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1 Kad odeš na vojsku na neprijatelja svog i vidiš konje i kola i narod veći od sebe, nemoj se uplašiti od njih, jer je s tobom Gospod Bog tvoj, koji te je izveo iz zemlje misirske.

2 I kad pođete da se pobijete, neka pristupi sveštenik i progovori narodu,

3 I neka im kaže: Slušaj Izrailju! Vi polazite danas u boj na neprijatelje svoje, neka ne trne srce vaše, ne bojte se i ne plašite se, niti se prepadajte od njih.

4 Jer Gospod Bog vaš ide s vama i biće se za vas s neprijateljima vašim da vas sačuva.

5 Potom i vojvode neka progovore narodu, i kažu: Ko je sagradio novu kuću a nije počeo sedeti u njoj? Neka ide nek se vrati kući svojoj, da ne bi poginuo u boju, i drugi počeo sedeti u njoj.

6 I ko je posadio vinograd a još ga nije brao? Neka ide, nek se vrati kući svojoj, da ne bi poginuo u boju, i drugi ga brao.

7 I ko je isprosio devojku a još je nije odveo? Neka ide, nek se vrati kući svojoj, da ne bi poginuo u boju, i drugi je odveo.

8 Još i ovo neka kažu vojvode narodu: Ko je strašljiv i trne mu srce? Neka ide, nek se vrati kući svojoj, da ne bi trnulo srce braći njegovoj kao njemu.

9 I kad vojvode izgovore narodu, onda neka nameste glavare od četa pred narod.

10 Kad dođeš pod koji grad da ga biješ, prvo ga ponudi mirom.

11 Ako ti odgovori mirom i otvori ti vrata, sav narod koji se nađe u njemu neka ti plaća danak i bude ti pokoran.

12 Ako li ne učini mira s tobom nego se stane biti s tobom tada ga bij.

13 I kad ga Gospod Bog tvoj preda u ruke tvoje, pobij sve muškinje u njemu mačem.

14 A žene i decu i stoku i šta god bude u gradu, sav plen u njemu, otmi, i jedi plen od neprijatelja svojih, koji ti da Gospod Bog tvoj.

15 Tako čini sa svim gradovima, koji su daleko od tebe i nisu od gradova ovih naroda.

16 A u gradovima ovih naroda, koje ti Gospod Bog tvoj daje u nasledstvo, ne ostavi u životu nijednu dušu živu.

17 Nego ih zatri sasvim, Heteje i Amoreje i Hananeje i Ferezeje i Jeveje i Jevuseje, kao što ti je zapovedio Gospod Bog tvoj.

18 Da vas ne nauče činiti gadna dela koja činiše bogovima svojim, i da ne zgrešite Gospodu Bogu svom.

19 Kad opkoliš kakav grad i budeš dugo pod njim bijući ga da bi ga uzeo, ne kvari drveta njegova sekirom; jer možeš s njih jesti, zato ih ne seci; jer drvo poljsko je li čovek da uđe u grad ispred tebe?

20 Nego drveta koja znaš da im se rod ne jede, njih obaljuj i seci i gradi zaklon od grada koji se bije s tobom, dokle ne padne.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 167

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167. "'And they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.'" This symbolically means that they will live with the Lord in His spiritual kingdom, because they are governed by truths from Him.

This is the meaning of these words because to walk in the Word symbolically means to live, and to walk with God symbolically means to live from Him, and because to be in white means, symbolically, to be guided by truths. For the color white in the Word is predicated of truths, because it takes its origin from the light of the sun, while red is predicated of goods, because it takes its origin from the sun's fire, and blackness is predicated of falsities, because it takes its origin from the darkness of hell.

People who are governed by truths from the Lord, being conjoined with Him, are called worthy, for all worth in the spiritual world comes from conjunction with the Lord.

It is apparent from this that "they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy," means, symbolically, that they will live with the Lord, because they are governed by truths from Him.

We say that they will live with the Lord in His spiritual kingdom because the whole of heaven has been distinguished into two kingdoms - the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom - and in the celestial kingdom live people who are governed by the goodness of love from the Lord, while in the spiritual kingdom live those who are governed by the truths of wisdom from the Lord. The latter are also said to walk with the Lord in white. Moreover, they are dressed in white garments.

[2] That to walk means, symbolically, to live, and to walk with God means to live with Him because it is to live from Him, is clear from the following passages:

He walked with Me in peace and rectitude... (Malachi 2:6)

You have delivered my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. (Psalms 56:13)

...David... kept My commandments and... walked after Me with all his heart... (1 Kings 14:8)

Remember..., O Jehovah..., how I have walked before You in truth... (Isaiah 38:3)

If you... walk contrary to Me..., and... do not obey (My voice)..., I also will walk contrary to you... (Leviticus 26:23-24, 27-28)

They would not walk in the ways (of Jehovah). (Isaiah 42:24; cf. Deuteronomy 11:22; 19:9; 26:17)

...all people walk... in the name of (their) god, but we will walk in the name of Jehovah... (Micah 4:5)

A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light... ...believe in the light... (John 12:35-36; cf. 8:12)

...the scribes asked..., "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders...?" (Mark 7:5)

Walking is also said of Jehovah, that He walks among people, which is to say that He lives in them and together with them:

I will make My dwelling among you, and... I will walk among you and be your God... (Leviticus 26:11-12)

It is apparent from this what is meant by the statement,

These things says He... who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. (Revelation 2:1)

  
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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.