324 - A Way Forward, Part 3 of 7
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: A Way Forward, Part 3
Topic: Second Coming
Summary: Forward motion, individually and collectively, requires leadership and a degree of unanimity.
References:
Deuteronomy 30:1-6
Psalms 147:1-3
Isaiah 27:12-13; 43:4-7; 56:6-8
Jeremiah 23:1-4; 29:10-14; 31:7-12
Ezekiel 11:16-21; 34:11-16; 37:21-23; 39:25-29
Micah 2:12-13; 4:6-7
Zephaniah 3:18-20
Zechariah 10:8
Mark 13:27
Luke 11:23; 13:34
John 11:49-52
This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.
Arcana Coelestia # 3866
3866. From the internal sense of the words that Leah uttered concerning Reuben when he was born, namely 'Jehovah has seen my affliction, for now my husband will love me', one may recognize which attribute of the Church is meant by Reuben or the tribe named after Reuben, namely that which is the first stage of regeneration, or that which comes first when a person becomes the Church; and that that which comes first is the truth of doctrine by means of which he is able to arrive at the good of life.