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Amos 2

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1 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Δια τας τρεις παραβασεις του Μωαβ και δια τας τεσσαρας δεν θελω αποστρεψει την τιμωριαν αυτου· διοτι κατεκαυσε τα οστα του βασιλεως του Εδωμ μεχρι κονιας·

2 αλλα θελω εξαποστειλει πυρ επι τον Μωαβ και θελει καταφαγει τα παλατια της Κιριωθ· και ο Μωαβ θελει αποθανει μετα θορυβου, μετα κραυγης, μετ' ηχου σαλπιγγος.

3 Και θελω εξολοθρευσει τον κριτην εκ μεσου αυτου, και θελω αποκτεινει παντας τους αρχοντας αυτου μετ' αυτου, λεγει Κυριος.

4 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Δια τας τρεις παραβασεις του Ιουδα και δια τας τεσσαρας δεν θελω αποστρεψει την τιμωριαν αυτου, διοτι κατεφρονησαν τον νομον του Κυριου και δεν εφυλαξαν τα προσταγματα αυτου και επλανησαν αυτους τα ματαια αυτων, κατοπιν των οποιων περιεπατησαν οι πατερες αυτων·

5 αλλα θελω εξαποστειλει πυρ επι τον Ιουδαν και θελει καταφαγει τα παλατια της Ιερουσαλημ.

6 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Δια τας τρεις παραβασεις του Ισραηλ και δια τας τεσσαρας δεν θελω αποστρεψει την τιμωριαν αυτου διοτι επωλησαν τον δικαιον δι' αργυριον και τον πενητα δια ζευγος υποδηματων·

7 οιτινες ποθουσι να βλεπωσι την κονιν της γης επι την κεφαλην των πτωχων και εκκλινουσι την οδον των πενητων· και υιος και πατηρ αυτου υπαγουσι προς την αυτην παιδισκην, δια να βεβηλονωσι το ονομα το αγιον μου·

8 και πλαγιαζουσι πλησιον παντος θυσιαστηριου επι ενδυματων ενεχυριασμενων, και πινουσιν εν τω οικω των θεων αυτων τον οινον των καταδυναστευομενων.

9 Αλλ' εγω εξωλοθρευσα τον Αμορραιον απ' εμπροσθεν αυτων, του οποιου το υψος ητο ως το υψος των κεδρων και αυτος ισχυρος ως αι δρυς· και ηφανισα τον καρπον αυτου επανωθεν και τας ριζας αυτου υποκατωθεν.

10 Και εγω σας ανεβιβασα εκ γης Αιγυπτου και σας περιεφερον τεσσαρακοντα ετη δια της ερημου, δια να κληρονομησητε την γην του Αμορραιου.

11 Και ανεστησα εκ των υιων σας δια προφητας και εκ των νεανισκων σας δια Ναζηραιους. Δεν ειναι ουτως, υιοι Ισραηλ; λεγει Κυριος.

12 Σεις δε εποτιζετε τους Ναζηραιους οινον και προσεταξατε τους προφητας λεγοντες, Μη προφητευσητε.

13 Ιδου, εγω θελω καταθλιψει υμας εν τω τοπω υμων, καθως καταθλιβεται η αμαξα η πληρης δραγματων.

14 Και η φυγη θελει χαθη απο του δρομεως και ο ανδρειος δεν θελει στερεωσει την ισχυν αυτου και ο ισχυρος δεν θελει διασωσει την ψυχην αυτου,

15 και ο τοξοτης δεν θελει δυνηθη να σταθη· και ο ταχυπους να εκφυγη και ο ιππευς να σωση την ζωην αυτου,

16 και ο μεταξυ των δυνατων γενναιοκαρδιος γυμνος θελει φυγει εν εκεινη τη ημερα, λεγει Κυριος.

   

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Amos 7:13

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13 εν δε τη Βαιθηλ μη προφητευσης πλεον, διοτι ειναι αγιαστηριον του βασιλεως και ειναι οικος του βασιλειου.

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Arcana Coelestia # 1857

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1857. 'For the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet come to a close' means the final period when there is no longer any good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the Amorite', and also from the meaning of 'a close'. 'Amorite' in the Word means evil in general, the reason being that the land of Canaan is called 'the land of the Amorites', as is clear in Ezekiel 16:3-4, and Amos 2:9-10. Here therefore 'the Amorite' means all the nations of the land of Canaan, by whom were meant, as stated already, evils and falsities specifically. Consequently 'the Amorite' means all evils in general. 'The close' means that final period when there is no good any longer.

[2] But what is meant in the internal sense by the statement that 'the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet come to a close' is an arcanum. The experience of the evil in the next life is that they are not punished until their evils have reached their peak; this applies to evils both in general and in particular. Indeed the balance of everything in the next life is such that evil punishes itself, that is, those who are evil run into the punishment of their evil, but only when this evil has reached its peak. Every evil has its own limits - varying from one individual to another - beyond which it is not allowed to go. When one who is evil goes beyond it he meets head on with punishment. This is so in every particular case.

[3] The same applies in general, in that those who are evil thrust themselves down into hell, not instantaneously but gradually. This has its origin in the universal law of order established by the Lord that the Lord never sends anyone down into hell but that evil itself, or the person himself who is evil, thrusts himself down, doing so gradually, until evil has reached its close and no trace of good is any longer apparent. As long as there is some trace of good he is being raised up from hell, but when there is nothing but evil, he is thrust down into hell. Good and evil must first of all be separated from each other since they are opposites. No one is allowed to incline in both directions. This is what is meant by 'the iniquity of the Amorites having to come to a close'. With the good however it is different; they are constantly being raised up by the Lord towards heaven, while their evil is gradually wiped away.

[4] It is similar with the state of the Church: visitation does not come until evil has reached a close, that is, when good of charity and truth of faith exist no longer. That close is referred to quite often in the Prophets, as in Isaiah,

A close and a settlement I have heard from the Lord Jehovih Zebaoth over all the earth. Isaiah 28:22.

In Jeremiah,

O Babel, you who dwell on many waters, great in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your gain. Jeremiah 51:13.

In Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your people and your holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sins and to atone for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. Daniel 9:24.

At length upon the bird of abominations will come desolation, until a closing and settlement is poured out upon the devastation. Daniel 9:27.

[5] The Lord Himself too foretells the close in these words in Luke,

They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive among all the gentiles, 1 and at length Jerusalem will be trodden down by the gentiles' until the times of the nations are fulfilled. Luke 21:24.

'Falling by the edge of the sword' means from falsities, for 'a sword' in the Word is the punishment of falsity. 'Jerusalem' stands for the Lord's kingdom and the Church, 402, 'the gentiles' for evils, 1260. Thus the meaning is that 'the close' has been reached when the Church has become possessed by evils and falsities, and so has been destroyed by its own self.

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