.

6 Und du sollst sie in zwei Schichten legen, sechs in eine Schicht, auf den reinen Tisch vor Jehova.

7 Und du sollst auf jede Schicht reinen Weihrauch legen, und er soll dem Brote zum Gedächtnis sein, ein Feueropfer dem Jehova.

8 Sabbathtag für Sabbathtag soll es beständig vor Jehova zurichten: ein ewiger Bund von seiten der Kinder Israel.

9 Und es soll Aaron und seinen Söhnen gehören, und sie sollen es essen an heiligem Orte; denn als ein Hochheiliges von den Feueropfern Jehovas soll es ihm gehören: eine ewige Satzung.

10 Und der Sohn eines israelitischen Weibes, er war aber der Sohn eines ägyptischen Mannes, ging aus unter die Kinder Israel; und der Sohn der Israelitin und ein israelitischer Mann zankten sich im Lager.

11 Und der Sohn des israelitischen Weibes lästerte den Namen Jehovas und fluchte ihm; und sie brachten ihn zu Mose. Der Name seiner Mutter aber war Schelomith, die Tochter Dibris, vom Stamme Dan.

12 Und sie legten ihn in Gewahrsam, damit ihnen nach dem Munde Jehovas beschieden werde.

13 Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:

14 Führe den Flucher außerhalb des Lagers; und alle, die es gehört haben, sollen ihre Hände auf seinen Kopf legen, und die ganze Gemeinde soll ihn steinigen.

15 Und zu den Kindern Israel sollst du reden und sprechen: Wenn irgend jemand seinem Gott flucht, so soll er seine Sünde tragen.

16 Und wer den Namen Jehovas lästert, soll gewißlich getötet werden, steinigen soll ihn die ganze Gemeinde; wie der Fremdling, so der Eingeborene: wenn er den Namen lästert, soll er getötet werden.

17 Und wenn jemand irgend einen Menschen totschlägt, so soll er gewißlich getötet werden.

18 Und wer ein Vieh totschlägt, soll es erstatten: Leben um Leben.

19 Und wenn jemand seinem Nächsten eine Verletzung zufügt: wie er getan hat, also soll ihm getan werden:

20 Bruch um Bruch, Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn; wie er einem Menschen eine Verletzung zufügt, also soll ihm zugefügt werden.

21 Und wer ein Vieh totschlägt, soll es erstatten; wer aber einen Menschen totschlägt, soll getötet werden.

22 Einerlei Recht sollt ihr haben: wie der Fremdling, so soll der Eingeborene sein; denn ich bin Jehova, euer Gott. -

23 Und Mose redete zu den Kindern Israel, und sie führten den Flucher vor das Lager hinaus und steinigten ihn; und die Kinder Israel taten, wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 258

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258. CHAPTER 4.

1. AFTER this I saw, and, behold, a door opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard, as it were of a trumpet, speaking with me, said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must come to pass hereafter.

2. And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and upon the throne one sitting.

3. And he that sat was in aspect like a jasper and a sardius and there was a rainbow round about the throne in aspect like unto an emerald.

4. And round about the throne were four-and-twenty thrones; and upon the thrones I saw four-and-twenty elders sitting, clothed in white garments; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

5. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

6. And before the throne there was a glassy sea like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four animals full of eyes before and behind.

7. And the first animal was like a lion, and the second animal like a calf, and the third animal had a face like a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle.

8. And the four animals had each by itself six wings round about; and they were full of eyes within; and they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.

9. And when the animals gave glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth unto the ages of the ages)

10. The four-and-twenty elders fell down before him that sitteth on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth unto the ages of the ages, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and by thy will they are, and were created.

THE EXPLANATION.

IT was stated above (n. 5), that the subject treated of in this prophetical book is not the successive states of the Christian church from its beginning to its end, as has been hitherto believed, but the state of the church and of heaven in the last times, when there would be a new heaven and a new earth, that is, when there would be a new church formed in the heavens and on earth, thus when judgment takes place. It is said a new church in the heavens, because there is a church there just as on earth (as may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 221-227). Because these are the subjects treated of in this book, therefore the first chapter treats of the Lord, who is the Judge; and the second and third of those who belong to the church, and of those who do not belong to the church, thus it treats of those who are in the former heaven, which is to be abolished, and of those who are in the new heaven, which is to be formed. (That by the seven churches which are treated of in the second and third chapters, are meant all those who are in the church, and also everything pertaining to the church, may be seen above, n. 256, 257.) The subject now treated of in this fourth chapter is the arrangement of all things, especially in the heavens, before judgment; therefore a throne was now seen in heaven, and round about it twenty-four thrones, upon which were twenty-four elders; also, near the throne, four animals, which are cherubim. That by those things is described the arrangement of all things before the judgment, and for judgment, will be seen in the explanation of this chapter. It should be known that before any change takes place everything is pre-arranged and prepared for the future event; for all things are foreseen by the Lord, and according to this foresight are disposed and provided for. By the throne, therefore, in the midst of heaven is meant judgment, and by Him who sat upon it, the Lord; by the four-and-twenty thrones upon which were four-and-twenty elders, are meant all truths in their whole extent, from which and according to which judgment is. By the four animals, which are cherubim, is meant the Lord's Divine Providence, lest the former heavens should suffer harm by the remarkable change about to take place, and that afterwards everything might be done according to order; that is to say, that those who are interiorly evil might be separated from those who are interiorly good, and the latter be elevated into heaven, but the former cast down to hell.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Apocalypse Explained # 256

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256. It was said above, that by the seven churches here written to, are not meant seven churches, but all those who belong to the church, and, in the abstract, all things of the church; that this is the case is evident from the consideration, that by seven are signified all, and all things, and that by the names are signified things. That all who belong to the church, or all things of the church, are meant by what is written to those seven churches is also evident from the explanation of those things. For all things of the church have reference to the following four general principles, doctrine, life according to it, faith according to life. These are treated of in what is written to six of the churches - doctrine, to the churches in Ephesus and Smyrna; life according to doctrine, to the churches in Thyatira and Sardis; and faith according to life, to the churches in Philadelphia and Laodicea. And because doctrine cannot be implanted in man's life and become a matter of faith unless he fights against the evils and falsities which he possesses from heredity, therefore that combat is also treated of in what is written to the church in Pergamos; for the subject there treated of is temptations; and temptations are combats against evils and falsities.

(That temptations are treated of in what is written to the church in Pergamos may be seen above, n. 130; that doctrine is the subject treated of in what is written to the churches in Ephesus and Smyrna may be seen above also, n. 93, 95, 112; that a life according to doctrine is treated of in what is written to the churches in Thyatira and Sardis, (n. 150, 182, and that faith according to life is treated of in what is written to the churches of Philadelphia and Laodicea, n. 203 and 227.) Because in what is written to this last church, namely, that in Laodicea, those who are in the doctrine of faith alone are treated of, and also, at the end, the nature of faith originating in charity, to what has already been said, it is here to be added, that love constitutes heaven; and because it does so, it also forms the church. For all the societies of heaven, which are innumerable, are arranged according to the affections of love, and also all within each society; so that it is affection, or love, according to which all things are arranged in the heavens, and not in any case faith alone. Spiritual affection, or love, is charity. It is therefore clear that no one can ever enter heaven unless he is in charity.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.