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Malachi 3

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1 Narito, aking sinusugo ang aking sugo, at siya'y maghahanda, ng daan sa harap ko: at ang Panginoon na inyong hinahanap, ay biglang paroroon sa kaniyang templo; at ang sugo ng tipan na inyong kinaliligayahan, narito, siya'y dumarating, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

2 Nguni't sino ang makatatahan sa araw ng kaniyang pagparito? at sino ang tatayo pagka siya'y pakikita? sapagka't siya'y parang apoy ng mangdadalisay, at parang sabon ng mga tagapagpaputi:

3 At siya'y mauupong gaya ng mangingintab at mangdadalisay ng pilak, at kaniyang dadalisayin ang mga anak ni Levi, at kaniyang pakikinising parang ginto at pilak; at sila'y mangaghahandog sa Panginoon ng mga handog sa katuwiran.

4 Kung magkagayo'y ang handog ng Juda at ng Jerusalem ay magiging kalugodlugod sa Panginoon, gaya ng mga araw nang una, at gaya ng mga taon nang una.

5 At aking lalapitan kayo sa kahatulan; at ako'y magiging maliksing saksi laban sa mga manghuhula, at laban sa mga mangangalunya, at laban sa mga sinungaling na manunumpa, at laban doon sa nagsisipighati sa mangaaraw sa kaniyang mga kaupahan, sa babaing bao, at sa ulila, at sa nagliligaw sa taga ibang lupa mula sa kaniyang matuwid, at hindi natatakot sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

6 Sapagka't ako, ang Panginoon, ay hindi nababago, kaya't kayo, Oh mga anak na lalake ni Jacob ay hindi nangauubos.

7 Mula nang mga kaarawan ng inyong mga magulang kayo'y nangagpakaligaw sa aking mga tuntunin, at hindi ninyo tinalima. Manumbalik kayo sa akin, at ako'y manunumbalik sa inyo, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo. Nguni't inyong sinasabi, Sa ano kami manunumbalik?

8 Nanakawan baga ng tao ang Dios? gayon ma'y ninanakaw ninyo ako. Nguni't inyong sinasabi, Sa ano ka namin ninakawan? Sa mga ikasangpung bahagi at sa mga handog.

9 Kayo'y nangagsumpa ng sumpa sapagka't inyo akong ninakawan, sa makatuwid baga'y nitong buong bansa.

10 Dalhin ninyo ang buong ikasangpung bahagi sa kamalig, upang magkaroon ng pagkain sa aking bahay, at subukin ninyo ako ngayon sa bagay na ito, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, kung hindi ko bubuksan sa inyo ang mga dungawan sa langit, at ihuhulog ko sa inyo ang isang pagpapala, na walang sapat na silid na kalalagyan.

11 At aking sasawayin ang mananakmal dahil sa inyo, at hindi niya sisirain ang mga bunga sa inyong lupa; ni malalagasan man ng bunga sa di panahon ang inyong puno ng ubas sa parang, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo,

12 At tatawagin kayo ng lahat na bansa na mapalad: sapagka't kayo'y magiging maligayang lupain, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

13 Ang inyong mga salita ay naging lapastangan laban sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon. Gayon ma'y inyong sinasabi, Sa ano kami nangagsalita ng laban sa iyo?

14 Inyong sinabi, Walang kabuluhan ang maglingkod sa Dios; at anong kapakinabangan nito na ating iningatan ang kanyang bilin, at tayo'y nagsilakad na may pananangis sa harap ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo?

15 At ngayo'y ating tinatawag ang palalo na mapalad, oo, silang nagsisigawa ng kasamaan ay nangagtayo; oo, kanilang tinutukso ang Dios, at tumatakas.

16 Nang magkagayo'y silang nangatatakot sa Panginoon ay nagsangusapan: at pinakinggan ng Panginoon, at dininig, at isang aklat ng alaala ay nasulat sa harap niya, para sa kanila na nangatakot sa Panginoon, at gumunita ng kaniyang pangalan.

17 At sila'y magiging akin, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sa araw na aking gawin, sa makatuwid baga'y isang tanging kayamanan; at akin silang kaaawaan, na gaya ng isang tao na naaawa sa kaniyang anak na naglilingkod sa kaniya.

18 Kung magkagayo'y manunumbalik kayo at makikilala ninyo ang matuwid at ang masama, yaong naglilingkod sa Dios at yaong hindi naglilingkod sa kaniya.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 8159

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8159. 'And Pharaoh drew near' means an oppressive influx from there of falsity arising from evil. This is clear from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as those steeped in falsities arising from evil, dealt with in 8132, 8135, 8146, 8148; and from the meaning of 'drawing near' as influx. The internal sense deals with the first temptation of those who have been delivered, and all temptation comes about through influx from the hells. For spirits from there stir up and bring out all the wicked deeds a person has performed and wicked thoughts he has entertained, and they use these to incriminate him and condemn him. As a result he suffers pangs of conscience, and anxiety fills his mind. These feelings are brought about by an influx from the hells, in particular from the hell that is represented by the Sea Suph. From all this one may see that in the spiritual sense, which is dealing with temptations, 'drawing near' means influx.

[2] Since the verses which immediately follow deal with the first temptation of those belonging to the spiritual Church, it should be realized that those people could not undergo temptations until after the Lord had glorified His Human, that is, made it Divine, and was present among them in this glorified Human. If they had undergone them before then they would have given way; for those belonging to the spiritual Church were saved solely by the Lord's Divine Human. The temptations of those belonging to the spiritual Church, which they were to undergo after the Lord had come into the world, when He would be able to fight from the Divine Human for them against the hells, are meant by the following words in Malachi,

Suddenly there will come to His temple the Lord whom you seek, and the angel of the covenant in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming, said Jehovah Zebaoth. Who can endure the day of His Coming, and who will stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and purge them like gold, and like silver, in order that they may bring to Jehovah a minchah in righteousness. Then the minchah of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to Jehovah, as in the days of eternity, and as in former years. Malachi 3:1-4.

This plainly refers to the Lord's Coming. 'The sons of Levi' here are members of the spiritual Church, for 'Levi' means charity or spiritual good, 3875, 4497, 4502, 4503. 'A refiner's fire' is temptation, the means of purification, which 'purifying and purging them like gold and silver' is used to mean. 'The minchah' they will bring to Jehovah is faith and charity; and 'the days of eternity' and 'former years' are the Ancient Churches and states of worship of the Lord in those times.

[3] As regards the nature of temptations, it is as has been stated above in 8131, that the hells fight against a person and the Lord for a person. Any falsity that the hells introduce is met with a response from the Divine. The falsities which come from hell are thrust into and enter the external or natural man, but the response from the Divine enters the internal or spiritual man. The person is less conscious of this response which comes from the Divine than he is of those falsities. It does not touch his individual thoughts, only his general awareness, yet in such a way that he scarcely comes to be conscious of it except as hope and consequent comfort, which however hold within them countless blessings that the person has no knowledge of. These are such that they are suited to his affection or love, especially his affection for or love of truth and goodness, which form his conscience.

[4] These things have been stated to let it be known that the life of the children of Israel in the wilderness describes the temptations, in the sequence in which they occurred, that were undergone by those who belonged to the Lord's spiritual Church and were delivered. The reason why they underwent the temptations was in order that they might be prepared further for heaven. For through temptations, through them as the one and only means, forms of good and truths are corroborated and joined together. Through them charity becomes the charity that goes with faith, and faith becomes the faith that goes with charity. The fact that those who belong to the Church must undergo temptations is what one should understand by the following things the Lord said, in Matthew,

Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. Matthew 10:38-39; Mark 8:31 end.

In the same gospel,

He said to His disciples, If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24-25; Luke 9:23-24.

In Luke,

Whoever does not carry his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:27.

In Mark,

Jesus said to the rich [young ruler], Come, follow Me, taking up the cross. Mark 10:21.

And in Matthew,

Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34.

[5] But it should be recognized that in temptations a person does not do the fighting; the Lord alone does it for the person, though the appearance is that it is done by the person. And when the Lord does the fighting for a person, the person is in all things victorious. At the present day few are allowed to experience temptations because they do not live as faith requires and do not therefore possess a conscience composed of truth; and anyone without a conscience composed of truth as a result of leading a good life goes under, and then his latter state is worse than his former.

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