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Ezekiel 21

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM στηρίζω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P *θαιμαν-N---AS καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P *δαρωμ-N---AS καί-C προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P δρυμός-N2--ASM ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPASM *ναγεβ-N---AS

3 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--DSM δρυμός-N2--DSM *ναγεβ-N---GS ἀκούω-V1--PAD2S λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἀναἅπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐν-P σύ- P--DS πῦρ-N3--ASN καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P σύ- P--DS πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN χλωρός-A1A-NSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN ξηρός-A1A-NSN οὐ-D σβέννυμι-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NSF φλόξ-N3G-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἐκἅπτω-VV--APPNSF καί-C κατακαίω-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF πᾶς-A3--NSN πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN ἀπό-P ἀπηλιώτης-N1M-GSM ἕως-P βορέας-N1T-GSM

4 καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκκαίω-VAI-AAI1S αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C οὐ-D σβέννυμι-VC--FPI3S

5 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S μηδαμῶς-D κύριος-N2--VSM κύριος-N2--VSM αὐτός- D--NPM λέγω-V1--PAI3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS οὐ-D παραβολή-N1--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S λέγω-V1--PMPNSF οὗτος- D--NSF

6 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C στηρίζω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C προφητεύω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS πρός-P σύ- P--AS καί-C ἐκσπάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ἐγχειρίδιον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κολεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS ἄδικος-A1B-ASM καί-C ἄνομος-A1B-ASM

9 ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VF--FAI1S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS ἄδικος-A1B-ASM καί-C ἄνομος-A1B-ASM οὕτως-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ἐγχειρίδιον-N2N-NSN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κολεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF σάρξ-N3K-ASF ἀπό-P ἀπηλιώτης-N1M-GSM ἕως-P βορέας-N1T-GSM

10 καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκσπάω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASN ἐγχειρίδιον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κολεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C οὐ-D ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI3S οὐκέτι-D

11 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καταστενάζω-VA--AAD2S ἐν-P συντριβή-N1--DSF ὀσφύς-N3U-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐν-P ὀδύνη-N1--DPF στενάζω-VF--FAI2S κατά-P ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GPM

12 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐάν-C εἶπον-VB--AAS3P πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἕνεκα-P τίς- I--GSN σύ- P--NS στενάζω-V1--PAI2S καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSF ἀγγελία-N1A-DSF διότι-C ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3S καί-C θραύω-VC--FPI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF χείρ-N3--NPF παραλύω-VC--FPI3P καί-C ἐκψύχω-VF--FAI3S πᾶς-A1S-NSF σάρξ-N3K-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM μηρός-N2--NPM μολύνω-VC--FPI3P ὑγρασία-N1A-DSF ἰδού-I ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3S καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

13 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

14 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF ὀξύνω-V1--PMD2S καί-C θυμόω-VC--APD2S

15 ὅπως-C σφάζω-VA--AAS2S σφάγιον-N2N-APN ὀξύνω-V1--PMD2S ὅπως-C γίγνομαι-VB--AMS2S εἰς-P στίλβωσις-N3I-ASF ἕτοιμος-A1--NSF εἰς-P παράλυσις-N3I-ASF σφάζω-V1--PAD2S ἐκοὐδενέω-V2--PAD2S ἀποὠθέω-V2--PMD2S πᾶς-A3--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN

16 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἕτοιμος-A1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN κρατέω-V2--PAN χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἀκονάω-VCI-API3S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἕτοιμος-A1--NSF ὁ- A--GSN δίδωμι-VO--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF εἰς-P χείρ-N3--ASF ἀποκεντέω-V2--PAPGSM

17 ἀνακράζω-V1--PAD2S καί-C ὀλολύζω-VA--AAD2S υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS αὐτός- D--NSF ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPDPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM παραοἰκέω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ῥομφαία-N1A-DSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN κροτέω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS

18 ὅτι-C δικαιόω-VM--XPI3S καί-C τίς- I--ASN εἰ-C καί-C φυλή-N1--NSF ἀποὠθέω-VS--API3S οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

19 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C κροτέω-VA--AAD2S χείρ-N3--ASF ἐπί-P χείρ-N3--ASF καί-C διπλασιάζω-VA--AAD2S ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--NSF τρίτος-A1--NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF τραυματίας-N1T-GPM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF τραυματίας-N1T-GPM ὁ- A--NSF μέγας-A1--NSF καί-C ἐκἵστημι-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM

20 ὅπως-C θραύω-VC--APS3S ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF καί-C πληθύνω-VC--APS3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀσθενέω-V2--PAPNPM ἐπί-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF πύλη-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM παραδίδωμι-VM--XMI3P εἰς-P σφάγιον-N2N-APN ῥομφαία-N1A-GSF εὖ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S εἰς-P σφαγή-N1--ASF εὖ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S εἰς-P στίλβωσις-N3I-ASF

21 διαπορεύομαι-V1--PMD2S ὀξύνω-V1--PMD2S ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPM καί-C ἐκ-P εὐώνυμος-A1B-GPM ὅς- --GSM ἄν-X ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS ἐκἐγείρω-VA--AMS3S

22 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X κροτέω-VF--FAI1S χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐν ἀποἵημι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM θυμός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VX--XAI1S

23 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM διατάσσω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM δύο-M ὁδός-N2--APF ὁ- A--GSN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἐκ-P χώρα-N1A-GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M καί-C χείρ-N3--NSF ἐν-P ἀρχή-N1--DSF ὁδός-N2--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐπί-P ἀρχή-N1--GSF

25 ὁδός-N2--GSF διατάσσω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--GSN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἐπί-P *ραββαθ-N---AS υἱός-N2--GPM *αμμων-N---GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF *ἰουδαία-N1A-ASF καί-C ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF

26 διότι-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχαῖος-A1A-ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ἐπί-P ἀρχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPF δύο-M ὁδός-N2--GPF ὁ- A--GSN μαντεύομαι-VA--AMN μαντεία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSN ἀναβράζω-VA--AAN ῥάβδος-N2--ASF καί-C ἐπιἐρωτάω-VA--AAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM γλυπτός-A1--DPM καί-C ἡπατοσκοπέω-VA--AMN ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPM αὐτός- D--GSM

27 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSN μαντεῖον-N2N-NSN ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF ὁ- A--GSN βάλλω-VF2-FAN χάραξ-N3K-ASM ὁ- A--GSN δια ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAN στόμα-N3M-ASN ἐν-P βοή-N1--DSF ὑψόω-VA--AAN φωνή-N1--ASF μετά-P κραυγή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN βάλλω-VF2-FAN χάραξ-N3K-ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF πύλη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C βάλλω-VF2-FAN χῶμα-N3M-ASN καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VA--AAN βελόστασις-N3I-APF

28 καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM αὐτός- D--DPM ὡς-C μαντεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM μαντεία-N1A-ASF ἐνώπιον-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM ἀναμιμνήσκω-V1--PAPNSM ἀδικία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM μιμνήσκω-VS--APN

29 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM ἀναμιμνήσκω-VAI-AAI2P ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποκαλύπτω-VV--APN ὁ- A--APF ἀσέβεια-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--GSN ὁράω-VC--APN ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF σύ- P--GP ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἀσέβεια-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἐπιτήδευμα-N3M-DPN σύ- P--GP ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPN ἀναμιμνήσκω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P οὗτος- D--DPM ἁλίσκω-VF--FMI2P

30 καί-C σύ- P--NS βέβηλος-A1B-VSM ἄνομος-A1B-VSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPVSM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅς- --GSM ἥκω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF ἐν-P καιρός-N2--DSM ἀδικία-N1A-GSF πέρας-N3T-NSN

31 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἀποαἱρέω-VBI-AMI2S ὁ- A--ASF κίδαρις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VEI-AMI2S ὁ- A--ASM στέφανος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--NSF οὐ-D τοιοῦτος-A1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ταπεινόω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASN ὑψηλός-A1--ASN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ταπεινός-A1--ASN ὑψόω-VA--AAI2S

32 ἀδικία-N1A-ASF ἀδικία-N1A-ASF τίθημι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--ASF οὐδέ-C οὗτος- D--NSF τοιοῦτος-A1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἕως-P ὅς- --GSM ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὅς- --DSM καταἥκω-V1--PAI3S καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DSM

33 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM *αμμων-N---GSM καί-C πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF σπάω-VM--XPPNSF εἰς-P σφάγιον-N2N-APN καί-C σπάω-VM--XPPNSF εἰς-P συντέλεια-N1A-ASF ἐγείρω-V1--PMD2S ὅπως-C στίλβω-V1--PAS2S

34 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὅρασις-N3I-DSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSF μάταιος-A1A-DSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μαντεύομαι-V1--PMN σύ- P--AS ψευδής-A3H-APN ὁ- A--GSN παραδίδωμι-VO--AAN σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P τράχηλος-N2--APM τραυματίας-N1T-GPM ἄνομος-A1B-GPM ὅς- --GPM ἥκω-V1--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF ἐν-P καιρός-N2--DSM ἀδικία-N1A-GSF πέρας-N3T-NSN

35 ἀποστρέφω-V1--PAD2S μή-D καταλύω-VA--AAS2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ὅς- --DSM γεννάω-VM--XMI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἴδιος-A1A-DSF σύ- P--GS κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AS

36 καί-C ἐκχέω-VF2-FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS ὀργή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN ὀργή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐνφυσάω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P σύ- P--AS καί-C παραδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AS εἰς-P χείρ-N3--APF ἀνήρ-N3--GPM βάρβαρος-A1B-GPM τεκταίνω-V1--PAPGPM διαφθορά-N1A-ASF

37 ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN εἰμί-VF--FMI2S κατάβρωμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--NSN αἷμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS οὐ-D μή-D γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S σύ- P--GS μνεία-N1A-NSF διότι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VX--XAI1S

   

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Ezekiel 24:6

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6 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὦ-I πόλις-N3I-NSF αἷμα-N3M-GPN λέβης-N3T-NSM ἐν-P ὅς- --DSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἰός-N2--NSM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἰός-N2--NSM οὐ-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSF κατά-P μέλος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF ἐκφέρω-VAI-AAI3S οὐ-D πίπτω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASF κλῆρος-N2--NSM

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Arcana Coelestia # 9086

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9086. 'And an ox or an ass falls into it' means, which perverts good or truth in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'falling' as perverting, dealt with below; from the meaning of 'an ox' as an affection for evil in the natural, thus evil there, dealt with above in 9065; and from the meaning of 'an ass' as truth in the natural, dealt with in 2781, 5492, 5741, 7024, 8078. The fact that 'falling into a pit' - when these words refer to good and truth in the natural, which are meant by 'an ox and an ass' - means perverting is evident from the contents of the next verse. These describe amendment made through truth, which can be accomplished with forms of good or truths that have been perverted, but not with those which have been wiped out. For when good or truth is perverted it still remains, but is misrepresented. 'Falling' also means slipping through error.

[2] Because this was meant by 'falling into a pit', the Lord therefore said,

Which of you, having an ass or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull it out on the sabbath day? Luke 14:5.

The Lord said this when He healed someone with dropsy on the sabbath day. In that Church the sabbath day was the holiest because it was a sign of the heavenly marriage, which is the joining together of goodness and truth from the Lord, 8495, 8510. This explains why healings were performed by the Lord on the sabbath day; for healing implied the healing of spiritual life, and dropsy implied the perversion of truth and good, so that the healing of perverted truth implied amendment and restoration. All the Lord's miracles implied and were signs of states of the Church, 8364, as is true of all Divine miracles in general, 7337. So it is then that the Lord said, 'Which of you, having an ass or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull it out on the sabbath day?' by which in the spiritual sense what has just been stated was meant. For whatever the Lord spoke He spoke from the Divine; and since it came from the Divine every detail has an internal sense within it, 9049, 9063 (end). 'A well' in what He said is similar in meaning to 'a pit', namely falsity, 1688. And since 'a pit' means falsity the Lord also said, when talking about the falsities of the Church,

When the blind leads the blind both fall into a pit. Matthew 15:14.

'The blind' is someone with wrong ideas, and 'falling into a pit' means perverting truth. These words were used to make a comparison; but all comparisons in the Word were drawn from among objects used as signs of spiritual things, 3579, 8989.

[3] There are people who believe that the Divine holiness which the Word contains lies hidden on a level no higher than the meaning apparent in the letter. Such people's vision of holiness in these words spoken by the Lord and in everything else in the Word arises solely from their belief that everything there is Divinely inspired, and that the things which no one can explain are arcana known only to God. But people who do not share that belief spurn the Word, solely because of its style, which is in appearance less polished than a style adopted to conform to the spirit of the age, such as that adopted by very many ancient and modern authors. But let these people know that Divine holiness lies in each and every detail of the Word. It consists however in this, that each and every detail has the Lord as its subject, also His kingdom and Church. All its details are extremely holy because they are Divine, received from the Lord, and so hold eternal life within them, as accords with the Lord's words in John,

The words that I speak to you, they are spirit and they are life. John 6:63.

But the things that are Divine and holy are clearly visible to angels in heaven because they do not understand the Word in a natural way according to the literal sense, only in a spiritual way according to the internal sense. The latter sense could also be understood by people in the world if they were to lead an angelic life, that is to say, a life of faith and love. The things contained in the internal sense of the Word are one and the same as those which the genuine teachings of the Church present. Those which the genuine teachings of the Church present are the Lord, faith in Him, love to Him, and a love of the good that comes from Him, which love is charity towards the neighbour, 6709, 6710, 8123. Those who lead this angelic life, and no others at all, are enlightened by the Lord and see the holy things of the Word; see Preface to Genesis 18.

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