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1 Tada me podiže duh, i odnese me na istočna vrata doma Gospodnjeg, koja gledaju na istok, i gle, na vratima beše dvadeset i pet ljudi, i među njima videh Jezaniju, sina Azurovog i Felatiju sina Venajinog, poglavare narodne.

2 I reče mi: Sine čovečji, ovi ljudi smišljaju bezakonje, i zlo savetuju u tom gradu,

3 Govoreći: Nije blizu; da gradimo kuće; ovaj je grad lonac a mi meso.

4 Zato prorokuj protiv njih, prorokuj, sine čovečji.

5 I pade na me duh Gospodnji i reče mi: Reci: Ovako veli Gospod: Dome Izrailjev, tako govoriste, i znam misli srca vašeg.

6 Mnoge pobiste u tom gradu, i napuniste ulice njihove pobijenih.

7 Zato ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Koje pobiste i pobacaste usred njega, oni su meso, a on je lonac, a vas ću izvesti iz njega.

8 Bojite se mača; mač ću pustiti na vas, govori Gospod Gospod.

9 I izvešću vas iz njega, i daću vas u ruke tuđincima, i izvršiću na vama sudove.

10 Od mača ćete pasti, na međi Izrailjevoj sudiću vam, i poznaćete da sam ja Gospod.

11 Ovaj grad neće vam biti lonac niti ćete vi biti u njemu meso; na međi Izrailjevoj sudiću vam.

12 I poznaćete da sam ja Gospod, jer po uredbama mojim ne hodiste niti zakone moje izvršavaste, nego činiste po zakonima tih naroda što su oko vas.

13 A kad prorokovah, umre Felatija sin Venajin; tada padoh na lice svoje i povikah glasno i rekoh: Jaoh Gospode Gospode! Hoćeš li da istrebiš ostatak Izrailjev?

14 A glas Gospodnji dođe mi govoreći:

15 Sine čovečji, braća su tvoja, braća tvoja, rodbina tvoja i dom Izrailjev vaskoliki, kojima govoriše Jerusalimljani: Idite daleko od Gospoda, nama je data zemlja u nasledstvo.

16 Zato reci: Ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Ako ih i odagnah daleko među narode, ako ih i rasejah po zemljama, opet ću im biti svetinja za malo u zemljama u koje otidoše.

17 Zato reci: Ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Sabraću vas iz naroda i pokupiću vas iz zemalja u koje se rasejaste, i daću vam zemlju Izrailjevu.

18 I kad dođu u nju, izbaciće iz nje sve gadove njene i sve gnusobe njene.

19 I daću im jedno srce, i nov duh metnuću u njih, i izvadiću iz tela njihovog kameno srce i daću im srce mesno,

20 Da bi hodili po mojim uredbama i držali moje zakone i izvršavali ih; i biće mi narod, i ja ću im biti Bog.

21 A kojima srce ide po želji gnusoba njihovih i gadova njihovih, njihov ću put obratiti na njihovu glavu, govori Gospod Gospod.

22 Potom mahnuše heruvimi krilima svojim, i točkovi otidoše prema njima, i slava Boga Izrailjevog beše ozgo nad njima.

23 I podiže se slava Gospodnja isred grada, i stade na gori koja je s istoka gradu.

24 A mene duh podiže i odnese u utvari duhom Božjim u Haldejsku k roblju: i utvara koju videh otide od mene.

25 I kazah roblju sve reči Gospodnje što mi pokaza.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8407

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8407. 'Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt' means that it would have been preferable for them to have been forsaken by the Lord when they were in the state involving molestations. This is clear from the meaning of 'would that!' as it would have been better or preferable; from the meaning of 'to have died by the hand of Jehovah' as to have been forsaken by the Lord, for 'to have died' in the spiritual sense means to be immersed in evils and the falsities arising from them, and therefore in damnation, 5407, 6119, 7494, and the expression 'dying by the hand of Jehovah' means being forsaken by the Lord, because those who are forsaken by Him, that is, who forsake Him, plunge into evils and falsities arising from them, and so into damnation (it has been shown many times before that 'Jehovah' in the Word is the Lord); and from the meaning of 'the land of Egypt' as the state involving molestations, dealt with above in 8401. For what had been happening to those belonging to the spiritual Church, who are represented by 'the children of Israel', before they were delivered by the Lord - that they had been molested by those steeped in falsities arising from evil, who are represented by 'Pharaoh' and 'the Egyptians' - see 6854, 6914, 7474, 7828, 7932, 8018, 8099, 8159, 8321.

  
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8321. 'Till Your people pass over' means that therefore without risk of molestation all capable of receiving the truth of good and the good of truth will be saved. This is clear from the meaning of 'passing over' as being saved without risk of molestation, for when those steeped in falsities arising from evil who have engaged in molestation have been cast into hell and moved away there are no longer any left to stand in the way by introducing falsities and evils and in so doing to prevent the reception of good and truth from the Lord. These are the things meant here by 'passing over'; for as long as the evil had not been cast into hell scarcely anyone was able to pass over, that is, be saved. At that time the evil were constantly rousing evils and falsities among those entering the next life, and thereby drawing them away from goodness and truth. To the end therefore that people governed by goodness and truth might be delivered from those evil ones the Lord came into the world. While in the world He subdued all such as themselves by allowing Himself repeatedly to suffer temptations in which He was repeatedly victorious and after which by His presence He caused them to be cast into hell. There, obsessed with their evils and falsities, they were held in bonds for evermore.

[2] At this point 'people' is used to mean those who are capable of receiving the truth of good and the good of truth; for generally 'people' means those who are guided and governed by the truth and good of faith, 1259, 1260, 3295, 3581, 4619. At this point it means Israel, that is, those who belong to the spiritual Church, or what amounts to the same thing, those who are guided by the truth of good and governed by the good of truth 7957, 8234. The words 'capable of receiving the truth of good and the good of truth' are used because none have that ability except those who have led a charitable life; this life affords them that ability. How very greatly mistaken they are who believe that faith without charity can impart this quality! For faith without charity is hard and resistant, and repels all that flows in from the Lord, whereas charity together with faith is yielding and soft, and is receptive of what flows in from Him. So it is that charity imparts that ability, but not faith without charity. And since charity imparts that ability it is also what brings salvation, for those who are saved are not saved by charity beginning in themselves but by charity coming from the Lord, consequently by the ability to receive it.

  
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