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ωσπερ το περι της αμαρτιας ουτω και το της πλημμελειας νομος εις αυτων ο ιερευς οστις εξιλασεται εν αυτω αυτω εσται
Leviticus 7:7
Arcana Coelestia # 2187
2187. And they did eat. That this signifies communication in this manner, is evident from the signification of “eating,” as being to be communicated and to be conjoined; as is also evident from the Word. The fact that Aaron, his sons, the Levites, and also the people, ate the hallowed things of the sacrifices in the holy place, signified nothing else than communication, conjunction, and appropriation, as above said at the explication of the passage from Leviticus 6:9-10 (see n. 2177), for it was celestial and spiritual food that was signified by the hallowed things which they ate, consequently the appropriation of it. The hallowed things were the parts of the sacrifices which were not burned upon the altar, and were eaten either by the priests, or by the people that made the offering; as is evident from many passages where the sacrifices are treated of (what should be eaten by the priests, Exodus 29:32-33; Leviticus 6:9, 16, 18, 26; 7:6, 15-16, 18; 8:31; 10:12-13; Numbers 18:9-11; what should be eaten by the people, Leviticus 19:5-6; Deuteronomy 12:27; 27:7; and elsewhere; and that the unclean should not eat of them, Leviticus 7:19-21; 22:4-7). These feastings were made in a holy place near the altar, either at the door, or in the court of the tabernacle, and they signified nothing else than the communication, conjunction, and appropriation of celestial goods; for by them were represented celestial foods (concerning which food see n. 56-58, 680-681, 1480, 1695), and they were all called “bread,” the signification of which may be seen above (n. 2165). The like was represented by Aaron and his sons eating the showbread or “bread of faces,” in a holy place (Leviticus 24:9).
[2] The law given for the Nazirite-that in the days of his Naziriteship he should not eat of anything from the grape, whence wine is made, from the seeds even to the skin (Numbers 6:4)—was because the Nazirite represented the celestial man, and the celestial man is such that he is not willing even to mention spiritual things (as may be seen in Part First,n. 202, 337, 880, 1647); and as wine and the grape, and also whatever is from the grape, signified what is spiritual, it was therefore forbidden the Nazirite to eat of them; that is, to have communication with them, to conjoin himself with them, and to appropriate them to himself.
[3] The like is meant by “eating” in Isaiah:
Everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no silver, come ye, buy, and eat; yea come, buy wine and milk without silver and without price. Wherefore do ye weigh silver for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and your soul shall be deliciated in fatness (Isaiah 55:1-2).
As also in John:
To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God (Revelation 2:7).
The “tree of life” is the celestial itself, and in the supreme sense is the Lord Himself, because from Him is all the celestial, that is, all love and charity. Thus to “eat of the tree of life” is the same as to eat the Lord, and to eat the Lord is to be gifted with love and charity, and thus with those things which are of heavenly life. This the Lord Himself says in John:
I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if anyone eat of this bread, he shall live to eternity; he that eateth Me shall live by Me (John 6:51, 57).
But they said, This is a hard saying. And Jesus said, The words that I speak unto you are spirit, and are life (John 6:60, 63).
[4] Hence it is manifest what is meant by eating in the Holy Supper (Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-23; Luke 22:19-20); namely, to have communication, to be conjoined, and to appropriate to oneself. Hence also it is clear what is meant by the Lord’s saying that:
Many shall come from the east and the west, and shall recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Matthew 8:11),
not that they are to eat with them in the kingdom of God, but that they will enjoy the celestial goods which are signified by “Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” namely, the celestial things of love; not only the inmost, which are “Abraham,” but also the lower that are intermediate, as are those of the rational, which are “Isaac;” and the still lower, which are the celestial natural, such as are in the first heaven, and which are meant by “Jacob.” Such is the internal sense of these words. (That these things are meant by “Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” may be seen in n. 1893, and wherever else they are treated of.) For whether we speak of enjoying those celestial things, or of enjoying the Lord, who is represented by those men, it is the same thing; for all those things are from the Lord, and the Lord is the all in all of them.
Mark 15
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Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
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Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."
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The chief priests accused him of many things.
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Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"
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But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.
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Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
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There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
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The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
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Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
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But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
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Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
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They cried out again, "Crucify him!"
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Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, "Crucify him!"
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Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
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The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
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They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
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They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
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When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
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They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.
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They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, "The place of a skull."
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They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn't take it.
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Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
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It was the third hour, and they crucified him.
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The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
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The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors."
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Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
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save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
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Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He can't save himself.
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Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.
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When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."
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One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down."
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Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
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The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
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When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
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There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
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who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
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When evening had now come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.
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Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
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When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
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He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
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Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.
