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Ιεζεκιήλ 24

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1 Και εν τω εννατω ετει, τω δεκατω μηνι, τη δεκατη του μηνος, εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

2 Υιε ανθρωπου, γραψον εις σεαυτον το ονομα της ημερας, αυτης ταυτης της ημερας· διοτι ο βασιλευς της Βαβυλωνος παρεταχθη κατα της Ιερουσαλημ εν αυτη ταυτη τη ημερα.

3 Και προφερε παραβολην προς τον αποστατην οικον· και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Στησον τον λεβητα; στησον, και ετι χυσον υδωρ εις αυτον·

4 συναγαγε εις αυτον τα τμηματα αυτου, παν τμημα καλον, τον μηρον και τον ωμον· γεμισον αυτον απο των εκλεκτων οστεων.

5 Λαβε εκ των εκλεκτων του ποιμνιου και στιβασον ετι τα οστα κατω αυτου· βρασον αυτα καλως και ας εψηθωσι και αυτα τα οστα αυτου εν αυτω.

6 Διοτι ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουαι εις την πολιν των αιματων, εις τον λεβητα, του οποιου η σκωρια ειναι εν αυτω και του οποιου η σκωρια δεν εξηλθεν απ' αυτου. Εκβαλε κατα σειραν τα τμηματα αυτης· κληρος ας μη πεση επ' αυτην.

7 Διοτι το αιμα αυτης ειναι εν μεσω αυτης· επι λειοπετραν εξεθεσεν αυτο· δεν εχυσεν αυτο επι την γην, ωστε να σκεπασθη με χωμα.

8 Δια να καμω να αναβη θυμος εις εκτελεσιν εκδικησεως, θελω εκθεσει το αιμα αυτης επι λειοπετραν, δια να μη σκεπασθη.

9 Δια τουτο ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουαι εις την πολιν των αιματων· και εγω θελω μεγαλυνει την πυραν.

10 Επισωρευσον τα ξυλα, αναψον το πυρ, καταναλωσον τα κρεατα και διαλυσον αυτα, ας καωσι και τα οστα.

11 Τοτε στησον αυτον κενον επι τους ανθρακας αυτον, δια να πυρωθη ο χαλκος αυτου και να καη και να λυωση εν αυτω η ακαθαρσια αυτου, να καταναλωθη η σκωρια αυτου.

12 Ματαιως εδοκιμασθη με κοπους, και η μεγαλη αυτης σκωρια δεν εξηλθεν απ' αυτης, η σκωρια αυτης εν τω πυρι.

13 Εν τη ακαθαρσια σου υπαρχει μιαροτης· επειδη εγω σε εκαθαρισα και δεν εκαθαρισθης, δεν θελεις πλεον καθαρισθη απο της ακαθαρσιας σου, εωσου αναπαυσω τον θυμον μου επι σε.

14 Εγω ο Κυριος ελαλησα· θελει γεινει και θελω εκτελεσει αυτο· δεν θελω στραφη οπισω και δεν θελω φεισθη και δεν θελω μεταμεληθη· κατα τας οδους σου και κατα τας πραξεις σου θελουσι σε κρινει, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

15 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

16 Υιε ανθρωπου, ιδου, εγω θελω αφαιρεσει απο σου δια μιας πληγης το επιθυμημα των οφθαλμων σου· και μη πενθησης και μη κλαυσης και ας μη ρευσωσι τα δακρυα σου·

17 κρατηθητι απο στεναγμων, μη καμης πενθος νεκρων, δεσον την τιαραν σου επι την κεφαλην σου, και βαλε εις τους ποδας σου τα υποδηματα σου, και μη καλυψης τα χειλη σου, και αρτον ανδρων μη φαγης.

18 Και ελαλησα προς τον λαον το πρωι, και το εσπερας απεθανεν η γυνη μου· και εκαμον το πρωι ως προσεταχθην.

19 Και ειπεν ο λαος προς εμε, Δεν θελεις απαγγειλει προς υμας τι δηλουσιν εις υμας ταυτα, τα οποια καμνεις;

20 Και απεκριθην προς αυτους, λογος Κυριου εγεινε προς εμε λεγων,

21 Ειπε προς τον οικον Ισραηλ, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ιδου, θελω βεβηλωσει τα αγια μου, το καυχημα της δυναμεως σας, τα επιθυμηματα των οφθαλμων σας και τα περιποθητα των ψυχων σας· και οι υιοι σας και αι θυγατερες σας, οσους αφηκατε, εν ρομφαια θελουσι πεσει.

22 Και θελετε καμει καθως εγω εκαμον· δεν θελετε καλυψει τα χειλη σας και αρτον ανδρων δεν θελετε φαγει.

23 Και αι τιαραι σας θελουσιν εισθαι επι των κεφαλων σας και τα υποδηματα σας εις τους ποδας σας· δεν θελετε πενθησει ουδε κλαυσει· αλλα θελετε λυωσει δια τας ανομιας σας και θελετε στεναξει ο εις προς τον αλλον.

24 Και ο Ιεζεκιηλ θελει εισθαι σημειον εις εσας· κατα παντα οσα εκαμε θελετε καμει· οταν τουτο ελθη, τοτε θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος.

25 Περι δε σου, υιε ανθρωπου, εν εκεινη τη ημερα, οταν αφαιρεσω απ' αυτων την ισχυν αυτων, την χαραν της δοξης αυτων, τα επιθυμηματα των οφθαλμων αυτων και το θαρρος των ψυχων αυτων, τους υιους αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων,

26 εν τη ημερα εκεινη ο διασωθεις δεν θελει ελθει προς σε, δια να αναγγειλη ταυτα εις τα ωτα σου;

27 Εν εκεινη τη ημερα το στομα σου θελει ανοιχθη προς τον διασωθεντα και θελεις λαλησει και δεν θελεις εισθαι πλεον αλαλος· και θελεις εισθαι εις αυτους σημειον· και θελουσι γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 7844

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7844. 'between the evenings' means a last and first state. This is clear from the meaning of 'evening' as a state of falsity and also a state of ignorance of truth; for the shade of evening is falsity and also ignorance of truth. All the times of day, like all the seasons of the year, mean in the spiritual sense alternating states involving truth and good, 5672, 5962, 6110. The end of them and the beginning of them is the evening; consequently when it says 'between the evenings' it implies all those states. At this point therefore 'between the evenings' means the state of deliverance of those governed by truth springing from good, and the state of damnation of those governed by falsity arising from evil, states which are meant by the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt when the firstborn there were killed. The fact that all this is called 'the evening' is clear from the following in Moses,

You shall sacrifice 1 the Passover in the evening when the sun goes down, at the fixed time of your departure from Egypt. Deuteronomy 16:4, 6.

[2] From this it is evident that the end of the state of molestations and the beginning of the state of the deliverance of those represented by the children of Israel is meant by 'between the evenings'. From that beginning the state moves on for them towards morning, which is a raising to heaven. It is evident too that the end of the state of molestations and the beginning of the state of the damnation of those represented by the Egyptians is meant by 'between the evenings'. But these people's state moves on towards night, which is a casting into hell. The casting of the latter into hell is represented by being drowned in the Sea Suph, while the raising of the former to heaven is represented by being led into the land of Canaan.

[3] In the Word the expression 'the evening' is used in various places, and by it is meant a last phase of a Church and also a first phase of it - a last one with those among whom the Church is coming to an end, and a first with those among whom it is just beginning. This explains why 'the evening' primarily means the Lord's Coming, for that was the time of the end of the former Church and of the beginning of the new. The first state of the new Church is also called 'the evening' since a member of the Church starts with light that is dim and advances to that which is clear, and this for him is the morning.

[4] The fact that the Lord's Coming into the world is meant by 'the evening' and 'the morning' is clear in Daniel,

I heard a holy one speaking, For how long is this vision, the continual [burnt offering], and the transgression, and the treading down of the sanctuary and the host? And he said to me, Up to the evening [when it is becoming] morning two thousand three hundred times, for then the sanctuary will be made correct. Daniel 8:13-14.

Here it is self-evident that 'the evening' is used to mean the last phase when the Church had been completely laid waste and the Lord came into the world, and 'morning' to mean light and the rise of a new Church from Him.

[5] A similar prophecy appears in Zechariah,

There will be one day, which will be known to Jehovah, not day nor night, because around evening time there will be light. Zechariah 14:7.

In Zephaniah,

Let there at length be a territory for the remnant of the house of Judah; they will pasture on them. In the houses of Ashkelon they will find rest in the evening, when Jehovah their God will visit them, and return their captives. 2 Zephaniah 1:7.

'The evening' stands for the first state of an arising Church. Since 'the evening' meant the last state of an old Church and the first of a new, Aaron and his sons were commanded to cause a lamp to burn 3 from evening until morning before Jehovah, Exodus 27:20-21.

[6] The fact that 'the evening' is the last state of the Church, when dense falsity reigns because there is no faith, and dense evil because there is no charity, is evident in Jeremiah,

Woe to us, 4 for the day goes away, for the shadows of evening are set at an angle! Jeremiah 6:4.

In Ezekiel,

I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died at evening. Ezekiel 24:18.

'Wife' stands for the Church. In David,

At dawn it will flourish and shoot up, 5 at evening one will cut it down, it will wither. Psalms 90:6.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Latin means they shall sacrifice but the Hebrew means you shall sacrifice, which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.

2. literally, bring again their captivity

3. literally, to go up

4. The Latin means you but the Hebrew means us, which Swedenborg has in one other place where he quotes this verse.

5. literally, Pass on

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.