870. "Et Mors at Infernus dederunt eos qui in illis mortuos," significat homines Ecclesiae impios corde, qui in se diaboli et satanae erant, convocatos ad judicium. - Per "Mortem et Infernum" non alii intelliguntur, quam qui interius in se diaboli et satanae erant, per "Mortem" qui interius in se diaboli, et per "Infernum" qui interius in se satanae, proinde omnes impii corde, et tamen in externis sicut homines Ecclesiae apparebant; non enim alii ad Judicium hoc universale covocati sunt; nam qui in externis sunt sicut homines Ecclesiae, sive sint ex laicis sive ex clericis, ac in internis diaboli et satanae,judicantur, quia apud illos separanda sunt externa ab internis; et quoque judicari possunt, quia sciverunt et professi sunt illa quae Ecclesiae sunt. Quod per "Mortem" intelligantur impii corde qui in se diaboli erant, et per "Infernum" qui in se satanae, patet ex eo quod dicatur quod "Mors et Infernus conjecti sint in stagnum ignis," (vers. seq. 14); et non potest Mors, nec Infernus conjici in Infernum, sed illi possunt, qui quoad interiora sua sunt Mors et Infernus, hoc est, in se diaboli et satanae. Quinam per Diabolum et Satanam intelliguntur, videatur supra (97, 841, 857); ¹ et quod illi sint Mors qui in se diaboli sunt, mox supra (866). Etiam alibi dicitur "Mors et Infernus," ut,

Dixit Filius Hominis, "Habeo claves Mortis et Inferni," (Apocalypsis 1:18);

Sedens super equo pallido, "nomen illi Mors, et Infernus sequebatur illum," (Apocalypsis 6:8).

(Pariter Hoschea 13:14; Psalm. 18:5-6 (B.A. 4-5); Psalm. 49:15-16 (B.A. 14-15); Psalm. 116:3). ²

Poznámky pod čarou:

1927. 'Near a spring of water in the desert' means natural truth that has not yet acquired any life. This is clear from the meaning of 'a spring of water' as truth, and from the meaning of 'desert' as that which as yet possesses little life. Something similar is meant by 'desert' in the internal sense of the following reference to the Lord in Luke,

The boy grew and became strong in spirit; he was however in desert places till the days of his manifestation to Israel. Luke 1:80. ¹

It may be confirmed from very many places in the Word that 'spring of water' and 'desert' have these meanings, but as 'springs' and also 'a desert' are frequently mentioned in places further on where they have the same meanings, confirmations will in the Lord's Divine mercy be given in those places. What truth is when it has yet to acquire life will be clear from what is to be stated next.

Poznámky pod čarou: