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τα πτωματα σας θελουσι πεσει εν τη ερημω ταυτη· και παντες οι απηριθμημενοι απο σας καθ' ολον τον αριθμον σας, απο εικοσι ετων και επανω, οσοι εγογγυσαν εναντιον μου,
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Arcana Coelestia # 4763
4763. 'And he rent his clothes' means mourning. This is clear from the meaning of 'rending clothes' as mourning, that is to say, mourning on account of the loss of truth, or the fact that no faith exists. In the Word, especially the historical part, one often reads about people rending their clothes, but the origin of that practice is not known at the present day. Nor is it known that it was representative of grief on account of the loss of truth. This practice became representative from the fact that 'clothes' meant truths, as has been shown and may be seen in 4545. Further on in this chapter it is also said that when Jacob recognized his son's tunic he rent his clothes, verse 34, by which mourning for lost truth is meant. Similar instances of this practice occur elsewhere in the Word, where it is stated that when the Rabshakeh was sent by Sennacherib king of Asshur and uttered insults against Jerusalem, Eliakim who was over the king's house, and Shebna the secretary, and Joash the recorder 1 rent their clothes and reported these things to king Hezekiah; and when he heard them the king too rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, Isaiah 36:22; 37:1; 2 Kings 18:37; 19:1. The insults he uttered were directed against God, the king, and Jerusalem, and so against Divine Truth, as is even more evident from the internal sense of this narrative. It was to express mourning therefore that their clothes were rent.
[2] When Jehudi had read before the king the scroll which Jeremiah wrote, it is said that he threw it into the fire, but the king and his servants who were listening to all those words did not tear their clothes apart, Jeremiah 36:23-24. 'They did not tear their clothes apart' meant that they did not mourn on account of the non-acceptance of Divine Truth. Something similar is implied by Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh rending their clothes, when the spies spoke in opposition to them, by speaking unfavourably about the land of Canaan, Numbers 14:6; for 'the land of Canaan' means the Lord's kingdom, and 'to speak in opposition to this' describes falsity in opposition to Divine Truth. Mourning over the loss of Divine Truth and Divine Good is meant where it is said, in 1 Samuel 4:11-12, that when the ark of God was captured by the Philistines and both of Eli's sons died, a man ran from the line of battle to Shiloh, with rent clothes and dust on his head. Because 'the ark' represented the Lord's kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord Himself, and consequently represented everything holy in the Church, 'rent clothes' meant grief over the loss of Divine Truth, while 'dust on his head' meant grief over the loss of Divine Good.
[3] In the narrative about Samuel and Saul one reads,
When Samuel turned to go away Saul took hold of the skirt of his tunic, and it was torn away. Therefore Samuel said to him, Jehovah has torn the kingdom of Israel from upon you this day and has given it to your companion. I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected you from being king over Israel. 1 Samuel 15:26-28.
The tearing away by Saul of the skirt of Samuel's tunic represented that which Samuel then stated - that the kingdom would be torn from him and that he would not be the king of Israel any longer. For 'the kingdom' in the internal sense means Divine Truth, 1672, 2547, 4691, as also does 'king' and 'kingship', 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581, especially the king and the kingdom of Israel, since 'Israel' represented the Lord's kingship. The meaning is similar in what is recorded concerning Jeroboam and Ahijah the prophet,
When Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet found him on the road, when he was covered with a new garment and both were alone in the field, Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him and rent it into twelve pieces; and he said to Jeroboam, Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus said Jehovah, the God of Israel, behold, I am rending [the kingdom] from the hand of Solomon and I will give you ten tribes. 1 Kings 11:29-31.
[4] The second Book of Samuel likewise records that when Saul was killed in battle they tore their clothes apart,
When Saul was killed in battle, on the third day a man came from the camp, whose clothes had been rent. And when David heard about the death of Saul, David took hold of his garments and tore them apart; and so did all his servants who were with him. 2 Samuel 1:2, 10-12.
This too represented mourning because of Divine Truth, lost and cast away by those who adhered to faith separated from charity. For as stated above, 'kingship' meant Divine Truth, while 'the Philistines' by whom Saul was slain represented adherents to faith separated from charity, 1197, 1198, 3412, 3413. The same is also evident from David's lament over him, in verses 18-27 of the same chapter.
[5] When Absalom had slain Amnon his brother and the news reached David that Absalom had slain all the king's sons, David tore his clothes apart and lay on the ground; and all his servants standing by tore their clothes apart, 2 Samuel 13:28, 30-31. This too was done for the sake of the representation that truths from the Divine were lost, those truths being meant in the internal sense by 'the king's sons'. A similar meaning exists in the reference to Hushai the Archite who with his tunic torn apart came to meet David when he fled from Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:32; for in the Word 'a king', and in particular David, represents Divine Truth. The meaning is also very similar in the reference to Ahab, who tore his clothes apart and put sackcloth over his flesh when Elijah told Ahab the king of Israel the words of Jehovah, to the effect that he would be completely wiped out for the evil he had done, 1 Kings 21:27-29.
[6] The fact that tearing apart or rending clothes represented mourning the loss of Truth is additionally clear from the following: Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the law in the house of Jehovah. When Shaphan read it before king Josiah and the king heard the words of the Book of the law, he tore his clothes apart, 2 Kings 22:11. Plainly the king did so because the Word, that is, Divine truth, had been lost for so long and in their hearts and life had been blotted out.
[7] The tearing apart of his own clothes by the high priest, when the Lord confessed He was the Christ the Son of God, and his declaration that He had spoken utter blasphemy, Matthew 26:63-65; Mark 14:63-64, meant that the high priest was absolutely convinced that the Lord had spoken against the Word and so against Divine truth. When Elijah went up in the whirlwind, and Elisha saw it, it is said,
He took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. And he took up Elijah's tunic that had fallen from upon him, and he struck the waters and they were divided this way and that, and Elisha went over. 2 Kings 2:11-14.
Elisha tore his own clothes apart at that time to express mourning the loss of the Word, that is, of Divine Truth; for 'Elijah' represents the Lord as regards the Word, that is, Divine Truth, 2762. When the tunic fell from Elijah and was picked up by Elisha, the continuation of Elijah's representation by Elisha was represented, 'the tunic' meaning Divine Truth, see 4677. This also explains why the garment torn apart when such mourning took place was the tunic, as is evident from some of the places that have been quoted. Because 'a garment' meant the truth possessed by the Church, and in the highest sense Divine Truth, it was therefore shameful, except when one was mourning, to go about with clothes that were torn. This is evident from what was done to David's servants by Hanun king of the children of Ammon, when he cut off half the beard of each one, and their garments at the middle even to their buttocks, for which reason they were not allowed to come to David, 2 Samuel 10:4-5.
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Matthew 27
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Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
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and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
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Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
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saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
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He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
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The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
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They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in.
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Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.
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Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
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and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."
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Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, "So you say."
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When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
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Then Pilate said to him, "Don't you hear how many things they testify against you?"
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He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
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Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.
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They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
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When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?"
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For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
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While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."
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Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
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But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"
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Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"
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But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"
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So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."
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All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"
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Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
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Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.
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They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.
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They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
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When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
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As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
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They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."
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They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
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When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,
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and they sat and watched him there.
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They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
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Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
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and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
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Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
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"He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
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He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
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The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
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Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
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About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."
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Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
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The rest said, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him."
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Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
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Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
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The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
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and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
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Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."
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Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.
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This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
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Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
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and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
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Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
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Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
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saying, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise again.'
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Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."
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Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."
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So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
