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Ezekiel 8

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1 At nangyari nang ikaanim na taon, nang ikaanim na buwan, nang ikalima ng buwan, ako'y nakaupo sa aking bahay, at ang mga matanda sa Juda ay nangakaupo sa harap ko, na ang kamay ng Panginoong Dios ay dumating sa akin doon.

2 Nang magkagayo'y tumingin ako, at, narito, may isang anyo na parang apoy; mula sa anyo ng kaniyang mga balakang at paibaba, ay apoy; at mula sa kaniyang mga balakang at paitaas, parang anyo ng kinang, na parang metal na nagbabaga.

3 At kaniyang inilabas ang anyo ng isang kamay, at hinawakan ako sa buhok ng aking ulo; at itinaas ako ng Espiritu sa pagitan ng lupa at ng langit, at dinala ako sa pangitain na mula sa Dios sa Jerusalem, sa pintuan ng pintuang-daan ng pinakaloob na looban na nakaharap sa dakong hilagaan; na kinaroroonan ng upuan ng larawan ng panibugho, na namumungkahi sa paninibugho.

4 At, narito, ang kaluwalhatian ng Dios ng Israel ay nandoon, gaya ng anyo na aking nakita sa kapatagan.

5 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya sa akin, Anak ng tao, itingin mo ang iyong mga mata ngayon sa daan na dakong hilagaan. Sa gayo'y itiningin ko ang aking mga mata sa daan na dakong hilagaan, at narito, nasa dakong hilagaan ng pintuang-daan ng dambana ang larawang ito ng panibugho sa pasukan.

6 At sinabi niya sa akin, Anak ng tao, nakikita mo baga ang kanilang ginagawa? ang malaking kasuklamsuklam na ginagawa ng sangbahayan ni Israel dito, upang ako'y lumayo sa aking santuario? Nguni't iyo muling makikita pa ang ibang mga malalaking kasuklamsuklam.

7 At dinala niya ako sa pintuan ng looban; at nang ako'y tumingin, narito, ang isang butas sa pader.

8 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya sa akin, Anak ng tao, humukay ka ngayon sa pader: at nang ako'y humukay sa pader, narito, ang isang pintuan.

9 At sinabi niya sa akin, Ikaw ay pumasok, at tingnan mo ang mga masamang kasuklamsuklam na kanilang ginagawa rito.

10 Sa gayo'y pumasok ako at nakita ko; at narito, ang bawa't anyo ng nagsisiusad na mga bagay, at kasuklamsuklam na mga hayop, at lahat ng mga diosdiosan ng sangbahayan ni Israel, na nakaguhit sa pader sa palibot.

11 At nagsitayo sa harap nila ang pitong pung lalake sa mga matanda ng sangbahayan ni Israel; at sa gitna nila ay tumayo si Jaazanias na anak ni Saphan, bawa't lalake ay may kaniyang pangsuub sa kaniyang kamay; at ang amoy ng usok ng kamangyan ay napailanglang.

12 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya sa akin, Anak ng tao, nakikita mo baga kung anong ginagawa ng mga matanda ng sangbahayan ni Israel sa kadiliman, bawa't isa'y sa kaniyang mga silid na nilarawanan? sapagka't kanilang sinasabi, Hindi tayo nakikita ng Panginoon; pinabayaan ng Panginoon ang lupa.

13 Sinabi rin niya sa akin, Iyong muling makikita pa ang mga ibang malaking kasuklamsuklam na kanilang ginagawa.

14 Nang magkagayo'y dinala niya ako sa pintuan ng pintuang-daan ng bahay ng Panginoon na nasa dakong hilagaan; at, narito, doo'y nangaupo ang mga babae na iniiyakan si Tammuz.

15 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya sa akin, Nakita mo baga ito, Oh anak ng tao? iyo pa muling makikita ang lalong malaking mga kasuklamsuklam kay sa mga ito.

16 At dinala niya ako sa pinakaloob na looban ng bahay ng Panginoon, at, narito, sa pintuan ng templo ng Panginoon sa pagitan ng malaking pintuan at ng dambana, ay may dalawang pu't limang lalake, na sila'y nakatalikod sa dako ng templo ng Panginoon, at nakaharap sa dakong silanganan; at kanilang sinasamba ang araw sa dakong silanganan.

17 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya sa akin, Nakita mo baga ito, Oh anak ng tao? Magaan bagang bagay sa sangbahayan ni Juda, na sila'y nagsisigawa ng mga kasuklamsuklam na kanilang ginagawa dito? sapagka't kanilang pinuno ng karahasan ang lupa, at sila'y nangagbalik uli upang mungkahiin ako sa galit: at, narito, kanilang inilalagay ang sanga sa kanilang ilong.

18 Kaya't akin namang gagawin sa kapusukan; ang aking mata ay hindi magpapatawad, o mahahabag man ako: at bagaman sila'y nagsisidaing sa aking pakinig ng malakas na tinig, gayon ma'y hindi ko sila didinggin.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 6524

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6524. 'The elders of his house' means the things that would accord with good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the elders' as the chief characteristics of wisdom, thus things that accord with good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'house' as good, dealt with in 2559, 3652, 3720, 4982. The reason why 'elders' means the chief characteristics of wisdom is that in the Word 'old people' means those who are wise, and - in a sense detached from persons - wisdom. Since 'the twelve tribes of Israel' meant all truths and forms of good in their entirety, they had princes and also elders set over them. 'Princes' meant the leading truths constituting intelligence, and 'elders' the chief characteristics of wisdom, thus those of good.

[2] For the meaning of 'princes' as the leading truths constituting intelligence, see 1482, 2089, 5044. But as regards the meaning of 'elders' as the chief characteristics of wisdom, and of 'old people' as wisdom, this is evident from the following places: In David,

They will extol Jehovah in the congregation of the people, and in the assembly of the old they will praise Him. Psalms 107:32.

'The congregation of the people' stands for those who are ruled by truths constituting intelligence, since 'congregation' is used with reference to truths, 6355, as also is 'people', 1259, 1260, 2928, 3295, 3581; 'the assembly of the old' stands for those who are ruled by good, which belongs to wisdom since wisdom is concerned with life, thus with what is good, whereas intelligence is concerned with knowing, thus with what is true, 1555. In the same author,

I am wiser than the old, because I have kept Your commands. Psalms 119:100.

'The old' plainly stands for one who is wise. Likewise in Job,

In the old there is wisdom, in length of days intelligence. Job 12:12.

In Moses,

You shall rise before grey hair and respect the face of an old person. Leviticus 19:32.

This command was given because 'old people' represented wisdom.

[3] In John,

On the thrones I saw twenty-four elders seated, clad in white garments, who had on their heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:4.

'Elders' stands for aspects of wisdom, thus of good. That these are meant by the elders is evident from the description of the elders - they sat on thrones, were clad in white garments, and had crowns of gold on their heads. 'Thrones' are truths constituting intelligence which are derived from good belonging to wisdom, 5313. 'White garments' has a similar meaning, 'garments' being truths, 1073, 4545, 4763, 5248, 5954, and 'white' that which has reference to truth, 3301, 5319. 'Crowns of gold on their heads' are forms of the good of wisdom; for 'gold' is the good of love, 113, 1551, 1552, 5658, and 'head' is the celestial, the seat of wisdom, 4938, 4939, 5328, 6436. Those who are in the third or inmost heaven, thus who are nearest the Lord, are called the wise, whereas those in the middle or second heaven, thus who are not as near the Lord, are called intelligent.

[4] In the same book,

All the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures. Revelation 7:11.

Again 'the elders' stands for aspects of wisdom, as it does in the following places: In Isaiah,

The boy will uplift himself against the old man, and the despised against the honourable. Isaiah 7:5.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah Zebaoth will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders, glory. Isaiah 24:23.

In Jeremiah,

My priests and my elders breathed their last in the city, for they sought food for themselves, with which they would renew their soul. Lamentations 1:19.

In the same prophet,

Her king and her princes are among the nations; the law is no more. The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they become silent. Lamentations 2:9-10.

In the same prophet,

They have ravished women in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. Princes have been hung up by their hands, the faces of the old men have not been honoured, the elders have ceased from the gate. Lamentations 5:11-12, 14.

In Ezekiel,

Misery will come upon misery, and rumour will be upon rumour. Therefore they will seek a vision from the prophet, but the law has perished from the priest, and counsel from the elders. The king will mourn, and the prince will be wrapped in stupidity. Ezekiel 7:26-27.

In Zechariah,

Old men and women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and each one with his staff in his hand because of great age. 1 Zechariah 8:4.

So that 'the elders' might represent things that constitute wisdom, some of Moses' spirit was taken and imparted to them, by which they prophesied, Numbers 11:16 and following verses.

In the contrary sense 'elders' stands for the things that are the opposites of the aspects of wisdom, Ezekiel 8:11-12.

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1. literally, for multitude of days

  
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