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1 Opkolio me je Jefrem lažju i dom Izrailjev prevarom; ali Juda još vlada s Bogom i veran je sa svetima.

2 Jefrem se hrani vetrom, i ide za ustokom; svaki dan množi laž i pogibao; i hvataju veru s Asircem i nose ulje u Misir.

3 I s Judom ima Gospod parbu i pohodiće Jakova prema putevima njegovim, platiće mu po delima njegovim.

4 U utrobi uhvati za petu brata svog, i u sili svojoj bori se s Bogom;

5 Bori se s anđelom, i nadjača; plaka, i moli Mu se; nađe Ga u Vetilju, i onde govori s nama.

6 Ali je Gospod Bog nad vojskama, Gospod mu je spomen.

7 Ti dakle obrati se k Bogu svom, čuvaj milost i pravdu, i uzdaj se vazda u Boga svog.

8 Trgovac je Jefrem, u ruci su mu merila lažna, milo mu je da čini krivo.

9 I govori Jefrem: Baš se obogatih, stekoh blago, ni u kome trudu mom neće mi naći nepravde koja bi bila greh.

10 A ja sam Gospod Bog tvoj od zemlje misirske, još ću ti dati da sediš u šatorima kao o praznicima.

11 I govoriću preko proroka, i umnožiću utvare, i davaću priču preko proroka.

12 Doista je Galad bezakonje, postaše sama taština; u Galgalu prinose junce na žrtvu, i oltari su im kao gomile kamenja po brazdama na njivi mojoj.

13 I Jakov pobeže u zemlju sirsku, i Izrailj služi za ženu, i za ženu čuva ovce.

14 I prorokom izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira, i prorokom čuva ga.

15 Jefrem Ga ljuto razgnevi; zato će ostaviti na njemu krv njegovu, i vratiće mu sramotu njegovu Gospod njegov.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 321

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321. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hell followed with him. This symbolizes the extinction of spiritual life and thus damnation.

Death here symbolizes spiritual death, which is the extinction of spiritual life. And Hell symbolizes damnation, which results from that death.

Everyone from creation and so from birth has, indeed, spiritual life, but that life is extinguished when the person denies God, the sanctity of the Word, and eternal life. He extinguishes it in his will, but it remains in his intellect, or rather, in his ability to understand. This is what distinguishes the human being from animals.

Since death symbolizes the extinction of spiritual life, and hell the resulting damnation, therefore death and hell are mentioned together in several places, as in the following:

From the hand of hell I will redeem them; I will free them from death. O death, I will be your plague! O hell, I will be your destruction! (Hosea 13:14)

The cords of death surrounded me... The cords of hell surrounded me; the snares of death came to meet me. (Psalms 18:4-5, cf. 116:3)

Like sheep they are set for hell; death shall be their shepherd...; hell shall be their home. But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell... (Psalms 49:14-15)

I have the keys of hell and death. (Revelation 1:18)

  
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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.