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3 οτι-C τρυγητης-N1M-NPM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P συ- P--DS ου-D καταλειπω-VF--FAI3P συ- P--DS καταλειμμα-N3M-APN ως-C κλεπτης-N1M-NPM εν-P νυξ-N3--DSF επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GPM

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6 οτι-C οδε- D--APN ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ος- --DPM ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S νομος-N2--NSM πινω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASN ποτηριον-N2N-ASN πινω-VBI-AAI3P και-C συ- P--NS αθωοω-V4--PMPNSF ου-D μη-D αθωοω-VC--APS2S οτι-C πινω-V1--PAPNSM πινω-VA--AMD2S

7 οτι-C κατα-P εμαυτου- D--GSM ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C εις-P αβατος-A1B-ASM και-C εις-P ονειδισμος-N2--ASM και-C εις-P καταρασις-N3I-ASF ειμι-VF--FMI2S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF αυτος- D--GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3P ερημος-N2--NPF εις-P αιων-N3W-ASM

8 ακοη-N1--ASF ακουω-VAI-AAI1S παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C αγγελος-N2--APM εις-P εθνος-N3E-APN αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S συναγω-VC--APD2P και-C παραγιγνομαι-VB--AMD2P εις-P αυτος- D--ASF αναιστημι-VH--AAS2P εις-P πολεμος-N2--ASM

9 μικρος-A1A-ASM διδωμι-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--AS εν-P εθνος-N3E-DPN ευκαταφρονητος-A1B-ASM εν-P ανθρωπος-N2--DPM

10 ο- A--NSF παιγνια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS ενχειρεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--DS ιταμια-N1A-NSF καρδια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS καταλυω-VAI-AAI3S τρυμαλια-N1A-APF πετρος-N2--GPM συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ισχυς-N3--ASF βουνος-N2--GSM υψηλος-A1--GSM οτι-C υψοω-VAI-AAI3S ωσπερ-D αετος-N2--NSM νοσσια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκειθεν-D κατααιρεω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS

11 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-NSF εις-P αβατος-A1B-ASM πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM παραπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM επι-P αυτος- D--ASF συριζω-VF2-FAI3S

12 ωσπερ-D καταστρεφω-VDI-API3S *σοδομα-N---NSF και-C *γομορρα-N---NSF και-C ο- A--NPF παροικος-A1B-NPF αυτος- D--GSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM ου-D μη-D καταιζω-VF--FMI2S εκει-D ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C ου-D μη-D ενοικεω-VF--FMI2S εκει-D υιος-N2--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM

13 ιδου-I ωσπερ-D λεων-N3W-NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S εκ-P μεσος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSM *ιορδανης-N1M-GSM εις-P τοπος-N2--ASM *αιθαμ-N---GS οτι-C ταχυς-A3U-ASN εκδιωκω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM απο-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APM νεανισκος-N2--APM επι-P αυτος- D--ASF επιιστημι-VA--AAD2P οτι-C τις- I--NSM ωσπερ-D εγω- P--NS και-C τις- I--NSM αντιιστημι-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DS και-C τις- I--NSM ουτος- D--NSM ποιμην-N3--NSF ος- --NSM ιστημι-VF--FMI3S κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS

14 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ακουω-VA--AAD2P βουλη-N1--ASF κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --ASF βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF *ιδουμαια-N1A-ASF και-C λογισμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ος- --ASM λογιζομαι-VAI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM *θαιμαν-N---AS εαν-C μη-D συνψαω-VC--APS3P ο- A--APN ελαχυς-A1--APNS ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN εαν-C μη-D αβατοω-VC--APS3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASF καταλυσις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GPM

15 οτι-C απο-P φωνη-N1--GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM σειω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF και-C κραυγη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS εν-P θαλασσα-N1S-DSF ακουω-VCI-API3S

16 ιδου-I ωσπερ-D αετος-N2--NSM οραω-VF--FMI3S και-C εκτεινω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--APF πτερυξ-N3G-APF επι-P οχυρωμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF ο- A--GPM ισχυρος-A1A-GPM ο- A--GSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-GSF εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF ως-C καρδια-N1A-NSF γυνη-N3K-GSF ωδινω-V1--PAPGSF

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18 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ακουτιζω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P *ραββαθ-N---ASM θορυβος-N2--ASM πολεμος-N2--GPM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P εις-P αβατος-A1B-ASM και-C εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF και-C βωμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSF εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN κατακαιω-VC--FPI3P και-C παραλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S *ισραηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM

19 αλαλαζω-VA--AAD2S *εσεβων-N---VS οτι-C ολλυμι-VBI-AMI3S *γαι-N---NS κραζω-VAI-AAD2P θυγατηρ-N3--VPF *ραββαθ-N---GSM περιζωννυμι-VA--AMD2P σακκος-N2--APM και-C επιληπτευομαι-VA--AMD2P και-C κοπτω-VA--AMD2P επι-P *μελχομ-N---ASM οτι-C εν-P αποικια-N1A-DSF βαδιζω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM αμα-D

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21 ιδου-I εγω- P--NS φερω-V1--PAI1S φοβος-N2--ASM επι-P συ- P--AS ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM απο-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF περιοικος-A1B-GSF συ- P--GS και-C διασπειρω-VD--FPI2P εκαστος-A1--NSM εις-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM συναγω-V1--PAPNSM

23 ο- A--DSF *κηδαρ-N---DSF βασιλισσα-N1S-DSF ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF ος- --ASF πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM αναιστημι-VH--AAD2P και-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2P επι-P *κηδαρ-N---ASF και-C πιμπλημι-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *κεδεμ-N---GSM

24 σκηνη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C προβατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ιματιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σκευος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C καμηλος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P εαυτου- D--DPM και-C καλεω-VA--AAD2P επι-P αυτος- D--APM απωλεια-N1A-ASF κυκλοθεν-D

25 φευγω-V1--PAI2P λιαν-D βαθυνω-VA--AAD2P εις-P καθισις-N3I-ASF καταημαι-V5--PMPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF αυλη-N1--DSF οτι-C βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S επι-P συ- P--AP βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF βουλη-N1--ASF και-C λογιζομαι-VAI-AMI3S επι-P συ- P--AP λογισμος-N2--ASM

26 αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S και-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAD2S επι-P εθνος-N3E-ASN ευσταθης-A3H-ASN καταημαι-V5--PMPASM εις-P αναψυχη-N1--ASF ος- --DPM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P θυρα-N1A-NPF ου-D βαλανος-N2--NPF ου-D μοχλος-N2--NPM μονος-A1--NPM καταλυω-V1--PAI3P

27 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P καμηλος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM εις-P προνομη-N1--ASF και-C πληθος-N3E-ASN κτηνος-N3E-GPN αυτος- D--GPM εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF και-C λικμαω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM πας-A3--DSN πνευμα-N3M-DSN κειρω-VM--XMPAPM προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P πας-A3--GSM περαν-D αυτος- D--GPM φερω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF τροπη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

28 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF αυλη-N1--NSF διατριβη-N1--NSF στρουθος-N2--GPM και-C αβατος-A1B-NSM εως-P αιων-N3W-GSM ου-D μη-D καταιζω-VF2-FMI2S εκει-D ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C ου-D μη-D καταοικεω-VF--FMI2S εκει-D υιος-N2--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM

29 ο- A--DSF *δαμασκος-N---DSF κατααισχυνω-VCI-API3S *ημαθ-N---NS και-C *αρφαδ-N---NS οτι-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3P ακοη-N1--ASF πονηρος-A1A-ASF εκιστημι-VHI-AAI3P θυμοω-VCI-API3P αναπαυω-VA--AMN ου-D μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMS3P

30 εκλυω-VCI-API3S *δαμασκος-N---NSF αποστρεφω-VDI-API3S εις-P φυγη-N1--ASF τρομος-N2--NSM επιλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--GSF

31 πως-D ου-D εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3S πολις-N3I-ASF εμος-A1--ASF κωμη-N1--ASF αγαπαω-VAI-AAI3P

32 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P νεανισκος-N2--NPM εν-P πλατυς-A3U-DPF συ- P--GS και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM πολεμιστης-N1--NPM συ- P--GS πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P φημι-V6--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

33 και-C καιω-VF--FAI1S πυρ-N3--ASN εν-P τειχος-N3E-DSN *δαμασκος-N---GSF και-C καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S αμφοδον-N2N-APN υιος-N2--GSM *αδερ-N---GSM

   

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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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