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Exodus 32

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1 καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὅτι-C χρονίζω-VX--XAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καταβαίνω-VZ--AAN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN συνἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *ααρων-N---DSM καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DP θεός-N2--APM ὅς- --NPM προπορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF οὐ-D οἶδα-VX--XAI1P τίς- I--NSN γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

2 καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *ααρων-N---NSM περιαἱρέω-VB--AMD2P ὁ- A--APN ἐνώτιον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--APN χρυσοῦς-A1C-APN ὁ- A--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN οὖς-N3T-DPN ὁ- A--GPF γυνή-N3K-GPF σύ- P--GP καί-C θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF καί-C φέρω-VA--AAD2P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS

3 καί-C περιαἱρέω-VAI-AMI3P πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APN ἐνώτιον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--APN χρυσοῦς-A1C-APN ὁ- A--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN οὖς-N3T-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C φέρω-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM

4 καί-C δέχομαι-VAI-AMI3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF χείρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C πλάσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γραφίς-N3D-DSF καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN μόσχος-N2--ASM χωνευτός-A1--ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--NPM θεός-N2--NPM σύ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---VSM ὅστις- X--NPM ἀναβιβάζω-VAI-AAI3P σύ- P--AS ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

5 καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM *ααρων-N---NSM οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN κατέναντι-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C κηρύσσω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἑορτή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM αὔριον-D

6 καί-C ὀρθρίζω-VA--AAPNSM ὁ- A--DSF ἐπαύριον-D ἀναβιβάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN καί-C προςφέρω-VAI-AAI3S θυσία-N1A-ASF σωτήριον-N2N-GSN καί-C καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐσθίω-VB--AAN καί-C πίνω-VB--AAN καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3P παίζω-V1--PAN

7 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM βαδίζω-V1--PAD2S ὁ- A--ASN τάχος-N3E-ASN ἐντεῦθεν-D καταβαίνω-VZ--AAD2S ἀνομέω-VAI-AAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS ὅς- --APM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

8 παραβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P ταχύς-A3U-ASN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF ὅς- --GSF ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI2S αὐτός- D--DPM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM μόσχος-N2--ASM καί-C προςκυνέω-VX--XAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C θύω-VX--XAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--NPM θεός-N2--NPM σύ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---VSM ὅστις- X--NPM ἀναβιβάζω-VAI-AAI3P σύ- P--AS ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF

10 καί-C νῦν-D ἐάω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C θυμόω-VC--APPNSM ὀργή-N1--DSF εἰς-P αὐτός- D--APM ἐκτρίβω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ἔθνος-N3E-ASN μέγας-A1P-ASN

11 καί-C δέω-VCI-API3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἔναντι-P κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἵνα-C τίς- I--NSN κύριος-N2--VSM θυμόω-V4--PMI2S ὀργή-N1--DSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ὅς- --APM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἐν-P ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF μέγας-A1--DSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM βραχίων-N3N-DSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ὑψηλός-A1--DSM

12 μήποτε-D εἶπον-VB--AAS3P ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM μετά-P πονηρία-N1A-GSF ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ὄρος-N3E-DPN καί-C ἐκ ἀναἁλίσκω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF παύω-VA--AMD2S ὁ- A--GSF ὀργή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM θυμός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἵλεως-A1B-NSM γίγνομαι-VB--AMD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSF κακία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

13 μιμνήσκω-VS--APPNSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM καί-C *ισαακ-N---GSM καί-C *ἰακώβ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GPM σός-A1--GPM οἰκέτης-N1M-GPM ὅς- --DPM ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI2S κατά-P σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM πολυπληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN σπέρμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GP ὡσεί-D ὁ- A--APN ἄστρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--DSN πλῆθος-N3E-DSN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ὅς- --ASF εἶπον-VAI-AAI2S δίδωμι-VO--AAN ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C καταἔχω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM

14 καί-C ἱλάσκομαι-VCI-API3S κύριος-N2--NSM περί-P ὁ- A--GSF κακία-N1A-GSF ὅς- --GSF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ποιέω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

15 καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-NPF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GSM πλάξ-N3K-NPF λίθινος-A1--NPF καταγράφω-VP--XPPNPF ἐκ-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--GPN μέρος-N3E-GPN αὐτός- D--GPF ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3P γράφω-VP--XPPNPF

16 καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πλάξ-N3K-NPF ἔργον-N2N-NSN θεός-N2--GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γραφή-N1--NSF γραφή-N1--NSF θεός-N2--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S κολάπτω-VP--XPPNSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πλάξ-N3K-DPF

17 καί-C ἀκούω-VA--AAPNSM *ἰησοῦς-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM κράζω-V1--PAPGPM λέγω-V1--PAI3S πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM φωνή-N1--NSF πόλεμος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF παρεμβολή-N1--DSF

18 καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3S οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S φωνή-N1--NSF ἐκἄρχω-V1--PAPGPM κατά-P ἰσχύς-N3U-ASF οὐδέ-C φωνή-N1--NSF ἐκἄρχω-V1--PAPGPM τροπή-N1--GSF ἀλλά-C φωνή-N1--ASF ἐκἄρχω-V1--PAPGPM οἶνος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS ἀκούω-V1--PAI1S

19 καί-C ἡνίκα-D ἐγγίζω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--DSF παρεμβολή-N1--DSF ὁράω-V3--PAI3S ὁ- A--ASM μόσχος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APM χορός-N2--APM καί-C ὀργίζω-VS--APPNSM θυμός-N2--DSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF χείρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--APF δύο-M πλάξ-N3K-APF καί-C συντρίβω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APF ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN

20 καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASM μόσχος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P κατακαίω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN καί-C καταἀλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM λεπτός-A1--ASM καί-C σπείρω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN καί-C ποτίζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

21 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ααρων-N---DSM τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ὅτι-C ἐπιἄγω-VBI-AAI2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF μέγας-A1--ASF

22 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM μή-D ὀργίζω-V1--PMD2S κύριος-N2--VSM σύ- P--NS γάρ-X οἶδα-VX--XAI2S ὁ- A--ASN ὅρμημα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM

23 λέγω-V1--PAI3P γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--DS ποιέω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DP θεός-N2--APM ὅς- --NPM προπορεύομαι-VF--FMI3P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--NSM γάρ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF οὐ-D οἶδα-VX--XAI1P τίς- I--NSN γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

24 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰ-C τις- I--DSM ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAI3S χρυσίον-N2N-NPN περιαἱρέω-VB--AMD2P καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI1S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πῦρ-N3--ASN καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM μόσχος-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--NSM

25 καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ὅτι-C διασκεδάζω-VT--XPI3S διασκεδάζω-VAI-AAI3S γάρ-X αὐτός- D--APM *ααρων-N---NSM ἐπίχαρμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DPM ὑπεναντίος-A1A-DPM αὐτός- D--GPM

26 ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S τίς- I--NSM πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM εἶμι-V9--PAD3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS συνἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P οὖν-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *λευί-N---GSM

27 καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM τίθημι-VE--AMD2P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASF ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM μηρός-N2--ASM καί-C διαἔρχομαι-VA--AAD2P καί-C ἀνακάμπτω-VA--AAD2P ἀπό-P πύλη-N1--GSF ἐπί-P πύλη-N1--ASF διά-P ὁ- A--GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAD2P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--ASM ἐγγύς-D αὐτός- D--GSM

28 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *λευί-N---GSM καθά-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C πίπτω-VAI-AAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐν-P ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF εἰς-P τρισχίλιοι-A1A-APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM

29 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πληρόω-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GP σήμερον-D κύριος-N2--DSM ἕκαστος-A1--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM υἱός-N2--DSM ἤ-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM δίδωμι-VC--APN ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP εὐλογία-N1A-ASF

30 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετά-P ὁ- A--ASF αὔριον-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM σύ- P--NP ἁμαρτάνω-VX--XAI2P ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF μέγας-A1--ASF καί-C νῦν-D ἀναβαίνω-VF--FMI1S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM ἵνα-C ἐκἱλάσκομαι-VA--AMS1S περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GP

31 ὑποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέομαι-V1--PMI1S κύριος-N2--VSM ἁμαρτάνω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF μέγας-A1--ASF καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM θεός-N2--APM χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM

32 καί-C νῦν-D εἰ-C μέν-X ἀποἵημι-V1--PAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF ἀποἵημι-VB--AAD2S εἰ-C δέ-X μή-D ἐκἀλείφω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF βίβλος-N2--GSF σύ- P--GS ὅς- --GSF γράφω-VAI-AAI2S

33 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM εἰ-C τις- I--NSM ἁμαρτάνω-VX--XAI3S ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκἀλείφω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF βίβλος-N2--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS

34 νυνί-D δέ-X βαδίζω-V1--PAD2S καταβαίνω-VZ--AAD2S καί-C ὁδηγέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM ὅς- --ASM εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--DS ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSM ἄγγελος-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS προπορεύομαι-V1--PMI3S πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS ὅς- --DSF δέ-X ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐπισκέπτω-V1--PMS1S ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--ASF ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM

35 καί-C πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ποίησις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSM μόσχος-N2--GSM ὅς- --GSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 221

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221. And he shall go no more out. That this signifies that they shall be therein to eternity is evident from the signification of going no more out, when it is said of heaven and the Divine truth there (which are signified by the temple of God), as being that they shall remain in them to eternity.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Arcana Coelestia # 8159

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8159. 'And Pharaoh drew near' means an oppressive influx from there of falsity arising from evil. This is clear from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those steeped in falsities arising from evil, dealt with in 8132, 8135, 8146, 8148; and from the meaning of 'drawing near' as influx. The internal sense deals with the first temptation of those who have been delivered, and all temptation comes about through influx from the hells. For spirits from there stir up and bring out all the wicked deeds a person has performed and wicked thoughts he has entertained, and they use these to incriminate him and condemn him. As a result he suffers pangs of conscience, and anxiety fills his mind. These feelings are brought about by an influx from the hells, in particular from the hell that is represented by the Sea Suph. From all this one may see that in the spiritual sense, which is dealing with temptations, 'drawing near' means influx.

[2] Since the verses which immediately follow deal with the first temptation of those belonging to the spiritual Church, it should be realized that those people could not undergo temptations until after the Lord had glorified His Human, that is, made it Divine, and was present among them in this glorified Human. If they had undergone them before then they would have given way; for those belonging to the spiritual Church were saved solely by the Lord's Divine Human. The temptations of those belonging to the spiritual Church, which they were to undergo after the Lord had come into the world, when He would be able to fight from the Divine Human for them against the hells, are meant by the following words in Malachi,

Suddenly there will come to His temple the Lord whom you seek, and the angel of the covenant in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming, said Jehovah Zebaoth. Who can endure the day of His Coming, and who will stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and purge them like gold, and like silver, in order that they may bring to Jehovah a minchah in righteousness. Then the minchah of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to Jehovah, as in the days of eternity, and as in former years. Malachi 3:1-4.

This plainly refers to the Lord's Coming. 'The sons of Levi' here are members of the spiritual Church, for 'Levi' means charity or spiritual good, 3875, 4497, 4502, 4503. 'A refiner's fire' is temptation, the means of purification, which 'purifying and purging them like gold and silver' is used to mean. 'The minchah' they will bring to Jehovah is faith and charity; and 'the days of eternity' and 'former years' are the Ancient Churches and states of worship of the Lord in those times.

[3] As regards the nature of temptations, it is as has been stated above in 8131, that the hells fight against a person and the Lord for a person. Any falsity that the hells introduce is met with a response from the Divine. The falsities which come from hell are thrust into and enter the external or natural man, but the response from the Divine enters the internal or spiritual man. The person is less conscious of this response which comes from the Divine than he is of those falsities. It does not touch his individual thoughts, only his general awareness, yet in such a way that he scarcely comes to be conscious of it except as hope and consequent comfort, which however hold within them countless blessings that the person has no knowledge of. These are such that they are suited to his affection or love, especially his affection for or love of truth and goodness, which form his conscience.

[4] These things have been stated to let it be known that the life of the children of Israel in the wilderness describes the temptations, in the sequence in which they occurred, that were undergone by those who belonged to the Lord's spiritual Church and were delivered. The reason why they underwent the temptations was in order that they might be prepared further for heaven. For through temptations, through them as the one and only means, forms of good and truths are corroborated and joined together. Through them charity becomes the charity that goes with faith, and faith becomes the faith that goes with charity. The fact that those who belong to the Church must undergo temptations is what one should understand by the following things the Lord said, in Matthew,

Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. Matthew 10:38-39; Mark 8:31 end.

In the same gospel,

He said to His disciples, If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24-25; Luke 9:23-24.

In Luke,

Whoever does not carry his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:27.

In Mark,

Jesus said to the rich [young ruler], Come, follow Me, taking up the cross. Mark 10:21.

And in Matthew,

Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34.

[5] But it should be recognized that in temptations a person does not do the fighting; the Lord alone does it for the person, though the appearance is that it is done by the person. And when the Lord does the fighting for a person, the person is in all things victorious. At the present day few are allowed to experience temptations because they do not live as faith requires and do not therefore possess a conscience composed of truth; and anyone without a conscience composed of truth as a result of leading a good life goes under, and then his latter state is worse than his former.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.