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Leviticus 8

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1 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M κριος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN κανουν-N2N-ASN ο- A--GPN αζυμος-A1B-GPN

3 και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF εκκλησιαζω-VA--AAD2S επι-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

4 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C εκεκκλησιαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN

5 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--DSF συναγωγη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSN ρημα-N3M-NSN ος- --ASN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VA--AAN

6 και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C λουω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM υδωρ-N3T-DSN

7 και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASM χιτων-N3W-ASM και-C ζωννυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASF ζωνη-N1--ASF και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASM υποδυτης-N1M-ASM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF και-C συνζωννυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM κατα-P ο- A--ASF ποιησις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF και-C συνσφιγγω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P αυτος- D--DSF

8 και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASF δηλωσις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF αληθεια-N1A-ASF

9 και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF μιτρα-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF μιτρα-N1A-ASF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN πεταλον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN χρυσους-A1C-ASN ο- A--ASN κατααγιαζω-VT--XPPASN αγιος-A1A-ASN ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

10 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF

11 και-C ραινω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P αυτος- D--GSN επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN επτακις-D και-C χριω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σκευος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSN και-C ο- A--ASM λουτηρ-N3--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN και-C χριω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εν-P αυτος- D--DSF και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

12 και-C επιχεω-V2I-IAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF *ααρων-N---GSM και-C χριω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

13 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM χιτων-N3W-APM και-C ζωννυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM ζωνη-N1--APF και-C περιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM κιδαρις-N3I-APF καθαπερ-D συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

14 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM περι-P ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM μοσχος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM ο- A--GSF αμαρτια-N1A-GSF

15 και-C σφαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM δακτυλος-N2--DSM και-C καθαριζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN εκχεω-V2I-IAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--GSN εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMN επι-P αυτος- D--GSN

16 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GPN ενδοσθια-N2N-GPN και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM επι-P ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN και-C αμφοτεροι-A1A-APM ο- A--APM νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN

17 και-C ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF βυρσα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN κρεας-N3--APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF κοπρος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C κατακαιω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN πυρ-N3--DSN εξω-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

18 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM εις-P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM

19 και-C σφαζω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM και-C προςχεω-V2I-IAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυκλος-N2--DSM

20 και-C ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM κρεανομεω-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P μελος-N3E-APN και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APN μελος-N3E-APN και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN

21 και-C ο- A--ASF κοιλια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM πλυνω-VAI-AAI3S υδωρ-N3T-DSN και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ολος-A1--ASM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εις-P οσμη-N1--ASF ευωδια-N1A-GSF καρπωμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM καθαπερ-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

22 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASM κριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM κριος-N2--ASM τελειωσις-N3I-GSF και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF κεφαλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM

23 και-C σφαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ους-N3T-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM ο- A--GSN δεξιος-A1A-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF δεξιος-A1A-GSF και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ακρος-A1A-ASN ο- A--GSM πους-N3D-GSM ο- A--GSM δεξιος-A1A-GSM

24 και-C προςαγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN επι-P ο- A--APM λοβος-N2--APM ο- A--GPN ους-N3T-GPN ο- A--GPN δεξιος-A1A-GPN και-C επι-P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GPF δεξιος-A1A-GPF και-C επι-P ο- A--APN ακρος-A1A-APN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GPM δεξιος-A1A-GPM και-C προςχεω-V2I-IAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυκλος-N2--DSM

25 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF οσφυς-N3U-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF κοιλια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM λοβος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ηπαρ-N3T-GSN και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M νεφρος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--ASN επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASM βραχιων-N3N-ASM ο- A--ASM δεξιος-A1A-ASM

26 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSM κανουν-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ο- A--GSM ειμι-V9--PAPGSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αρτος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM αζυμος-A1B-ASM και-C αρτος-N2--ASM εκ-P ελαιον-N2N-GSN εις-A3--ASM και-C λαγανον-N2N-ASN εις-A3--ASN και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASN στεαρ-N3T-ASN και-C ο- A--ASM βραχιων-N3N-ASM ο- A--ASM δεξιος-A1A-ASM

27 και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S απας-A3--APN επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF *ααρων-N---GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN αφαιρεμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

28 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GPF χειρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN *μωυσης-N1M-NSM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S οσμη-N1--NSF ευωδια-N1A-GSF καρπωμα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

29 και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--ASN στηθυνιον-N2N-ASN αποαιρεω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN επιθεμα-N3M-ASN εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM απο-P ο- A--GSM κριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S *μωυσης-N1M-DSM εν-P μερις-N3D-DSF καθα-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

30 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM απο-P ο- A--GSN ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF χρισις-N3I-GSF και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSN επι-P ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C προςραινω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF στολη-N1--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

31 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P *ααρων-N---ASM και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM εψω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APN κρεας-N3--APN εν-P ο- A--DSF αυλη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P τοπος-N2--DSM αγιος-A1A-DSM και-C εκει-D εσθιω-VF--FMI2P αυτος- D--APN και-C ο- A--APM αρτος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DSN κανουν-N2N-DSN ο- A--GSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM συντασσω-VK--XMI3S εγω- P--DS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM εσθιω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--APN

32 και-C ο- A--NSN καταλειπω-VV--APPNSN ο- A--GPN κρεας-N3--GPN και-C ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN κατακαιω-VC--FPI3S

33 και-C απο-P ο- A--GSF θυρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN ου-D εκερχομαι-VF--FMI2P επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF εως-C ημερα-N1A-NSF πληροω-VC--APS3S ημερα-N1A-NSF τελειωσις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GP επτα-M γαρ-X ημερα-N1A-APF τελειοω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF συ- P--GP

34 καθαπερ-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN ποιεω-VA--AAN ωστε-C εκιλασκομαι-VA--AMN περι-P συ- P--GP

35 και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN καταημαι-VF--FMI2P επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C νυξ-N3--ASF φυλασσω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APN φυλαγμα-N3M-APN κυριος-N2--GSM ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS2P ουτως-D γαρ-X εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S εγω- P--DS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM

36 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM λογος-N2--APM ος- --APM συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *μωυσης-N1M-DSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 257

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257. Because in this prophetical book numbers are often mentioned; and as no one can know the spiritual sense of what is contained in those numbers unless he knows what the particular numbers signify; for all numbers in the Word, as well as all names, signify spiritual things; and because the number seven is often mentioned amongst others, I am desirous here of showing that seven signifies all, and all things, also what is full and complete for that which signifies all, and all things, signifies also what is full and complete. For what is full and complete is said of the magnitude of a thing, and all and all things of multitude.

That the number seven has such a signification is evident from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

"The inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall set fire to and burn the arms, the shield also and the buckler, with the bow and the arrows, and with the hand-staff, and with the spear; and they shall kindle a fire with them seven years; and they shall bury Gog and all his multitude, and they shall cleanse the land seven months" (39:9, 11, 12).

The subject here treated of is the desolation of all things in the church. The inhabitants of the cities of Israel signify all the goods of truth, to set on fire and burn signifies to consume by evils. The arms, the shield, the buckler, the bows, the arrows, the hand-staff, the spear, denote everything pertaining to doctrine; to kindle fire with them seven years denotes to consume them all and fully by evils. Gog signifies those who are in external worship, and in no internal worship; to bury them and cleanse the land denotes to destroy them all, and completely to purge the church of them.

[2] In Jeremiah:

"Their widows shall be multiplied more than the sand of the seas, and I will bring to them upon the mother of the youths the waster at noon-day. She who hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul" (15:8, 9).

By the widows which will be multiplied are signified those who are in good and desire truths, and, in the opposite sense, as in the present case, those who are in evil and desire falsities. By the mother of the youths is signified the church; by the waster at noon-day is signified the vastation of that church, however much they may be in truths from the Word. By she that hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul, is signified that the church, to which all truths were given because the Word was given them, should perish; for she that hath borne seven signifies those to whom all truths were given. This is specifically said concerning the Jews.

[3] Similarly, in the first book of Samuel:

"They that were hungry ceased, so that the barren hath borne seven, and she that hath many children hath failed" (2:5).

The hungry who ceased denote those who desire the goods and truths of the church; the barren who hath borne seven signifies those who are outside the church and are ignorant of truths because they have not the Word, as the Gentiles, to whom all things will be given; she that hath many children failing signifies those who have truths, from whom they will be taken away. Again, in David:

"Render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom" (79:12).

And in Moses,

That the Jews should be punished seven times for their sins (Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, 28);

seven times here signifying fully.

[4] In Luke:

"And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him" (17:4).

Here, to forgive seven times, if he shall return seven times, denotes to forgive as often as the offender should return, and thus at all times. But lest Peter should understand seven times to be meant by these words, the Lord explains His meaning to him, as recorded in Matthew:

"Peter said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but until seventy times seven " (18:21, 22).

Seventy times seven is always, without counting. In David:

"Seven times a day do I praise thee for the judgments of justice" (Psalms 119:164).

Seven times a day denotes always, or at all times.

[5] Again:

"The sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings, as silver refined in a furnace of earth, purified seven times" (Psalms 12:6).

Here silver signifies truth from the Divine: purified seven times denotes that it is altogether and fully pure.

[6] In Isaiah:

"The light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days" (30:26).

The light of the sun signifies Divine truth from Divine good: and that this light should be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, signifies that the Divine truth in heaven should be without any falsity, thus that it should be altogether and fully pure.

[7] In Matthew,

The unclean spirit "shall take with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and he shall dwell there" (12:45; Luke 11:26).

Here profanation is treated of, and by the seven other spirits with which the unclean spirit is said to return are signified all falsities of evil, thus a plenary destruction of good and truth.

[8] Similar is the signification of the seven times which were to pass over the king of Babylon, in Daniel,

"His heart shall be changed from man, and the heart of a beast shall be given unto him; while seven times shall pass over him" (4:16, 25, 32).

By the king of Babylon are signified those who profane the goods and truths of the Word. By his heart being changed from that of a man to that of a beast is meant that nothing spiritual, that is, truly human, should remain with him, but that instead there should be everything diabolical. By the seven times which were to pass over him is meant profanation, which is a complete destruction of truth and good.

[9] Because the terms seven, and seven times, signified all things, and also what is full, the following commands were given to the children of Israel:

Seven days their hands should be filled (Exodus 29:35).

Seven days they should be sanctified (Exodus 29:37).

Seven days Aaron should put on the garments when he was being initiated (Exodus 29:30).

Seven days they should not go out of the tabernacle when they were being initiated into the priesthood (Leviticus 8:33, 34).

Seven times expiation should be made upon the horns of the altar (Leviticus 16:18, 19).

Seven times should the altar be sanctified with oil (Leviticus 8:11).

Seven times should the blood be sprinkled before the veil (Leviticus 4:16, 17).

Seven times should the blood be sprinkled with the finger towards the east, when Aaron went in to the mercy seat (Leviticus 16:12-15).

Seven times should the water of separation be sprinkled towards the tabernacle (Num. 19:4).

Seven times should blood be sprinkled for the cleansing of leprosy (Leviticus 14:7, 8, 27, 38, 51).

The lampstand had seven lamps (Exodus 25:32, 37; 37:18-25).

Feasts should be celebrated for seven days (Exodus 34:18; Leviticus 23:4-9, 39-44; Deuteronomy 16:3, 4, 8).

Seven days of the feast there should be a burnt offering of seven bullocks and seven rams daily (Ezekiel 45:23).

Baalam built seven altars, and sacrificed seven oxen and seven rams (Num. 23:1-7, 15-18, 29, 30).

They numbered seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, and then should cause the trumpet of the jubilee to be sounded in the seventh month (Leviticus 25:8, 9).

From the signification of the number seven, it is evident what is signified

By the seven days of creation (Genesis 1).

Also by four thousand men being filled from seven loaves, and that seven basketsful of fragments remained over (Matthew 15:34-37; Mark 8:5-9).

Hence now it is clear what is signified in the Apocalypse,

By the seven churches (1:4, 11).

By the seven golden lampstands, in the midst of which was the Son of man (1:13).

By the seven stars in His right hand (1:16, 20).

By the seven spirits of God (3:1).

By the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne (4:5).

By the book sealed with seven seals (5:1).

By the seven angels to whom were given seven trumpets (8:2).

By the seven thunders which uttered their voices (10:3, 4).

By the seven angels having the seven last plagues, (15:1, 6).

By seven vials full of the seven last plagues (16:1; 21:9)

and elsewhere in the Word, where seven is mentioned.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.