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1 Opet mi dođe reč Gospodnja govoreći:

2 I ti sine čovečji, nariči za Tirom,

3 I reci Tiru, koji stoji na ulasku morskom, koji trguje s narodima na mnogim ostrvima: Ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Tire, ti govoraše: Ja sam sasvim lep.

4 Međe su ti u srcu morskom; koji te zidaše, načiniše te sasvim lepim.

5 Od jela senirskih gradiše ti daske, kedre s Livana uzimaše da ti grade stupove.

6 Od hrastova vasanskih gradiše ti vesla, sedišta ti gradiše od slonove kosti i od šimšira s ostrva kitejskih.

7 Tanko platno misirsko izmetano razapinjao si da su ti jedra; porfirom i skerletom s ostrva eliskih pokrivao si se.

8 Stanovnici sidonski i arvadski behu ti veslari; mudraci tvoji, Tire, što behu u tebi, behu ti krmari.

9 Starešine i mudraci gevalski opravljahu u tebi šta bi ti se pokvarilo; sve lađe morske i lađari behu u tebi trgujući s tobom.

10 Persijanci i Ludeji i Puteji behu u vojsci tvojoj tvoji vojnici; štitove i šlemove vešahu u tebi; oni te ukrašavahu.

11 Sinovi arvadski s tvojom vojskom behu na zidovima tvojim unaokolo, i Gamadeji behu u kulama tvojim, štitove svoje vešahu na zidovima tvojim unaokolo, oni ti dovršivahu lepotu.

12 Tarsis trgovaše s tobom mnogim svakojakim blagom; sa srebrom, s gvožđem, s kositerom i s olovom dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

13 Javan, Tuval i Meseh behu tvoji trgovci; s dušama ljudskim i sudima bronzanim dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

14 A koji su od doma Togarminog, s konjima i konjicima i mazgama dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

15 Sinovi Dedanovi behu trgovci tvoji, mnogih ostrva trgovina beše u tvojim rukama; kosti slonove i drvo evenovo donošahu ti u promenu.

16 Sirija trgovaše s tobom mnoštvom dela tvojih, dolažaše na sajmove tvoje sa smaragdom i porfirom i uzvodom i tankim platnom, i koralom i ahatom.

17 Juda i zemlja Izrailjeva behu tvoji trgovci, dolažahu na sajmove tvoje sa pšenicom minitskom i finičkom i medom i uljem i balsamom.

18 Damask trgovaše s tobom mnoštvom dela tvojih, mnoštvom svakog blaga, vinom helvonskim i belom vunom.

19 I Dan i Javan i Mosel dolažahu na sajmove tvoje; urađeno gvožđe i kasiju i cimet menjahu s tobom.

20 Dedan trgovaše s tobom skupocenim prostirkama za kola.

21 Arapi i svi knezovi kidarski trgovahu s tobom; s jaganjcima i ovnovima i jarcima dolažahu na sajmove tvoje.

22 Trgovci savski i ramski trgovahu s tobom; dolažahu na sajmove tvoje sa svakojakim mirisima i svakojakim dragim kamenjem i zlatom.

23 Haran i Kana i Eden, trgovci savski, Asur i Hilmad trgovahu s tobom.

24 Ti trgovahu s tobom svakojakim stvarima, porfirom i uzvodom i kovčezima bogatih nakita, koji se svezivahu užima i behu od kedra.

25 Lađe tarsiske behu prve u tvojoj trgovini, i ti beše veoma pun i veoma slavan u srcu morskom.

26 Veslari tvoji odvezoše te na pučinu; vetar istočni razbi te usred mora.

27 Blago tvoje i sajmovi tvoji, trgovina tvoja, lađari tvoji i krmari tvoji i koji opravljahu kvarne lađe tvoje, i trgovci tvoji i svi vojnici tvoji i sav narod što beše u tebi pašće u srce moru kad ti propadneš.

28 Od vike tvojih krmara uskolebaće se vali morski.

29 I izaći će iz loža svojih svi veslari, lađari, svi krmari morski, i staće na zemlju.

30 I povikaće za tobom glasno i zaridati gorko, i posuće prahom glave svoje i po pepelu će se valjati.

31 I za tobom će se načiniti ćelavi, i pripasaće kostret, i plakaće za tobom gorko iz srca, i gorko će ridati.

32 I za tobom će zapevati u žalosti svojoj i naricaće za tobom: Ko je bio kao Tir, oboreni usred mora?

33 Kad izlažahu trgovi tvoji iz mora, sitio si mnoge narode, mnoštvom svog bogatstva i trgovine svoje obogaćivao si careve zemaljske.

34 Kad te razbi more na dubokoj vodi, trgovina tvoja i sav narod tvoj u tebi pade.

35 Svi ostrvljani prepadoše se od tebe, i carevi njihovi uzdrhtaše se i prebledeše u licu.

36 Trgovci po narodima zazviždaše nad tobom: postao si strahota, i neće te biti do veka.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 725

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725. 17:4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet. This symbolizes the celestial Divine good and truth contained in the Word among Roman Catholics.

Purple symbolizes celestial Divine good, and scarlet symbolizes celestial Divine truth, as will be seen presently. To be arrayed in them means, symbolically, to have these about them, thus among them. They have these among them from the Word, because the scarlet beast on which the woman was sitting symbolizes the Word (no. 723).

People know that Roman Catholics have the Divine good and truth in the Word about them, thus among them, as a kind of garment, for they venerate the Word outwardly and not inwardly. They acknowledge it, because it tells about the Lord and about His authority over heaven and the church, which they have transferred to themselves. It also tells about the keys given to Peter, whose successors they say they are. So, because they found their majesty, grandeur and power on these two points, of necessity they acknowledge the holiness of the Word. But still the Word is for them only a kind of garment of purple and scarlet, and of gold, precious stones and pearls, upon a harlot holding a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations and the filthiness of her licentiousness.

[2] Since the verse mentions purple and scarlet, and then gold, precious stones and pearls, and since purple and scarlet symbolize celestial Divine good and truth, while gold and precious stones symbolize spiritual Divine good and truth, both emanating from the Word, therefore we must say something about celestial Divinity and spiritual Divinity:

The Lord's whole heaven has been divided into two kingdoms - the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. The celestial kingdom consists of angels who are impelled by love from the Lord, and the spiritual kingdom of angels who are impelled by wisdom from the Lord. Each kingdom has in it goodness and truth. The goodness and truth among angels in the celestial kingdom are symbolized by purple and scarlet, while the goodness and truth among angels in the spiritual kingdom are symbolized by gold and precious stones. Angels have both the one and the other goodness and truth from the Lord by means of the Word. Consequently the Word has in it two interior levels of meaning, one celestial and the other spiritual.

This now is the reason that the woman sitting on the scarlet beast appeared arrayed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls.

[3] Like the symbolism of the woman here is the symbolism of the "rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day," at whose gate Lazarus lay prostrate, "desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table" (Luke 16:19-21). The rich man clothed in purple and fine linen refers to the Jews, who had the Word, and Lazarus refers to the gentiles who did not have it.

Similar symbolic meanings are found in the following places:

Those who ate delicacies are devastated in the streets; those who were brought up on scarlet embrace dunghills. (Lamentations 4:5)

When you are plundered, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold..., in vain you will make yourself fair. (Jeremiah 4:30)

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury, (and) who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. (2 Samuel 1:24)

Fine embroidered linen... was what you spread...; blue and purple... was your covering. (Ezekiel 27:7)

The last is said of Tyre, which symbolizes concepts of truth and goodness from the Word.

[4] Since purple and scarlet symbolize celestial goodness and truth, therefore Aaron's vestments and the veil and curtains of the Tabernacle were woven of blue, purple, scarlet and fine linen (Exodus 25:4; 26:31, 36; 27:16; 28:6, 15). Regarding the curtains (Exodus 26:1). The veil before the Ark (Exodus 26:31). The hem of the robe of the ephod (Exodus 28:33). The scarlet cloth over the showbread (Numbers 4:8).

It is apparent from this what is symbolized by the purple and scarlet with which the woman sitting on the scarlet beast appeared arrayed.

So likewise in the following passage, where we read:

Alas..., the great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet..., adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in one hour such great riches were laid waste. (Revelation 18:16-17)

Moreover, purple and scarlet, gold, precious stones and pearls were among the merchandise of Babylon (Revelation 18:12).

  
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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.