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Даниил 7

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1 В первый год Валтасара, царя Вавилонского, Даниил видел сон и пророческие видения головы своей на ложе своем. Тогда он записал этот сон, изложив сущность дела.

2 Начав речь, Даниил сказал: видел я в ночном видении моем, и вот, четыре ветра небесных боролись на великом море,

3 и четыре больших зверя вышли из моря, непохожие один на другого.

4 Первый – как лев, но у него крылья орлиные; я смотрел, доколе не вырваны были у него крылья, и он поднятбыл от земли, и стал на ноги, как человек, и сердце человеческое дано ему.

5 И вот еще зверь, второй, похожий на медведя, стоял с одной стороны, и три клыка во рту у него, между зубами его; ему сказано так: „встань, ешь мяса много!"

6 Затем видел я, вот еще зверь, как барс; на спине у него четыре птичьих крыла, и четыре головы были у зверя сего, и власть дана была ему.

7 После сего видел я в ночных видениях, и вот зверь четвертый, страшный и ужасный и весьма сильный; у него большие железные зубы; он пожирает и сокрушает, остатки же попирает ногами; он отличен был от всех прежних зверей, идесять рогов было у него.

8 Я смотрел на эти рога, и вот, вышел между нимиеще небольшой рог, и три из прежних рогов с корнемисторгнуты были перед ним, и вот, в этом роге были глаза, как глаза человеческие, и уста, говорящие высокомерно.

9 Видел я, наконец, что поставлены были престолы, и воссел Ветхий днями; одеяние на Нем было бело, как снег, и волосы главы Его – как чистая волна; престол Его – как пламя огня, колеса Его – пылающий огонь.

10 Огненная река выходила и проходила пред Ним; тысячи тысяч служили Ему и тьмы тем предстояли пред Ним; судьи сели, и раскрылись книги.

11 Видел я тогда, что за изречение высокомерных слов, какие говорил рог, зверь был убит в глазах моих, и тело его сокрушено и предано на сожжение огню.

12 И у прочих зверей отнята власть их, и продолжение жизни дано им только на время и на срок.

13 Видел я в ночных видениях, вот, с облакаминебесными шел как бы Сын человеческий, дошел до Ветхого днями и подведен был к Нему.

14 И Ему дана власть, слава и царство, чтобы все народы, племена иязыки служили Ему; владычество Его – владычество вечное, которое не прейдет, и царство Его не разрушится.

15 Вострепетал дух мой во мне, Данииле, в теле моем, и видения головы моей смутили меня.

16 Я подошел к одному из предстоящих и спросил у него об истинном значении всего этого, и он стал говорить со мною, и объяснил мне смысл сказанного:

17 „эти большие звери, которых четыре, означают , что четыре царя восстанут от земли.

18 Потом примут царство святые Всевышнего и будут владеть царством вовек и вовеки веков".

19 Тогда пожелал я точного объяснения о четвертом звере, который был отличен от всех и очень страшен, с зубами железными и когтями медными, пожирал и сокрушал, а остатки попирал ногами,

20 и о десяти рогах, которые были на голове у него, и о другом, вновь вышедшем, перед которым выпали три, о том самом роге, у которого были глаза и уста,говорящие высокомерно, и который по виду стал больше прочих.

21 Я видел, как этот рог вел брань со святыми и превозмогал их,

22 доколе не пришел Ветхий днями, и суд дан был святым Всевышнего, и наступило время, чтобы царствомовладели святые.

23 Об этом он сказал: зверь четвертый – четвертое царство будет на земле, отличное от всех царств, которое будет пожирать всю землю, попирать и сокрушать ее.

24 А десять рогов значат, что из этого царства восстанут десять царей, и после них восстанет иной, отличный от прежних, и уничижит трех царей,

25 и против Всевышнего будет произносить слова и угнетать святых Всевышнего; даже возмечтает отменить у них праздничные времена и закон, и они преданы будут в руку его до времени и времен и полувремени.

26 Затем воссядут судьи и отнимут у него власть губить и истреблять до конца.

27 Царство же и власть и величие царственное во всей поднебесной дано будет народу святых Всевышнего, Которого царство – царство вечное, и все властители будут служить и повиноваться Ему.

28 Здесь конец слова. Меня, Даниила, сильно смущали размышления мои, и лице мое изменилось на мне; но слово я сохранил в сердце моем.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 199

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199. And I will not blot his name out of the book of life, signifies that they will be in heaven because they are fitted for it. This is evident from the signification of "name," as being the quality of man's state of life (See above, n. 148); and from the signification of "the book of life," as being heaven (of which presently); therefore, "not to blot his name out of the book of life" signifies that they will be in heaven because their state in respect to love and faith is such, thus because they are fitted for heaven. "The book of life" signifies heaven, because a man who is in the love to the Lord and faith in Him is a heaven in least form, and this heaven of man corresponds to heaven in the greatest form; therefore he who has heaven in himself also comes into heaven, for he is fitted for it. (That there is such correspondence, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 51-58, 73-77, 87-102; and The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 230-236.) From this it is that "the book of life" is that with man that corresponds to the heaven with him. Because this remains with man to eternity, if he has become spiritual by means of the knowledges of truth and good applied to life in the world, it is said, "I will not blot his name out of the book of life." In the world indeed it may be blotted out if man does not remain spiritual to the end of life; but if he does so remain it cannot be blotted out, because he is conjoined to the Lord by love and faith, and such conjunction with the Lord as there has been in the world remains with man after death.

[2] From this it can be seen that "the book of life" means that from the Lord which has been written on man's spirit, that is, on his heart and soul, or what is the same, on his love and faith; and what is written by the Lord in man is heaven. From this it is clear what is meant by "the book of life" in the following passages. In Daniel:

The Ancient of Days sat, and the books were opened (Daniel 7:9-10).

In the same:

The people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book (Daniel 12:1).

In David:

Let them be blotted out of the book of lives, and not be written with the righteous (Psalms 69:28).

In Moses:

Moses said, Blot me, I pray, out of the book which Thou hast written. And Jehovah said, Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of the book (Exodus 32:32-33).

In Revelation:

All shall worship the beast whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 13:8; 17:8).

Again:

I saw that the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is that of life; and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. And if any was not found written in the book of life he was cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:12-13, 15).

Again:

There shall enter into the New Jerusalem only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 21:27).

In David:

My bone was not hidden from Thee when I was made in secret. Upon Thy book all the days were written in which they were formed, and not one of them is wanting (Psalms 139:15-16).

"All the days were written" means all states of life. (That each and all things that man has thought, willed, spoken, and done, even all that he has seen and heard, are with him in his spirit as if written therein, so that nothing whatever is wanting, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 462, 463; and Arcana Coelestia 2469-2494, 7398; and that this is man's "book of life," see n. 2474, 9386, 9841, 10505, n. 5212, 8067, 9334, 9723, 9841.

  
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Heaven and Hell # 462

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462. [a] And yet there is a great distinction between man's life in the spiritual world and his life in the natural world, in regard both to his external senses and their affections and his internal senses and their affections. Those who are in heaven have more exquisite senses, that is, a keener sight and hearing, and also think more wisely than when they were in the world; for they see from the light of heaven, which surpasses by many degrees the light of the world (see above, 126); and they hear by means of a spiritual atmosphere, which likewise surpasses by many degrees the earthly atmosphere (235). The difference in respect of the external senses is like the difference between a clear [sky] and a dark cloud in the world, or between noonday light and evening shade. For the light of heaven, since it is Divine Truth, enables the eyes of angels to perceive and distinguish the most minute things. [2] Moreover, their external sight corresponds to their internal sight or understanding; for with angels one sight so flows into the other as to act as one with it; and this gives them their great keenness of vision. In like manner, their hearing corresponds to their perception, which pertains both to the understanding and to the will, and in consequence they perceive in the tone and words of one speaking the most minute things of his affection and thought; in the tone the things pertaining to his affection, and in the words the things pertaining to his thought (see above, 234-245). But the rest of the senses with the angels are less exquisite than the senses of seeing and hearing, for the reason that seeing and hearing serve their intelligence and wisdom, but the rest do not; and if the other senses were equally exquisite they would detract from the light and joy of their wisdom, and would let in the delight of pleasures pertain to various appetites and to the body; and so far as these prevail they obscure and weaken the understanding. This takes place in the world, with men who become gross and stupid as regards spiritual truths so far as they are indulgent to the sense of taste and the allurements of the sense of bodily touch. [3] From the things already said and shown in the section on the wisdom of the angels of heaven (265-275), it can be confirmed that the interior senses also of the angels of heaven, which pertain to their thought and affection, are more exquisite and perfect than the senses they had in the world. But as regards the state of those who are in hell as compared with the state of those in the world, there is also a great distinction, for as great as is the perfection and excellence of the external and internal senses with the angels in heaven, with those who are in hell the imperfection is equally great. But the state of these will be treated of hereafter.

462. [B] That when a man leaves the world he takes with him all his memory has been shown to me in many ways, and many of the things I have seen and heard are worthy of mention, some of which I wish to relate in order. There were some who denied their crimes and villainies which they had perpetrated in the world; and in consequence, that they might not be believed guiltless, all their deeds were disclosed and reviewed from their memory in order, from their earliest to their latest years; these were chiefly adulteries and whoredoms. [2] There were some who had deceived others by wicked arts and had committed thefts. The deceits and thefts of these were also enumerated in detail, many of which had been known to scarcely any in the world except themselves. These deeds they confessed, because they were plainly set forth, with every thought, intention, pleasure and fear which occupied their minds at the time. [3] There were others who had accepted bribes, and had rendered venal judgments, who were similarly explored from their memory, and from it everything they had done from the beginning to the end of their office was reviewed. Every detail in regard to what and how much they had received, as well as the time, and their state of mind and intention, were brought to their recollection and made visibly clear to the number of many hundreds. This was done with several, and what is wonderful, in some cases their memorandum-books, in which they had recorded these things, were opened and read before them page by page. [4] Others who had enticed maidens to shame or had violated chastity were called to a like judgment; and the details of their crimes were drawn forth from their memory and reviewed. The very faces of the maidens and women were also exhibited as if present, with the places, words and intentions, and this as unexpectedly as when an apparition is seen. Sometimes these manifestations lasted for hours. [5] There was one who had made light of slandering others; and I heard his slanders recounted in order, and his defamations, with the very words, and the persons about whom and before whom they were uttered; all of which were produced and presented to the very life, although while he lived in the world he had most carefully concealed everything. [6] There was one who had deprived a relative of his inheritance under a fraudulent pretext, and he was in like manner convicted and judged; and what is wonderful, the letters and papers that passed between them were read in my hearing, and it was said that not a word was lacking. [7] The same person shortly before his death had also secretly poisoned his neighbour. This was disclosed in this way. He appeared to be digging a trench under his feet, from which a man came forth as out of a grave, and cried out to him, "What have you done to me?" Then everything was revealed, how the poisoner had talked with him in a friendly manner, and had held out the cup, also what he thought beforehand, and what happened afterwards. When all this had been disclosed he was sentenced to hell. [8] In a word, to each evil spirit all his evils, villainies, robberies, artifices, and deceits are made clear, and are brought forth from the very memory of them, and his guilt is fully established; nor is there any possible room for denial, because all the circumstances are exhibited together. Moreover, I have learned from someone's memory, when it was seen and inspected by angels, what his thoughts had been for a month, one day after another, and this without mistake, the thoughts being recalled just as they arose from day to day. [9] From these examples it can be established that man carries with him all of his memory, and that nothing can be so concealed in the world as not to be disclosed after death, which is done in the company of many, according to the Lord's words:

"There is nothing concealed that shall not be uncovered, and nothing secret that shall not be known; therefore what ye have spoken in the dark shall be heard in the light and what ye have spoken in the ear shall be proclaimed on the housetops."Luke 12:2-3.

  
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