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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. Since in this prophetical book numbers are often mentioned, and no one can know the spiritual sense of the things contained therein unless it is known what the particular numbers signify (for all numbers in the Word, like all names, signify spiritual things), and since the number "seven" is often mentioned among others, I will here show that "seven" signifies all persons and all things, likewise fullness and totality; for that which signifies all persons and all things signifies also fullness and totality, for fullness and totality are predicated of the magnitude of a thing, and all persons and all things are predicated of multitude. That "seven" has such a signification can be seen from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

They that dwell in the cities of Israel shall set fire to and burn the arms, and the shield, and the buckler, with the bow and with the arrows, and the hand-staff, and the spear; and they shall make a fire with them seven years. And they shall bury Gog and all his multitude, and they shall cleanse the earth seven months (Ezekiel 39:9, 11-12).

Here the desolation of all things in the church is treated of: "those that dwell in the cities of Israel" signify all goods of truth; "to set fire" signifies to consume by evils. "The arms, the shield, the buckler, the bow, the arrows, the hand-staff, the spear," are all things pertaining to doctrine; "to make a fire with them seven years" means 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 earth" means to destroy all such, and completely purge the church of them.

[2] In Jeremiah:

The 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 noonday. She that hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul (Jeremiah 15:8-9).

"The widows," that shall be multiplied, signify those who are in good and who long for truths, and in a contrary sense, as here, those who are in evil and desire falsities; "the mother of the youths" signifies the church; "the waster at noonday" signifies the vastation of that church, however much it may be in truths from the Word; "she that hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul," signifies that the church, to which all truths were given because the Word was given to it, is to perish; for "she that hath borne seven" signifies to whom all truths were given. This was particularly said of the Jews.

[3] Likewise in the first book of Samuel:

They that were hungry have ceased; the barren hath borne seven, and she that hath many children hath failed (1 Samuel 2:5).

"They that were hungry," who have ceased, are those who long for the truths and goods of the church; "the barren bearing seven" signifies those who are outside of the church, and are ignorant of truths, because they have not the Word, thus the Gentiles, to whom all things will be given; "she that hath many children failing" signifies those who have, from whom will be taken away. In David:

Render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom (Psalms 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:

If thy brother sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him (Luke 17:4).

"To forgive seven times, if he should turn again seven times," means to forgive as often as he turns, thus every time. But lest it should be understood to mean seven times, the Lord explained his meaning to Peter, who supposed seven times to be meant, in Matthew:

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

"Seventy times seven" means always, without counting.

In David:

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

"Seven times a day" means always, or at all times.

[5] In the same:

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

"Silver" signifies truth from the Divine; "purified seven times" means wholly 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 (Isaiah 30:26).

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

[7] In Matthew:

The unclean spirit shall take seven other spirits more evil than himself, and shall dwell there (Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26).

Here profanation is treated of, and "the seven unclean spirits" with which the unclean spirit would return, signify all the falsities of evil, thus a complete destruction of good and truth.

[8] The "seven times" that were to pass over the king of Babylon have a like meaning, in Daniel:

His heart shall be changed from man, and a beast's heart shall be given unto him, while seven times shall pass over him (Daniel 4:16, 25, 32).

"The king of Babylon" signifies those who profane the goods and truths of the Word; that "his heart should be changed from man, and a beast's heart be given him," means that nothing spiritual, which is the truly human, should remain, but instead there should be the diabolical; "the seven times which were to pass over him" signify profanation, which is the complete destruction of truth and good.

[9] Because "seven" and "seven times" signified all things and fullness, the following commands were given:

Seven days the hands [of Aaron and his sons] should be filled (Exodus 29:35).

Seven days [the altar] should be sanctified (Exodus 29:37).

Seven days Aaron should be clothed with the garments when he was to be initiated (Exodus 29:30).

For seven days Aaron and his sons were not to go out of the tabernacle when they were to initiated into the priesthood (Leviticus 8:33, 34).

Seven times was the altar to be sprinkled for expiation upon its horns (Leviticus 16:18, 19).

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

Seven times was the blood to be sprinkled towards the veil (Leviticus 4:16, 17).

Seven times was the blood to be sprinkled with the fingers eastward, when Aaron went towards the mercy-seat (Leviticus 16:12-15).

Seven times was the water of separation to be sprinkled towards the tent (Numbers 19:4).

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

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

For seven days were the feasts to be kept (Exodus 34:18, Leviticus 23:4-9, 39-44; Deuteronomy 16:3, 4, 8).

For the seven days of the feast there was to be a burnt-offering of seven bullocks, and seven rams daily (Ezekiel 45:23).

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

They numbered seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, and then they were to 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 can be seen what is signified:

By the seven days of creation (Genesis 1);

Also by the fact that four thousand men were satisfied by seven loaves and that seven basketful remained (Matthew 15:34-38; Mark 8:5-9).

From this then it is evident what is signified in Revelation:

By the seven churches (Revelation 1:4, 11);

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

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

By the seven spirits of God (Revelation 3:1);

By the seven lamps of fire before the throne (Revelation 4:5);

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

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

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

By the seven angels having the seven last plagues (Revelation 16:1, 6);

And by the seven vials full of the seven last plagues (Revelation 16:1; 21:9);

and elsewhere in the Word, where "seven" is mentioned.

  
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