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Leviticus 8

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1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

3 and assemble thou all the congregation to the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation.

4 And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congregation was assembled to the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation.

5 And Moses said to the congregation, This is the word which Jehovah commanded to be done.

6 And Moses brought· Aaron and his sons ·near, and bathed them with water.

7 And he put upon him the tunic, and girded him with the belt, and clothed him with the mantle and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the girding of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

8 And he set the breastplate upon him; and he put into the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

9 And he set the miter upon his head; and he set upon the miter next·​·to his face the gold plate, the holy crown; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the Habitation and all that was in it, and sanctified them.

11 And he spattered of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them.

12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

13 And Moses brought· the sons of Aaron ·near, and clothed them with tunics, and girded them with belts, and bound·​·up turbans upon them; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

14 And he presented the bullock of the sin offering; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock of the sin offering.

15 And he slaughtered it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round·​·about with his finger, and purged the altar, and poured the blood at the foundation of the altar, and sanctified it, to make·​·atonement upon it.

16 And he took all the fat that was on the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned· it ·for·​·incense on the altar.

17 But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt·​·up with fire outside the camp; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

18 And he brought· the ram ·near for the burnt·​·offering; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

19 And he slaughtered it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar all around.

20 And he sectioned the ram into its sections; and Moses burnt· the head ·for·​·incense, and the sections, and the fat.

21 And he bathed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt·​·for·​·incense all of the ram on the altar; it was a burnt·​·offering for a restful smell, it was a fire·​·offering to Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

22 And he brought· the second ram ·near, the ram of infilling; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

23 And he slaughtered it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it on the lobe of the right ear of Aaron, and on the thumb of his right hand, and upon the big·​·toe of his right foot.

24 And he caused Aaron’s sons to come·​·near, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobe of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big·​·toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.

25 And he took the fat, and the tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right hind·​·quarter;

26 and from the basket of unleavened things, that was before Jehovah, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of bread with oil, and one wafer, and set them on the fat, and on the right hind·​·quarter;

27 and he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Jehovah.

28 And Moses took them from upon their palms, and burnt· them ·for·​·incense on the altar upon the burnt·​·offering; they were infillings for a restful smell: it is a fire·​·offering to Jehovah.

29 And Moses took the chest portion, and waved it for a wave offering before Jehovah; for of the ram of infilling it was Moses’ portion; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and spattered it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

31 And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, Cook the flesh at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation; and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of infilling, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

32 And the remainder of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn·​·up with fire.

33 And you shall not go·​·out of the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation for seven days, until the day of the fulfillment of the days of your infilling; because seven days He shall fill your hand.

34 As He has done this day, so Jehovah has commanded to do, to make· an ·atonement for you.

35 And you shall sit at the entrance of the Tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, and you shall· not ·die; for so I am commanded.

36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses.

   


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Apocalypse Revealed # 392

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392. Then another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer. (8:3) This symbolizes spiritual worship, which originates from the goodness of charity expressed through truths of faith.

The altar at which the angel stood, and the golden censer that he had in his hand, symbolize worship of the Lord springing from a spiritual love, which is worship that originates from the goodness of charity expressed through truths of faith.

The children of Israel had two altars, one outside the Tabernacle, the other inside the Tabernacle. The altar outside the Tabernacle was called the altar of burnt offering, because burnt offerings and other sacrifices were presented on it. The altar inside the Tabernacle was called the altar of incense, and also the golden altar.

They had these two altars because worship of the Lord originates from celestial love and from spiritual love - from celestial love in the case of angels in His celestial kingdom, and from spiritual love in the case of angels in His spiritual kingdom. Regarding these two kingdoms, see no. 387 above.

Regarding the two altars, see the following passages in the books of Moses: On the altar of burnt offering, Exodus 20:24-26; 27:1-8; 29:36-43, Leviticus 6:8-12; 8:11; 16:18-19, 33-34. On the altar of incense, Exodus 30:1-10; 31:8; 37:25-29; 40:5, 26, Numbers 7:1.

John saw altars, censers, and the burning of incense, not because things of that kind are found in heaven. They were simply images representative of the worship of the Lord there. John saw them because such things were instituted among the children of Israel, and are often mentioned, therefore, in the Word. Moreover that church was a representational church, for every aspect of their worship was representative, and therefore those things now symbolize the Lord's Divinely given celestial and spiritual elements which are connected with His church in heaven and on earth.

[2] These same things are therefore symbolically meant in the Word by these two altars in the following places:

Send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me... to Your habitations. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God... (Psalms 43:3-4)

I wash my hands in innocence, and go around your altar, O Jehovah, and I will make to be heard the voice of confession... (Psalms 26:6-7)

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron... on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars... (Jeremiah 17:1-2)

God is Jehovah, who gives us light; bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. (Psalms 118:27)

In that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt... (Isaiah 19:19)

An altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt symbolizes worship of the Lord originating from love in the natural person.

The thistle and thorn shall rise up on their altars. (Hosea 10:8)

These symbolize worship originating from evils and from the falsities accompanying evil.

See also elsewhere, such as Isaiah 27:9; 56:6-7; 60:7.

[3] Since an altar represented and so symbolized worship of the Lord, it is apparent that the altar here in the book of Revelation has no other meaning, and so, too, elsewhere. As for example:

...I saw under the altar the souls of those slain for the Word of God... (Revelation 6:9)

...the angel stood and said, ."..measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it." (Revelation 11:1)

...I heard another (angel) from the altar saying, ."..true and just are Your judgments." (Revelation 16:7)

Since representative worship was carried out principally upon the two altars, and since it was abolished by the Lord when He came into the world because He laid open the inner qualities of a church, we are accordingly told in Isaiah,

In that day a man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will regard the Holy One of Israel, and... not... to the altars, the work of his hands. (Isaiah 17:7-8)

  
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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.