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Hesekiel 43

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1 Och han lät mig gå åstad till porten, den port som vette åt öster.

2 Då såg jag Israels Guds härlighet komma österifrån, och dånet därvid var såsom dånet av stora vatten, och jorden lyste av hans härlighet.

3 Och den syn som jag då såg var likadan som den jag såg, när jag kom för att fördärva staden; det var en syn likadan som den jag såg vid strömmen Kebar. Och jag föll ned på mitt ansikte.

4 Och HERRENS härlighet kom in i huset genom den port som låg mot öster.

5 Och en andekraft lyfte upp mig och förde mig in på den inre förgården, och jag såg att HERRENS härlighet uppfyllde huset.

6 Då hörde jag en röst tala till mig från huset, under det att en man stod bredvid mig.

7 Den sade till mig: Du människobarn, detta är den plats där min tron är, den plats där mina fötter skola stå, där jag vill bo ibland Israels barn evinnerligen. Och Israels hus skall icke mer orena mitt eviga namn, varken de själva eller deras konungar, med sin trolösa avfällighet, med sina konungars döda kroppar och med sina offerhöjder:

8 de som satte sin tröskel invid min tröskel, och sin dörrpost vid sidan av min dörrpost, så att allenast muren var mellan mig och dem, och som så orenade mitt heliga namn med de styggelser de bedrevo, varför jag ock förgjorde dem i min vrede.

9 Men nu skola de skaffa sin trolösa avfällighet och sina konungars döda kroppar långt bort ifrån mig, så att jag kan bo ibland dem evinnerligen.

10 Men du, människobarn, förkunna nu för Israels barn om detta hus, på det att de må blygas för sina missgärningar. Må de mäta det härliga byggnadsverket.

11 Om de då blygas för allt vad de hava gjort, så kungör för dem och teckna för deras ögon upp husets form och inredning, dess utgångar och ingångar, alla dess former och alla stadgar därom, alla dess former och alla lagar därom, så att de akta på hela dess form och alla stadgar därom och göra efter dem.

12 Detta är lagen om huset: på toppen av berget skall hela dess område runt omkring vara högheligt. Ja, detta är lagen om huset.

13 Men dessa voro måtten på altaret i alnar, var aln en handsbredd längre an en vanlig aln: Dess bottenram var en aln hög och en aln bred, och kanten på ramen, runt omkring utmed randen, var ett kvarter hög; detta var altarets underlag.

14 Avståndet från bottenramen vid marken upp till den nedre avsatsen var två alnar, och bredden var en aln. Avståndet från den mindre avsatsen upp till den större var fyra alnar, och bredden var en aln.

15 Altarhärden höll fyra alnar; och från altarhärden stodo de fyra hornen uppåt.

16 Och altarhärden var tolv alnar lång och tolv alnar bred, så att dess fyra sidor bildade en liksidig fyrkant.

17 Och avsatsen var fjorton alnar lång och fjorton alnar bred, utefter sina fyra sidor. Kanten runt omkring den höll en halv aln, och dess bottenram sträckte sig en aln runt omkring. Och altarets trappsteg vette åt öster.

18 Och han sade till mig: »Du människobarn, så säger Herren, HERREN: Dessa äro stadgarna om altaret för den dag då det bliver färdigt, så att man kan offra brännoffer och stänka blod därpå.

19 Då skall du åt de levitiska prästerna giva en ungtjur till syndoffer, åt dem som äro av Sadoks säd, och som få träda fram till mig, säger Herren, HERREN, för att göra tjänst inför mig.

20 Och du skall taga något av dess blod och stryka på altarets fyra hörn och på avsatsens fyra hörn och på kanten runt omkring; så skall du rena det och bringa försoning för det.

21 Sedan skall du taga syndofferstjuren, och utanför helgedomen skall den brännas upp på en därtill bestämd plats, som hör till huset.

22 Och nästa dag skall du föra fram en felfri bock till syndoffer; och man skall rena altaret med den, på samma sätt som man renade det med tjuren.

23 När du så har fullbordat reningen, skall du föra fram en felfri ungtjur och en felfri vädur av småboskapen.

24 Dem skall du föra fram inför HERREN, och prästerna skola strö salt på dem och offra dem såsom brännoffer åt HERREN.

25 Under sju dagar skall du dagligen offra en syndoffersbock; och en ungtjur och en vädur av småboskapen, båda felfria, skall man likaledes offra.

26 Under sju dagar skall man sålunda bringa försoning för altaret och rena det och inviga det.

27 Men sedan dessa dagar hava gått till ända, skola prästerna på åttonde dagen och allt framgent offra på altaret edra brännoffer och tackoffer; och jag skall då hava behag till eder, säger Herren, HERREN».

   

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9741. 'And you shall make the court of the dwelling-place' means the lowest heaven. This is clear from the meaning of 'the court of the dwelling-place' as the external part of heaven, thus the lowest heaven; for there are three heavens, the inmost, the middle, and the lowest. The inmost was represented by the inmost part of the dwelling-place, where the ark of the Testimony was; the middle one by the dwelling-place outside the veil; and the lowest by the court, which is the subject now. This heaven is called the court because they who are there are those who are governed by the good of faith and not as yet by the good of charity towards the neighbour - they who are governed by the good of charity being those who are in the middle heaven. Those in the lowest heaven, which is called the court, are called angelic spirits; those in the middle heaven are called spiritual angels; but those in the inmost heaven are called celestial angels.

[2] The good of faith itself too, which is the good of the lowest heaven, is meant by 'the court', because it is through this good that a person is led on into the good of charity towards the neighbour, which is the good of the middle heaven. It should be remembered that the good present with a person constitutes his heaven and that the kind of heaven that is his is determined by the kind of good that is his. There are three kinds of good that follow one another in order - the good of faith, the good of charity towards the neighbour, and the good of love to the Lord. The good of faith constitutes the lowest or first heaven, as stated above; the good of charity towards the neighbour constitutes the middle or second heaven; and the good of love to the Lord constitutes the inmost or third heaven.

[3] A little more needs to be said to give people an even better knowledge of the arrangement of the heavens. The heavens are divided into two kingdoms, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom; and in each kingdom there is an internal part and an external. The internal part of the celestial kingdom is inhabited by those who are governed by the good of love to the Lord, and the external part of it by those who are governed by the good of mutual love; but the internal part of the spiritual kingdom is inhabited by those who are governed by the good of charity towards the neighbour, and the external part of it by those who are governed by the good of faith, see 9680. The external part of each kingdom 1 is what is called the lowest or first heaven and was represented by the court. This explains why there were two courts around the temple, an outer and an inner, the outer court standing for those who inhabit the external parts of the spiritual kingdom and the inner court for those inhabiting the external parts of the celestial kingdom.

[4] Regarding these two courts of the temple in Jerusalem, see 1 Kings 6:3, 36; 2 Kings 21:5. Regarding the outer court of the new temple in Ezekiel, see Ezekiel 40:17, 31, 34; Ezekiel 42:1-end; and regarding the inner court there, Ezekiel 40:23, 28, 32, 44; 42:3; 43:5. From all this it is evident that the lowest heaven which was represented by the outer court of the temple is composed of the good of faith, and the lowest heaven which was represented by the inner court is composed of the good of mutual love. Those governed by the good of mutual love are governed by an affection for good for goodness' sake, whereas those governed by the good of faith are governed by an affection for truth for truth's sake. For good has dominion in the celestial kingdom, whereas truth has it in the spiritual kingdom.

[5] The fact that the lowest heaven is meant by 'the courts' is evident from places in the Word where they are mentioned, as in Ezekiel,

The glory of Jehovah rose 2 from above the cherub over the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud; and the cloud filled the inner court. 3 And the court was full of the brightness of the glory of Jehovah, and the sound of the wings of the cherubs was heard as far as the outer court. Ezekiel 10:3-5.

The court was representative of the lowest heaven, and that was why it was filled, as was the house itself, with the cloud and the brightness of the glory of Jehovah, for 'the cloud' and 'the glory' mean Divine Truth. As regards 'the cloud', that it has this meaning, see 5922, 6343 (end), 6752, 8106, 8443, and also 'the glory', 8267, 8427, 9429. 'The sound of the wings' means the truth of faith derived from good, 8764, 9514.

[6]In the same prophet,

The spirit lifted me up and led me into the inner court of the temple; and behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house. And I heard Him speaking to me from the house, saying, Son of man, [this is] the place of My throne, and the place of the soles of My feet, where I shall dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. Ezekiel 43:4-7.

Here the temple and the court are called 'the place of Jehovah's throne, and the place of the soles of His feet' because the temple and the court represented heaven, 'Jehovah's throne' being the spiritual heaven, 5313, 8625, 'the place of the soles of His feet' the lowest heaven.

[7] The lowest heaven is also meant by 'court' and 'courts' in the following places: In David,

Blessed is [anyone] whom You choose and cause to come near; he will dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, with the holiness of Your temple. Psalms 65:4.

'Dwelling in those courts', as is self-evident, means dwelling in heaven. In the same author,

A day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I have chosen to stand at the door in the house of My God rather than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalms 84:10.

In the same author,

Planted in the house of Jehovah, they will flourish in the courts of our God. Psalms 92:13.

In the same author,

Give to Jehovah the glory of His name; bring an offering, and come into His courts. Psalms 96:8.

In the same author,

Praise the name of Jehovah, praise [Him], O servants of Jehovah who are standing in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God. Psalms 135:1-2.

In Isaiah,

They will collect the grain and new wine, they will eat [it] and praise Jehovah; and those who will have gathered it together will drink [it] in the courts of My holiness. Isaiah 62:9.

In these places 'courts' stands for the lowest heavens; for the more internal heavens are called Jehovah's house and His temple, 3720.

[8] In John,

The angel said, Rise and measure the temple and the altar, and those who worship in it. But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations, 4 who will trample the holy city for forty-two months. Revelation 11:1-2.

'The temple and the altar, and those who worship in it' are the Church and its worship. 'The court outside the temple' is the good of mutual love, as stated above. 'The nations to whom the holy city has been given to trample' are the evils of self-love and love of the world, which destroy the Church, 6306. 'Forty-two months' is similar in meaning to six weeks, and 'six weeks' is similar in meaning to six days of a week; for six multiplied by seven makes forty-two. A week means a whole period, long or short, 2044, 3845; the six days which come before the seventh or sabbath mean a former Church through to its end, and the establishment of a new Church. For 'the sabbath' means goodness and truth joined together, and so means the Church, 8495, 8510, 8890, 8893, 9274.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The word used in the printed edition of the Latin means heaven but that in Swedenborg's rough draft means kingdom.

2. literally, lifted itself up

3. The final words of verse 3 are misplaced here, within verse 4.

4. or the gentiles

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.