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Ζαχαρίας 14

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1 Ιδου, η ημερα του Κυριου ερχεται και το λαφυρον σου θελει διαμερισθη εν τω μεσω σου.

2 Και θελω συναξει παντα τα εθνη κατα της Ιερουσαλημ εις μαχην· και θελει αλωθη η πολις και αι οικιαι θελουσι λεηλατηθη και αι γυναικες θελουσι βιασθη, και το ημισυ της πολεως θελει εξελθει εις αιχμαλωσιαν, το δε υπολοιπον του λαου δεν θελει εξολοθρευθη εκ της πολεως.

3 Και ο Κυριος θελει εξελθει και θελει πολεμησει κατα των εθνων εκεινων, ως οτε επολεμησεν εν τη ημερα της μαχης.

4 Και οι ποδες αυτου θελουσι σταθη κατα την ημεραν εκεινην επι του ορους των ελαιων, του απεναντι της Ιερουσαλημ εξ ανατολων· και το ορος των ελαιων θελει σχισθη κατα το μεσον αυτου προς ανατολας και προς δυσμας και θελει γεινει κοιλας μεγαλη σφοδρα· και το ημισυ του ορους θελει συρθη προς βορραν και το ημισυ αυτου προς νοτον.

5 Και θελετε καταφυγει εις την κοιλαδα των ορεων μου· διοτι η κοιλας των ορεων θελει φθανει εως εις Ασαλ· και θελετε φυγει, καθως εφυγετε απ' εμπροσθεν του σεισμου εν ταις ημεραις Οζιου του βασιλεως του Ιουδα· και Κυριος ο Θεος μου θελει ελθει και μετα σου παντες οι αγιοι.

6 Και εν εκεινη τη ημερα το φως δεν θελει εισθαι λαμπρον ουδε συνεσκοτασμενον·

7 αλλα θελει εισθαι μια ημερα, ητις ειναι γνωστη εις τον Κυριον, ουτε ημερα ουτε νυξ· και προς την εσπεραν θελει εισθαι φως.

8 Και εν τη ημερα εκεινη υδατα ζωντα θελουσιν εξελθει εξ Ιερουσαλημ, το ημισυ αυτων προς την θαλασσαν την ανατολικην και το ημισυ αυτων προς την θαλασσαν την δυτικην· εν θερει και εν χειμωνι θελει εισθαι ουτω.

9 Και ο Κυριος θελει εισθαι βασιλευς εφ' ολην την γην· εν τη ημερα εκεινη θελει εισθαι Κυριος εις και το ονομα αυτου εν.

10 Πας ο τοπος θελει μεταβληθη εις πεδιαδα, απο Γαβαα εως Ριμμων, κατα νοτον της Ιερουσαλημ· και αυτη θελει υψωθη και κατοικηθη εν τω τοπω αυτης, απο της πυλης του Βενιαμιν εως του τοπου της πρωτης πυλης, εως της πυλης των γωνιων και του πυργου Ανανεηλ, μεχρι των ληνων του βασιλεως.

11 Και θελουσι κατοικησει εν αυτη, και δεν θελει εισθαι πλεον αφανισμος· και η Ιερουσαλημ θελει καθησθαι εν ασφαλεια.

12 Και αυτη θελει εισθαι η πληγη, με την οποιαν ο Κυριος θελει πληγωσει παντας τους λαους τους στρατευσαντας κατα της Ιερουσαλημ· η σαρξ αυτων θελει τηκεσθαι ενω ιστανται επι τους ποδας αυτων, και οι οφθαλμοι αυτων θελουσι διαλυθη εν ταις οπαις αυτων, και η γλωσσα αυτων θελει διαλυθη εν τω στοματι αυτων.

13 Και εν τη ημερα εκεινη ταραχη του Κυριου μεγαλη θελει εισθαι μεταξυ αυτων, και θελουσι πιανει εκαστος την χειρα του πλησιον αυτου και η χειρ αυτου θελει εγειρεσθαι κατα της χειρος του πλησιον αυτου.

14 Και ο Ιουδας ετι θελει πολεμησει εν Ιερουσαλημ· και ο πλουτος παντων των εθνων κυκλω θελει συναχθη, χρυσιον και αργυριον και ιματια, εις πληθος μεγα.

15 Και η πληγη του ιππου, του ημιονου, της καμηλου και του ονου και παντων των κτηνων, τα οποια θελουσιν εισθαι εν τοις στρατοπεδοις εκεινοις, τοιαυτη θελει εισθαι ως η πληγη αυτη.

16 Και πας οστις υπολειφθη εκ παντων των εθνων, των ελθοντων κατα της Ιερουσαλημ, θελει αναβαινει κατ' ετος δια να προσκυνη τον Βασιλεα· τον Κυριον των δυναμεων, και να εορταζη την εορτην της σκηνοπηγιας.

17 Και οσοι εκ των οικογενειων της γης δεν αναβωσιν εις Ιερουσαλημ, δια να προσκυνησωσι τον Βασιλεα, τον Κυριον των δυναμεων, εις αυτους δεν θελει εισθαι βροχη.

18 Και εαν η οικογενεια της Αιγυπτου δεν αναβη και δεν ελθη, επι τους οποιους δεν ειναι βροχη, εις αυτους θελει εισθαι η πληγη, ην ο Κυριος θελει πληγωσει τα εθνη τα μη αναβαινοντα δια να εορτασωσι την εορτην της σκηνοπηγιας.

19 Αυτη θελει εισθαι η ποινη της Αιγυπτου και η ποινη παντων των εθνων των μη θελοντων να αναβωσι δια να εορτασωσι την εορτην της σκηνοπηγιας.

20 Εν τη ημερα εκεινη θελει εισθαι επι τους κωδωνας των ιππων, ΑΓΙΑΣΜΟΣ ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΚΥΡΙΟΝ· και οι λεβητες εν τω οικω του Κυριου θελουσιν εισθαι ως αι φιαλαι εμπροσθεν του θυσιαστηριου.

21 Και πας λεβης εν Ιερουσαλημ και εν Ιουδα θελει εισθαι αγιασμος εις τον Κυριον των δυναμεων· και παντες οι θυσιαζοντες θελουσιν ελθει και λαβει εξ αυτων και εψησει εν αυτοις· και εν τη ημερα εκεινη δεν θελει εισθαι πλεον Χαναναιος εν τω οικω του Κυριου των δυναμεων.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 336

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336. And every mountain and island was moved out of its place. This symbolically means that all goodness of love and truth of faith vanished.

No one can see that this is the symbolic meaning except by recourse to the spiritual sense. It is the symbolic meaning because mountains mean people who possess the goodness of love, inasmuch as angels dwell upon mountains - those motivated by love toward the Lord on loftier mountains, and those motivated by love for the neighbor on less lofty ones. Consequently "every mountain" symbolizes all goodness of love. Islands mean people relatively removed from the worship of God, as may be seen in no. 34 above - here people who are impelled by faith, and not so much by the goodness of love. Therefore in an abstract sense "every island" means, symbolically, all truth of faith. To be moved out of their places means, symbolically, to go away.

It derives from the abodes of angels on mountains and hills, therefore, that mountains and hills in the Word symbolize heaven and the church where love toward the Lord and love for the neighbor are found, and in an opposite sense, hell where self-love and love of the world are found.

[2] It is apparent from the following passages that mountains and hills symbolize heaven and the church where love toward the Lord and love for the neighbor are found, thus where the Lord is present:

Lift up your eyes to the mountains, whence comes your help. (Psalms 121:1)

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who proclaims... peace! (Nahum 1:15, cf. Isaiah 52:7)

Praise Jehovah..., you mountains and... hills...! (Psalms 148:7, 9)

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of hills is the mountain of Bashan. Why do you leap, you mountains, you hills of the mountain? Jehovah has desired to inhabit them; (Jehovah) also will inhabit them forever. (Psalms 68:15-16)

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like the young of the flock... You travail, O earth, at the presence of the Lord... (Psalms 114:4-7)

I will bring forth a seed from Jacob, and from Judah an heir of My mountains, that My elect may inherit them, and My servants dwell there. (Isaiah 65:9)

(In the consummation of the age:) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (Matthew 24:16)

(O Jehovah,) Your righteousness is as the mountains of God. (Psalms 36:6)

Jehovah will go forth and fight... In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, opposite Jerusalem on the east. (Zechariah 14:3-4)

[3] Since the Mount of Olives symbolized Divine love, therefore during the days the Lord preached in the Temple, but during the nights He went out and spent the night on the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37; 22:39, John 8:1). And therefore the Lord spoke upon that mountain with His disciples regarding His coming and the end of the age (Matthew 24:3, Mark 13:3-4).

Since a mountain symbolized heaven and love, therefore Jehovah came down upon the top of Mount Sinai and proclaimed the Law (Exodus 19:20; 24:17). And therefore the Lord was transfigured before Peter, James and John on a high mountain (Matthew 17:1). Therefore Zion also was located on a mountain, and so, too, Jerusalem, and the two were called the mountain of Jehovah and the mountain of holiness in many places in the Word.

Mountains and hills have similar symbolic meanings elsewhere, as in Isaiah 7:25; 30:25; 40:9; 44:23; 49:11, 13; 55:12; Jeremiah 16:15-16; Psalms 65:6; 80:10; 104:5-10, 13.

[4] That mountains and hills symbolize these loves can be seen still more clearly from their opposite meaning, in which they symbolize hellish loves, namely, self-love and a love of the world, as is apparent from the following passages:

...the day of Jehovah... shall come... upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up... (Isaiah 2:12, 14)

Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low. (Isaiah 40:4)

The mountains shall be overthrown, and its ascents shall fall... (Ezekiel 38:20-21)

Behold, I am against you, O... mountain, that destroys all the earth... ...I will make you a burnt mountain. (Jeremiah 51:25)

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they are shaken, and all the hills are overthrown. (Jeremiah 4:23-25)

...a fire is kindled in my anger..., and it will set on fire the foundations of the mountains. (Deuteronomy 32:22)

I will lay waste the mountains and hills... (Isaiah 42:15)

Behold, (O Jacob,) I will make you like a threshing sledge... that you may thresh the mountains and crush them, and make the hills like chaff..., that the wind may carry them away. (Isaiah 41:15-16)

Give glory to Jehovah... before your feet stumble on the dark mountains... (Jeremiah 13:16)

Nor is anything else meant by the seven mountains on which the woman - namely Babylon - sat (Revelation 17:9). And so also elsewhere, as in Isaiah 14:13; Jeremiah 50:6; 9:10; Ezekiel 6:2-3; 34:6.

It can now be seen from this what is meant by the statement that "every mountain and island was moved out of its place," and later by the statement that "every island fled away, and the mountains were not found" (Revelation 16:20, no. 714).

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.