79. 영적 의미로 간음은 말씀의 선을 변질시키고 말씀의 진리를 위화(僞化)하는 것임은, 다음 구절들을 볼 때 확실해진다.

자기 음행때문에 분노의 포도주를 모든 민족에게 마시게 한 바빌론(요한계시록 14:8)

천사가 나에게 "많은 물 위에 앉은 엄청난 탕녀가 받을 심판을 보여주겠다. 세상의 왕들이 그 여자와 더불어 놀아났고"(요한계시록 17:1-2)

음란으로 세상을 망친 그 엄청난 탕녀를 하나님이 심판하셨다(요한계시록 19:2).

음란이 바빌론과 연결되어 언급된 것은, 바빌론은 주님의 신적 권능을 자기들 것으로 사취한 사람들, 그리고 말씀을 변질시키고 위화 함으로써 말씀을 모독한 사람들을 의미하기 때문이다. 그래서 바빌론은 "온 땅의 탕녀들과 흉측한 것들의 어미(요한계시록 17:5)"라 불린다.

예레미야 등 예언서에서도 음행은 위와 같은 것을 의미한다.

나는 예루살렘 선지자들 중에도 망측한 일을 보았다. 그들은 간음하며 거짓 속에 행하고(레위기 23:14)

에스겔에 이런 구절이 있다.

두 여인이 있었다. 그들은 한 어미의 딸이었다. 그들은 이집트에 있을 적에 놀아났었다. 소녀적부터 놀아났었다. 하나는 내 사람이었을 때 외간 남자들과 놀아났다. 그 이웃 아시리아인들과 연애하여 … 음행하고 … 이집트에 있을 때부터 바람을 피우던 그 버릇을 버리지 않았다. 다른 하나는 이보다 더 부패한 여자였다. 그의 언니보다 더 간음이 심하였고 점점 더 심해졌다. 그 여자는 칼데아 사람을 연애하여 … 바빌론 사람이 와서 연애하는 침상에 올라 음란으로 그를 더럽히고(에스겔 23:2-17)

이것은 이스라엘 교회와 유다 교회를 말한다. 여기서 그 둘을 한 어미의 딸이라 불렸다. 그들의 음행은, 말씀의 순수성을 변질시키고 허위로 만든 것을 의미한다. 말씀에서 이집트는 지식을 의미하고 아시리아는 논리성을, 칼데아는 진리의 모독을, 바빌론은 선의 모독을 의미하기 때문에, 그 두 여인이 이들 나라와 음행을 했다고 한 것이다.

예루살렘에 대해서도 역시 같은 말을 하셨다. 예루살렘은 교리의 측면에서 본 교회를 의미한다. 에스겔을 보자.

예루살렘 너는 네 아름다움을 믿고 명성을 인해 네 몸을 팔았으며 지나가는 아무나와 음란을 행하며 …육체가 큰 네 이웃 나라 이집트 사람들과 음란하게 행하며 너의 음행이 심해지고 …그러고도 부족하여 너는 아시리아 사람들에게 몸을 팔았다. 그렇다, 너는 그들에게 몸을 팔았다 … 장사하는 땅 칼데아에까지 네 음행을 늘려갔다 … 남편 대신에 타인을 맞아들인 부정한 아내로구나. 창녀도 사례를 받는다. 그러나 너는 오히려 네 정부들에게 선물을 주는구나 … 그들을 사방에서 끌어들이기 위해. 그러니 오 창녀야 너는 야훼의 말씀을 들어라(에스겔 16:15, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35).

예루살렘이 교회를 의미한다는 것은 62, 63에서 볼 수 있을 것이다.

음행도 위와 같은 것을 의미한다는 것은 다음 성경 구절들에 나온다.

이사야 23:17-18; 57:3; 예레미야 3:2, 6, 8-9; 5:1, 7; 13:27; 29:23; 미가 1:7:; 나훔 3:4; 호세아 4:10-11; 레위기 20:5; 민수기 14:33; 15:39 등이다.

같은 이유로 주님은 유태민족을 "간음하는 세대"(마태복음 12:39; 16:4; 마가복음 8:38)라고 하셨다.

4922. 'And bound on his hand a twice-dyed thread' means that a sign was placed on it, namely on that power - 'twice-dyed' meaning good. This is clear from the meaning of 'binding on the hand' as placing a sign on power, for 'the hand' means power, 4920; and from the meaning of 'twice-dyed' as good, in particular spiritual good. The reason 'twice-dyed' means spiritual good is that this expression describes a shade of scarlet, and in the next life whenever one sees scarlet spiritual good is meant, which is the good of charity towards the neighbour. For all colours clearly visible in the next life mean something connected with good and truth since they are products of the light of heaven, which essentially is wisdom and intelligence flowing from the Lord's Divine. The variegations or modifications of that light are consequently variegations and so to speak modifications of wisdom and intelligence, and therefore of good and truth. For details about the light in heaven flowing from the Lord's Divine wisdom and intelligence, where the Lord is seen as the Sun, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3225, 3337, 3339, 3340, 3485, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4180, 4214, 4302, 4405, 4408, 4413, 4415, 4523-4533; and for details about colours having their origin in that light and about their being variegations and modifications of that light, and therefore of intelligence and wisdom, 1042, 1043, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742.

[2] As regards 'twice-dyed' meaning spiritual good, this is evident from places in the Word where this expression is used, as in Jeremiah,

If therefore you have been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed and deck yourself with ornaments of gold, in vain will you make yourself beautiful; your lovers will abhor you. Jeremiah 4:30.

This refers to Judah. 'Clothing yourself in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, 'decking yourself with ornaments of gold' for celestial good. In 2 Samuel,

David lamented over Saul and over Jonathan, and wrote it down that they teach the children of Judah the bow. Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul who clothed you in twice-dyed delicately, ¹ and placed an ornament of gold on your apparel. 2 Samuel 1:17-18, 24.

Here 'teaching the bow' stands for teaching the doctrine of love and charity, for 'the bow' means that doctrine. 'Clothing in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, as previously, and 'placing an ornament of gold on one's apparel' for celestial good.

[3] Such being the meaning of 'twice-dyed', instructions were also given to use twice-dyed scarlet on the curtains of the Dwelling-place, the veil, the covering for the door of the tent, the covering to the gate of the court, the table of the Presence when they were about to set out, Aaron's sacred vestments such as the ephod, the breastplate of judgement, and the fringes of the robe of the ephod:

The curtains of the Dwelling-place

You shall make for the Dwelling-place ten curtains - fine-twined linen, and violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 26:1.

The veil

You shall make a veil of violet and purple, and of twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:31.

The covering for the door of the tent

You shall make a covering for the door of the tent, of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:36.

[4] The covering to the gate of the court

For the gate of the court you shall make a covering of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. Exodus 27:16.

The table of the Presence when they were about to set out

When the camp sets out they shall spread over the table of the Presence a cloth of twice-dyed scarlet, and shall cover this with a covering of badger skin. Numbers 4:8.

The ephod

You shall make an ephod out of gold, violet and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine-twined linen, the work of a craftsman; and the girdle similarly. Exodus 28:5-6, 8; 39:2-3.

The breastplate of judgement

You shall make the breastplate of judgement, the work of a craftsman, like the work of the ephod, out of gold, violet, and purple. and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen. Exodus 28:15.

The fringes of the robe of the ephod

Pomegranates of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 28:33.

[5] It was because the Tent of Meeting with the Ark in it represented heaven that the colours mentioned in these places were required. They meant in their order celestial and spiritual things, as follows: 'Violet and purple' meant celestial kinds of good and truth, 'twice-dyed scarlet and fine-twined linen' spiritual kinds of good and truth. Anyone believing that the Word is holy can recognize that each has a specific meaning, and anyone believing that the Word is holy for the reason that it has been sent down from the Lord by way of heaven can recognize that the celestial and spiritual things belonging to His kingdom are meant. Similar instructions were given, in cleansings from leprosy, to use 'cedarwood, scarlet, and hyssop', Leviticus 14:4, 6, 52; and to cast 'cedarwood and hyssop and twice-dyed of purple' on to the fire in which the red heifer was being burned, from which the water of separation was prepared, Numbers 19:6.

[6] The profanation of good and truth is described by similar words in John,

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. and covered ² with gold and precious stones and pearls. holding in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredom. Revelation 17:3-4.

And after this,

Woe, woe, the great city, you that were clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and covered' with gold and precious stones and pearls. Revelation 18:16.

This refers to 'Babel' by which the profanation of good is meant, 1182, 1283, 1295, 1304, 1306-1308, 1321, 1322, 1326, in this case the profanation both of good and of truth, which is 'Babylonian'. Among the Prophets in the Old Testament 'Babel' describes the profanation of good and 'Chaldea' the profanation of truth.

[7] In the contrary sense 'scarlet' means the evil that is the contrary of spiritual good, as in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson, ³ they will be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.

The reason 'scarlet' means this evil is that 'blood', likewise, because of its red colour, in the genuine sense means spiritual good or charity towards the neighbour, and in the contrary sense violence done to charity, 374, 1005.

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