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1 Nang pasimula ay nilikha ng Dios ang langit at ang lupa.

2 At ang lupa ay walang anyo at walang laman; at ang kadiliman ay sumasa ibabaw ng kalaliman; at ang Espiritu ng Dios ay sumasa ibabaw ng tubig.

3 At sinabi ng Dios Magkaroon ng liwanag; at nagkaroon ng liwanag.

4 At nakita ng Dios ang liwanag na mabuti, at inihiwalay ng Dios ang liwanag sa kadiliman.

5 At tinawag ng Dios ang liwanag na Araw, at tinawag niya ang kadiliman na Gabi. At nagkahapon at nagkaumaga ang unang araw.

6 At sinabi ng Dios, Magkaroon ng isang kalawakan sa gitna ng tubig, at mahiwalay ang tubig sa kapuwa tubig.

7 At ginawa ng Dios ang kalawakan, at inihiwalay ang tubig na nasa ilalim ng kalawakan, sa tubig na nasa itaas ng kalawakan: at nagkagayon.

8 At tinawag ng Dios ang kalawakan na Langit. At nagkahapon at nagkaumaga ang ikalawang araw.

9 At sinabi ng Dios, Mapisan ang tubig na nasa silong ng langit sa isang dako, at lumitaw ang katuyuan, at nagkagayon.

10 At tinawag ng Dios ang katuyuan na Lupa, at ang kapisanan ng tubig ay tinawag niyang mga Dagat: at nakita ng Dios na mabuti.

11 At sinabi ng Dios, Sibulan ang lupa ng damo, pananim na nagkakabinhi, at punong kahoy na namumunga ayon sa kaniyang pagkakahoy, na taglay ang kaniyang binhi sa ibabaw ng lupa, at nagkagayon.

12 At ang lupa ay sinibulan ng damo, pananim na nagkakabinhi, ayon sa kaniyang pagkapananim, at ng punong kahoy na namumunga, na taglay ang kaniyang binhi, ayon sa kaniyang pagkakahoy, at nakita ng Dios na mabuti.

13 At nagkahapon at nagkaumaga ang ikatlong araw.

14 At sinabi ng Dios, Magkaroon ng mga tanglaw sa kalawakan ng langit upang maghiwalay ng araw sa gabi; at maging pinakatanda, at pinakabahagi ng panahon, ng mga araw at ng mga taon:

15 At maging pinakatanglaw sa kalawakan ng langit, upang tumanglaw sa ibabaw ng lupa: at nagkagayon.

16 At nilikha ng Dios ang dalawang malaking tanglaw; ang malaking tanglaw ay upang magpuno sa araw, at ang maliit na tanglaw ay upang magpuno sa gabi: nilikha rin niya ang mga bituin.

17 At mga inilagay ng Dios sa kalawakan ng langit, upang tumanglaw sa ibabaw ng lupa,

18 At upang magpuno sa araw at sa gabi, at upang maghiwalay ng liwanag sa kadiliman: at nakita ng Dios na mabuti.

19 At nagkahapon at nagkaumaga ang ikaapat na araw.

20 At sinabi ng Dios, Bukalan ng sagana ang tubig ng mga gumagalaw na kinapal na may buhay, at magsilipad ang mga ibon sa itaas ng lupa sa luwal na kalawakan ng himpapawid.

21 At nilikha ng Dios ang malalaking hayop sa dagat, at ang bawa't may buhay na kinapal na gumagalaw, na ibinukal na sagana ng tubig, ayon sa kanikaniyang uri at ang lahat na may pakpak na ibon, ayon sa kanikaniyang uri: at nakita ng Dios na mabuti.

22 At mga binasbasan ng Dios, na sinabi, Kayo'y magpalaanakin, at magpakarami, at inyong punuin ang tubig sa mga dagat, at magpakarami ang mga ibon sa lupa.

23 At nagkahapon at nagkaumaga ang ikalimang araw.

24 At sinabi ng Dios, Bukalan ang lupa ng mga may buhay na kinapal, ayon sa kanikaniyang uri ng hayop at ng mga kinapal na umuusad, at ng mga ganid sa lupa, ayon sa kanikaniyang uri: at nagkagayon.

25 At nilikha ng Dios ang ganid sa lupa ayon sa kaniyang uri, at ang hayop ayon sa kaniyang uri, at ang bawa't umuusad sa ibabaw ng lupa ayon sa kanikaniyang uri: at nakita ng Dios na mabuti.

26 At sinabi ng Dios, Lalangin natin ang tao sa ating larawan, ayon sa ating wangis: at magkaroon sila ng kapangyarihan sa mga isda sa dagat, at sa mga ibon sa himpapawid, at sa mga hayop, at sa buong lupa, at sa bawa't umuusad, na nagsisiusad sa ibabaw ng lupa.

27 At nilalang ng Dios ang tao ayon sa kaniyang sariling larawan, ayon sa larawan ng Dios siya nilalang; nilalang niya sila na lalake at babae.

28 At sila'y binasbasan ng Dios, at sa kanila'y sinabi ng Dios, Kayo'y magpalaanakin, at magpakarami, at kalatan ninyo ang lupa, at inyong supilin; at magkaroon kayo ng kapangyarihan sa mga isda sa dagat, at sa mga ibon sa himpapawid, at sa bawa't hayop na gumagalaw sa ibabaw ng lupa.

29 At sinabi ng Dios, Narito, ibinigay ko sa inyo ang bawa't pananim na nagkakabinhi, na nasa ibabaw ng balat ng lupa, at ang bawa't punong kahoy na may bunga ng punong kahoy na nagkakabinhi; sa inyo'y magiging pagkain:

30 At sa bawa't hayop sa lupa, at sa bawa't ibon sa himpapawid; at sa bawa't nagsisiusad sa ibabaw ng lupa na may buhay ay ibinigay ko ang lahat na pananim na sariwa na pinakapagkain; at nagkagayon.

31 At nakita ng Dios ang lahat ng kaniyang nilikha, at, narito, napakabuti. At nagkahapon at nagkaumaga ang ikaanim na araw.

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Arcana Coelestia # 1066

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1066. And from these was the whole earth overspread. That this signifies that from them were derived all doctrines, both true and false, is evident from the signification of “earth.” “Earth” or “land” in the Word, is used with various meanings. In the universal sense it denotes the place or region where the church is, or where it has been, as the land of Canaan, the land of Judah, the land of Israel. Thus it denotes universally everyone that belongs to the church, since the land is predicated of the man who is in it, as we know in common speech. In ancient times therefore when men spoke of the “whole earth” they did not mean the whole globe, but only the land where the church was, and thus the church itself; as is evident from the following passages in the Word.

In Isaiah:

Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty; the earth shall be utterly emptied; the earth shall mourn and be confounded; the earth also shall be polluted under the inhabitants thereof; therefore shall the curse devour the earth; therefore the inhabitants of the earth shall be burned, and man shall be left feeble. The cataracts from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth do shake; the earth is utterly broken; the earth is clean dissolved; the earth is moved exceedingly; the earth reeling shall reel like a drunken man, and shall be moved to and fro like a hut, and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again (Isaiah 24:1, 3-6, 18-20).

The “earth” here denotes the people who are in it, and in fact the people of the church, thus the church itself, and the vastated things of the church, of which when vastated it is said that they are “emptied” “moved exceedingly” “reel like a drunken man” “move to and fro” and “fall, not to rise again.”

[2] That by “earth” or “land” is signified man, consequently the church, which is of man, may be seen in Malachi:

All nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome land (Malachi 3:12).

That “earth” denotes the church is seen in Isaiah:

Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth? (Isaiah 40:21), where the “foundations of the earth” denote the foundations of the church.

Again:

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth (Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; Revelation 21:1).

“New heavens and a new earth” denote the kingdom of the Lord and the church.

In Zechariah:

Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him (Zechariah 12:1), meaning the church.

Also, as before, in Genesis:

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1:1).

And the heavens and the earth were finished (Genesis 2:1).

These are the nativities of the heavens and of the earth (Genesis 2:4), everywhere denoting the church created, formed, and made.

In Joel:

The earth quaked before Him, the heavens trembled, the sun and the moon were darkened (Joel 2:10), meaning the church and the things of the church; when these are vastated, “heaven and earth” are said to quake, and the “sun and moon” to grow dark, that is, love and faith.

[3] In Jeremiah:

I beheld the earth, and lo a void and emptiness; and the heavens, and they had no light (Jeremiah 4:23).

Here the “earth” plainly denotes the man in whom there is not anything of the church.

Again:

The whole earth shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full consummation; for this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black (Jeremiah 4:27-28).

Here also the church is meant, whose exteriors are the “earth” and the interiors the “heavens” of which it is said that they shall be black, with no light in them, when there is no longer wisdom of good and intelligence of truth. Then the earth also is empty and void; and in like manner the man of the church who should be a church.

That by the “whole earth” is meant in other places also only the church, may be seen in Daniel:

The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces (Daniel 7:23); the “whole earth” denotes the church and what is of the church; for the Word does not treat, like profane writings, of monarchial sovereignties, but of the holy things and states of the church, which are here signified by the “kingdoms of the earth.”

[4] In Jeremiah:

A great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth; and the slain of Jehovah shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth (Jeremiah 25:32-33);

here “from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth” means the church and everything that is of the church.

In Isaiah:

The whole earth is at rest and is quiet; they break forth into singing (Isaiah 14:7),

where the “whole earth” denotes the church.

In Ezekiel:

When the whole earth rejoiceth (Ezekiel 35:14), where also the “whole earth” denotes the church.

In Isaiah:

I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth (Isaiah 54:9), where the “earth” denotes the church, because the church is there treated of.

[5] Because “land” or “earth” in the Word signifies the church, it signifies also what is not the church, for every such word has contrary or opposite meanings; as for example the various lands of the Gentiles; in general all lands outside the land of Canaan. “Land” is therefore taken also for the people and for the man outside the church, and hence for the external man, for his will, his Own, and so forth. The term is rarely used in the Word for the whole world, except when the whole human race is meant as regards their state, whether of the church or not of the church. And because the earth is the containant of the ground, which also signifies the church, and the ground is the containant of the field, the word “earth” signifies, because it involves, many things; and what it signifies is evident from the subject treated of, which is that of which the term is predicated. From all this it is evident that by the “whole earth” that was overspread by the sons of Noah, is not signified the whole world, or the whole human race, but all the doctrines both true and false that were of the churches.

  
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Isaiah 24:1

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1 Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.