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1 και-C αναλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--ASF και-C κλαιω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκεινος- D--ASF

2 και-C διαγογγυζω-V1I-IAI3P επι-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM και-C *ααρων-N---ASM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--APM πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF οφειλω-VB--AAPNSN αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI1P εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF η-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF ει-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI1P

3 και-C ινα-C τις- I--ASN κυριος-N2--NSM ειςαγω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AP εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF πιπτω-VB--AAN εν-P πολεμος-N2--DSM ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF εγω- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPN παιδιον-N1A-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3P εις-P διαρπαγη-N1--ASF νυν-D ουν-X βελτιων-A3C-ASN εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3S αποστρεφω-VD--APN εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

4 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ετερος-A1A-NSM ο- A--DSM ετερος-A1A-DSM διδωμι-VO--AAS1P αρχηγος-N2--ASM και-C αποστρεφω-VA--AAS1P εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF

5 και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM και-C *ααρων-N---NSM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εναντιον-P πας-A1S-GSF συναγωγη-N1--GSF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

6 *ιησους-N---NSM δε-X ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM και-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM ο- A--GPM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMPGPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF διαρηγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN ιματιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM

7 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P προς-P πας-A1S-ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI1P αυτος- D--ASF αγαθος-A1--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S σφοδρα-D σφοδρα-D

8 ει-C αιρετιζω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AP κυριος-N2--NSM ειςαγω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AP εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF εγω- P--DP γη-N1--NSF οστις- X--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S ρεω-V2--PAPNSF γαλα-N3--ASN και-C μελι-N3T-ASN

9 αλλα-C απο-P ο- A--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM μη-D αποστατης-N1M-NPM γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2P συ- P--NP δε-X μη-D φοβεω-VC--APD2P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οτι-C καταβρωμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--DP ειμι-V9--PAI3S αποιστημι-VXI-XAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM απο-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--NSM δε-X κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P εγω- P--DP μη-D φοβεω-VC--APS2P αυτος- D--APM

10 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF καταλιθοβολεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM εν-P λιθος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM οραω-VVI-API3S εν-P νεφελη-N1--DSF επι-P ο- A--GSF σκηνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN εν-P πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM εως-P τις- I--GSN παραοξυνω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSM και-C εως-P τις- I--GSN ου-D πιστευω-V1--PAI3P εγω- P--DS εν-P πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN σημειον-N2N-DPN ος- --DPN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM

12 πατασσω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM θανατος-N2--DSM και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN και-C πολυς-A1P-ASN μαλλον-D η-C ουτος- D--ASN

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM και-D ακουω-VF--FMI3S *αιγυπτος-N2--NSF οτι-C ανααγω-VBI-AAI2S ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF συ- P--GS ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM

14 αλλα-C και-D πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ουτος- D--GSF ακουω-VX--XAI3P οτι-C συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM οστις- X--NSM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM οπταζομαι-V1--PPI2S κυριος-N2--VSM και-C ο- A--NSF νεφελη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS επιιστημι-VXI-XAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM νεφελη-N1--GSF συ- P--NS πορευομαι-V1--PMI2S προτερος-A1A-NSMC αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C εν-P στυλος-N2--DSM πυρ-N3--GSN ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF

15 και-C εκτριβω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM ωσει-D ανθρωπος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οσος-A1--NPM ακουω-VX--XAI3P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS λεγω-V1--PAPNPM

16 παρα-P ο- A--ASN μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMN κυριος-N2--ASM ειςαγω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM καταστρωννυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

17 και-C νυν-D υψοω-VC--APD3S ο- A--NSF ισχυς-N3U-NSF συ- P--GS κυριος-N2--VSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI2S λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

18 κυριος-N2--NSM μακροθυμος-A1B-NSM και-C πολυελεος-A1B-NSM και-C αληθινος-A1--NSM αποαιρεω-V2--PAPNSM ανομια-N1A-GSF και-C αδικια-N1A-GSF και-C αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C καθαρισμος-N2--DSM ου-D καθαριζω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--ASM ενοχος-A1B-ASM αποδιδωμι-V8--PAPNSM αμαρτια-N1A-GSF πατηρ-N3--GPM επι-P τεκνον-N2N-APN εως-C τριτος-A1--GSF και-C τεταρτος-A1--GSF

19 αποιημι-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ελεος-N3E-ASN συ- P--GS καθαπερ-D ιλεως-A1B-NSM αυτος- D--DPM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S απο-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM νυν-D

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM ιλεως-A1B-NSM αυτος- D--DPM ειμι-V9--PAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS

21 αλλα-C ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS και-C ζαω-V3--PAPNSN ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

22 οτι-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM οραω-V3--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF δοξα-N1S-ASF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN σημειον-N2N-APN ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S εν-P *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C πειραζω-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AS ουτος- D--ASN δεκατος-A1--ASN και-C ου-D ειςακουω-V1--PAPASF εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF

23 η-C μην-X ου-D οραω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3 -DPM αυτος- D--GPM αλλα-C η-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ος- --APN ειμι-V9--PAI3S μετα-P εγω- P--GS ωδε-D οσος-A1--NPM ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI3P αγαθος-A1--ASN ουδε-C κακος-A1--ASN πας-A3--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC απειρος-A1B-NSM ουτος- D--DPM διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF πας-A3--NPM δε-X ο- A--NPM παραοξυνω-VA--AAPNPM εγω- P--AS ου-D οραω-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--ASF

24 ο- A--NSM δε-X παις-N3D-NSM εγω- P--GS *χαλεβ-N---NSM οτι-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S πνευμα-N3M-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM και-C επιακολουθεω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ειςαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εις-P ος- --ASF ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκει-D και-C ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

25 ο- A--NSM δε-X *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM καταοικεω-V2--PAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSF κοιλας-N3D-DSF αυριον-D επιστρεφω-VD--APS2P συ- P--NP και-C αποαιρω-VA--AAD2P εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF οδος-N2--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ερυθρος-A1A-ASF

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM προς-P *μωυσης-N1M-ASM και-C *ααρων-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 εως-P τις- I--GSN ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF πονηρος-A1A-ASF ουτος- D--ASF ος- --APN αυτος- D--NPM γογγυζω-V1--PAI3P εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASF γογγυσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ος- --ASF γογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P περι-P συ- P--GP ακουω-VX--XAI1S

28 ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DPM ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM η-C μην-X ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM λαλεω-VX--XAI2P εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN εγω- P--GS ουτως-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--DP

29 εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF επισκοπη-N1--NSF συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--NPM κατααριθμεω-VX--XMPNPM συ- P--GP απο-P εικοσαετης-A3H-GSM και-C επανω-D οσος-A1--NPM γογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P εγω- P--DS

30 ει-C συ- P--NP ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI2P εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF επι-P ος- --ASF εκτεινω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS κατασκηνοω-VA--AAN συ- P--AP επι-P αυτος- D--GSF αλλα-C η-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM και-C *ιησους-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GSM *ναυη-N---GSM

31 και-C ο- A--APN παιδιον-N2N-APN ος- --APN ειπον-VAI-AAI2P εν-P διαρπαγη-N1--DSF ειμι-VF--FMN ειςαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF συ- P--NP αποιστημι-VHI-AAI2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSF

32 και-C ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

33 ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM συ- P--GP ειμι-VF--FMI3P νεμω-V1--PMPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GP εως-C αν-X ανααλισκω-VC--APS3S ο- A--APN κωλον-N2N-APN συ- P--GP εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

34 κατα-P ο- A--ASM αριθμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF οσος-A1--APF κατασκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI2P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF τεσσαρακοντα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSM ενιαυτος-N2--GSM λαμβανω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF συ- P--GP τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS

35 εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S η-C μην-X ουτως-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S ο- A--DSF συναγωγη-N1--DSF ο- A--DSF πονηρος-A1A-DSF ουτος- D--DSF ο- A--DSF επι συνιστημι-VH--AMPDSF επι-P εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ουτος- D--DSF εκ ανααλισκω-VC--FPI3P και-C εκει-D αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3P

36 και-C ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ος- --APM αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C παραγιγνομαι-VC--APPNPM διαγογγυζω-VAI-AAI3P κατα-P αυτος- D--GSF προς-P ο- A--ASF συναγωγη-N1--ASF εκφερω-VA--AAN ρημα-N3M-APN πονηρος-A1A-APN περι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

37 και-C αποθνησκω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM καταειπον-VB--AAPNDM κατα-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πονηρος-A1A-APN εν-P ο- A--DSF πληγη-N1--DSF εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

38 και-C *ιησους-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ναυη-N---GSM και-C *χαλεβ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *ιεφοννη-N---GSM ζαω-VAI-AAI3P απο-P ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM εκεινος- D--GPM ο- A--GPM πορευομαι-VM--XMPGPM κατασκεπτομαι-VA--AMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

39 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ο- A--APN ρημα-N3M-APN ουτος- D--APN προς-P πας-A3--APM υιος-N2--APM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C πενθεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM σφοδρα-D

40 και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ιδου-I οδε- D--NPM εγω- P--NP αναβαινω-VF--FMI1P εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM οτι-C αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P

41 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ινα-C τις- I--ASN συ- P--NP παραβαινω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM ου-D ευοδος-A1B-NPN ειμι-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DP

42 μη-D αναβαινω-V1--PAI2P ου-D γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP

43 οτι-C ο- A--NSM *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM εκει-D εμπροσθεν-P συ- P--GP και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2P μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF ος- --GSM εινεκεν-P αποστρεφω-VDI-API2P απειθεω-V2--PAPNPM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P συ- P--DP

44 και-C διαβιαζομαι-VA--AMPNPM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN ο- A--NSF δε-X κιβωτος-N2--NSF ο- A--GSF διαθηκη-N1--GSF κυριος-N2--GSM και-C *μωυσης-N1M-NSM ου-D κινεω-VCI-API3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF

45 και-C καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *αμαληκ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSM *χαναναιος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εν καταημαι-V5--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN εκεινος- D--DSN και-C τρεπω-VAI-AMI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C κατακοπτω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εως-P *ερμαν-N---GSM και-C αποστρεφω-VDI-API3P εις-P ο- A--ASF παρεμβολη-N1--ASF

   

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730. That by “forty days and nights” is signified the duration of temptation, is plainly evident from the Word of the Lord. That “forty” signifies the duration of temptation, comes from the fact that the Lord suffered Himself to be tempted for forty days (as is stated in Matthew 4:1-2; Luke 4:2; Mark 1:13). And as the things instituted in the Jewish and the other representative churches before the coming of the Lord were each and all types of Him, so also were the forty days and nights, in that they represented and signified in general all temptation, and specifically the duration of the temptation, whatever that might be. And because a man when in temptation is in vastation as to all things that are of his Own, and of the body (for the things that are of his Own and of the body must die, and this through combats and temptations, before he is born again a new man, or is made spiritual and heavenly), for this reason also “forty days and nights” signify the duration of vastation; and it is the same here where the subject is both the temptation of the man of the new church, called “Noah” and the devastation of the antediluvians.

[2] That the number “forty” signifies the duration of both temptation and vastation, whether greater or less, is evident in Ezekiel:

Thou shalt lie on thy right side, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days, each day for a year have I appointed it unto thee (Ezekiel 4:6).

“Forty” denotes here the duration of the vastation of the Jewish Church, and also a representation of the Lord’s temptation; for it is said that he should “bear the iniquity of the house of Judah.” Again:

I will make the land of Egypt wastes, a waste of desolation; no foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, and it shall not be inhabited forty years; and I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the desolate lands, and her cities in the midst of the cities that are laid waste shall be a solitude forty years (Ezekiel 29:10-12).

Here also “forty” denotes the duration of vastation and desolation; and in the internal sense forty years are not meant, but only, in general, the desolation of faith, whether within a less or greater time.

In John:

The court that is without the temple cast out and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations, who shall tread the holy city underfoot forty and two months (Revelation 11:2).

[3] And again:

There was given unto the beast a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given unto him power to make war forty and two months (Revelation 13:5), denoting the duration of vastation, for anyone may know that forty-two months of time is not meant. But the origin of the use of the number “forty-two” in this passage (which has the same signification as the number “forty”) is that “seven days” signify the end of vastation, and a new beginning, and “six days” signify labor, from the six days of labor or combat. Seven are therefore multiplied by six, and thus give rise to the number forty-two, which signifies the duration of the vastation and the duration of the temptation, or the labor and combat, of the man who is to be regenerated, in which there is holiness. But, as is evident from these passages in Revelation, the round number “forty” was taken for the not-so-round number “forty-two.”

[4] That the Israelitish people were led about for forty years in the wilderness before they were brought into the land of Canaan, in like manner represented and signified the duration of temptation, and also the duration of vastation; the duration of temptation, by their being afterwards brought into the holy land; the duration of vastation, by the fact that all above the age of twenty years, who went out of Egypt, except Joshua and Caleb, died in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33-35; 32:8-14). The things against which they so often murmured signify temptations, and the plagues and destruction that so frequently came upon them signify vastations. That these signify temptations and vastations will of the Lord’s Divine mercy be shown in that place. Of these things it is written in Moses:

Thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to afflict thee, to tempt thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments, or no (Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 16).

That Moses was forty days and forty nights upon Mount Sinai, likewise signifies the duration of the temptation, that is, it signifies the Lord’s temptation, as is evident from his abiding in the mount forty days and forty nights, neither eating bread nor drinking water, supplicating for the people that they might not be destroyed (Deuteronomy 9:9, 11, 18, 25-29; 10:10).

[5] The reason why “forty days” signify the duration of temptation is, as just said, that the Lord suffered Himself to be tempted of the devil forty days. And therefore-as all things were representative of the Lord-when the idea of temptations was present with the angels, that idea was represented in the world of spirits by such things as are in this world, as is the case with all angelic ideas during their descent into the world of spirits: they being presented representatively. And in the same way the idea of temptation was presented by the number “forty” because the Lord was to be tempted forty days. With the Lord, and consequently with the angelic heaven, it is the same whether a thing is present or is to come; what is to come is present, or what is to be done is done. From this came the representation of temptations, as also of vastations, in the representative church, by “forty.” But these things cannot as yet be very well comprehended, because the influx of the angelic heaven into the world of spirits is not known, nor that such is the nature of this influx.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.