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Joel 2

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1 Σαλπισατε σαλπιγγα εν Σιων, και αλαλαξατε εν τω ορει τω αγιω μου· ας τρομαξωσι παντες οι κατοικουντες την γην· διοτι ερχεται η ημερα του Κυριου, διοτι ειναι εγγυς·

2 ημερα σκοτους και γνοφου, ημερα νεφελης και ομιχλης· ως αυγη εξαπλουται επι τα ορη λαος πολυς και ισχυρος· ομοιος αυτου δεν εσταθη απ' αιωνος ουδε μετ' αυτον θελει σταθη πλεον ποτε εις γενεας γενεων.

3 Πυρ κατατρωγει εμπροσθεν αυτου και φλοξ κατακαιει οπισθεν αυτου· η γη ειναι ως ο παραδεισος της Εδεμ εμπροσθεν αυτου, και οπισθεν αυτου πεδιας ηφανισμενη· και βεβαιως δεν θελει εκφυγει απ' αυτου ουδεν.

4 Η θεα αυτων ειναι ως θεα ιππων, και ως ιππεις, ουτω θελουσι τρεχει.

5 Ως κροτος αμαξων θελουσι πηδα επι τας κορυφας των ορεων, ως ηχος φλογος πυρος, ητις κατατρωγει την καλαμην, ως ισχυρος λαος παρατεταγμενος εις μαχην.

6 Ενωπιον αυτου οι λαοι θελουσι κατατρομαξει· παντα τα προσωπα θελουσιν αποσβολωθη.

7 Θελουσι τρεξει ως μαχηται, ως ανδρες πολεμισται θελουσιν αναβη το τειχος, και θελουσιν υπαγει εκαστος εις την οδον αυτου και δεν θελουσι χαλασει τας ταξεις αυτων.

8 Και δεν θελουσι σπρωξει ο εις τον αλλον· θελουσι περιπατει εκαστος εις την οδον αυτου, και πιπτοντες επι τα βελη δεν θελουσι πληγωθη.

9 Θελουσι περιτρεχει εν τη πολει, θελουσι δραμει επι το τειχος, θελουσιν αναβαινει επι τας οικιας, θελουσιν εμβαινει δια των θυριδων ως κλεπτης.

10 Η γη θελει σεισθη εμπροσθεν αυτων, οι ουρανοι θελουσι τρεμει, ο ηλιος και η σεληνη θελουσι συσκοτασει, και τα αστρα θελουσι συρει οπισω το φεγγος αυτων.

11 Και ο Κυριος θελει εκπεμψει την φωνην αυτου εμπροσθεν του στρατευματος αυτου· διοτι το στρατοπεδον αυτου ειναι μεγα σφοδρα, διοτι ο εκτελων τον λογον αυτου ειναι ισχυρος, διοτι η ημερα του Κυριου ειναι μεγαλη και τρομερα σφοδρα και τις δυναται να υποφερη αυτην;

12 Και τωρα δια τουτο, λεγει Κυριος, επιστρεψατε προς εμε εξ ολης της καρδιας υμων και εν νηστεια και εν κλαυθμω και εν πενθει.

13 Και διαρρηξατε την καρδιαν σας και μη τα ιματια σας και επιστρεψατε προς Κυριον τον Θεον σας· διοτι ειναι ελεημων και οικτιρμων, μακροθυμος και πολυελεος και μεταμελουμενος δια το κακον.

14 Τις οιδεν, αν θελη επιστρεψει και μεταμεληθη και αφησει ευλογιαν κατοπιν αυτου, προσφοραν και σπονδην εις Κυριον τον Θεον υμων;

15 Σαλπισατε σαλπιγγα εν Σιων, αγιασατε νηστειαν, κηρυξατε συναξιν επισημον.

16 Συναθροισατε τον λαον, αγιασατε την συναξιν, συναξατε τους πρεσβυτερους, συναθροισατε τα νηπια και τα θηλαζοντα μαστους· ας εξελθη ο νυμφιος εκ του κοιτωνος αυτου και η νυμφη εκ του θαλαμου αυτης.

17 Ας κλαυσωσιν οι ιερεις, οι λειτουργοι του Κυριου, μεταξυ της στοας και του θυσιαστηριου, και ας ειπωσι, Φεισαι, Κυριε, του λαου σου και μη δωσης την κληρονομιαν σου εις ονειδος, ωστε να κυριευσωσιν αυτους τα εθνη· δια τι να ειπωσι μεταξυ των λαων, Που ειναι ο Θεος αυτων;

18 Και ο Κυριος θελει ζηλοτυπησει δια την γην αυτου και θελει φεισθη του λαου αυτου.

19 Ναι, ο Κυριος θελει αποκριθη και ειπει προς τον λαον αυτου, Ιδου, εγω θελω εξαποστειλει προς υμας τον σιτον και τον οινον και το ελαιον και θελετε εμπλησθη απ' αυτων, και δεν θελω σας καμει πλεον ονειδος μεταξυ των εθνων.

20 Αλλα θελω απομακρυνει απο σας τον εκ του βορρα πολεμιον, και θελω εξωσει αυτον εις γην ανυδρον και ερημον, με το προσωπον αυτου προς την ανατολικην θαλασσαν, το δε οπισθεν αυτου μερος προς την θαλασσαν την δυτικην, και η δυσωδια αυτου θελει αναβη και η κακη οσμη αυτου θελει υψωθη, διοτι επραξε μεγαλα.

21 Μη φοβου, γη· χαιρε και ευφραινου· διοτι ο Κυριος θελει καμει μεγαλεια.

22 Μη τρομαζετε, κτηνη της πεδιαδος· διοτι αι βοσκαι της ερημου βλαστανουσι, διοτι το δενδρον φερει τον καρπον αυτου, η συκη και η αμπελος εκδιδουσι την δυναμιν αυτων.

23 Και, τα τεκνα της Σιων, χαιρετε και ευφραινεσθε εις Κυριον τον Θεον σας· διοτι εδωκεν εις εσας την πρωιμον βροχην εγκαιρως και θελει βρεξει εις εσας βροχην πρωιμον και οψιμον ως προτερον.

24 Και τα αλωνια θελουσι γεμισθη απο σιτου και οι ληνοι θελουσιν υπερεκχειλισει απο οινου και ελαιου.

25 Και θελω αναπληρωσει εις εσας τα ετη, τα οποια κατεφαγεν η ακρις, ο βρουχος και η ερυσιβη και η καμπη, το στρατευμα μου το μεγα, το οποιον εξαπεστειλα εναντιον σας.

26 Και θελετε φαγει αφθονως και χορτασθη και αινεσει το ονομα Κυριου του Θεου σας· οστις εκαμε θαυμασια με σας· και ο λαος μου δεν θελει καταισχυνθη εις τον αιωνα.

27 Και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι εν μεσω του Ισραηλ και εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος σας και δεν ειναι αλλος ουδεις· και ο λαος μου δεν θελει καταισχυνθη εις τον αιωνα.

28 Και μετα ταυτα θελω εκχεει το πνευμα μου επι πασαν σαρκα· και θελουσι προφητευσει οι υιοι σας και αι θυγατερες σας· οι πρεσβυτεροι σας θελουσιν ενυπνιασθη ενυπνια, οι νεανισκοι σας θελουσιν ιδει ορασεις.

29 Και ετι επι τους δουλους μου και επι τας δουλας μου εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις θελω εκχεει το πνευμα μου.

30 Και θελω δειξει τερατα εν τοις ουρανοις και επι της γης, αιμα και πυρ και ατμιδα καπνου.

31 Ο ηλιος θελει μεταστραφη εις σκοτος και η σεληνη εις αιμα, πριν ελθη η ημερα του Κυριου η μεγαλη και επιφανης.

32 Και πας οστις επικαλεσθη το ονομα του Κυριου, θελει σωθη· διοτι εν τω ορει Σιων και εν Ιερουσαλημ θελει εισθαι σωτηρια, καθως ειπεν ο Κυριος, και εις τους υπολοιπους τους οποιους ο Κυριος θελει προσκαλεσει.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 3355

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3355. In the internal sense 'an earthquake' is an alteration of the state of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the earth' as the Church, dealt with in 566, 662, 1066, 1068, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118, 2928, and from the meaning of 'a quake' as an alteration of state, here an alteration as regards the things that constitute the Church, namely good and truth. This is also evident from other places in the Word, as in Isaiah,

It will happen, that he who is fleeing from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit, and he who is climbing out of the middle of the pit will be caught in the snare, for the floodgates from on high have been opened and the foundations of the earth have been made to tremble, the earth has been utterly shattered. The earth has been made to quake thoroughly, the earth staggers like a drunken man, it sways to and fro like a hut, and heavy upon it is its transgression, and it will fall and not rise again. And it will be on that day, that Jehovah will visit the host of the height on high and the kings of the ground on the ground. Isaiah 24:18-21.

Here it is quite evident that 'the earth' is the Church, for the subject is a Church whose 'foundations' are said to 'have been made to tremble', while the Church itself, having been 'shattered' and 'made to quake', 'staggers' and 'sways to and fro' when good and truth are not known any longer. 'The kings of the ground' are truths, in this case falsities, upon which visitation will take place. As regards 'kings' meaning truths and in the contrary sense falsities, see 1672, 2015, and as regards 'the ground' being similar in meaning to 'the earth', namely the Church, though there is a difference, see 566, 1068.

[2] In the same prophet,

I will make a man (homo) more rare than pure gold, and a man (homo) than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make heaven quake and the earth will quake out of its place, at the wrath of Jehovah Zebaoth and in the day of His fierce anger. Isaiah 13:12-13.

Here also, the subject being Judgement Day, 'the earth' plainly stands for the Church which is said to 'quake out of its place' when it undergoes a change of state - 'place' meaning state, see 1273-1275, 1377, 2625, 2837. In the same prophet,

Is this the man who, making the earth quake, making the kingdoms quake, makes the world into a wilderness and destroys its cities? Isaiah 14:16-17.

This refers to Lucifer. 'The earth' stands for the Church, which is said 'to quake' when it lays claim to all things as its own. For 'kingdoms' means the truths accepted by the Church, see 1672, 2547.

[3] In Ezekiel,

It will be on that day, that Gog will come over the land of Israel. My wrath will come up in My anger and in My zeal. In the fire of My wrath I will say, Surely on that day there will be a great earthquake on Israel's ground. Ezekiel 38:18-20.

'Gog' stands for external worship that has been separated from internal and so made idolatrous, 1151. 'Israel's land' or 'ground' stands for the spiritual Church, 'an earthquake' for an alteration of its state. In Joel,

The earth quaked before Him, the heavens trembled. The sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars withdrew their shining. Joel 2:10.

This also refers to Judgement Day. 'The earth quaked' stands for an altered state of the Church, 'the sun and moon' for the good of love and the truth of faith, 1529, 1530, 2441, 2495, which are said to be 'darkened' when goods and truths are not acknowledged any longer. 'The stars' stands for cognitions of good and truth, 2495, 2849. In David,

The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook and trembled because He was angered. Psalms 18:6-7.

'The earth trembled and quaked' stands for the Church when its state has become perverted.

[4] In John,

When he opened the sixth seal I looked again, and behold, a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became like blood, and the stars in the sky fell to the earth. Revelation 6:12-13.

Here 'an earthquake', 'the sun', 'the moon', and 'the stars' have a similar meaning to that which they have above in Joel. In the same book,

At that hour a great earthquake took place, and a tenth part of the city fell, and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand people. 1 Revelation 11:13.

From all these places it is evident that 'an earthquake' means nothing other than an alteration of the state of the Church, and that 'the earth' has no other meaning in the internal sense than the Church. And since 'the earth' is the Church it is clear that 'the new heaven and the new earth' which are to take the place of the previous heaven and earth, Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; Revelation 21:1, means nothing other than a new Church, internal and external, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end).

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1. literally, seven thousand names of people

  
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Genesis 6

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1 It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

2 that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.

3 Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

7 Yahweh said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."

8 But Noah found favor in Yahweh's eyes.

9 This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

13 God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

14 Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.

15 This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship will be three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

16 You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.

17 I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.

18 But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

19 Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

20 Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.

21 Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them."

22 Thus Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.