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Ezekiel 24

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1 Muli, nang ikasiyam na taon, nang ikasangpung araw ng buwan, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na nagsasabi,

2 Anak ng tao, isulat mo ang pangalan ng kaarawan, ang kaarawan ding ito: ang hari sa Babilonia ay nagpakalapit sa Jerusalem sa kaarawan ding ito.

3 At ipagsabi mo ng isang talinhaga ang mapanghimagsik na sangbahayan, at sabihin mo sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Magsalang ka ng kaldera, isalang mo, at buhusan mo rin naman ng tubig:

4 Pisanin mo ang mga putol niyaon doon, lahat ng mabuting putol, ang hita, at ang balikat; punuin mo ng mga piling buto.

5 Kumuha ka ng pinili sa kawan, at ibunton mo ang mga buto sa ilalim niyaon: pakuluan mong mabuti; oo, lutuin mo ang mga buto sa loob niyaon.

6 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sa aba ng mabagsik na bayan, ng kaldera na may kalawang, at ang kalawang ay hindi naalis doon! ilabas mo na putolputol; walang sapalaran na ginawa roon.

7 Sapagka't ang dugo niya ay nasa gitna niya; kaniyang inilagay sa luwal na bato; hindi niya ibinuhos sa lupa, na tabunan ng alabok.

8 Upang pukawin ang kapusukan ng manghihiganti, inilagay ko ang kaniyang dugo sa luwal na bato, upang huwag matakpan.

9 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios; Sa aba ng mabagsik na bayan! akin ding palalakihin ang bunton.

10 Ibunton ang kahoy, paningasin ang apoy, pakuluang mabuti ang laman, palaputin ang sabaw, at sunugin ang mga buto.

11 Kung magkagayo'y ipatong mong walang laman sa mga baga niyaon, upang uminit, at ang tanso niyao'y masunog, at ng ang dumi niyaon ay matunaw roon, upang mapugnaw ang kalawang niyaon.

12 Siya'y nagpakapagod sa paggawa; gayon ma'y ang maraming kalawang ay hindi naaalis; ang kalawang niyaon ay hindi naaalis sa pamamagitan ng apoy.

13 Nasa iyong karumihan ang kahalayan: sapagka't ikaw ay aking nilinis at hindi ka nalinis, hindi ka na malilinis pa sa iyong karumihan, hanggang sa aking malubos ang aking kapusukan sa iyo.

14 Akong Panginoon ang nagsalita: mangyayari, at aking gagawin; hindi ako magbabalik-loob, ni magpapatawad man, ni magsisisi man; ayon sa iyong mga lakad, at ayon sa iyong mga gawa, kanilang hahatulan ka, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

15 Ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating din sa akin, na nagsasabi,

16 Anak ng tao, narito, aalisin ko sa iyo sa pamamagitan ng kamatayan ang nasa ng iyong mga mata: gayon ma'y hindi ka tatangis, ni iiyak man, ni aagos man ang iyong mga luha.

17 Magbuntong-hininga ka, nguni't huwag malakas; huwag mong tangisan ang patay; itali mo ang pugong mo sa ulo, at isuot mo ang iyong mga panyapak sa iyong mga paa, at huwag mong takpan ang iyong mga labi, at huwag kang kumain ng tinapay ng mga tao.

18 Sa gayo'y nagsalita ako sa bayan nang kinaumagahan; at sa kinahapunan ay namatay ang aking asawa; at aking ginawa nang kinaumagahan ang gaya ng iniutos sa akin.

19 At sinabi ng bayan sa akin, Hindi mo baga sasaysayin sa amin kung anong mga bagay ito sa amin, na ikaw ay gumagawa ng ganyan?

20 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko sa kanila, Ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na nagsasabi:

21 Salitain mo sa sangbahayan ni Israel, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Narito, aking lalapastanganin ang aking santuario, na kapalaluan ng inyong kapangyarihan, na nasa ng inyong mga mata, at kinahihinayangan ng inyong kalooban, at ang inyong mga anak na lalake at babae na inyong iniwan sa hulihan ay mangabubuwal sa pamamagitan ng tabak.

22 At inyong gagawin ang aking ginawa; hindi ninyo tatakpan ang inyong mga labi, o kakain man ng tinapay ng mga tao.

23 At ang inyong turbante ay malalagay sa inyong mga ulo, at ang inyong mga panyapak sa inyong mga paa: kayo'y hindi tatangis o iiyak man; kundi kayo'y manganglulupaypay sa inyong mga kasamaan, at mangagdadaingang isa't isa.

24 Ganito magiging isang tanda sa inyo si Ezekiel; ayon sa lahat niyang ginawa ay inyong gagawin: pagka ito'y nangyari ay inyo ngang malalaman na ako ang Panginoong Dios.

25 At ikaw, anak ng tao, hindi baga mangyayari sa araw na aking alisin sa kanila ang kanilang lakas, ang kagalakan ng kanilang kaluwalhatian, ang nasa ng kanilang mga mata, at ang kanilang pinaglalagakan ng kanilang puso, ang kanilang mga anak na lalake at babae,

26 Na sa araw na yaon ang makatatanan ay paroroon sa iyo, upang iparinig sa iyo ng iyong mga pakinig?

27 Sa araw na yaon ay mabubuka ang iyong bibig sa kaniya na nakatanan, at ikaw ay magsasalita, at hindi na mapipipi pa: gayon magiging isang tanda ka sa kanila; at kanilang malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9961

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9961. 'From the loins even to the thighs they shall be' means the range of those things, that is to say, of those composing that more external level of conjugial love, meant by 'the linen undergarments'. This is clear from the meaning of 'the loins' and 'the thighs' as those things which constitute conjugial love, 'the loins' those that belong to the more internal levels of conjugial love, 'the thighs' those that belong to the more external levels, so that the range of that love from internal to external levels is meant. The reason why the more internal levels of that love are meant by 'the loins' is that these are above; and the reason why the more external levels are meant by 'the thighs' is that these are below. For parts of a person that are above mean things which are more internal, and parts that are below mean those which are more external; this is why in the Word more internal things are meant by higher ones, and more external by lower ones, see 3084, 4599, 5146, 8325. The higher parts of a person correspond to celestial and spiritual things, which are the more internal ones, and the lower parts correspond to natural things, which are the more external. This is why natural things are meant by 'the feet', 2162, 3147, 3986, 4382, 4938-4952. And since the lower part of the loins which leads down towards the feet is understood by 'the thighs' the more external or lower levels of conjugial love are meant by them, see 4277, 4280.

[2] The loins in general however mean conjugial love, 3021, 3294, 4575, 5050-5062; they have this meaning by virtue of their correspondence. Regarding the correspondence with heaven of everything present with a human being, see what has been shown abundantly in the places referred to in 9276(end), 9280. The words 'range of conjugial love from internal to external levels' are used because all aspects of love and all matters of faith, or what amounts to the same thing, all those of good and all those of truth, have a wide range in the heavens; for all who are there are joined together in accord with the degree of similarity between the truths of their faith and the forms of good of their love. A range such as this exists in each separate heaven. But the range in each heaven also extends into heavens that are below, because all the heavens make one. Indeed they extend right down to mankind, in order that mankind also may make one with the heavens. This range is what is meant by the range from higher or more internal levels to lower or more external ones. The higher or more internal levels are called celestial and spiritual, and the lower or more external ones are called natural or worldly.

[3] As regards conjugial love specifically, whose range is the subject here, this love is fundamental to all other kinds of love; it descends from the marriage of good and truth in the heavens. And since the marriage of good and truth exists in and makes the heavens, truly conjugial love constitutes heaven itself with a person. But the marriage of good and truth in the heavens descends from the joining of the Lord to the heavens; for what emanates from the Lord and flows into the heavens is the good of love, and what is received there by the angels is the truth springing from it, thus truth which originates in good or in which there is good. This is why in the Word the Lord is called bridegroom and husband, and heaven together with the Church is called bride and wife.

[4] All this makes clear how holy marriages are in heaven, and how profane adulterous relationships are there. For in themselves marriages are so holy that there is nothing holier, and are so for the added reason that they are the seed-bed of the human race, and the human race is the seed-bed of heaven, since all people who have led an angelic life in the world go there. On the other hand adulterous relationships are so profane that nothing is more profane, because they are destructive of heaven and the Church with a person. For the truth of all this, see what has been stated and shown in 2727-2759 regarding marriages and regarding adulterous situations.

[5] All this once again makes it clear why foul and hellish things are meant by the kinds of 'nakedness' dealt with in 9960 above, and why it was commanded so strictly that when they ministered Aaron and his sons should be wearing the undergarments covering the loins, and that if they did not they would die, for it says,

Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh; from the loins even to the thighs they shall be. And they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, that they may not bear iniquity and die. It shall be the statute of an age 6 for him and his seed after him.

[6] It should be recognized therefore that by conjugial love all celestial and spiritual love is meant, because truly conjugial love, as has been shown above, is fundamental to all other kinds of love. People therefore in whom that fundamental love is present have all other loves belonging to heaven and the Church present in them; for as has been stated, it descends from the marriage of good and truth in the heavens, the marriage that makes heaven. This also explains why heaven is compared in the Word to a marriage, and is also actually called a marriage. From this too it is evident why precautions were taken to prevent the nakedness of Aaron or his sons from being visible while they ministered; for their nakedness served to mean all loves contrary to heavenly loves, which in general are called self-love and love of the world when they are the ends in view, and are foul and hellish loves. People at the present day have no knowledge that all this is so because they are steeped in these loves and take delight in nothing except that which arises from them. So it is that when spiritual love and celestial love are mentioned they are perplexed, not knowing what they may be, nor consequently what heaven may be; and perhaps they are astonished when they hear and consider that spiritual and celestial love separated from self-love and love of the world holds eternal happiness within it that is indescribable.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 4391

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4391. 'And made booths for his cattle' means a similar increase in good and truth at that time. This is clear from the meaning of 'cattle' as goods and truths in general, and from the meaning of 'making booths', which are tents, as something similar to what is meant by 'building a house', namely receiving an increase of good from truth. The two phrases differ in that 'building a house' means that which is less general, and so rather more internal, while 'making booths', or tents, means that which is more general, and so rather more external. The house was intended for themselves, that is to say, for Jacob, his womenfolk and children, the booths for the servants, flocks and herds. In the Word 'booths' or tents, strictly speaking, means the holiness of truth, and they are distinguished from tabernacles, which too are called tents, by the fact that the latter mean the holiness of good, 414, 1102, 2145, 2152, 4128. The word in the original language for booths is 'succoth', whereas that for tabernacles is 'ohalim'. The holiness of truth is the good which springs from truth.

[2] This meaning carried by the booths or tents called 'succoth' is further evident from the following places in the Word: In David,

Jehovah God rode on a cherub, and flew, and was borne on the wings of the wind. He made darkness His hiding-place, and His surroundings His tent - darkness of waters, clouds of the heavens. Psalms 18:10-11.

And elsewhere,

He bowed the heavens when He came down, and thick darkness was under His feet. And He rode on a cherub, and new, and was borne on the wings of the wind. And He made tents of darkness around Him, clusters of water, clouds of the heavens. 2 Samuel 22:10-12.

This refers to Divine revelation, or the Word. 'Bowing the heavens when He came down' stands for hiding the interior truths of the Word. 'Thick darkness under His feet' stands for the fact that compared with interior truths, those visible to man are like darkness, the literal sense of the Word being of such a nature. 'Riding on a cherub' stands for the fact that it was provided in this way. 'Making tents of the darkness around Him' or 'making His surroundings His tent' stands for the holiness of truth concealed in its hiding-place, that is to say, inwardly - within the literal sense. 'Clusters of waters and clouds of the heavens' means the Word in the letter. Regarding 'clouds of the heavens' meaning the Word in the letter, see Preface to Chapter 18 of Genesis, and 4060.

[3] The same is meant by the following in Isaiah,

Jehovah will create over every habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a covering. And there will be a tent for shade by day, and for a refuge and hiding-place from deluge and rain. Isaiah 4:5-6.

Here again 'cloud' means the literal sense of the Word and 'the glory' the internal sense, as they do in Matthew 24:30; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:27. Again also 'a tent' stands for the holiness of truth. Interior truths are said to be in a hiding-place for the reason that if they had been revealed they would have been made profane, see 3398, 3399, 4289, a point that is also expressed in the following words in David,

In the hiding-place of Your face You conceal them from the treacherous plans of man; You hide them in a tent from the strife of tongues. Psalms 31:20.

[4] The fact that 'a tent' means the holiness of truth is also evident in Amos,

On that day I will raise up the tent of David that is fallen down, and I will close up the breaches, and I will raise up its destroyed places, and I will build it as in the days of old. Amos 9:11.

'Raising up the tent of David that is fallen down' stands for reestablishing the holiness of truth after it has perished. 'David' stands for the Lord as regards Divine Truth, 1888, since 'a king' means Divine Truth, 2015, 2069, 3009. Because 'tent' meant the holiness of truth and 'dwelling in tents' means worship that was the product of this, the feast of tents, called the feast of tabernacles, was established in the Jewish and Israelitish Church, Leviticus 23:34, 42-43; Deuteronomy 16:13, 16, where also that feast is called the feast of succoth, or of tents.

  
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