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1 Mikor kiírtja az Úr, a te Istened a nemzeteket, a kiknek földjét néked adja az Úr, a te Istened, és bírni fogod õket, és lakozol az õ városaikban és az õ házaikban:

2 Válaszsz ki magadnak három várost a te földeden, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened ád néked, hogy örököljed azt.

3 Készítsd meg magadnak az utat [azokhoz], és oszszad három részre a te országod határát, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened ád néked örökségül; azok arra valók legyenek, hogy minden gyilkos oda meneküljön.

4 Ez pedig a gyilkos törvénye, a ki oda menekül, hogy élve maradjon: A ki nem szándékosan öli meg az õ felebarátját, és nem gyûlöli vala azt azelõtt;

5 A ki [például] elmegy az õ felebarátjával az erdõre fát vágni, és meglódul a keze a fejszével, hogy levágja a fát, és leesik a vas a nyelérõl, és úgy találja az õ felebarátját, hogy az meghal: az ilyen meneküljön e városok egyikébe, hogy élve maradjon.

6 Különben a vérbosszuló rokon ûzõbe veszi az õ szívének búsulásában, és eléri, ha az út hosszú leend, és agyon üti õt, holott nem méltó a halálra, mivel azelõtt nem gyûlölte azt.

7 Azért én parancsolom néked, mondván: Három várost válaszsz magadnak.

8 Ha pedig az Úr, a te Istened kiterjeszti a te határodat, a mint megesküdt a te atyáidnak, és néked adja mind az egész földet, a melynek megadását megígérte volt a te atyáidnak;

9 (Hogyha megtartod mind e parancsolatot, megtévén azt, a mit én ma parancsolok néked, [tudniillik], hogy szeressed az Urat, a te Istenedet, és járj az õ utain minden idõben): akkor e háromhoz szerezz még három várost.

10 Hogy ártatlan vér ne ontassék ki a te földeden, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened ád néked örökségül, és hogy a vér ne legyen rajtad.

11 De hogyha lesz valaki, a ki gyûlöli az õ felebarátját, és meglesi azt, és reá támad és úgy üti meg, hogy meghal, és bemenekül valamelyikbe e városok közül:

12 Akkor az õ városának vénei küldjenek [embereket], és vonják ki azt onnét, és adják azt a vérbosszúló rokon kezébe, hogy meghaljon.

13 Ne nézz reá szánalommal, hanem tisztítsd ki az ártatlan vérontást Izráelbõl, hogy jól legyen dolgod.

14 A te felebarátodnak határát el ne told, a mely határt az õsök vetettek a te örökségedben, a melyet örökölni fogsz azon a földön, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened ád néked, hogy bírjad azt.

15 Ne álljon elõ egy tanú senki ellen semmiféle hamisság és semmiféle bûn miatt; akármilyen bûnben bûnös valaki, két tanú szavára vagy három tanú szavára álljon a dolog.

16 Ha valaki ellen gonosz tanú áll elõ, hogy pártütéssel vádolja õt:

17 Akkor álljon az a két ember, a kiknek ilyen perök van, az Úr elé, a papok és a bírák elé, a kik abban az idõben lesznek;

18 És a bírák vizsgálják meg jól [a dolgot], és ha hazug tanú lesz a tanú, a ki hazugságot szólott az õ atyjafia ellen:

19 Úgy cselekedjetek azzal, a mint õ szándékozott cselekedni az õ atyjafiával. Így tisztítsd ki közüled a gonoszt;

20 Hogy a kik megmaradnak, hallják meg, és féljenek, és többször ne cselekedjenek te közötted ilyen gonosz dolgot.

21 Ne nézz reá szánalommal; lelket lélekért, szemet szemért, fogat fogért, kezet kézért, lábat lábért.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 610

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610. And its number is 666. This symbolically means, their character being this, that by them all the Word's truth has been falsified.

The number of the beast symbolizes the character of the arguments the clergy use from the Word to defend their doctrine and faith (nos. 608, 609). Six hundred and sixty-six symbolizes every truth having to do with goodness, and because the statement is made in application to the Word, it symbolizes every truth in the Word having to do with goodness, in this case that truth falsified, because the number is the number of the beast.

This is the symbolic meaning because six has the same symbolism as three multiplied by two, and three symbolizes completeness and all and is predicated of truths (no. 505), while two symbolizes the marriage of truth and good. So, because six is composed of these two numbers multiplied together, therefore it symbolizes every truth in the Word having to do with goodness, in this case that truth falsified. That it also was falsified by the clergy may be seen in no. 566 above.

The number is said to be 666, because it contains the number six repeated three times, and tripling it makes it complete. Multiplying six by one hundred to make six hundred, and by ten to make sixty, does not change the number's symbolic meaning, as may be seen in no. 348 above.

[2] That the number six symbolizes completeness and all, and is used when the subject is truths having to do with goodness, may be seen from passages in the Word where that number is mentioned. However, the symbolism of the number appears clearly only to people who see the things contained in the spiritual sense. As for instance, the Lord's saying that the seeds that fell on good ground yielded fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred (Mark 4:8, 20, Matthew 13:8, 23); and that a landowner went out and hired laborers for his vineyard at the third hour and at the sixth hour (Matthew 20:3, 5). Also that the table in the Tabernacle had on it cakes of showbread arranged in two rows, each containing six cakes (Leviticus 24:6). That there were set six waterpots for the purification of the Jews (John 2:6). That there were six cities of refuge or of asylum (Numbers 35:6-7, Deuteronomy 19:1-9). That the measuring reed with which the angel measured all parts of the new temple and new city was six cubits long (Ezekiel 40:5). That the prophet drank water by measure, a sixth of a hin (Ezekiel 4:11). That they took as an offering a sixth of an ephah of a homer of wheat (Ezekiel 45:13).

Since the number six symbolizes completeness, therefore words for separating a sixth part came into use, which in the spiritual sense symbolizes something that is complete and entire, as that they gave a sixth part of an ephah of a homer of barley (Ezekiel 45:13). And regarding Gog, "I will turn you around and leave but a sixth part of you" (Ezekiel 39:2). This last symbolically means that in Gog all truth in the Word having to do with goodness is destroyed. Just who are meant by Gog may be seen in no. 859.

  
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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.

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Revelation 13

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1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.

2 The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

3 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.

4 They worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.

6 He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.

7 It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.

8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10 If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

11 I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.

12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

13 He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.

14 He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.

15 It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast to be killed.

16 He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;

17 and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.