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Exodus 26

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1 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S δέκα-M αὐλαία-N1A-APF ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN χερουβιμ-N---APM ἐργασία-N1A-DSF ὑφάντης-N1M-GSM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APF

2 μῆκος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ὀκτώ-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM καί-C εὖρος-N2--NSN τέσσαρες-A3--GPM πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ὁ- A--NSF αὐλαία-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S μέτρον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--NSN αὐτός- D--NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF αὐλαία-N1A-DPF

3 πέντε-M δέ-X αὐλαία-N1A-NPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐκ-P ἀλλήλω- D--GPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPF ὁ- A--NSF ἕτερος-A1A-NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ἕτερος-A1A-GSF καί-C πέντε-M αὐλαία-N1A-NPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P συνἔχω-V1--PMPNPF ἕτερος-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕτερος-A1A-DSF

4 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPF ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ὑακίνθινος-A1--APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN μέρος-N3E-GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF συμβολή-N1--ASF καί-C οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF πρός-P ὁ- A--DSF συμβολή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF δεύτερος-A1A-DSF

5 πεντήκοντα-M ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSF αὐλαία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF εἷς-A1A-DSF καί-C πεντήκοντα-M ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF συμβολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF δεύτερος-A1A-GSF ἀντιπρόσωπος-A1B-NPF ἀντιπίπτω-V1--PAPNPF ἀλλήλω- D--DPF εἰς-P ἕκαστος-A1--ASF

6 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κρίκος-N2--APM πεντήκοντα-M χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF αὐλαία-N1A-APF ἕτερος-A1A-ASF ὁ- A--DSF ἕτερος-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--DPM κρίκος-N2--DPM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF σκηνή-N1--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF

7 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S δέρρις-N3I-APF τριχίνας-A1--APF σκέπη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ἕνδεκα-M δέρρις-N3I-APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APF

8 ὁ- A--NSN μῆκος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S τριάκοντα-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--GPM πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ὁ- A--NSN εὖρος-N2--NSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF μέτρον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--NSN αὐτός- D--NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DPF ἕνδεκα-M δέρρις-N3I-DPF

9 καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF πέντε-M δέρρις-N3I-APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἕξ-M δέρρις-N3I-APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C ἐπιδιπλόω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF δέρρις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἕκτος-A1--ASF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

10 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἀγκύλη-N1--APF πεντήκοντα-M ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN κατά-P συμβολή-N1--ASF καί-C πεντήκοντα-M ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF συνἅπτω-V1--PAPGSF ὁ- A--GSF δεύτερος-A1A-GSF

11 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κρίκος-N2--APM χαλκοῦς-A1C-APM πεντήκοντα-M καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM κρίκος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF ἀγκύλη-N1--GPF καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF δέρρις-N3I-APF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἷς-A3--NSN

12 καί-C ὑποτίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF δέρρις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--ASN ὑπολείπω-VP--XMPASN ὑποκαλύπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN ὁ- A--GPF δέρρις-N3I-GPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὑποκαλύπτω-VF--FAI2S ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

13 πῆχυς-N3E-ASM ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GSN καί-C πῆχυς-N3E-ASM ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GSN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὑπερἔχω-V1--PAPGSN ὁ- A--GPF δέρρις-N3I-GPF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN μῆκος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GPF δέρρις-N3I-GPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S συνκαλύπτω-V1--PAPNSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πλάγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D ἵνα-C καλύπτω-V1--PAS3S

14 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κατακάλυμμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF δέρμα-N3M-APN κριός-N2--GPM ἐρυθροδανόω-VM--XPPAPN καί-C ἐπικάλυμμα-N3M-APN δέρμα-N3M-APN ὑακίνθινος-A1--APN ἐπάνωθεν-D

15 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S στῦλος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPN

16 δέκα-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASM στῦλος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C πῆχυς-N3E-GSM εἷς-A3--GSM καί-C ἥμισυς-A3U-GSM ὁ- A--ASN πλάτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM στῦλος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM εἷς-A3--GSM

17 δύο-M ἀγκωνίσκος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ἀντιπίπτω-V1--PAPAPM ἕτερος-A1A-ASM ὁ- A--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM στῦλος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

18 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S στῦλος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF εἴκοσι-M στῦλος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN κλίτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM

19 καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M βάσις-N3I-APF ἀργυροῦς-A1C-APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DPM εἴκοσι-M στῦλος-N2--DPM δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM

20 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN κλίτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN δεύτερος-A1A-ASN ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM εἴκοσι-M στῦλος-N2--APM

21 καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M βάσις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀργυροῦς-A1C-APF δύο-M βάσις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δύο-M βάσις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM

22 καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἕξ-M στῦλος-N2--APM

23 καί-C δύο-M στῦλος-N2--APM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF γωνία-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ὀπίσθιος-A1A-GPN

24 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐκ-P ἴσος-A1--GSN κάτωθεν-D κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἴσος-A1--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF κεφαλίς-N3D-GPF εἰς-P σύμβλησις-N3--ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἀμφότεροι-A1A-DPF ὁ- A--DPF δύο-M---DPF γωνία-N1A-DPF εἰμί-V9--PAD3P

25 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὀκτώ-M στῦλος-N2--NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF βάσις-N3I-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀργυροῦς-A1C-NPF δέκα-M ἕξ-M δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM

26 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S μοχλός-N2--APM ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPN πέντε-M ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

27 καί-C πέντε-M μοχλός-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSN κλίτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--DSN δεύτερος-A1A-DSN καί-C πέντε-M μοχλός-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὀπίσθιος-A1A-DSM ὁ- A--DSN κλίτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--DSN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF

28 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM μοχλός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέσος-A1--NSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM στῦλος-N2--GPM διαἱκνέομαι-V2--PMD3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN κλίτος-N3E-GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN κλίτος-N3E-ASN

29 καί-C ὁ- A--APM στῦλος-N2--APM καταχρυσόω-VF--FAI2S χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--APM δακτύλιος-N2--APM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM εἰς-P ὅς- --APM εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM μοχλός-N2--APM καί-C καταχρυσόω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM μοχλός-N2--APM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN

30 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἶδος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN δεικνύω-VK--XMPASN σύ- P--DS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN

31 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S καταπέτασμα-N3M-ASN ἐκ-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF νήθω-VT--XMPGSF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN χερουβιμ-N---APM

32 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐπί-P τέσσαρες-A3--GPM στῦλος-N2--GPM ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPM χρυσόω-VM--XPPGPM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF κεφαλίς-N3D-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF βάσις-N3I-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM τέσσαρες-A3--NPF ἀργυροῦς-A1C-NPF

33 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN καταπέτασμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM στῦλος-N2--APM καί-C εἰςφέρω-VF--FAI2S ἐκεῖ-D ἐσώτερον-P ὁ- A--GSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN καί-C διαὁρίζω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASN καταπέτασμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--DP ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM

34 καί-C κατακαλύπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM

35 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF ἔξωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF λυχνία-N1A-ASF ἀπέναντι-P ὁ- A--GSF τράπεζα-N1S-GSF ἐπί-P μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM

36 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπίσπαστρον-N2N-ASN ἐκ-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτής-N1M-GSM

37 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-DSN πέντε-M στῦλος-N2--APM καί-C χρυσόω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF κεφαλίς-N3D-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPF καί-C χωνεύω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM πέντε-M βάσις-N3I-APF χαλκοῦς-A1C-APF

   

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1143. And of fine linen and of purple, signifies truths and goods from a celestial origin that have been profaned. This is evident from the signification of "fine linen," as being truths from a celestial origin (of which presently); also from the signification of "purple," as being goods from a celestial origin (of which above, n.1042. But here such truths and goods profaned are meant, because the fine linen and purple are called "merchandise of Babylon," and "Babylon," as "a harlot and the mother of whoredoms and of the abominations of the earth," signifies profanations of truth and good. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are truths and goods with those who are in love to the Lord; these are called celestial, and are distinguished from the truths and goods from a spiritual origin, which are signified by "silk and scarlet," which will be spoken of presently. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are profaned by their transferring to themselves the Lord's Divine power of saving the human race, thus transferring their love to the Lord to the Pope as a vicar and to his ministers. And yet the Lord cannot be loved when He has no power to save; but the man is loved who is put in the Lord's place. They say that the Lord is loved because He has given that power to a man, and that He is loved and is held in holy respect by those who have received that power, and is worshipped by the rest. But love to the Lord cannot exist with them, because the love of having dominion over heaven and over the church is wholly contrary to it; for such love is love of self, which is a diabolical love, from which the Lord cannot be loved. Such love regarded in itself is rather hatred against the Lord, and it is turned into hatred when they become spirits and dominion is taken away from them. Then they persecute all who are in love to the Lord. All this makes clear how they profane truths and goods which are from a celestial origin.

[2] That "fine linen" signifies truths from a celestial origin can be seen from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

I clothed thee with embroidered work, I shod thee with the skin of the badger, and I girded thee with fine linen, and covered thee with silk. Thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, and thy garments were fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work (Ezekiel 16:10, 13).

This is said of Jerusalem, which means the church, here in its first establishment. "Embroidered work and the skin of the badger" here signify the knowledges of truth and good from the Word; "fine linen and silk" signify truths from a celestial origin and truths from a spiritual origin. These are said to be "garments," because "garments" signify the truths with which good is clothed. In the same:

Fine linen in embroidered work was thy spreading forth, and purple from the isles of Elishah was thy covering (Ezekiel 27:7).

This is said of Tyre, which signifies the church as to the knowledges of good and truth. These knowledges are signified by "embroidered work from Egypt," truths by "fine linen," and good by "purple," both from a celestial origin. In Luke:

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and indulged in luxuries every day splendidly (Luke 16:19).

The "rich man" means the Jewish nation, which is said to be "clothed in purple and fine linen," because they have the Word from which they might have goods and truths; goods are here meant by "purple," and truths by "fine linen," both from a celestial origin. "Lazarus lying at the rich man's porch" means the Gentiles that did not have the Word.

[3] Since "fine linen" [byssus] which is also called cotton [xylinum] signified truths from a celestial origin, and the garments of Aaron represented Divine truths, because he represented the Lord, therefore:

His miter and belt were woven of fine linen and cotton (Exodus 28:39; 39:27).

And because the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle represented those things of the church that cover, and these are truths, therefore:

These were woven of cotton or fine linen (Exodus 26:1; 27:9, 18; 36:8; 38:9, 16).

"Fine linen" has the same signification in the following passages of Revelation:

The time of the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready; and it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, clean and bright (Revelation 19:7-8).

The armies of Him that sat upon the white horse followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean (Revelation 19:14).

"Fine linen" signifies truth from a celestial origin because fine linen was a kind of very shining flax of which garments were made; "flax," and also "whiteness," signify truth, and "a garment" made of it signifies truth that is clean and pure according to the shining.

(Continuation respecting the Athanasian Faith)

[4] The hell where those are who are called devils is the love of self; and the hell where those are who are called satans is the love of the world. The diabolical hell is the love of self because that love is the opposite of celestial love which is love to the Lord; and the satanic hell is the love of the world because that love is the opposite of spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbor. Now as the two loves of hell are opposites of the two loves of heaven, hell and the heavens are in opposition to each other; for all who are in the heavens look to the Lord and to the neighbor, but all who are in the hells look to self and the world. All who are in the heavens love the Lord and the neighbor, and all who are in the hells love self and the world, and consequently hate the Lord and the neighbor. All who are in the heavens think what is true and will what is good, because they think and will from the Lord; but all who are in the hells think what is false and will what is evil, because they think and will from self. From this it is that all who are in the hells appear turned backward, with the face turned away from the Lord; they also appear turned upside down, with the feet upwards and the head downwards. They so appear in accordance with their loves, which are opposite to the loves of heaven.

[5] As hell is the love of self it is also fire, for all love corresponds to fire, and in the spiritual world is so presented as to appear like a fire at a distance, although it is not fire but love; and thus the hells appear within to be on fire, and without like outbursts of fire in smoke from furnaces or from conflagrations; and sometimes the devils themselves appear like fires of coals. Their heat from that fire is like a boiling up from impurities, which is lust, and their light from that fire is only an appearance of light from fantasies and from confirmations of evil by falsities, but still it is not light, for when the light of heaven flows in it becomes to them thick darkness, and when the heat of heaven flows in it becomes to them cold; nevertheless, they see from their light, and live from their heat; but they see like owls, birds of night, and bats, whose eyes are blinded in the light of heaven, and they live half dead. The living principle in them is from the ability to think, to will, to speak, to do, and in consequence to see, to hear, to taste, to smell, and to feel; and this living principle is merely the ability arising from action upon them from without of the life which is God, according to order, and continually impelling them towards order. It is from that power that they live to eternity. Their dead principle is from the evils and falsities that spring from their loves. Consequently their life viewed from their loves is not life but death; and this is why in the Word hell is called "death," and those who are there are called "the dead."

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.