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1 Πως εκαθησε μονη η πολις η πεπληθυμμενη λαων. Κατεστη ως χηρα η πεπληθυμμενη εν εθνεσιν, η αρχουσα εν ταις επαρχιαις· εγεινεν υποτελης.

2 Ακαταπαυστως κλαιει την νυκτα και τα δακρυα αυτης καταρρεουσιν επι τας σιαγονας αυτης· εκ παντων των αγαπωντων αυτην δεν υπαρχει ο παρηγορων αυτην· παντες οι φιλοι αυτης εφερθησαν προς αυτην απιστως· εχθροι εγειναν εις αυτην.

3 Ηχμαλωτισθη ο Ιουδας υπο θλιψεως και υπο βαρειας δουλειας· καθηται εν τοις εθνεσι· δεν ευρισκει αναπαυσιν· παντες οι διωκται αυτου κατελαβον αυτον εν μεσω των στενων.

4 Αι οδοι της Σιων πενθουσι, διοτι ουδεις ερχεται εις τας εορτας· πασαι αι πυλαι αυτης ειναι ερημοι οι ιερεις αυτης αναστεναζουσιν· αι παρθενοι αυτης ειναι περιλυποι και αυτη πληρης πικριας.

5 Οι εναντιοι αυτης εγειναν κεφαλη, οι εχθροι αυτης ευημερουσι· διοτι ο Κυριος κατεθλιψεν αυτην δια το πληθος των ανομιων αυτης· τα νηπια αυτης επορευθησαν εις αιχμαλωσιαν εμπροσθεν του εχθρου.

6 Και εφυγεν απο της θυγατρος Σιων πασα η δοξα αυτης· οι αρχοντες αυτης εγειναν ως ελαφοι μη ευρισκουσαι βοσκην, και εβαδιζον χωρις δυναμεως εμπροσθεν του διωκοντος.

7 Ενεθυμηθη η Ιερουσαλημ εν ταις ημεραις της θλιψεως αυτης και της εξωσεως αυτης παντα τα επιθυμητα αυτης, τα οποια ειχεν απο χρονων αρχαιων, οτε επεσεν ο λαος αυτης εις την χειρα του εχθρου και δεν υπηρχεν ο βοηθων αυτην· ειδον αυτην οι εχθροι, εγελασαν επι τη καταπαυσει αυτης.

8 Αμαρτιαν ημαρτησεν η Ιερουσαλημ· δια τουτο εγεινεν ως ακαθαρτος· παντες οι δοξαζοντες αυτην κατεφρονησαν αυτην, διοτι ειδον την ασχημοσυνην αυτης· αυτη δε ανεστεναζε και απεστραφη εις τα οπισω.

9 Η ακαθαρσια αυτης ητο εις τα κρασπεδα αυτης· δεν ενεθυμηθη τα τελη αυτης· οθεν εταπεινωθη εξαισιως· δεν υπηρχεν ο παρηγορων αυτην. Ιδε, Κυριε, την θλιψιν μου, διοτι εμεγαλυνθη ο εχθρος.

10 Ο εχθρος εξηπλωσε την χειρα αυτου επι παντα τα επιθυμητα αυτης· διοτι αυτη ειδε τα εθνη εισερχομενα εις το αγιαστηριον αυτης, τα οποια προσεταξας να μη εισελθωσιν εις την συναγωγην σου.

11 Πας ο λαος αυτης καταστεναζει, ζητων αρτον· εδωκαν τα επιθυμητα αυτων αντι τροφης, δια να επανελθη η ψυχη αυτων. Ιδε, Κυριε, και επιβλεψον· διοτι εγεινα εξουθενημενη.

12 Ω, προς υμας, παντες οι διαβαινοντες την οδον· επιβλεψατε και ιδετε, αν ηναι πονος κατα τον πονον μου, οστις εγεινεν εις εμε, με τον οποιον με εθλιψεν ο Κυριος εν τη ημερα της οργης του θυμου αυτου.

13 Εξαπεστειλεν εξ υψους πυρ επι τα οστα μου και κατεκρατησεν αυτα· ηπλωσε δικτυον εις τους ποδας μου· με εστρεψεν εις τα οπισω· με κατεστησεν ηφανισμενην, ολην την ημεραν οδυνωμενην.

14 Ο ζυγος των ασεβηματων μου συνεσφιγχθη δια της χειρος αυτου· περιεπλεχθησαν, ανεβησαν επι τον τραχηλον μου, κατελυσε την δυναμιν μου· ο Κυριος με παρεδωκεν εις χειρας, εξ ων δεν δυναμαι να εγερθω.

15 Ο Κυριος κατεστρωσε παντας τους δυνατους μου εν τω μεσω μου· εκαλεσεν επ' εμε ωρισμενον καιρον δια να συντριψη τους εκλεκτους μου· ο Κυριος επατησεν εν ληνω την παρθενον, την θυγατερα Ιουδα.

16 Δια ταυτα εγω θρηνω· οι οφθαλμοι μου, οι οφθαλμοι μου καταρρεουσιν υδατα· διοτι απεμακρυνθη απ' εμου ο παρηγορητης ο αναζωοποιων την ψυχην μου· οι υιοι μου ηφανισθησαν, διοτι υπερισχυσεν ο εχθρος.

17 Η Σιων εκτεινει τας χειρας αυτης, δεν υπαρχει ο παρηγορων αυτην· ο Κυριος προσεταξε περι του Ιακωβ· οι εχθροι αυτου περιεκυκλωσαν αυτον· η Ιερουσαλημ εγεινε μεταξυ αυτων ως ακαθαρτος.

18 Δικαιος ειναι ο Κυριος διοτι απεστατησα απο του λογου αυτου. Ακουσατε, παρακαλω, παντες οι λαοι, και ιδετε τον πονον μου· αι παρθενοι μου και οι νεανισκοι μου επορευθησαν εις αιχμαλωσιαν.

19 Εκαλεσα τους αγαπωντας με, αλλ' αυτοι με ηπατησαν· οι ιερεις μου και οι πρεσβυτεροι μου εξεπνευσαν εν τη πολει, διοτι εζητησαν τροφην υπερ εαυτων δια να επανελθη η ψυχη αυτων.

20 Ιδε, Κυριε, διοτι θλιβομαι· τα εντοσθια μου ταραττονται, η καρδια μου αναστρεφεται εντος μου, διοτι μεγαλως απεστατησα· εξωθεν ητεκνωσεν η μαχαιρα· εν τω οικω ο θανατος.

21 Ηκουσαν, διοτι στεναζω· δεν υπαρχει ο παρηγορων με· παντες οι εχθροι μου ηκουσαν την συμφοραν μου· εχαρησαν οτι συ εκαμες τουτο · οταν φερης την ημεραν, την οποιαν εκαλεσας, αυτοι θελουσι γεινει ως εγω.

22 Ας ελθη ενωπιον σου πασα η κακια αυτων· και καμε εις αυτους ως εκαμες εις εμε δια παντα τα αμαρτηματα μου· διοτι πολλοι ειναι οι στεναγμοι μου και η καρδια μου εξελιπε.

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Apocalypse Explained # 485

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485. APOCALYPSE. CHAPTER 8.

1. And when he opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven as it were for half an hour.

2. And I saw the seven angels who stood before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.

3. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there were given unto him much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which is before the throne.

4. And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God.

5. And the angel took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast it unto the earth; and there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6. And the seven angels having the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7. And the first angel sounded, and there was hail and fire mingled with blood; and they were cast unto the earth; and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

8. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood.

9. And there died the third part of the creatures in the sea having souls; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

10. And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a lamp; and it fell upon a third part of the rivers and upon the fountains of the waters.

11. And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were bitter.

12. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, that the day shone not for the third part of it, and the night likewise.

13. And I saw, and I heard one angel flying in midheaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, to those that dwell on the earth, from the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound.

EXPOSITION.

Verses 1-4. And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven as it were for half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stood before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which is before the throne. And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God.

1. "And when he opened the seventh seal," signifies prediction respecting the last state of the church n. 486; "there was silence in heaven," signifies astonishment that the church is such and that its end is at hand (n. 487); "as it were for half an hour," signifies a time corresponding to, or the delay before, the preparation of all things for undergoing the changes that follow (n. 488).

2. "And I saw the seven angels who stood before God," signifies all the heavens more interiorly and more closely conjoined to the Lord. n. 489); "and there were given unto them seven trumpets," signifies influx from them, and consequent changes of state and separations (n. 459, 489).

3. "And another angel came and stood at the altar," signifies the conjunction of heaven with the Lord through celestial good n. 490; "having a golden censer," signifies the conjunction of that good with spiritual good, and thus the conjunction of the higher heavens n. 491; "and there was given unto him much incense," signifies truths in abundance (n. 492); "that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which is before the throne," signifies the conjunction [of the heavens] with those who must be separated from the evil and saved n. 493.

4. "And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God," signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord. n. 494).

  
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Isaiah 25:8

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8 He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.