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1 και-C συ- P--NS προςαγω-VB--AMD2S προς-P σεαυτου- D--ASM ο- A--ASM τε-X *ααρων-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ιερατευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DS *ααρων-N---ASM και-C *ναδαβ-N---ASM και-C *αβιουδ-N---ASM και-C *ελεαζαρ-N---ASM και-C *ιθαμαρ-N---ASM υιος-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM

2 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S στολη-N1--ASF αγιος-A1A-ASF *ααρων-N---DSM ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS εις-P τιμη-N1--ASF και-C δοξα-N1S-ASF

3 και-C συ- P--NS λαλεω-VA--AAD2S πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM σοφος-A1--DPM ο- A--DSF διανοια-N1A-DSF ος- --APM ενπιμπλημι-VAI-AAI1S πνευμα-N3M-GSN αισθησις-N3I-GSF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF στολη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF αγιος-A1A-ASF *ααρων-N---DSM εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εν-P ος- --DSF ιερατευω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--DS

4 και-C ουτος- D--NPF ο- A--NPF στολη-N1--NPF ος- --APF ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASN περιστηθιον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF και-C ο- A--ASM ποδηρης-A3--ASM και-C χιτων-N3W-ASM κοσυμβωτος-A1--ASM και-C κιδαρις-N3I-ASF και-C ζωνη-N1--ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P στολη-N1--APF αγιος-A1A-APF *ααρων-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASN ιερατευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DS

5 και-C αυτος- D--NPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASN χρυσιον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF υακινθος-N2--ASF και-C ο- A--ASF πορφυρα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN κοκκινος-A1--ASN και-C ο- A--ASF βυσσος-N2--ASF

6 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF εκ-P βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF εργον-N2N-ASN υφαντος-A1--ASN ποικιλτης-N1M-GSM

7 δυο-M επωμις-N3D-NPF συνεχω-V1--PAPNPF ειμι-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--DSM ετερος-A1A-NSF ο- A--ASF ετερος-A1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--DPN δυο-M---DP μερος-N3E-DPN εκαρταω-VM--XPPNPF

8 και-C ο- A--NSN υφασμα-N3T-NSN ο- A--GPF επωμις-N3D-GPF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF ποιησις-N3I-ASF εκ-P αυτος- D--GSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN και-C υακινθος-N2--GSF και-C πορφυρα-N1A-GSF και-C κοκκινος-A1--GSN διανηθω-VT--XMPGSN και-C βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF

9 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--APM δυο-M λιθος-N2--APM λιθος-N2--APM σμαραγδος-N2--GSF και-C γλυφω-VF--FAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

10 εξ-M ονομα-N3M-APN επι-P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C ο- A--APN εξ-M ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--APN λοιπος-A1--APN επι-P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM κατα-P ο- A--APF γενεσις-N3I-APF αυτος- D--GPM

11 εργον-N2N-ASN λιθουργικος-A1--GSF τεχνη-N1--GSF γλυμμα-N3M-ASN σφραγις-N3D-GSF διαγλυφω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APM δυο-M λιθος-N2--APM επι-P ο- A--DPN ονομα-N3M-DPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

12 και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APM δυο-M λιθος-N2--APM επι-P ο- A--GPM ωμος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF λιθος-N2--NPM μνημοσυνον-N2N-GSN ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C αναλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--GPM δυο-M ωμος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μνημοσυνον-N2N-ASN περι-P αυτος- D--GPM

13 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ασπιδισκη-N1--APF εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN καθαρος-A1A-GSN

14 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S δυο-M κροσσωτος-A1--APN εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN καθαρος-A1A-GSN καταμιγνυμι-VK--XPPAPN εν-P ανθος-N3E-DPN εργον-N2N-ASN πλοκη-N1--GSF και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APN κροσσωτος-A1--APN ο- A--APN πλεκω-VK--XPPAPN επι-P ο- A--APF ασπιδισκη-N1--APF κατα-P ο- A--APF παρωμις-N3D-APF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GPN εμπροσθιος-A1B-GPN

15 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GPF κρισις-N3I-GPF εργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτης-N1M-GSM κατα-P ο- A--ASM ρυθμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN και-C υακινθος-N2--GSF και-C πορφυρα-N1A-GSF και-C κοκκινος-A1--GSN κλωθω-VT--XMPGSN και-C βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN

16 τετραγωνος-A1B-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S διπλους-A1C-NSN σπιθαμη-N1--GSF ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN και-C σπιθαμη-N1--GSF ο- A--ASN ευρος-N2--ASN

17 και-C καταυφαινω-VF2-FAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DSN υφασμα-N3M-ASN καταλιθος-A1B-ASN τετραστιχος-A1B-ASN στιχος-N2--NSM λιθος-N2--GPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S σαρδιον-N2N-NSN τοπαζιον-N2N-NSN και-C σμαραγδος-N2--NSF ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εις-A3--NSM

18 και-C ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM δευτερος-A1A-NSM ανθραξ-N3K-NSM και-C σαπφειρος-N2--NSF και-C ιασπις-N3D-NSF

19 και-C ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM τριτος-A1--NSM λιγυριον-N2N-NSN αχατης-N1M-NSM και-C αμεθυστος-N2--NSF

20 και-C ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM τεταρτος-A1--NSM χρυσολιθος-N2--NSM και-C βηρυλλιον-N2N-NSN και-C ονυχιον-N2N-NSN περικαλυπτω-VM--XPPNPN χρυσιον-N2N-DSN συνδεω-VM--XPPNPN εν-P χρυσιον-N2N-DSN ειμι-V9--PAD3P κατα-P στιχος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM

21 και-C ο- A--NPM λιθος-N2--NPM ειμι-V9--PAD3P εκ-P ο- A--GPN ονομα-N3M-GPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δεκα-M δυο-M κατα-P ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM γλυφη-N1--NPF σφραγις-N3D-GPF εκαστος-A1--NSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ειμι-V9--PAD3P εις-P δεκα-M δυο-M φυλη-N1--APF

22 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN κροσος-N2--APM συνπλεκω-VK--XMPAPM εργον-N2N-ASN αλυσιδωτος-A1--ASN εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN καθαρος-A1A-GSN

29 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--GSN λογειον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF επι-P ο- A--GSN στηθος-N3E-GSN ειςειμι-V9--PAPDSM εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN μνημοσυνον-N2N-ASN εναντι-P ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM

29a και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF ο- A--APM κροσος-N2--APM ο- A--APN αλυσιδωτος-A1--APN επι-P αμφοτεροι-A1A-GPN ο- A--GPN κλιτος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSN λογειον-N2N-GSN επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S και-C ο- A--APF δυο-M ασπιδισκη-N1--APF επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P αμφοτεροι-A1A-APM ο- A--APM ωμος-N2--APM ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN

30 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF ο- A--ASF δηλωσις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF αληθεια-N1A-ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN στηθος-N3E-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM οταν-D ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3S εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C φερω-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APF κρισις-N3I-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--GSN στηθος-N3E-GSN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM δια-P πας-A3--GSM

31 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S υποδυτης-N1M-ASM ποδηρης-A3--ASM ολος-A1--ASM υακινθινος-A1--ASM

32 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN περιστομιον-N2N-NSN εκ-P αυτος- D--GSM μεσος-A1--ASN ωα-N1A-ASF εχω-V1--PAPASN κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSN περιστομιον-N2N-GSN εργον-N2N-ASN υφαντης-N1M-GSM ο- A--ASF συμβολη-N1--ASF συνυφαινω-VT--XMPASF εκ-P αυτος- D--GSN ινα-C μη-D ρηγνυναι-VD--APS3S

33 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM υποδυτης-N1M-GSM κατωθεν-D ωσει-D εκανθεω-V2--PAPGSF ροα-N1--APF ροισκος-N2--APM εκ-P υακινθος-N2--GSF και-C πορφυρα-N1A-GSF και-C κοκκινος-A1--GSN διανηθω-VT--XMPGSN και-C βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF επι-P ο- A--GSN λωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM υποδυτης-N1M-GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--ASN αυτος- D--ASN δε-X ειδος-N3E-ASN ροισκος-N2--APM χρυσους-A1C-APM και-C κωδων-N3--APM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ουτος- D--GPM περικυκλω-D

34 παρα-P ροισκος-N2--ASM χρυσους-A1C-ASM κωδων-N3--ASM και-C ανθινος-A1--ASN επι-P ο- A--GSN λωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM υποδυτης-N1M-GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM

35 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN λειτουργεω-V2--PAN ακουστος-A1--NSF ο- A--NSF φωνη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM ειςειμι-V9--PAPDSM εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C εκειμι-V9--PAPDSM ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS3S

36 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S πεταλον-N2N-ASN χρυσους-A1C-ASN καθαρος-A1A-ASN και-C εκτυποω-VF--FAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DSN εκτυπωμα-N3M-ASN σφραγις-N3D-GSF αγιασμα-N3M-NSN κυριος-N2--GSM

37 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN επι-P υακινθος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF μιτρα-N1A-GSF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF μιτρα-N1A-GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S

38 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN μετωπον-N2N-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM και-C εκαιρω-VF2-FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APN αμαρτημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN οσος-A1--APN αν-X αγιαζω-VA--AAS3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM πας-A3--GSN δομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN μετωπον-N2N-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM δια-P πας-A3--GSM δεκτος-A1--ASN αυτος- D--DPM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

39 και-C ο- A--NPM κοσυμβος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM χιτων-N3W-GPM εκ-P βυσσος-N2--GSF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S κιδαρις-N3I-ASF βυσσινος-A1--ASF και-C ζωνη-N1--ASF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτης-N1M-GSM

40 και-C ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ααρων-N---GSM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S χιτων-N3W-APM και-C ζωνη-N1--APF και-C κιδαρις-N3I-APF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P τιμη-N1--ASF και-C δοξα-N1S-ASF

41 και-C ενδυω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APN *ααρων-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C χριω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF και-C αγιαζω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM ινα-C ιερατευω-V1--PAS3P εγω- P--DS

42 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM περισκελης-A3--APN λινους-A1C-APN καλυπτω-VA--AAN ασχημοσυνη-N1--ASF χρως-N3T-GSM αυτος- D--GPM απο-P οσφυς-N3U-GSF εως-P μηρος-N2--GPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

43 και-C εχω-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM αυτος- D--APN και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ως-C αν-X ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3P εις-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN η-C οταν-D προςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3P λειτουργεω-V2--PAN προς-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSN αγιος-A1A-GSN και-C ου-D επιαγω-VF--FMI3P προς-P εαυτου- D--APM αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS3P νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN αυτος- D--DSM και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--ASM

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 951

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951. As "the seven angels that had the seven last plagues," signify the manifestation of the evils and falsities that have devastated the church, and as these are made manifest by means of the Divine truth in the Word, therefore those angels appeared "clothed in linen clean and bright;" for "linen clean and bright" signifies genuine truth. All angels appear clothed according to their functions; for the garments in which they go clothed correspond to their ministries, and in general to their interiors. The angels who are wise from Divine truth appear in white garments of muslin, lawn, or linen, because "muslin," "lawn," and "linen," correspond to the truths in which they are; and for this reason Aaron and his sons had garments of linen in which they ministered. These are described in Moses:

Thou shalt make for Aaron and his sons linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the loins even unto the thighs; these shall be upon them when they shall go into the Tent of meeting and when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place, that they bear not iniquity and die (Exodus 28:42, 43).

Again:

When Aaron shall enter into the holy place he shall put on the linen coat of holiness and the linen breeches shall be upon his flesh, and he shall gird himself with a linen belt and shall put on a linen miter (Leviticus 16:4).

He should put on the same garments when expiating the people (Leviticus 16:32).

Also when he took the ashes from the altar after the burnt-offering (Leviticus 6:10).

[2] In like manner the priests were to minister in the new temple. In Ezekiel:

When the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok shall enter at the gates of the inner court they shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they shall minister in the gates of the inner court and within; linen miters shall be upon their head and linen breeches shall be upon their loins (Ezekiel 44:15, 17, 18).

They put on linen garments when they ministered holy things, because all holy administration is effected by the Divine truth. For the priesthood in which Aaron and his sons officiated represented the Lord as to the Divine good; and this ministers all things by means of the Divine truth. Moreover, the Divine truth protects from falsities and evils, which are from hell; therefore it is said "that they bear not iniquity and die," which signifies that otherwise falsities from hell would destroy them. These garments were called "garments of holiness," because holiness is predicated of the Divine truth. As the garments of ministry were linen garments, the priests wore a linen ephod when they ministered, as is read of Samuel (1 Samuel 2:18), and of the priests whom Saul slew (1 Samuel 22:18), and of David when he went before the ark (2 Samuel 6:14).

[3] Also of the Lord Himself in John:

Jesus rose up from supper and laid aside His garments, and took a linen cloth and girded Himself, and poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the linen cloth with which He was girded (Jeremiah 13:4, 5).

The washing of the disciples' feet represented and thus signified purification from evils and falsities by means of the Divine truth from the Lord; for all purification from evils and falsities is effected by the Lord by means of the Divine truth; and this is signified by "the linen cloth" with which the Lord girded Himself and with which He wiped the disciples' feet.

[4] Besides these seven angels treated of in Revelation there have been other angels seen in linen garments; as:

The angel who shall set a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh; and who shall go in between the wheels of cherubim and take coals of fire and scatter them over the city (Ezekiel 9:3, 4, 11; 10:2, 6, 7).

Likewise the angel seen by Daniel, clothed in linen, whose loins were girt with gold of Uphas (Daniel 10:5; 12:6, 7).

These appeared clothed in linen because girded for ministry. The angel who measured the new temple, whose appearance was like that of brass:

Was seen to have a line of flax in his hand and a measuring reed (Ezekiel 40:3).

By "the measuring of the temple" there, is described the New Church as to its quality; this is signified by the number of the measures; and as all the quality of the church is known by the Divine truth, therefore "a line of flax" was in his hand.

[5] As "linen" signifies truth, and "a girdle" everything of it, for it is what embraces and includes all things, and as nothing of truth any longer remained with the sons of Israel, therefore:

The prophet Jeremiah was commanded to buy himself a linen girdle, and to hide it in the cleft of a rock at the Euphrates; and at the end of many days it was spoiled and was profitable for nothing (Jeremiah 13:1-7).

"The linen girdle" signifies all the truth of doctrine from the Word. What is signified by its being "hidden in the cleft of a rock at the Euphrates and was there spoiled," may be seen above n. 569.

[6] "Linen" signifies the truth of the church also in Isaiah:

A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not extinguish, and He will bring forth judgment in truth (Isaiah 42:3).

This was said of the Lord; and "the smoking flax," that He will not extinguish signifies the small amount of truth from good with anyone. (The rest may be seen explained above, n. 627.) "Linen" signifies also truth from the Word, especially the truth of the sense of its letter (Hosea 2:5, 9).

[7] Moreover, it was a statute with the sons of Israel:

That they should not wear a garment of wool and linen mixed together (Deuteronomy 22:11).

The reason was that "wool" signifies good and "linen" truth, also because man has communication with the societies of heaven by means of his garments; and there are societies that are in good and societies that are in truth; and man must not have communication with different societies at the same time, which would cause confusion. That this was the reason for this statute no one has heretofore known. But it has been granted me to know it from changing my garments; for when I have laid aside a linen garment those in the spiritual world who were in truths have complained that they could not be present; and when I again put on the garment the same spirits became present. That there is such correspondence with the very garments of man has not been known heretofore, and yet it can be seen from the passages cited above, namely, from what is said of the linen garments of Aaron and his sons, the linen ephod that the priests and David wore, the linen in which the angels appeared clothed, and the linen cloth with which the Lord girded Himself and wiped the disciples' feet, also the other garments of Aaron and his sons, all of which were representative; also from the signification of garments in general, as being truths clothing good (See above, n. 64, 65, 195, 271, 395, 475, 476, 637).

(Continuation respecting the First Commandment)

[8] It is not believed in the world that the love of ruling from the mere delight of ruling, and the love of possessing goods from the mere delight of possession, and not from the delight of uses, conceal in themselves all evils, and also a contempt for and rejection of all things pertaining to heaven and the church; and for the reason that man is stirred up by the love of self and the love of the world to doing good to the church, the country, society, and the neighbor, by making good deeds honorable and looking for reward. Therefore this love is called by many the fire of life, and the incitement to great things. But it is to be known that so far as these two loves regard uses in the first place and self in the second they are good, while so far as they regard self in the first place and uses in the second they are evil, since man then does all things for the sake of self and consequently from self, and thus in every least thing he does there is self and what is his own [proprium], which regarded in itself is nothing but evil. But to regard uses in the first place and self in the second is to do good for the sake of the church, the country, society, and the neighbor; and the goods that man does to these for the sake of these are not from man but from the Lord. The difference between these two is like the difference between heaven and hell. Man does not know that there is such a difference, because from birth and thus from nature he is in these loves, and because the delight of these loves continually flatters and pleases him.

[9] But let him consider that the love of ruling from the delight of ruling, and not from the delight of uses, is wholly devilish; and such a man may be called an atheist; for so far as he is in that love he does not in his heart believe in the existence of God, and to the same extent he derides in his heart all things of the church, and even hates and pursues with hatred all who acknowledge God, and especially those who acknowledge the Lord. The very delight of their life is to do evil and to commit wicked and infamous deeds of every kind. In a word, they are very devils. This a man does not know so long as he lives in the world; but he will know that it is so when he comes into the spiritual world, as he does immediately after death. Hell is full of such, where instead of having dominion they are in servitude. Moreover, when they are looked at in the light of heaven they appear inverted, with the head downwards and the feet upwards, since they gave rule the first place and uses the second, and that which is in the first place is the head, and that which is the second is the feet; and that which is the head is loved, but that which is the feet is trampled upon.

  
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