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De vakte hans nidkjærhet ved fremmede guder; ved vederstyggelige avguder vakte de hans harme.
5 Mosebok 32:16
Arcana Coelestia # 411
411. The Lord states many times in the Prophets that the final point of vastation must come before a new Church can arise. He there uses the term vastation for things which have regard to the celestial things of faith, and desolation for those which have regard to the spiritual things of faith. He also refers to consummation and destruction, as in Isaiah 6:9, 11-12; 24; 33:8 and following verses; 42:15-18; Jeremiah 25; Daniel 8; 9:24-end; Zephaniah 1; Deuteronomy 32; Revelation 15; 16; and following chapters.
Isaiah 42:15-18
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I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.
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I will bring the blind by a way that they don't know. I will lead them in paths that they don't know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
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"Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, 'You are our gods' will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.
