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Leviticus 26

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1 ου-D ποιεω-VF--FAI2P συ- P--DP αυτος- D--DPM χειροποιητος-A1B-APN ουδε-C γλυπτος-A1--APN ουδε-C στηλη-N1--ASF αναιστημι-VF--FAI2P συ- P--DP ουδε-C λιθος-N2--ASM σκοπος-N2--ASM τιθημι-VF--FAI2P εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF συ- P--GP προςκυνεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--DSM εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP

2 ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN εγω- P--GS φυλασσω-VF--FMI2P και-C απο-P ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN εγω- P--GS φοβεω-VC--FPI2P εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

3 εαν-C ο- A--DPN προσταγμα-N3M-DPN εγω- P--GS πορευομαι-V1--PMS2P και-C ο- A--APF εντολη-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS φυλασσω-V1--PMS2P και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS2P αυτος- D--APF

4 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM υετος-N2--ASM συ- P--DP εν-P καιρος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF διδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN γενημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GPN πεδιον-N2N-GPN αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM καρπος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPN

5 και-C καταλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP ο- A--NSM αλοητος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM τρυγητος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--NSM τρυγητος-N2--NSM καταλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASM σπορος-N2--ASM και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--ASM αρτος-N2--ASM συ- P--GP εις-P πλησμονη-N1--ASF και-C καταοικεω-VF--FAI2P μετα-P ασφαλεια-N1A-GSF επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF συ- P--GP

6 και-C πολεμος-N2--NSM ου-D διαερχομαι-VF--FMI3S δια-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF συ- P--GP και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ειρηνη-N1--ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF συ- P--GP και-C κοιμαω-VC--FPI2P και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--AP ο- A--NSM εκφοβεω-V2--PAPNSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S θηριον-N2N-APN πονηρος-A1A-APN εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF συ- P--GP

7 και-C διωκω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APM εχθρος-N2--APM συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P εναντιον-P συ- P--GP φονος-N2--DSM

8 και-C διωκω-VF--FMI3P εκ-P συ- P--GP πεντε-M εκατον-M και-C εκατον-M συ- P--GP διωκω-VF--FMI3P μυριας-N3D-APF και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P ο- A--NPM εχθρος-N2--NPM συ- P--GP εναντιον-P συ- P--GP μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

9 και-C επιβλεπω-VF--FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AP και-C αυξανω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AP και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AP και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--GP

10 και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P παλαιος-A1A-APN και-C παλαιος-A1A-APN παλαιος-A1A-GPN και-C παλαιος-A1A-APN εκ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN νεος-A1A-GPN εκφερω-VF--FAI2P

11 και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS εν-P συ- P--DP και-C ου-D βδελυσσω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS συ- P--AP

12 και-C εν περιπατεω-VF--FAI1S εν-P συ- P--DP και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--GP θεος-N2--NSM και-C συ- P--NP ειμι-VF--FMI2P εγω- P--GS λαος-N2--NSM

13 εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP ο- A--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAPNSM συ- P--AP εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ειμι-V9--PAPGPM συ- P--GP δουλος-N2--GPM και-C συντριβω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASM δεσμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ζυγον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GP και-C αγω-VBI-AAI1S συ- P--AP μετα-P παρρησια-N1A-GSF

14 εαν-C δε-X μη-D υποακουω-VA--AAS2P εγω- P--GS μηδε-C ποιεω-VA--AAS2P ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--APN

15 αλλα-C απειθεω-VA--AAS2P αυτος- D--DPN και-C ο- A--DPN κριμα-N3M-DPN εγω- P--GS προςοχθιζω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP ωστε-C συ- P--AP μη-D ποιεω-V2--PAN πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF εντολη-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS ωστε-C διασκεδαζω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS

16 και-C εγω- P--NS ποιεω-VF--FAI1S ουτως-D συ- P--DP και-C επι συνιστημι-VF--FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AP ο- A--ASF απορια-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF τε-X ψωρα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASM ικτερος-N2--ASM και-C σφακελιζω-V1--PAPAPM ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF συ- P--GP εκτηκω-V1--PAPASF και-C σπειρω-VF2-FAI2P δια-P κενος-A1--GSF ο- A--APN σπερμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GP και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPM υπεναντιος-A1A-NPM συ- P--GP

17 και-C επιιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS επι-P συ- P--AP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P εναντιον-P ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP και-C διωκω-VF--FMI3P συ- P--AP ο- A--NPM μισεω-V2--PAPNPM συ- P--AP και-C φευγω-VF--FMI2P ουδεις-A3--GSM διωκω-V1--PAPGSM συ- P--AP

18 και-C εαν-C εως-P ουτος- D--GSN μη-D υποακουω-VA--AAS2P εγω- P--GS και-C προςτιθημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--GSN παιδευω-VA--AAN συ- P--AP επτακις-D επι-P ο- A--DPF αμαρτια-N1A-DPF συ- P--GP

19 και-C συντριβω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF υβρις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSF υπερηφανια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GP και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM συ- P--DP σιδηρους-A1C-ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF συ- P--GP ωσει-D χαλκους-A1C-ASF

20 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εις-P κενος-A1--ASN ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3--NSF συ- P--GP και-C ου-D διδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP ο- A--ASM σπορος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--NSN ξυλον-N2N-NSN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP ου-D διδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASM καρπος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSN

21 και-C εαν-C μετα-P ουτος- D--APN πορευομαι-V1--PMS2P πλαγιος-A1A-NPM και-C μη-D βουλομαι-V1--PMS2P υποακουω-V1--PAN εγω- P--GS προςτιθημι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DP πληγη-N1--APF επτα-M κατα-P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF συ- P--GP

22 και-C αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AP ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--APN αγριος-A1A-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S συ- P--AP και-C εκ ανααλισκω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN συ- P--GP και-C ολιγοστος-A1--APM ποιεω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AP και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI3P ο- A--NPF οδος-N2--NPF συ- P--GP

23 και-C επι-P ουτος- D--DPN εαν-C μη-D παιδευω-VC--APS2P αλλα-C πορευομαι-V1--PMS2P προς-P εγω- P--AS πλαγιος-A1A-NPM

24 πορευομαι-VF--FMI1S καιεγω-C+ PNS μετα-P συ- P--GP θυμος-N2--DSM πλαγιος-A1A-DSM και-C πατασσω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AP καιεγω-C+ PNS επτακις-D αντι-P ο- A--GPF αμαρτια-N1A-GPF συ- P--GP

25 και-C επιαγω-VF--FAI1S επι-P συ- P--AP μαχαιρα-N1A-ASF εκδικεω-V2--PAPASF δικη-N1--ASF διαθηκη-N1--GSF και-C καταφευγω-VF--FMI2P εις-P ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF συ- P--GP και-C εκ αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S θανατος-N2--ASM εις-P συ- P--AP και-C παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI2P εις-P χειρ-N3--APF εχθρος-N2--GPM

26 εν-P ο- A--DSN θλιβω-VA--AAN συ- P--AP σιτοδεια-N1A-DSF αρτος-N2--GPM και-C πεσσω-VF--FAI3P δεκα-M γυνη-N3K-NPF ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM συ- P--GP εν-P κλιβανος-N2--DSM εις-A3--DSM και-C αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM συ- P--GP εν-P σταθμος-N2--DSM και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P και-C ου-D μη-D ενπιμπλημι-VS--APS2P

27 εαν-C δε-X επι-P ουτος- D--DPN μη-D υποακουω-VA--AAS2P εγω- P--GS και-C πορευομαι-V1--PMS2P προς-P εγω- P--AS πλαγιος-A1A-NPM

28 και-C αυτος- D--NSM πορευομαι-VF--FMI1S μετα-P συ- P--GP εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM πλαγιος-A1A-DSM και-C παιδευω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AP εγω- P--NS επτακις-D κατα-P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF συ- P--GP

29 και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APF σαρξ-N3K-APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--APF σαρξ-N3K-APF ο- A--GPF θυγατηρ-N3--GPF συ- P--GP εσθιω-VF--FMI2P

30 και-C ερημοω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF στηλη-N1--APF συ- P--GP και-C εκολεθρευω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN ξυλινος-A1--APN χειροποιητος-A1B-APN συ- P--GP και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP επι-P ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GPN ειδωλον-N2N-GPN συ- P--GP και-C προςοχθιζω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS συ- P--DP

31 και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF συ- P--GP ερημος-N2--APF και-C εκερημοω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN αγιος-A1A-APN συ- P--GP και-C ου-D μη-D οσφραινομαι-VC--APS1S ο- A--GSF οσμη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPF θυσια-N1A-GPF συ- P--GP

32 και-C εκερημοω-VF--FAI1S εγω- P--NS ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF συ- P--GP και-C θαυμαζω-VF--FMI3P επι-P αυτος- D--DSF ο- A--NPM εχθρος-N2--NPM συ- P--GP ο- A--NPM ενοικεω-V2--PAPNPM εν-P αυτος- D--DSF

33 και-C διασπειρω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AP εις-P ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN και-C εκ ανααλισκω-VF--FAI3S συ- P--AP επιπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSF ο- A--NSF μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP ερημος-N2--NSF και-C ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF συ- P--GP ειμι-VF--FMI3P ερημος-N2--NPF

34 τοτε-D ευδοκεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF και-C πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF ερημωσις-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C συ- P--NP ειμι-VF--FMI2P εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP τοτε-D σαββατιζω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF και-C ευδοκεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF

35 πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF ερημωσις-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSF σαββατιζω-VF2-FAI3S ος- --APN ου-D σαββατιζω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DPN σαββατον-N2N-DPN συ- P--GP ηνικα-D καταοικεω-V2I-IAI2P αυτος- D--ASF

36 και-C ο- A--DPM καταλειπω-VV--APPDPM εκ-P συ- P--GP επιαγω-VF--FAI1S δειλια-N1A-ASF εις-P ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C διωκω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--APM φωνη-N1--NSF φυλλον-N2N-GSN φερω-V1--PMPGSN και-C φευγω-VF--FMI3P ως-C φευγω-V1--PAPNPM απο-P πολεμος-N2--GSM και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P ουδεις-A3--GSM διωκω-V1--PAPGSM

37 και-C υπεροραω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM ωσει-D εν-P πολεμος-N2--DSM ουδεις-A3--GSM κατατρεχω-V1--PAPGSM και-C ου-D δυναμαι-VF--FMI2P αντιιστημι-VH--AAN ο- A--DPM εχθρος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP

38 και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FMI2P εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN και-C καταεσθιω-VF--FMI3S συ- P--AP ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP

39 και-C ο- A--NPM καταλειπω-VV--APPNPM απο-P συ- P--GP καταφθειρω-VD--FPI3P δια-P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF συ- P--GP εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM τηκω-VD--FPI3P

40 και-C εκαγορευω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GPM οτι-C παραβαινω-VZI-AAI3P και-C υπεροραω-VBI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS και-C οτι-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3P εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS πλαγιος-A1A-NPM

41 και-C εγω- P--NS πορευομαι-VCI-API1S μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM πλαγιος-A1A-DSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM τοτε-D εντρεπω-VD--FPI3S ο- A--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSF απεριτμητος-A1B-NSF και-C τοτε-D ευδοκεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM

42 και-C μιμνησκω-VS--FPI1S ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF *ιακωβ-N---GS και-C ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF *ισαακ-N---GS και-C ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF *αβρααμ-N---GS μιμνησκω-VS--FPI1S και-C ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF μιμνησκω-VS--FPI1S

43 και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εν καταλειπω-VV--FPI3S υπο-P αυτος- D--GPM τοτε-D προςδεχομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ο- A--APN σαββατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF εν-P ο- A--DSN ερημοω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASF δια-P αυτος- D--APM και-C αυτος- D--NPM προςδεχομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--APF αυτος- D--GPM ανομια-N1A-APF αντι-P ος- --GPF ο- A--APN κριμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS υπεροραω-VBI-AAI3P και-C ο- A--DPN προσταγμα-N3M-DPN εγω- P--GS προςοχθιζω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSF ψυχη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GPM

44 και-C ουδε-C ως-C ειμι-V9--PAPGPM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM ου-D υπεροραω-VBI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM ουδε-C προςοχθιζω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM ωστε-C εκ ανααλισκω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM ο- A--GSN διασκεδαζω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASF προς-P αυτος- D--APM οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM

45 και-C μιμνησκω-VS--FPI1S αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF προτερος-A1A-GSFC οτε-D εκαγω-VBI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM δουλεια-N1A-GSF εναντι-P ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSN ειμι-V9--PAN αυτος- D--GPM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

46 ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN κριμα-N3M-NPN και-C ο- A--NPN προσταγμα-N3M-NPN και-C ο- A--NSM νομος-N2--NSM ος- --ASM διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN *σινα-N----S εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF *μωυσης-N1M-GSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 366

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366. That they should slay one another, signifies the falsification or extinction of truths. This is evident from the signification of "slaying," as meaning the extinction of truths; for "to slay" in the Word signifies to slay spiritually, that is, to slay the spiritual part of a man or his soul, which is to extinguish truths. It also means to falsify, because when truths are falsified they are also extinguished; for falsification produces a different understanding of truths, and truth is true to everyone according to his understanding of it; for the love and principle that rule in man draw and apply all things to themselves, even truths themselves; consequently when the love is evil, or the principle is false, then truths are infected with the evil of the love or the falsity of the principle, and thus are extinguished. This, therefore, is what is here signified by "they should slay one another." That this takes place when there is no good with man, and especially when there is no good in the doctrine of his church, is evident from the preceding words, where it is said, "When he had opened the second seal there went forth a red horse; and to him that sat upon him it was given to take peace from the earth;" which signifies a second state of the church when the understanding of the Word is destroyed in respect to good, which is the source of dissensions in the church (of which see above, n. 361, 364, 365).

[2] That the understanding of the Word, or what is the same, the understanding of the truth, is destroyed when there is no good with man, that is, when there is no love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbor, may be seen above n. 365; for good with man, or what is the same, love with him, is the fire of his life, and truth with him, or the faith of truth, is the light therefrom; consequently such as the good is, or such as the love is in man, such is truth, or such the faith of truth in him. From this it can be seen that when evil or an evil love is with man there can be no truth or faith of truth with him; for the light that goes forth from such fire is the light that those have who are in hell, which is a fatuous light like the light from burning coals, which light, when light from heaven flows in, is turned into mere thick darkness. Such also is the light that with the evil, when they reason against the things of the church, is called natural light [lumen].

[3] That they would falsify and thereby extinguish truths is meant also by the Lord's words in Matthew:

Jesus said to the disciples, The brother shall deliver up the brother, the father the son; children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death (Matthew 10:21).

And in Luke:

Ye shall be delivered up by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death (Luke 21:16).

"Parents," "brethren," "children," ["kinsfolk, "] and "friends," do not mean here parents, brethren, children, kinsfolk, friends, nor do "disciples" mean disciples, but the goods and truths of the church, also evils and falsities; it is also meant that evils would extinguish goods and falsities truths. (That such is the signification of these words, see Arcana Coelestia 10490.)

  
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Apocalypse Revealed # 478

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478. The mystery of God would be concluded, as He declared to His servants the prophets. This symbolically means that then will appear what was foretold in the Word of both Testaments and previously concealed, that after the Last Judgment upon those people who have destroyed the church, the Lord's kingdom will come.

To be concluded means, symbolically, to be fulfilled, to come to an end, and then to reappear. The mystery of God declared to the prophets symbolizes something foretold by the Lord in the Word and previously concealed. To declare good news means, symbolically, to proclaim the coming of the Lord and His kingdom, for the gospel is happy news. That this would come about after the Last Judgment was executed on the people who destroyed the church was also foretold in the Word. Therefore this, too, is symbolically meant.

It can be seen from this that all of these meanings are contained in these words.

[2] First we must say something here about the Lord's advent and His kingdom's being foretold in the Word of both Testaments:

In the Word of the Old Testament, in the spiritual sense of the prophetic portion, and also in its natural sense wherever the spiritual sense shines through, the subject is the Lord alone, namely, His advent in the fullness of time, a time when the goodness of charity and the truth of faith would no longer be present in the church, whose state then is called a consummation, a being laid waste, a desolation, and a cutting off. It includes as well His battles with the hells and victories over them, which constitute also the last judgment that He executed, and after that the creation of a new heaven and the establishment of a new church, which are the Lord's kingdom to come. All of this is found in the Word of the New Testament, too, in the portion called the Gospels, and in particular in the book of Revelation.

[3] That it is the Lord's kingdom that would be declared in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel is apparent in the next chapter (chapter 11) from the following:

Then the seventh angel sounded: and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" And the twenty-four elders... fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, "We give You thanks, O Lord God..., who are and who were and who are to come, because You have taken Your great power and reigned. (Revelation 11:15-17)

[4] This mystery, in almost the same words as in Revelation here, is described in Daniel, where we find the following:

I heard the man clothed in linen..., when he held up his (hands) to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a set time of set times and a half..., when... all these things shall be finished... But he said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end." (Daniel 12:7, 9)

Till the time of the end refers to the present time. That the Son of Man would then receive His kingdom - this Daniel foretells in these words:

I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! ...Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and languages will worship Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom one which shall not perish. (Daniel 7:13-14)

[5] That declaring good news symbolizes the Lord's advent and His kingdom then, is apparent from the following passages:

Get up into the... mountain, O Zion, who brings good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, who brings good tidings... Say..., "Behold your God!" Behold, the Lord Jehovih is coming with strength, and His arm shall rule for Him. (Isaiah 40:9-10)

How delightful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of goodness, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, "Your King shall reign!" (Isaiah 52:7, cf. Nahum 1:15)

Sing to Jehovah, bless in His name; proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day... ...Jehovah, for He is coming... (Psalms 96:2, 13)

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovih is upon Me; therefore Jehovah has anointed Me to bring good tidings to the poor..., to proclaim liberty to the captives..., to proclaim the year of Jehovah's good pleasure... (Isaiah 61:1-2)

The angel said to (Zacharias), "(Behold)..., your wife... will bear... a son..., (who) will go before (the Lord God) in the spirit and power of Elijah..., to prepare a people for the Lord... I am Gabriel..., and I was sent... to bring you these glad tidings." (Luke 1:13, 17, 19)

...the angel said to (the shepherds), "Do not be afraid, ...behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy... For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:10-11)

The Lord brought good tidings of the kingdom of God: Matthew 4:23; 9:35; Mark 1:14-15. So did John the Baptist: Luke 3:18.

The Lord also said to the Disciples,

Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to every creature. (Mark 16:15)

This, too, is the everlasting good news or gospel that "the angel flying in the midst of heaven" had "to proclaim to the those who dwell on the earth" (Revelation 14:6).

[6] Our being told that the mystery of God would be concluded means that something would be fulfilled that was not fulfilled before, namely, the coming of the Lord's kingdom. It was not fulfilled by the Jews because they did not acknowledge the Lord. Neither has it been fulfilled by Christians because they do not acknowledge the Lord to be God of heaven and earth even in respect to His human element; for they regard this as being like anyone else's human element. Consequently they do not turn to Him directly, even though He is Jehovah who came into the world.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.