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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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Arcana Coelestia # 9811

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9811. 'Nadab and Abihu' means in respect of the Divine Spiritual that springs from it. This is clear from the representation of Aaron's sons as Divine Truth emanating from Divine Good, dealt with above in 9807. The Divine Spiritual is Divine Truth emanating from the Divine Celestial, thus what is Divine and the Lord's as it is received in the middle or second heaven. That which is received there is represented by Aaron's two older sons, since it emanates and is so to speak born from the celestial good present in the inmost heaven, like a son from his father. But Aaron's two younger sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, represent - as long as the older ones Nadab and Abihu were alive - what is Divine in the lowest heaven, which follows on immediately from the previous or middle heaven. That is, the younger sons represent the Divine Natural, dealt with in the very next paragraph.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 9807

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9807. 'And his sons' means Divine Truth emanating from Divine Good. This is clear from the meaning of 'sons' as truths, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 2803, 2813, 3373, 3704, at this point Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good, since they were Aaron's sons and Aaron as the high priest represented the Lord in respect of Divine Good, as shown immediately above. Truths are meant by 'sons' because everything in the internal sense of the Word is spiritual, and 'sons' in the spiritual sense are those who are born anew from the Lord, thus are in possession of truths springing from good, so that in the abstract sense - when the persons are not envisaged - 'sons' are the actual truths which spring from good. These truths therefore are what should be understood in the Word by 'the sons of God', 'the king's sons', and 'the sons of the kingdom'. They are also the sons of new birth or regeneration. Furthermore the truths and forms of good present with the person who has been regenerated or born anew from the Lord are exactly like families in wide and long lines of descent from the one same father. There are those which resemble sons and daughters, those which resemble grandsons and granddaughters, those which resemble sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, and so relationships belonging to many degrees, thus to many kinds. Truths and forms of good arranged like this are what sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, in short, relatives belonging to different degrees and therefore different kinds, denote in the spiritual sense. I have been shown by actual experience that spiritual generations follow one another in that kind of order. And at the same time I have been told that this being so the truths and forms of good with a person who has been regenerated follow in that kind of order, since the angelic communities in heaven are arranged in that way and the truths and forms of good present with a person correspond to those communities. Therefore also the person whose truths and forms of good possess that kind of correspondence is heaven in the smallest form it takes, 9279.

[2] Anyone who knows that truths are meant by 'sons' and forms of good by 'daughters' can see many arcana in the Word, especially the prophetical part, which would otherwise lie hidden from view. For example he can see what is meant specifically by the Son of Man, which the Lord often calls Himself in the Word, namely Divine Truth emanating from His Divine Human, as is clear from the places where that title appears. Let these be quoted, in order that at the same time it may be established that 'the Son' means truth, as in John,

The crowd said to Jesus, Why do you say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man? Jesus answered them, The light is with you for a brief while longer. Walk, as long as you have the light, lest the darkness overtakes you. As long as you have the light believe in the light, that you may be sons of the light. John 12:34-36.

From these words it is evident that 'the Son of Man' has the same meaning as 'the light'; for when the crowd asked, 'Who is this Son of Man?' the Lord answered that He was 'the light' in which they should believe. 'The light' means Divine Truth, see the places referred to in 9548, 9684, and so therefore does 'the Son of Man'.

[3] In Luke,

Blessed are you when people will hate you on account of the Son of Man. Luke 6:22.

'On account of the Son of Man' is on account of Divine Truth, which emanates from the Lord. Divine Truth constitutes the all of faith in and love to the Lord; and 'being hated' on account of these is blessedness. In the same gospel,

The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see. Then they will say to you, Behold here! or Behold there! Do not go away or go in search. Luke 17:22-23.

'Desiring to see one of the days of the Son of Man' means desiring to see one of the states of truth that is authentically God's. The subject here is the end of the Church, when no faith exists any longer because there is no charity, at which time every truth that is genuinely God's is going to perish. And since God's truth is meant by 'the Son of Man' it says, 'Then they will say, Behold here! or Behold there! Do not go in search', which may be said of God's truth emanating from the Lord, but not of the Lord Himself.

[4] In the same gospel,

When the Son of Man comes will He find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8.

That is, when God's truth is revealed from heaven there will be no belief in it. Here also 'the Son of Man' is the Lord in respect of God's truth, or God's truth emanating from the Lord, the Lord's coming being the revelation of God's truth at the end of the Church.

[5] In Matthew,

As the lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then the sign will appear, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory. Matthew 24:27, 30.

'The coming of the Son of Man' stands for the revelation of God's truth at the close of the age, that is, at the end of the Church. 'All the tribes of the earth' who will mourn then are all the truths and forms of the good of faith and love in their entirety that are derived from the Lord and so are offered to the Lord. 'The clouds of heaven' in which He is going to come are the literal sense of the Word, 'power and glory' being the internal sense, the subject of which at its inmost level is the Lord alone. For further explanation of these matters, see 4060.

[6] Something similar occurs elsewhere in the same gospel,

I say to you, Hereafter you will see the Son of Man seated on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. Matthew 26:64.

And in Luke,

Hereafter the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. Luke 22:69.

'The Son of Man' stands for Divine Truth emanating from the Lord. 'Sitting at the right hand of power' stands for the reality that in Him there is almighty power; for Divine Good exercises its almighty power through Divine Truth. The declaration that 'hereafter they would see this' means that Divine Truth would be in its almighty power, when the Lord in the world had overcome the hells and restored to order everything there and in the heavens, as a result of which those who received Him in faith and love could be saved, see 9715.

'Sitting at the right hand' means almighty power, see 3387, 4592, 4933 (end), 7518, 8281, 9133.

All the power good possesses is exercised through truth, 6344, 6423, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643.

Actual Divine power consists in Divine Truth, 6948.

'The clouds' in which the Son of Man, that is, Divine Truth, will come are the Word in the letter, Preface to Genesis 18, and 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343, 6752, 8443, 8781; and 'the glory' is Divine Truth itself as it exists in the internal sense of the Word, Preface to Genesis 18, and 4809, 5922, 8267, 9429.

[7] All this now makes clear what the following words in the Book of Revelation mean,

I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud one was sitting, like the Son of Man, having on His head a crown of gold. Revelation 14:14.

And in Daniel,

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of the heavens One like the Son of Man came. Daniel 7:13.

In John,

The Father has given Him [authority] to execute judgement also, because He is the Son of Man. John 5:27.

The basis on which all judgement is executed is truth, and this explains why it says that [authority] to execute judgement has been given to the Lord because He is the Son of Man. 'The Son of Man', as has been stated, is Divine Truth; 'the Father' from whom that Truth springs is Divine Good, 2803, 3704, 7499, 8328, 8897. The fact that 'executing judgement' rests with Divine Truth explains why it says that when the Son of Man comes He will sit on the throne of His glory, Matthew 19:28; 25:31, and that the Son of Man will repay everyone according to his deeds, Matthew 16:27.

[8] In Matthew,

He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the seed are the sons of the kingdom, the tares are the sons of the evil one. Matthew 13:37-38.

'The good seed' is God's truth, therefore it says that 'the Son of Man' sows it. 'The sons of the kingdom' are God's truths in heaven and in the Church. For 'son' means truth, 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, and in the contrary sense falsity, which is also meant by 'son of the evil one'; and 'the kingdom' means heaven, and also the Church.

[9] In John,

No one has gone up into heaven except Him who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in the heavens. John 3:13.

From these words it is evident that 'the Son of Man' means Divine Truth present in the heavens. This Truth comes down from there and then goes up, for no one can go up into heaven unless Divine Truth has come down into Him from heaven; the flow starts from God, not from the opposite direction. And since the Lord is that Truth He calls Himself 'the Son of Man who is in the heavens'. In Matthew,

The Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head. Matthew 8:20.

'The Son of Man' stands for Divine Truth; 'having nowhere to lay His head' stands for the fact that at that time there was no place for Him anywhere, that is, with any person.

[10] The declarations that the Son of Man is about to suffer and will be killed, in Matthew 17:12, 22; 20:18; 26:2, 24, 45; Mark 8:31; 9:12, 31; and elsewhere, imply that this was how Divine Truth was treated, and therefore how the Lord was treated since He was Divine Truth itself, as He also says in John, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. John 14:6.

In Jeremiah,

No man (vir) will dwell there, nor will any son of man stay in it. Jeremiah 49:18, 33.

And in the same prophet,

Not a man (vir) will dwell in the cities, nor will any son of man pass through them. Jeremiah 51:43.

Anyone who has no knowledge of the spiritual sense of the Word will suppose that 'the cities' here is used to mean cities, and 'a man' and 'son of man' to mean a man and a son, and that the cities would be made so desolate that no one would be there. But it is the state of the Church so far as the teaching of truth is concerned that is being described. For 'cities' are the doctrinal teachings of the Church, see 402, 2449, 3216, 4492, 4493; 'a man' is the Church's truth itself joined to good, 3134, 7716, 9007, 'son of man' accordingly meaning truth.

[11] Since 'son of man' meant Divine Truth emanating from the Lord, the prophets too through whom it was revealed were called sons of man, as Daniel and Ezekiel were - Daniel 8:17; Ezekiel 2:1, 3, 6, 8; 3:1, 3-4, 10, 17, 25; 4:1, 16; 8:5-6, 8, 12, 15; 12:2-3, 9, 18, 22, 27; and in many other places.

[12] The majority of expressions in the Word have also a contrary sense, and this applies equally to the meaning of the expression son of man, which in that contrary sense is falsity opposed to truth, as in Isaiah,

What are you that you are afraid of man (homo), [who] dies, and of the son of man, [who] is given grass? Isaiah 51:12.

'Grass given to the son of man' is factual knowledge that gives rise to falsity. In David,

Do not put your trust in princes, in the son of man who has no salvation. Psalms 146:3.

'Princes' are primary truths, 2089, 5044, and so in the contrary sense primary falsities, while 'the son of man' is falsity itself.

  
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