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Levitico 15

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1 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises at kay Aaron na sinasabi,

2 Salitain ninyo sa mga anak ni Israel, at inyong sabihin sa kanila, Pagka ang sinomang tao ay inagasan sa kaniyang laman, ay magiging karumaldumal siya dahil sa kaniyang agas.

3 At ito ang magiging kaniyang karumalan sa kaniyang agas: maging ang kaniyang laman ay balungan dahil sa kaniyang agas, o ang kaniyang laman ay masarhan dahil sa kaniyang agas, ay kaniyang karumalan nga.

4 Bawa't higaang mahigan ng inaagasan ay magiging karumaldumal: at bawa't bagay na kaniyang kaupuan, ay magiging karumaldumal.

5 At sinomang tao na makahipo ng kaniyang higaan ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

6 At ang maupo sa anomang bagay na kaupuan ng inaagasan ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

7 At ang humipo ng laman niyaong inaagasan ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

8 At kung ang inaagasan ay makalura sa taong malinis, ay maglalaba nga siya ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

9 At alin mang siya na kasakyan ng inaagasan, ay magiging karumaldumal.

10 At ang alin mang taong humipo ng alinmang bagay na napalagay sa ilalim niyaon, ay magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon: at ang magdala ng mga bagay na yaon ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

11 At yaong lahat na mahipo ng inaagasan na hindi nakapaghugas ng kaniyang mga kamay sa tubig, ay maglalaba nga rin ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

12 At ang sisidlang lupa na mahipo ng inaagasan, ay babasagin: at ang lahat ng kasangkapang kahoy ay babanlawan sa tubig.

13 At kung ang inaagasan ay gumaling sa kaniyang agas, ay bibilang siya ng pitong araw sa kaniyang paglilinis, at maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit; at paliliguan din niya ang kaniyang laman sa tubig na umaagos, at magiging malinis.

14 At sa ikawalong araw ay magdadala siya ng dalawang batobato, o ng dalawang inakay ng kalapati, at ihaharap niya sa harap ng Panginoon sa pasukan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan, at ibibigay niya sa saserdote.

15 At ihahandog ng saserdote, na ang isa'y handog dahil sa kasalanan, at ang isa'y handog na susunugin; at itutubos sa kaniya ng saserdote sa harap ng Panginoon, dahil sa kaniyang agas.

16 At kung ang sinomang tao ay labasan ng binhi ng pakikiapid, ay paliliguan nga niya ng tubig ang buong kaniyang laman, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

17 At lahat ng damit at lahat ng balat na kinaroonan ng binhi ng pakikiapid, ay lalabhan sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang hapon.

18 Ang babae rin namang sinipingan ng lalaking mayroong binhi ng pakikiapid, ay maliligo sila kapuwa sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal sila hanggang sa hapon.

19 At kung ang babae ay agasan na ang umaagas sa kaniyang laman ay dugo, ay mapapasa kaniyang karumihan siyang pitong araw: at lahat ng humipo sa kaniya ay magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

20 At bawa't kaniyang kahigaan sa panahon ng kaniyang karumihan, ay magiging karumaldumal: bawa't din namang kaupuan niya ay magiging karumaldumal.

21 At sinomang humipo ng kaniyang higaan ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

22 At ang sinomang humipo ng alin mang bagay na kaniyang kaupuan ay maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

23 At kung may nasa higaan o nasa anomang bagay na kinaupuan niya, ay magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon ang humipo niyaon.

24 At kung ang sinomang lalake ay sumiping sa kaniya, at mapasa lalake ang karumihan niya, ay magiging karumaldumal ito na pitong araw; at bawa't higaang kaniyang hihigaan ay magiging karumaldumal.

25 At kung ang isang babae ay agasan ng kaniyang dugo ng maraming araw sa di kapanahunan ng kaniyang karumihan, o kung agasan sa dako pa roon ng panahon ng kaniyang karumihan; buong panahon ng agas ng kaniyang karumalan ay magiging para ng mga araw ng kaniyang karumihan: siya'y karumaldumal nga.

26 Bawa't higaan na kaniyang hinihigan buong panahon ng kaniyang agas, ay magiging sa kaniya'y gaya ng higaan ng kaniyang karumihan; at bawa't bagay na kaniyang kaupuan, ay magiging karumaldumal, na gaya ng karumalan ng kaniyang karumihan.

27 At sinomang humipo ng mga bagay na yaon ay magiging karumaldumal, at maglalaba ng kaniyang mga damit, at maliligo siya sa tubig, at magiging karumaldumal hanggang sa hapon.

28 Datapuwa't kung siya'y gumaling sa kaniyang agas, ay bibilang siya ng pitong araw, at pagkatapos niyaon ay magiging malinis siya.

29 At sa ikawalong araw ay kukuha siya ng dalawang batobato o ng dalawang inakay ng kalapati, at dadalhin niya sa saserdote sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

30 At ihahandog ng saserdote ang isa na handog dahil sa kasalanan, at ang isa'y handog na susunugin; at itutubos sa kaniya ng saserdote sa harap ng Panginoon, dahil sa agas ng kaniyang karumihan.

31 Ganito ihihiwalay ninyo ang mga anak ni Israel sa kanilang karumalan; upang huwag mangamatay sa kanilang karumalan, kung kanilang ihawa ang aking tabernakulo na nasa gitna nila.

32 Ito ang kautusan tungkol sa inaagasan, at sa nilalabasan ng binhi ng pakikiapid, na ikinarurumal;

33 At sa babaing may sakit ng kaniyang karumihan, at sa inaagasan, sa lalake at sa babae, at doon sa sumisiping sa babaing karumaldumal.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10208

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10208. 'And Aaron shall make expiation on its horns' means purification from evils by means of the truths of faith which spring from the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'making expiation' as purifying from evils, dealt with in 9506; from the representation of 'Aaron' as the Lord in respect of Divine Good, and in respect of the work of salvation, dealt with in 9806, 9946, 10017; and from the meaning of 'horns' as powers, dealt with in 10182, and also outer levels, 10186. The reason why purification by means of the truths of faith which spring from the good of love is meant is that expiation was made by means of blood, and 'blood' means the truth of faith emanating from the good of love, 4735, 7317, 7326, 7846, 7850, 7877, 9127, 9393, 10026, 10033, 10047; and all purification from evils is accomplished by means of the truths of faith that spring from the good of love, 2799, 5954(end), 7044, 7918, 9088. The fact that expiations were made by the blood on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense is clear in Leviticus 4:3, 7, 18, 25, 30, 34; 16:18.

[2] The altars were expiated in this way because holy things were polluted by the sins of the people. The people represented the Church; therefore those places which were the Church's, called its sanctuaries, such as the altar and the tent, together with their contents, were defiled whenever those people were guilty of sin; for those sanctuaries were places belonging to the Church. This is also made clear in Moses,

You shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, in order that they may not die in their uncleanness when they pollute My dwelling-place which is in their midst. Leviticus 15:31.

And in another place,

Aaron shall expiate the holy place from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. Thus shall he expiate the holy sanctuary, and the tent of meeting, and the altar. Leviticus 16:16, 33.

[3] The implications of all this are that those things which are called the holy things of the Church are not holy unless they are received with holy respect; for unless they are received with that respect what is Divine does not flow into them. Anything holy that exists with people is holy only by virtue of what is Divine flowing into it; sacred shrines for example, the altars there, and the bread and wine for the Holy Supper are made holy solely by the presence of the Lord. Therefore if the Lord is unable to be present there on account of the people's sins, those things have no holiness because they lack what is Divine. Furthermore the holy things of the Church are rendered unholy by sins because sins take what is Divine away from them.

[4] This then is the reason why sanctuaries are said to have been polluted by the uncleanness of the people and why those places therefore had to be expiated annually. The reason why the expiations were made with blood on the horns of the altars and not on the altars themselves was that the horns were the extremities of them, and nothing of a person has been purified unless the extremities or what is outermost has been purified. For inner things flow into those that are outermost, but the state of the outermost conditions the inflow. Consequently if what is outermost has been perverted the things within become perverted; for when those inner things flow into outermost ones, the recipient forms into which they descend are conditioned by the state in which the outermost things exist. The situation is like that when the eye is in bad condition; the power of sight which comes from within sees things only as that eye-condition will allow. Or it is like that when the arms are in bad shape; the powers which come from within exert themselves only as that condition will allow. Consequently if the natural man has been perverted the spiritual lacks the opportunity to function properly within the natural man, and this is why the spiritual or internal man is closed.

[5] But see what has been shown already on these matters, namely the following;

If a person is to be purified the natural or external man must be purified, see the places referred to in 9325(end).

This is because the path that all influx takes is from the internal to the external, and not vice versa, 5119, 6322.

For it is on the natural level within a person that influx from the spiritual world reaches its destination, 5651.

The outward aspects of a person have been formed to serve the inward, 5947, 9216, 9828.

Thus the external man must be altogether subject to the internal, 5786, 6275, 6284, 6299.

This is because the internal man is in heaven and the external man is in the world, 3167, 10156.

And the external man by himself or left to himself alone acts contrary to the internal, 3913, 3928.

In addition to all this, see 9701-9709 stating what the internal man is and what the external man is.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 5954

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5954. 'And to them all he gave each one changes of garments' means truths brought in touch with good. This is clear from the meaning of 'garments' as truths, dealt with below, so that 'changes of garments' are truths that are new, and truths are made new when they are brought in touch with good, for then they receive life. The subject is the joining of the natural man to the spiritual, or the external man to the internal. When the joining together is effected the truths undergo change and are made new since they receive life from the good that flows into them, see just above in 5951. 'Changing one's garments' was representative of the need to put on holy truths, and this is also the origin of 'changes of garments', see 4545.

[2] The reason why in the Word truths are meant by 'garments' is that truths clothe good in almost the same way as blood vessels contain blood or fibres contain spirit. 'A garment' also has truth as its meaning because spirits, and angels too, are seen wearing garments; and each spirit or angel is attired in a way that accords with the truths that reside with him. Those seen wearing white garments are spirits or angels whose truths of faith act as paths to good, whereas those seen wearing brightly shining garments are ones whose truths of faith radiate from good. For it is good radiated through truth that produces the shining brightness, see 5248.

[3] The wearing of garments by spirits and angels is also evident from the Word where mention is made of angels that have been seen, as in Matthew,

The appearance of the angel sitting at the Lord's tomb was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. Matthew 28:3.

In John,

On the thrones I saw twenty-four elders seated, clad in white garments. Revelation 4:4.

In the same book,

He who sat on the white horse was clothed in a garment dyed with blood, and His name is called the Word of God. His armies in heaven were following Him on white horses, clothed in linen, white and clean. Revelation 19:11, 13-14.

'Garments white as snow' and 'white linen' mean holy truths, for whiteness' and 'brightness' have reference to truths, 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319, for the reason that they are very nearly as bright as light, and the light which radiates from the Lord is Divine Truth. This explains why, when the Lord was transfigured, His garments looked like the light, as described in Matthew,

When Jesus was transfigured His face shone like the sun, and His garments became like the light. Matthew 17:2.

It is well known in the Church that 'the light' is Divine Truth; but its comparison to a garment is clear in David,

Jehovah covers Himself with light, as if with a garment. Psalms 104:2.

[4] The fact that 'garments' are truths is evident from many places in the Word, as in Matthew,

When the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man (homo) who was not wearing a wedding garment. And he said to him, Friend, how did you come in here not having a wedding garment? Therefore he was cast out into outer darkness. Matthew 22:11-13.

Who exactly are meant by the one 'not wearing a wedding garment', see 2132. In Isaiah,

Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion, put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for no more may there come in to you the uncircumcised and the unclean. Isaiah 52:1.

'Beautiful garments' stands for truths that spring from good.

[5] In Ezekiel,

I clothed you with embroidered cloth, and shed you with badger, and I swathed you in fine linen and covered you with silk. Your garments were fine linen, and silk, and embroidered cloth You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. Ezekiel 16:10, 13.

This refers to Jerusalem, by which is meant at this point the spiritual Ancient Church, which was established by the Lord after the celestial Most Ancient Church breathed its last. The truths bestowed on that Church are described as 'garments'. 'Embroidered cloth' is factual knowledge. When such knowledge is genuine it also manifests itself in the next life as embroidered cloth and as lace, as I have also been allowed to see. 'Fine linen' and 'silk' are truths springing from good; but in heaven those fabrics are utterly bright and transparent because they are in the light there.

[6] In the same prophet,

Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, and violet and purple from the islands of Elishah was your covering. Ezekiel 27:7.

This refers to Tyre, by which the cognitions of truth and good are represented, 1201. When genuine ones, these are 'fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt'. Resulting good, which is the good of truth, is meant by 'violet' and 'purple'.

[7] In David,

All glorious is the king's daughter, in her clothing with gold interweavings; in embroidered robes she will be led to the king. Psalms 45:13-14.

'The king's daughter' stands for the affection for truth. 'Her clothing with gold interweavings' stands for truths that have good within them. 'Embroidered robes' stands for the lowest truths. In John,

You have a few names in Sardis, who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with Me in white ones, for they are worthy. He who conquers will be clad in white garments. Revelation 3:4-5.

'Not soiling one's garments' stands for not defiling truths with falsities.

[8] In the same book,

Blessed is he who is awake and keeps his garments, so that he may not walk naked, and men see his shame. Revelation 16:15.

'Garments' in a similar way stands for truths. Truths of faith drawn from the Word are what are meant, strictly speaking, by 'garments'. Anyone who has not acquired those truths from there - or who has not, as gentiles do, acquired truths or something like them from the religion to which he belongs - and applied them to life, is not in touch with good, no matter how much he may think that he is. For having no truths from the Word or from what his religion teaches he allows himself to be led by reasonings received as much from evil spirits as from good ones, and cannot thus be given protection by the angels. This is what is meant by being awake and keeping one's garments, so that one may not walk naked and men see one's shame.

[9] In Zechariah,

Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and so stood before the angel, who said to those standing before him, Remove the filthy garments from upon 1 him. But he said to him, See, I have caused your iniquity to pass away from you, by putting on you a change of garments. Zechariah 3:3-4.

'Filthy garments' stands for truths defiled by falsities deriving from evil. Once these were removed therefore and others were put on, the words 'See, I have caused your iniquity to pass away from you' are used. But anyone can recognize that iniquity does not pass away through a changing of garments, from which anyone may also deduce that a changing of garments was a representative act, as was also the washing of garments, which was commanded when people were purified, for example when they drew near Mount Sinai, Exodus 19:14, or when they were cleansed from impurities, Leviticus 11:25, 40; 14:8-9; Numbers 8:6-7; 19:21; 31:19-24.

[10] Cleansings from impurities are effected by means of the truths of faith since they teach what good is, what charity is, what the neighbour is, and what faith is. They also teach the existence of the Lord, heaven, and eternal life. Without truths to teach them people have no knowledge of these things or even of their existence. Who left to himself knows other than this, that the good which goes with self-love and love of the world is the only kind of good in a person? For both constitute the delight of his life. Can anyone know except from the truths of faith about the existence of another kind of good that can be imparted to a person, namely the good of love to God or the good of charity towards the neighbour? Can anyone know that those kinds of good have heavenly life within them, or that those kinds of good flow in from the Lord by way of heaven in the measure that the person ceases to love himself more than others and the world more than heaven? From all this it becomes clear that the purification which was represented by the washing of garments is effected by means of the truths of faith.

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1. The Latin means before but the Hebrew means upon, which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.

  
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