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1 Ιδου, εγω αποστελλω τον αγγελον μου και θελει κατασκευασει την οδον εμπροσθεν μου· και ο Κυριος, τον οποιον σεις ζητειτε, εξαιφνης θελει ελθει εις τον ναον αυτου, ναι, ο αγγελος της διαθηκης, τον οποιον σεις θελετε· ιδου, ερχεται, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων.

2 Αλλα τις δυναται να υπομεινη την ημεραν της ελευσεως αυτου; και τις δυναται να σταθη εις την παρουσιαν αυτου; διοτι αυτος ειναι ως πυρ χωνευτου και ως σμιγμα γναφεων.

3 Και θελει καθησει ως ο χωνευων και καθαριζων το αργυριον, και θελει καθαρισει τους υιους του Λευι και θελει στραγγισει αυτους ως το χρυσιον και το αργυριον, και θελουσι προσφερει εις τον Κυριον προσφοραν εν δικαιοσυνη.

4 Τοτε η προσφορα του Ιουδα και της Ιερουσαλημ θελει εισθαι αρεστη εις τον Κυριον καθως εν ταις ημεραις ταις αρχαιαις και καθως εν τοις προλαβουσιν ετεσι.

5 Και θελω πλησιασει προς εσας δια κρισιν· και θελω εισθαι μαρτυς σπευδων εναντιον των μαγων και εναντιον των μοιχευοντων και εναντιον των επιορκων και εναντιον των αποστερουντων τον μισθον του μισθωτου, των καταδυναστευοντων την χηραν και τον ορφανον, και των αδικουντων τον ξενον και των μη φοβουμενων με, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων.

6 Διοτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος· δεν αλλοιουμαι· δια τουτο σεις, οι υιοι του Ιακωβ, δεν απωλεσθητε.

7 Εκ των ημερων των πατερων σας απεχωρισθητε απο των διαταγματων μου και δεν εφυλαξατε αυτα. Επιστρεψατε προς εμε και θελω επιστρεψει προς εσας, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων· πλην ειπετε, Τινι τροπω θελομεν επιστρεψει;

8 Μηπως θελει κλεπτει ο ανθρωπος τον Θεον; σεις ομως με εκλεπτετε· και λεγετε, Εις τι σε εκλεψαμεν; εις τα δεκατα και εις τας προσφορας.

9 Σεις εισθε κατηραμενοι με καταραν· διοτι σεις με εκλεψατε, ναι, σεις, ολον το εθνος.

10 Φερετε παντα τα δεκατα εις την αποθηκην, δια να ηναι τροφη εις τον οικον μου· και δοκιμασατε με τωρα εις τουτο, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων, εαν δεν σας ανοιξω τους καταρρακτας του ουρανου και εκχεω την ευλογιαν εις εσας, ωστε να μη αρκη τοπος δι' αυτην.

11 Και θελω επιτιμησει υπερ υμων τον καταφθειροντα, και δεν θελει φθειρει τους καρπους της γης σας· ουδε η αμπελος σας θελει απορριψει προ καιρου τον καρπον αυτης εν τω αγρω, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων.

12 Και θελουσι σας μακαριζει παντα τα εθνη· διοτι σεις θελετε εισθαι γη επιθυμητη, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων.

13 Οι λογοι σας ησαν σκληροι εναντιον μου, λεγει ο Κυριος· και ειπετε, Τι ελαλησαμεν εναντιον σου;

14 Σεις ειπετε, Ματαιον ειναι να δουλευη τις τον Θεον· και, Τις η ωφελεια οτι εφυλαξαμεν τα διαταγματα αυτου και οτι περιεπατησαμεν πενθουντες ενωπιον του Κυριου των δυναμεων;

15 Και τωρα ημεις μακαριζομεν τους υπερηφανους· ναι, οι εργαζομενοι την ανομιαν υψωθησαν, ναι, οι πειραζοντες τον Θεον, και αυτοι εσωθησαν.

16 Τοτε οι φοβουμενοι τον Κυριον ελαλουν προς αλληλους· και ο Κυριος προσειχε και ηκουε και εγραφη βιβλιον ενθυμησεως ενωπιον αυτου περι των φοβουμενων τον Κυριον και των ευλαβουμενων το ονομα αυτου·

17 και θελουσιν εισθαι εμου, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων, εν τη ημερα εκεινη, οταν εγω ετοιμασω τα πολυτιμα μου· και θελω σπλαγχνισθη αυτους, καθως σπλαγχνιζεται ανθρωπος τον υιον αυτου, οστις δουλευει αυτον.

18 Τοτε θελετε επιστρεψει και διακρινει μεταξυ δικαιου και ασεβους, μεταξυ του δουλευοντος τον Θεον και του μη δουλευοντος αυτον.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9334

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9334. 'Lest perhaps the land becomes desolate' means a deficiency in that case, and little spiritual life, that is to say, if the removal were hurried. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land' as the Church in general and also in particular, the Church in particular being a person who becomes an embodiment of the Church, since the Church exists within a person and comprises one who has been regenerated (for the meaning of 'the land' as the Church in general, see 9325, and for its meaning as the Church in particular, or a person who has been regenerated, 82, 620, 636, 913, 1411, 1733, 2117, 2118 (end), 2571, 3368, 3379; this person is also called 'the land' in Malachi,

All the nations will declare you blessed, and you will be a land of delight. Malachi 3:12.) and from the meaning of 'desolate' as a deficiency, and little spiritual life. For 'desolate', when used in reference to the Church within a person, means a deficiency of truth and good, thus also a deficiency of spiritual life since that life is provided by these. The implications of this, that there is a deficiency and little spiritual life if falsities and evils are removed hurriedly, are that when a person undergoes regeneration, which is accomplished by the implantation of spiritual truth and good, and at the same time by the removal of falsity and evil, the regeneration is not hurried but takes place slowly.

[2] The reason for this is that all the things the person has thought, intended, or done since early childhood have entered into the composition of his life. They have also formed themselves into a network which is such that one cannot be moved without all of them together being moved. For a wicked person is an image of hell, and a good person is an image of heaven; and also the evils and falsities with a wicked person are interconnected in the same way as the communities of hell are with one another, of which that person is a part, while the forms of good and the truths with a good person are interconnected in the same way as heavenly communities are with one another, of which this person is a part. From this it is evident that the evils and falsities with a wicked person cannot be removed suddenly from where they are. They can be removed only in the measure that forms of good and truths in their proper order have been implanted more deeply within the person; for heaven with a person removes hell. If the removal were done suddenly the person would pass out, for the whole network of things, every single one, would be thrown into confusion and deprive him of his life.

[3] The fact that regeneration or the implantation of the life of heaven with a person begins when he is a young child and continues right on to the final phase of his life in the world, and the fact that after life in the world his perfection continues for evermore, see 2679, 3203, 3584, 3665, 3690, 3701, 4377, 4551, 4552, 5126, 6751, 8772, 9103, 9296, 9297, and in particular 5122, 5398, 5912, 9258. Also, and this is an arcanum, a person's regeneration in the world is merely the foundation for the unending perfection of his life. The person who has led a good life undergoes perfection in the next life; see what has been shown regarding young children, in 2289-2309, and regarding the state and condition of gentiles there, in 2589-2604.

  
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