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Daniel 9

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1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made·​·king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans;

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood in the books the number of the years, of which the word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah the prophet, to fulfill seventy years for the wastings of Jerusalem.

3 And I set my faces to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;

4 and I prayed to Jehovah my God, and made· my ·confession, and said, I pray Thee, Lord, the great and fearsome God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love Him, and to them that keep His commandments,

5 we have sinned, and have committed·​·iniquity, and have acted·​·wickedly, and have revolted, even by turning·​·aside from Thy commandments and from Thy judgments.

6 Neither have we hearkened to Thy servants the prophets, who spoke in Thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 To Thee, O Lord, is justice, but to us is shame on the faces, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to those who dwell in Jerusalem, and to all Israel, near and far·​·off, in all the lands whither Thou hast expelled them, in their trespass by which they have trespassed against Thee.

8 O Lord, to us belongs shame on the faces, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, that we have sinned against Thee.

9 To the Lord our God belong compassions and pardon, for we have revolted against Him,

10 and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God, to walk in His laws, which He put before us by the hand of His servants the prophets.

11 And all Israel have crossed·​·over Thy law, and by turning·​·aside without obeying Thy voice; and the oath is poured·​·out upon us, and the promise that is written in the law of Moses, the servant of God, for we have sinned against Him.

12 And He has raised·​·up His words, which He spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, to bring upon us great evil; for under all the heavens has not been done as has been done in Jerusalem.

13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has come on us; and we implored not the face of Jehovah our God, to turn·​·back from our iniquities, and have·​·intelligence in Thy truth.

14 And Jehovah has watched over the evil, and brought it over us; for just is Jehovah our God concerning all His deeds which He does, and we obeyed not His voice.

15 And now, O Lord our God, who hast brought· Thy people ·out from the land of Egypt with a firm hand, and hast made for Thee a name, as this day, we have sinned; we have acted·​·wickedly.

16 O Lord, according·​·to all Thy justice, I pray Thee, let Thine anger and Thy fury be turned·​·back from thy city Jerusalem, the mountain of Thy holiness, for in our sins, and in the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Thy people have become a reproach to all who are around us.

17 And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of Thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause Thy face to give·​·light upon Thy sanctuary that is desolate, because·​·of the Lord.

18 O my God, incline Thine ear, and hear; open Thine eyes, and see our desolations, and the city upon which Thy name is called; for we do not cause our supplications to fall before Thee on·​·account·​·of our justice, but on·​·account·​·of Thy many compassions.

19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, pardon; O Lord, attend, and do; delay not, for Thine own sake, O my God; for Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name.

20 And as·​·long·​·as I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and causing my supplication to fall* before Jehovah my God, for the holy mountain of my God,

21 and I was still speaking in prayer, and the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being made faint with faintness, touched me about the time of the evening gift·​·offering.

22 And he understood, and spoke with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come·​·out to make· thee ·intelligent with understanding.

23 At the beginning of thy supplications the word went·​·out, and I have come to tell, for desired art thou; and understand the word, and understand the sight.

24 Seventy weeks are determined on thy people and on thy holy city, to complete the transgression, and to finish the sins, and to atone·​·for iniquity, and to bring eternal justice, and to seal the vision and the prophet, and to anoint the Holy of Holies.

25 And know and have·​·intelligence: from the going·​·out of the word to return and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah the Monarch shall be seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks; the avenue shall return and be built, and the ditch, but in the anguish of the times.

26 And after sixty and two weeks shall Messiah be cut·​·off, but not for Himself; and the people of the monarch that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and her end of it shall be with an overflow, and to the end of the war desolations are decided.

27 And yet* He shall make the covenant with many to prevail for one week; but at the half week He shall cause the sacrifice and the gift·​·offering to cease, and on the winged bird of detestable things shall be desolation, and even·​·to the complete end, and decision shall be poured·​·out on the desolation.

   


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Doctrine of the Lord # 64

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64. Jerusalem, in the Word, means the church in respect to doctrine, because the Temple, the Altar, the offering of sacrifices, thus Divine worship itself were there, in the land of Canaan, and nowhere else. The three annual feasts were therefore also celebrated there, and every male throughout the land was commanded to go to them. For that reason Jerusalem symbolizes the church in respect to its worship, and so also the church in respect to its doctrine. For worship is prescribed in doctrine, and is conducted in accordance with it. In addition, the Lord was active in Jerusalem and taught in its Temple, and afterward glorified His humanity there.

Furthermore, in the Word in its spiritual sense a city symbolizes doctrine. The Holy City therefore symbolizes a doctrine of Divine truth from the Lord. 1

[2] That Jerusalem means the church in respect to its doctrine is apparent also from other passages in the Word. For example, from the following:

In Isaiah:

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as a radiance, and her salvation as a burning lamp. Then the nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah will utter. You shall also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.... ...Jehovah will be well pleased by you, and your land shall be married.... Behold, your salvation is coming; behold, His reward is with Him.... And they shall call them a holy people, the redeemed of Jehovah; and you shall be called a city sought, not forsaken. (Isaiah 62:1-4, 11-12)

This whole chapter deals with the Lord’s advent and a new church to be established by Him. The new church is the one meant by Jerusalem, which will be called “by a new name which the mouth of Jehovah will utter, ” which will be “a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of God, ” by which Jehovah will be “well pleased, ” and which will be called “a city sought, not forsaken.”

This cannot mean the Jerusalem inhabited by Jews when the Lord came into the world, for it was altogether of an opposite character. Rather it deserved to have been called Sodom, as it is in fact called in Revelation 11:8, Isaiah 3:9, Jeremiah 23:14, and Ezekiel 16:46, 48.

[3] Elsewhere in Isaiah:

...behold, I create a new heaven and a new earth; the former shall not be remembered.... ...be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; ...behold, I will create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem, and be glad over My people.... (Then) the wolf and the lamb shall feed together.... They shall not do harm...in all My holy mountain.... (Isaiah 65:17-19, 25)

The subject in this chapter as well is the Lord’s advent and the church that He will establish — a church that was not established among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, but among surrounding peoples. Consequently it is this church that is meant by Jerusalem, which will be for the Lord a rejoicing, and whose people will be for Him a joy, and where the wolf and the lamb will feed together and not do harm.

Here, too, we are told, as we are in the book of Revelation, that the Lord will create a new heaven and a new earth, where they have a similar meaning. And we are also told that He will create Jerusalem.

[4] Elsewhere in Isaiah:

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come into you. Shake yourself from the dust, arise; sit down, O Jerusalem! ...My people shall know My name...in that day, for I am He who speaks. Behold, it is I.... ...Jehovah has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. (Isaiah 52:1-2, 6, 9)

In this chapter also the subject is the Lord’s advent and a church to be established by Him. Consequently the Jerusalem into which the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come, and which the Lord has redeemed, means the church; and Jerusalem, the holy city, means the church in respect to its doctrine received from the Lord.

[5] In Zephaniah:

Sing, O daughter of Zion! ...Be glad...with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! ...The King of Israel...is in your midst; fear evil no more.... He will be glad over you with joy, He will rest in your love, He will rejoice over you with jubilation.... ...I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth.... (Zephaniah 3:14-17, 20)

Here, likewise, the subject is the Lord and the church to be established by Him, over which the King of Israel, namely the Lord, will be glad with joy and rejoice with jubilation, in whose love He will rest, and to whom He will give fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth.

[6] In Isaiah:

Thus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, and He who formed you..., who says to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited, ” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be built.” (Isaiah 44:24, 26)

And in Daniel:

Know and understand that from the going forth of the word to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks.... (Daniel 9:25)

Jerusalem here, too, means the church, as is apparent, since the Lord restored and rebuilt the church, but not Jerusalem, the capital city of the Jews.

[7] Jerusalem means a church established by the Lord in the following places as well.

In Zechariah:

Thus said Jehovah: “I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. (Therefore) Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts, the Holy Mountain.” (Zechariah 8:3, cf. 8:20-23)

In Joel:

Then you shall know that I am Jehovah your God, dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy.... And it will come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drip new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk.... And...shall abide...Jerusalem from generation to generation. (Joel 3:17-20)

In Isaiah:

In that day the offshoot of Jehovah shall be beautiful and glorious.... And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy — everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem. (Isaiah 4:2-3)

In Micah:

...at the end of days the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on top of the mountains.... For out of Zion the doctrine shall go forth, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.... ...to you...the former kingdom shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. (Micah 4:1-2, 8)

In Jeremiah:

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah, and all the nations shall be gathered..., because of the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the confirmation of their evil heart. (Jeremiah 3:17)

In Isaiah:

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feast; let your eyes behold Jerusalem, a tranquil home, a tabernacle that will not go away. Its stakes will never be removed, nor will any of its cords be torn away. (Isaiah 33:20)

And so on also elsewhere, as in Isaiah 24:23, 37:32, 66:10-14; Zechariah 12:3, 6, 8-10, 14:8, 11-12, 21; Malachi 3:2, 4; Psalms 122:1-7, 137:4-6.

[8] Jerusalem in these places means a church which the Lord will establish, and also one that He has established, and not the Jerusalem in the land of Canaan inhabited by Jews; and this can be seen as well from places in the Word where we are told that it has been utterly ruined, or that it will be destroyed. As, for example, in Jeremiah 5:1, 6:6-7, 7:17-18ff, 8:6-8ff, 9:11-12, 14ff, 13:9-10, 14, 14:16; Lamentations 1:8-9, 17; Ezekiel 4:1-17, 5:9-17, 12:18-19, 15:6-8, 16:1-63, 23:1-49; Matthew 23:37, 39; Luke 19:41-44, 21:20-22, 23:28-30. And many other places.

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1. [Swedenborg’s Footnote] To be shown that a city in the Word symbolizes the doctrine of a church and its religion, see the Arcana Coelestia (The Secrets of Heaven), nos. 402, 2449, 2943, 3216, 4492, 4493. That the gate of a city symbolizes the doctrine by which one enters the church, nos. 2943, 4477, 4478. That the elders therefore sat at the gate of the city in judgment, ibid. That to go out of the gate is to depart from the doctrine, nos. 4492, 4493. That representational cities and palaces in heaven appear when angels are engaged in discussing doctrinal matters, no. 3216 there.

  
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Published by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, 1100 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009, U.S.A. A translation of Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae de Domino, by Emanuel Swedenborg, 1688-1772. Translated from the Original Latin by N. Bruce Rogers. ISBN 9780945003687, Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954074.