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1 Atėjo fariziejų ir sadukiejų ir mėgindami prašė Jį parodyti jiems ženklą iš dangaus.

2 Jis jiems atsakė: “Atėjus vakarui, jūs sakote: ‘Bus giedra, nes dangus raudonas’,

3 ir rytmetį: ‘Šiandien bus lietaus, nes rausta apsiniaukęs dangus’. Veidmainiai! Jūs mokate atpažinti dangaus veidą, o laiko ženklų­ ne.

4 Pikta ir svetimaujanti karta ieško ženklo, tačiau jai nebus duota kito ženklo, kaip tik pranašo Jonos ženklas”. Ir, palikęs juos, nuėjo šalin.

5 Keldamiesi į kitą ežero pusę, mokiniai buvo užmiršę pasiimti duonos.

6 Jėzus jiems tarė: “Būkite atidūs ir saugokitės fariziejų bei sadukiejų raugo”.

7 O jie tarpusavy svarstė: “Tai todėl, kad nepasiėmėme duonos”.

8 Tai supratęs, Jėzus tarė: “Mažatikiai! Kodėl svarstote, kad nepasiėmėte duonos?

9 Argi dar nesuprantate? Ar neprisimenate penkių kepalų penkiems tūkstančiams ir kiek pintinių surinkote trupinių?

10 Arba septynių kepalų keturiems tūkstančiams ir kiek pintinių surinkote trupinių?!

11 Tad kaip nesuprantate, jog kalbėjau jums ne apie duoną. Fariziejų ir sadukiejų raugo saugokitės!”

12 Tada jie suprato, kad Jis liepė saugotis ne duonos raugo, bet fariziejų ir sadukiejų mokslo.

13 Atėjęs į Pilypo Cezarėjos apylinkes, Jėzus paklausė savo mokinius: “Kuo žmonės mane, Žmogaus Sūnų, laiko?”

14 Jie atsakė: “Vieni Jonu Krikštytoju, kiti Eliju, kiti Jeremiju ar dar kuriuo iš pranašų”.

15 Jis vėl paklausė: “O kuo jūs mane laikote?”

16 Tada Simonas Petras atsakė: “Tu esi Kristus, gyvojo Dievo Sūnus”.

17 Jėzus jam atsakė: “Palaimintas tu, Simonai, Jonos sūnau, nes ne kūnas ir kraujas tau tai apreiškė, bet mano Tėvas, kuris yra danguje.

18 Ir Aš tau sakau: tu esi Petras, ir ant šios uolos Aš pastatysiu savo bažnyčią, ir pragaro vartai jos nenugalės.

19 Tau duosiu dangaus karalystės raktus; ką tu suriši žemėje, bus surišta ir danguje, ir ką tu atriši žemėje, bus atrišta ir danguje”.

20 Tada Jis griežtai įsakė savo mokiniams niekam neskelbti, kad Jis yra Jėzus­Kristus.

21 Nuo tada Jėzus pradėjo aiškinti savo mokiniams, kad Jis turįs eiti į Jeruzalę ir daug iškentėti nuo vyresniųjų, aukštųjų kunigų ir ašto žinovų, būti nužudytas ir trečią dieną prisikelti.

22 Tada Petras, pasivadinęs Jį į šalį, ėmė drausti: “Jokiu būdu, Viešpatie, Tau neturi taip atsitikti!”

23 Bet Jis atsisukęs pasakė Petrui: “Eik šalin, šėtone! Tu man papiktinimas, nes mąstai ne apie tai, kas Dievo, o kas žmonių”.

24 Tuomet Jėzus savo mokiniams pasakė: “Jei kas nori eiti paskui mane, teišsižada pats savęs, teima savo kryžių ir teseka manimi.

25 Nes, kas nori išgelbėti savo gyvybę, tas ją praras; o kas praras savo gyvybę dėl manęs, tas ją atras.

26 Kokia gi žmogui nauda, jeigu jis laimėtų visą pasaulį, o pakenktų savo sielai? Arba kuo žmogus galėtų išsipirkti savo sielą?

27 Nes Žmogaus Sūnus ateis savo Tėvo šlovėje su savo angelais, ir tuomet Jis atlygins kiekvienam pagal jo darbus.

28 Iš tiesų sakau jums: kai kurie iš čia stovinčių neragaus mirties, kol pamatys Žmogaus Sūnų, ateinantį savo karalystėje”.

   

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10483. 'And Moses stood in the gate of the camp' means where the opening to hell is situated. This is clear from the representation of 'Moses' as the internal, dealt with above in 10468; from the meaning of 'in the gate' as where the opening is situated, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'the camp' as hell, also dealt with above, in 10458. The reason why Moses stood in the gate of the camp and did not go inside the actual camp was in order that the impossibility for the internal to enter hell might be represented; for Moses represented the internal and the camp represented hell. The interest of all those in hell lies in external things separated from what is internal, because self-love and love of the world rule within them. Therefore what is internal cannot go in there since it is not received. Instead some who are there immediately reject it, some smother it and snuff it out, and some pervert it. Whether you say the internal or heaven, it amounts to the same thing; for heaven constitutes what is internal, not only the internal side of the Word but also the internal side of the Church and of worship, consequently the internal of the person who has celestial and spiritual love reigning within him, that is, love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour.

[2] What hell's opening is, meant by 'the gate' of this camp, must be stated briefly. Each hell is closed all the way around it, but it is opened above as necessity and need demand. It is an opening into the world of spirits, the world that lies midway between heaven and hell; for that world serves as the upper boundary of the hells and as the lower boundary of the heavens, 5852. The reason for saying that they are opened as necessity and need demand is that each person in the world has spirits present with him from hell, and angels from heaven. The spirits from hell are present in his bodily and worldly loves, and the angels from heaven in those which are celestial and spiritual; for without the spirits the person can have no life at all. If the spirits were taken away from him he would drop dead as a stone. Consequently to enable a person to lead a life in keeping with his loves the hells are opened of necessity and as need demands, and from there such spirits come out to him as are ruled by loves similar to his.

[3] That opening is what should be understood by the gate of hell. I have been allowed several times to see such openings. They are gates which the Lord guards by means of angels, to stop more spirits than are needed from coming out of there. From this it is evident what 'the gates of hell' and 'the gates of enemies' mean in the Word, as in Matthew,

Jesus said to Peter, On this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18.

'The gates of hell will not prevail' means that the hells will not dare to come out and destroy the truths of faith, 'the rock' on which the Church stands being faith in the Lord received from the Lord. This faith is the faith of charity because it is rooted in charity and for that reason makes one with it.

'The rock' means that faith, see Preface to Genesis 22, and also 8581, 10438.

Real faith consists in charity, 654, 1162, 1176, 1608, 2228, 2343, 2349, 2419, 2839, 3324, 4368, 6348, 7039, 7623-7627, 7752-7762, 8530, 9154, 9783, 9924.

[4] The like is also meant by your seed will inherit the gate of their enemies, Genesis 22:17; 24:60. 'Inheriting the gate of their enemies' means destroying evils and falsities which come from hell. This was also represented by driving out and destroying the nations in the land of Canaan; for the nations there represented evils and falsities which come from hell, see 1573, 1574, 1868, 4818, 6306, 8054, 8317, 9320, 9327.

Also in David,

Those who dwell in the gate plot against me; those who drink strong wine sing songs. Psalms 69:12.

In the same author,

Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver. They will not be put to shame, for they will speak with enemies in the gate. Psalms 127:5.

'Gates' in the good sense however stands for the opening into heaven.

In David,

Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O eternal doors, and the King of glory will come in. Psalms 24:7-10.

In addition admission into heaven and into the Church through truth and good is meant in the Word by 'gates', and also good and truth flowing in and present with a person.

  
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