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1 Judo nuodėmė užrašyta geležiniu rašikliu, aštriu deimantu įrėžta į jų širdį ir ant aukurų ragų,

2 kol jų vaikai atsimena aukurus ir alkus po žaliuojančiais medžiais ant aukštų kalvų.

3 O mano kalne laukuose! Tavo turtą ir visus lobius leisiu išplėšti visame krašte už tavo nuodėmes.

4 Tu turėsi palikti savo paveldėjimą, kurį tau daviau; tave padarysiu vergu priešų šalyje, kurios nepažįsti, nes mano rūstybės ugnis degs amžinai.

5 Taip sako Viešpats: “Prakeiktas žmogus, kuris pasitiki žmogumi ir laiko kūną savo stiprybe, kurio širdis nutolsta nuo Viešpaties.

6 Jis bus kaip krūmokšnis dykumoje ir nieko gero nematys. Jis gyvens sausoje, druskingoje ir negyvenamoje šalyje.

7 Palaimintas žmogus, kuris pasitiki Viešpačiu, kurio viltis yra Viešpats!

8 Jis bus kaip medis, pasodintas prie vandens, leidžiantis šaknis prie upelio. Jis nebijos ateinančios kaitros, jo lapai visada žaliuos. Jis nesirūpins sausros metu, bet nuolat neš vaisių.

9 Širdis yra labai klastinga ir be galo nedora. Kas ją supras!

10 Aš, Viešpats, ištiriu širdį, išbandau inkstus ir atlyginu kiekvienam pagal jo kelius ir jo darbų vaisius”.

11 Kaip kurapka, tupinti ant kiaušinių, bet neišperinti jų, yra tas, kuris neteisingai įgyja turtą. Gyvenimui įpusėjus turtai paliks jį, ir galiausiai jis liks kaip kvailys.

12 Mūsų šventykla yra šlovingas sostas, išaukštintas nuo pradžios.

13 Viešpatie, Izraelio viltie! Visi, kurie palieka Tave, bus sugėdinti. Kurie nutolsta nuo Tavęs, bus įrašyti į žemės dulkes, nes jie paliko Viešpatį, gyvojo vandens versmę.

14 Viešpatie, pagydyk mane, tai būsiu sveikas; gelbėk mane, tai būsiu išgelbėtas, nes Tu esi mano gyrius!

15 Jie man sako: “Kur Viešpaties žodis? Teateina dabar!”

16 Aš niekados nevengiau būti ganytoju pas Tave ir nelaukiau nelaimės. Tu žinai visa, ką kalbėjau.

17 Negąsdink manęs, Tu esi mano viltis piktą dieną.

18 Sugėdink mano persekiotojus ir išgąsdink juos, bet ne mane! Siųsk jiems piktą dieną ir sunaikink juos dvigubu sunaikinimu!

19 Viešpats įsakė man: “Eik ir atsistok šventyklos vartuose, pro kuriuos įeina ir išeina Judo karaliai, ir kituose Jeruzalės vartuose,

20 sakydamas jiems: ‘Klausykitės Viešpaties žodžio, Judo karaliai ir visi Judo bei Jeruzalės gyventojai, kurie įeinate pro šiuos vartus!

21 Taip sako Viešpats: ‘Saugokitės ir neneškite nieko sabato dieną pro Jeruzalės vartus.

22 Neišneškite jokios naštos iš savo namų sabato dieną ir nedirbkite jokio darbo, bet švęskite sabatą, kaip įsakiau jūsų tėvams.

23 Tačiau jie neklausė ir nekreipė dėmesio, bet užsispyrė, kad negirdėtų ir nepriimtų pamokymo.

24 Jei jūs manęs paklausysite,­sako Viešpats,­ir nenešite jokios naštos į šitą miestą pro vartus sabato dieną, bet švęsite sabatą ir nedirbsite jokio darbo,

25 tai pro šito miesto vartus įeis karaliai ir kunigaikščiai, sėdintieji Dovydo soste; važiuos vežimais ir jos ant žirgų jie ir jų kunigaikščiai, Judo ir Jeruzalės gyventojai; ir šitas miestas pasiliks per amžius.

26 Jie ateis iš Judo miestų, iš Jeruzalės apylinkių, iš Benjamino krašto, iš lygumos, iš kalnyno ir pietų šalies, atnešdami deginamąsias, padėkos ir duonos aukas bei smilkalus į Viešpaties namus.

27 Bet jei manęs neklausysite, nešvęsite sabato, nešite naštas pro Jeruzalės vartus sabato dieną, tai Aš uždegsiu jos vartus ir sunaikinsiu Jeruzalės rūmus’ ”.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 254

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254. As I also have overcome, and sit with My Father in His throne, signifies comparatively as Divine good is united to Divine truth in heaven. This is evident from the signification of "overcoming," as being in reference to the Lord Himself, to unite Divine good to Divine truth. Because this was effected through temptations and victories, it is said, "as I also have overcome." (That the Lord united Divine good to Divine truth through temptations admitted into His Human, and then through continued victories, see The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 201, 293, 302.) "To sit with My Father in His throne" signifies Divine good united to Divine truth in heaven, because "Father," when said by the Lord, means the Divine good that was in Him from conception, and "Son" the Divine truth, both in heaven, "throne" meaning heaven (See above). This Divine of the Lord in the heavens is called Divine truth, but it is Divine good united to Divine truth. (That this is so, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 13, 133, 139-140.)

[2] There is a comparison made between the men of the church and the Lord Himself, in His saying, "He that overcometh I will give to him to sit with Me in My throne, as I also have overcome and sit with My Father in His throne," because the Lord's life in the world was an example according to which the men of the church are to live, as the Lord Himself teaches in John:

I have given unto you an example that ye also should do as I have done to you. If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them (John 13:15, 13:17).

So in other places the Lord compares Himself with others; for example, in John:

Jesus said, Even as the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you; abide ye in My love, as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love (John 15:9-10).

In the same:

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. As Thou didst send Me into the world, even so sent I them into the world (John 17:16, 17:18).

In the same:

As the Father hath sent Me, even so send I you (John 20:21).

In the same:

The glory which Thou hast given Me I have given unto them; that they may be one even as We are one, I in them, Thou in Me. Father, those whom Thou hast given Me, I will that where I am they also may be with Me, that they may behold My glory which Thou hast given Me. I have made known unto them Thy name, and will make it known that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them (John 17:22-24, 17:26).

The Lord spoke of His conjunction with men in the same way as He spoke of His conjunction with the Father, that is, the conjunction of His Human with the Divine that was in Him, for the reason that the Lord is not conjoined with what is man's own [proprio], but with His own that is with man. The Lord removes what is man's own [proprium], and gives of His own, and dwells in that. That this is so is known in the church, as is clear from the customary prayer and exhortation to those who come to the sacrament of the Supper, in which are these words:

If with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy sacrament (for then we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink His blood), then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; and we are one with Christ, and Christ with us. (See also John 6:56. But these things may be better understood from what is shown in the work on Heaven and Hell 11-12.) From this it follows that as the Divine of the Lord received by angels and by men makes heaven and the church with them, they are one with the Lord, as He and the Father are one.

[3] That the meaning of these words of the Lord, that "He sitteth with His Father in His throne," may be more clearly seen, it must be known that "God's throne" is heaven (as was shown in the preceding article), and that heaven is heaven from the Divine that proceeds from the Lord, and this Divine is called Divine truth, but is Divine good united to Divine truth (as was said above). The Lord Himself is not in heaven, but is above the heavens, and is seen by those who are in the heavens as a sun. He is seen as a sun because He is Divine love, and Divine love is seen by the angels as solar fire; this is why "sacred fire" in the Word signifies love Divine. From the Lord as a sun light and heat proceed: the light that proceeds, since it is spiritual light, is Divine truth; and the heat, since it is spiritual heat, is Divine good. This, namely, the Divine good, is what is meant by "the Father in the heavens." (That the Lord is the Sun of Heaven, and that the light and heat therefrom are Divine truth united to Divine good, may be seen in the work on Heaven and Hell 116-125, 126-140; and that Heaven is Heaven from the Divine that proceeds from the Lord, n 7-12.) From this what is meant in the Word by "the Father in the heavens" and by "Heavenly Father" can be seen. Thus in Matthew:

Do good to your enemies, that ye may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 5:44, 45).

In the same:

Ye shall be perfect, as your Father in the heavens is perfect (Matthew 5:48).

In the same:

Ye who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them who ask Him (Matthew 7:11).

In the same:

He that doeth the will of the Father who is in the heavens shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens (Matthew 7:21).

In the same:

Every plant which the heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up (Matthew 15:13).

Also in other places (as in Matthew 5:16; 6:1, 6, 8; 12:50; 16:17, 18:14, 19, 35; Mark 11:25, 26; Luke 11:13).

[4] That "Father" means the Divine good can be seen also from this passage in Matthew:

Despise not one of these little ones; for their angels do always behold the face of My Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 18:10);

that "they behold the face of the Father who is in the heavens" signifies that they receive Divine good from the Lord; that they do not see His face is evident from the Lord's words in John:

That no one hath ever seen the Father (John 1:18; 5:37; 6:46).

The same can be seen from this passage in Matthew:

Call no man your Father on the earth, for one is your Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 23:9).

It is plain that no one is forbidden to call his father on the earth "father," nor is this here forbidden by the Lord; but this was said because "Father" means the Divine good, and:

No one is good except the one God (Matthew 19:17).

(The Lord spoke thus because "Father" in the Word of both Testaments means in the spiritual sense good, see Arcana Coelestia 3703[1-23], 5902, 6050, 7833, 7834; and also heaven and the church in respect to good, n. 2691, 2717, 3703, 5581, 8897; and "Father," when said by the Lord, means the Divine good of His Divine love, n. 2803, 3704, 7499, 8328, 8897)

  
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Psalms 89

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1 I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

2 I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."

3 "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

4 'I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.

5 The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

7 a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

8 Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

9 You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

11 The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

12 The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

13 You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

15 Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

16 In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

17 For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

18 For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

20 I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

21 with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

22 No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

23 I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

26 He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!'

27 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

28 I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.

29 I will also make his seed endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law, and don't walk in my ordinances;

31 if they break my statutes, and don't keep my commandments;

32 then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

33 But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

34 I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

36 His seed will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

37 It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." Selah.

38 But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

39 You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

40 You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

41 All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

43 Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported him in battle.

44 You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.

45 You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.

46 How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

47 Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

48 What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

49 Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

51 With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

52 Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen. BOOK IV A Prayer by Moses, the man of God.

   

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