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Mateo 17

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1 DESPUES de seis dias Jesus toma á Pedro, y á Jacobo, y á Juan su hermano, y los lleva aparte á un monte alto.

2 Y se transfiguró delante de ellos: y resplandeció su rostro como el sol, y sus vestidos fueron blancos como la luz.

3 Y hé aquí les aparecieron Moisés y Elías, hablando con él.

4 Y respondiendo Pedro, dijo á Jesus: Señor, bien es que nos quedemos aquí: si quieres, hagamos aquí tres pabellones; para tí uno, y para Moisés otro, y otro para Elías.

5 Y estando aun él hablando, hé aquí una nube de luz [que] los cubrió: y hé aquí una voz de la nube, que dijo: Este es mi Hijo amado, en el cual tomo contentamiento; á el oid.

6 Y oyendo [esto] los discípulos, cayeron sobre sus rostros, y temieron en gran manera.

7 Entónces, Jesus llegando, les tocó, y dijo: Levantáos, y no temais.

8 Y alzando ellos sus ojos, á nadie vieron, sino á solo Jesus.

9 Y como descendieron del monte, les mandó Jesus, diciendo: No digais á nadie la vision, hasta que el Hijo del hombre resucite de los muertos.

10 Entónces sus discípulos le preguntaron, diciendo: ¿Por qué dicen pues los escribas, que es menester que Elías venga primero?

11 Y respondiendo Jesus, les dijo: A la verdad, Elías vendrá primero; y restituirá todas las cosas.

12 Mas os digo, que ya vino Elías, y no le conocieron; ántes hicieron en él todo lo que quisieron: así tambien el Hijo del hombre padecerá de ellos.

13 Los discípulos entónces entendieron, que les habló de Juan Bautista.

14 Y como ellos llegaron al gentío vino á él un hombre hincándosele de rodillas;

15 Y diciendo: Señor, ten misericordia de mi hijo; que es lunático, y padece malamente: porque muchas veces cae en el fuego, y muchas en el agua.

16 Y le he presentado á tus discípulos, y no le han podido sanar.

17 Y respondiendo Jesus, dijo: ¡Oh generacion infiel y torcida! ¿hasta cuando tengo de estar con vosotros? ¿hasta cuándo os tengo de sufrir? traedmele acá.

18 Y Jesus le reprendió, y salió el demonio de él, y el mozo fué sano desde aquella hora.

19 Entónces llegándose los discípulos á Jesus aparte, dijeron: ¿Por qué nosotros no le pudimos echar fuera?

20 Y Jesus les dijo: Por vuestra incredulidad: porque de cierto os digo, que si tuviereis , como un grano de mostaza, diréis á este monte: Pásate de aquí allá: y se pasará; y nada os será imposible.

21 Mas este linaje [de demonios] no sale sino por oracion y ayuno.

22 Y estando ellos en Galiléa, Jesus les dijo: El Hijo del hombre será entregado en manos de hombres:

23 Y le matarán, mas al tercer dia resucitará. Y ellos se entristecieron en gran manera.

24 Y como llegaron á Capernaum, vinieron á Pedro los que cobraban las dos dracmas, y dijeron: ¿Vuestro Maestro no paga las dos dracmas?

25 El dice: Sí. Y entrado él en casa Jesus le habló ántes, diciendo: ¿Qué te parece, Simon? Los reyes de la tierra ¿de quién cobran los tributos, ó el censo? ¿de sus hijos, ó de los extraños?

26 Pedro le dice: De los extraños. Jesus le dijo: Luego los hijos son francos.

27 Mas porque no los escandalicemos vé á la mar, y echa el anzuelo, y el primer pez que viniere, tómalo, y abierta su boca hallarás un estatero: tómalo, y dáselo por mí, y por tí.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 915

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915. 21:20 The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. This symbolizes all of the doctrines of the New Church from the Word's literal sense in their order, with those who turn directly to the Lord and live in accordance with the Ten Commandments by refraining from evils as being sins; for they and no others possess a doctrine of love toward God and love for the neighbor, which are the two foundations of religion.

The twelve foundations of the wall symbolize all the doctrines of the New Jerusalem from the literal sense of the Word, as may be seen in nos. 902, 914 above. Precious stones in general symbolize all the truths in the doctrine of the New Jerusalem from the Word with the spiritual sense shining through, as may be seen in nos. 231, 540, 726, 911, 914 above. Each of the stones here symbolizes some particular truth with the spiritual meaning thus shining through. That the Word's literal sense in respect to its doctrines corresponds to precious stones of every kind may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Sacred Scripture, nos. 43-45.

[2] Two colors in general that shine through in precious stones are the color red and the color white. The rest of the colors, such as green, yellow, blue, and many others, are composites of these, modified by shades of gray. The color red symbolizes the goodness of love, and the color white symbolizes the truth of wisdom. The color red symbolizes the goodness of love because it takes its origin from the fire of the sun, and the fire of the sun in the spiritual world is, in its essence, the Lord's Divine love, thus the goodness of love. And the color white symbolizes the truth of wisdom because it takes its origin from the light that emanates from the fire of that sun, and that emanating light is, in its essence, Divine wisdom, thus the truth of wisdom. Shades of gray take their origin from that fire and light shaded, which is ignorance.

[3] However, to explain in detail just what good and just what truth is symbolized by each stone would be too lengthy a task. Nevertheless, to learn what good and truth each stone symbolizes in this list, see the exposition of chapter 7 above, Revelation 7:5-8, nos. 349-361, where the subject was the twelve tribes of Israel. For each stone here has the same symbolism as each tribe named there, since the twelve tribes described there likewise symbolize all the goods and truths of the church and its doctrine in their order. Consequently we are also told in this chapter, verse 14, that on these twelve foundations were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and the twelve apostles symbolize all of the doctrines regarding the Lord and living in accordance with His commandments (no. 903).

The twelve stones here also have the same symbolism as the twelve precious stones in the breastpiece of Aaron, called the Urim and Thummim, as described in Exodus 28:15-21, which we explained one by one in Arcana Coelestia (The Secrets of Heaven), 9856-9882 with the difference that the stones there had on them the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, while these have on them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

[4] That the foundations were laid with precious stones is something we are also told in Isaiah:

O you afflicted one..., behold, I will lay your stones with antimony. I will set your foundations in sapphires..., and your gates in carbuncle stones... All your children have been taught by Jehovah... (Isaiah 54:11-13)

The afflicted one means a church to be established by the Lord among gentiles.

In Isaiah as well:

...thus said the Lord Jehovih: ."..I will lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation... I will make judgment the rule, and justice the plumb line...." (Isaiah 28:16-17)

[5] Since every doctrinal truth from the Word is founded on an acknowledgment of the Lord, therefore the Lord is called the Stone of Israel in Genesis 49:24, and the cornerstone which the builders rejected in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10-11. That the cornerstone is a foundation stone is clear from Jeremiah 51:26.

In many places in the Word the Lord is also called a rock. Thus He meant Himself by the rock when He said, "On this rock I will build My church" (Matthew 16:18-19). The rock symbolizes the Lord in respect to the Divine truth in the Word.

Everything connected with the church and its doctrine relates to these two points, that one must turn directly to the Lord, and that one must live in accordance with the Ten Commandments by refraining from evils as sins. Thus everything connected with the doctrine relates to love toward God and love for the neighbor, something that will be seen in The Doctrines of the New Jerusalem Regarding Charity, where these precepts will be expounded in turn.

  
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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.

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Doctrine of the Sacred Scripture # 43

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43. Truths in the Word’s literal sense are meant by the foundations of the wall of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21. This follows from the fact that the New Jerusalem means a new church in respect to doctrine, as shown in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord 62, 63. Its wall, therefore, and the foundations of the wall, can only mean the outer component of the Word, which is its literal sense; for that is the origin of doctrine, and through doctrine, the church. Moreover, doctrine is like a wall which, with its foundations, surrounds a city and protects it.

Respecting the wall of the New Jerusalem and its foundations, we read in the book of Revelation the following:

(The angel) measured (the city Jerusalem’s) wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, (which was) the measure of a person, that is, of an angel. (Revelation 21:17)

And the wall had twelve foundations, “adorned with all kinds of precious stones”:

The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. (Revelation 21:19-20)

The number 144 symbolizes all the truths and goods of the church drawn from the Word’s literal sense, and so does the number 12. A person symbolizes intelligence; an angel, Divine truth from which that intelligence originates; measuring, their character; the wall and its foundations, the Word’s literal sense; and precious stones, the Word’s truths and goods in their sequence, from which doctrine originates, and through doctrine, the church.

  
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Thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.