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Exodus 32

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1 και ιδων ο λαος οτι κεχρονικεν μωυσης καταβηναι εκ του ορους συνεστη ο λαος επι ααρων και λεγουσιν αυτω αναστηθι και ποιησον ημιν θεους οι προπορευσονται ημων ο γαρ μωυσης ουτος ο ανθρωπος ος εξηγαγεν ημας εξ αιγυπτου ουκ οιδαμεν τι γεγονεν αυτω

2 και λεγει αυτοις ααρων περιελεσθε τα ενωτια τα χρυσα τα εν τοις ωσιν των γυναικων υμων και θυγατερων και ενεγκατε προς με

3 και περιειλαντο πας ο λαος τα ενωτια τα χρυσα τα εν τοις ωσιν αυτων και ηνεγκαν προς ααρων

4 και εδεξατο εκ των χειρων αυτων και επλασεν αυτα εν τη γραφιδι και εποιησεν αυτα μοσχον χωνευτον και ειπεν ουτοι οι θεοι σου ισραηλ οιτινες ανεβιβασαν σε εκ γης αιγυπτου

5 και ιδων ααρων ωκοδομησεν θυσιαστηριον κατεναντι αυτου και εκηρυξεν ααρων λεγων εορτη του κυριου αυριον

6 και ορθρισας τη επαυριον ανεβιβασεν ολοκαυτωματα και προσηνεγκεν θυσιαν σωτηριου και εκαθισεν ο λαος φαγειν και πιειν και ανεστησαν παιζειν

7 και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων βαδιζε το ταχος εντευθεν καταβηθι ηνομησεν γαρ ο λαος σου ους εξηγαγες εκ γης αιγυπτου

8 παρεβησαν ταχυ εκ της οδου ης ενετειλω αυτοις εποιησαν εαυτοις μοσχον και προσκεκυνηκασιν αυτω και τεθυκασιν αυτω και ειπαν ουτοι οι θεοι σου ισραηλ οιτινες ανεβιβασαν σε εκ γης αιγυπτου

10 και νυν εασον με και θυμωθεις οργη εις αυτους εκτριψω αυτους και ποιησω σε εις εθνος μεγα

11 και εδεηθη μωυσης εναντι κυριου του θεου και ειπεν ινα τι κυριε θυμοι οργη εις τον λαον σου ους εξηγαγες εκ γης αιγυπτου εν ισχυι μεγαλη και εν τω βραχιονι σου τω υψηλω

12 μηποτε ειπωσιν οι αιγυπτιοι λεγοντες μετα πονηριας εξηγαγεν αυτους αποκτειναι εν τοις ορεσιν και εξαναλωσαι αυτους απο της γης παυσαι της οργης του θυμου σου και ιλεως γενου επι τη κακια του λαου σου

13 μνησθεις αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ των σων οικετων οις ωμοσας κατα σεαυτου και ελαλησας προς αυτους λεγων πολυπληθυνω το σπερμα υμων ωσει τα αστρα του ουρανου τω πληθει και πασαν την γην ταυτην ην ειπας δουναι τω σπερματι αυτων και καθεξουσιν αυτην εις τον αιωνα

14 και ιλασθη κυριος περι της κακιας ης ειπεν ποιησαι τον λαον αυτου

15 και αποστρεψας μωυσης κατεβη απο του ορους και αι δυο πλακες του μαρτυριου εν ταις χερσιν αυτου πλακες λιθιναι καταγεγραμμεναι εξ αμφοτερων των μερων αυτων ενθεν και ενθεν ησαν γεγραμμεναι

16 και αι πλακες εργον θεου ησαν και η γραφη γραφη θεου εστιν κεκολαμμενη εν ταις πλαξιν

17 και ακουσας ιησους την φωνην του λαου κραζοντων λεγει προς μωυσην φωνη πολεμου εν τη παρεμβολη

18 και λεγει ουκ εστιν φωνη εξαρχοντων κατ' ισχυν ουδε φωνη εξαρχοντων τροπης αλλα φωνην εξαρχοντων οινου εγω ακουω

19 και ηνικα ηγγιζεν τη παρεμβολη ορα τον μοσχον και τους χορους και οργισθεις θυμω μωυσης ερριψεν απο των χειρων αυτου τας δυο πλακας και συνετριψεν αυτας υπο το ορος

20 και λαβων τον μοσχον ον εποιησαν κατεκαυσεν αυτον εν πυρι και κατηλεσεν αυτον λεπτον και εσπειρεν αυτον επι το υδωρ και εποτισεν αυτο τους υιους ισραηλ

21 και ειπεν μωυσης τω ααρων τι εποιησεν σοι ο λαος ουτος οτι επηγαγες επ' αυτους αμαρτιαν μεγαλην

22 και ειπεν ααρων προς μωυσην μη οργιζου κυριε συ γαρ οιδας το ορμημα του λαου τουτου

23 λεγουσιν γαρ μοι ποιησον ημιν θεους οι προπορευσονται ημων ο γαρ μωυσης ουτος ο ανθρωπος ος εξηγαγεν ημας εξ αιγυπτου ουκ οιδαμεν τι γεγονεν αυτω

24 και ειπα αυτοις ει τινι υπαρχει χρυσια περιελεσθε και εδωκαν μοι και ερριψα εις το πυρ και εξηλθεν ο μοσχος ουτος

25 και ιδων μωυσης τον λαον οτι διεσκεδασται διεσκεδασεν γαρ αυτους ααρων επιχαρμα τοις υπεναντιοις αυτων

26 εστη δε μωυσης επι της πυλης της παρεμβολης και ειπεν τις προς κυριον ιτω προς με συνηλθον ουν προς αυτον παντες οι υιοι λευι

27 και λεγει αυτοις ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ θεσθε εκαστος την εαυτου ρομφαιαν επι τον μηρον και διελθατε και ανακαμψατε απο πυλης επι πυλην δια της παρεμβολης και αποκτεινατε εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου και εκαστος τον πλησιον αυτου και εκαστος τον εγγιστα αυτου

28 και εποιησαν οι υιοι λευι καθα ελαλησεν αυτοις μωυσης και επεσαν εκ του λαου εν εκεινη τη ημερα εις τρισχιλιους ανδρας

29 και ειπεν αυτοις μωυσης επληρωσατε τας χειρας υμων σημερον κυριω εκαστος εν τω υιω η τω αδελφω δοθηναι εφ' υμας ευλογιαν

30 και εγενετο μετα την αυριον ειπεν μωυσης προς τον λαον υμεις ημαρτηκατε αμαρτιαν μεγαλην και νυν αναβησομαι προς τον θεον ινα εξιλασωμαι περι της αμαρτιας υμων

31 υπεστρεψεν δε μωυσης προς κυριον και ειπεν δεομαι κυριε ημαρτηκεν ο λαος ουτος αμαρτιαν μεγαλην και εποιησαν εαυτοις θεους χρυσους

32 και νυν ει μεν αφεις αυτοις την αμαρτιαν αφες ει δε μη εξαλειψον με εκ της βιβλου σου ης εγραψας

33 και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην ει τις ημαρτηκεν ενωπιον μου εξαλειψω αυτον εκ της βιβλου μου

34 νυνι δε βαδιζε καταβηθι και οδηγησον τον λαον τουτον εις τον τοπον ον ειπα σοι ιδου ο αγγελος μου προπορευεται προ προσωπου σου η δ' αν ημερα επισκεπτωμαι επαξω επ' αυτους την αμαρτιαν αυτων

35 και επαταξεν κυριος τον λαον περι της ποιησεως του μοσχου ου εποιησεν ααρων

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 748

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748. "And eat her flesh and burn her with fire." This symbolically means that Protestants will with hatred condemn and destroy in themselves the evils and falsities inherent in the Roman Catholic religion, and will renounce the religion itself and expunge it in themselves.

This is said of Protestants, who will deal thus with the harlot, that is, with the Roman Catholic religion. To eat her flesh means, symbolically, with hatred to condemn and destroy in themselves the inherent characteristics of that religion, which are evils and falsities, about which we will say more below. And to burn her with fire means, symbolically, to renounce that religion as profane and expunge it in themselves.

This is what burning with fire means because the penalty for profaning something holy was burning. Therefore, according to Divine law, people who profaned the name of Jehovah by worshiping other gods were burned with fire - they and all their belongings (Deuteronomy 13:12-18). Therefore Moses burned with fire the golden calf that the children of Israel were profanely worshiping (Exodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 9:21). Moreover, because two of Aaron's sons profaned holy things, they were consumed by fire from heaven (Leviticus 10:1-6). Nor is anything else symbolized by the fire and pyre in Tophet but the fire of hell, which awaits those who profane holy things (Isaiah 30:33, Jeremiah 7:11, 31-32; 19:5-6, 2 Kings 23:10), for there the people worshiped Molech with a heinous sacrifice. 1

[2] Since the fourth beast in Daniel 7 symbolizes a religion that profanes the Word and consequently the sanctities of the church (no. 717), therefore we are told that it was burned with fire (Daniel 7:11).

Now, because it is profane worship to worship a person instead of the Lord, we are accordingly told here that they burnt the harlot with fire, which symbolically means that they renounced the religion itself and expunged it in themselves.

To eat her flesh means, symbolically, with hatred to condemn and destroy in themselves the inherent characteristics of that religion, which are evils and falsities, because that is the symbolic meaning of eating her flesh. For flesh symbolizes the inherent characteristics of a thing which relate to goods and truths, and in an opposite sense, to evils and falsities, and to eat means, symbolically, to consume, thus to destroy.

That flesh symbolizes a person's inherent character, which in itself is evil, is clear from the following passages:

It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. (John 6:63)

That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (John 3:6)

As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to be children of God...: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh... (John 1:12-13)

(God) remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passes away and does not come again. (Psalms 78:39)

The Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. (Isaiah 31:3)

(Jerusalem) committed harlotry with the Egyptians..., great of flesh. (Ezekiel 16:26)

Jesus... said to (Peter), ."..flesh and blood has not revealed this to you...." (Matthew 16:17)

Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm... (Jeremiah 17:5)

[3] Because flesh symbolizes a person's inherent character, and people who hate others attack their personal character with the intention of destroying it, therefore to eat the flesh has also this symbolic meaning, as in the following passages:

Let the dying die, and the cut off be cut off. Those that are left eat each other's flesh. (Zechariah 11:9)

They shall devour Israel with the whole mouth... Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm - Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh. (Isaiah 9:12, 20-21)

I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh... (Isaiah 49:26)

...everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend... (Jeremiah 19:9)

To eat the flesh of sons and daughters (Jeremiah 19:9, Leviticus 26:29, Deuteronomy 28:53) means, symbolically, to destroy truths and goods in oneself, for sons symbolize truths, and daughters goods, as may be seen in nos. 139, 543, 545, 612[1-4] above.

Moreover, in the Word we find reference to "all flesh," and this symbolically means all mankind (Genesis 6:12-13, 17, 19).

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1. The heinous sacrifice consisted of "passing infants through the fire to Molech," by burning them alive on a sacrificial altar. Vestiges of this worship have been found elsewhere, as far as northern Africa. Tophet was a site in the valley of Hinnom at the foot of Mount Zion on the south side. Because of the nature of its worship, the valley of Hinnon (Ge' Hinnom = Gehenna) became synonymous with Hades or hell.

  
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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.