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Malachi 4

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1 Sapagka't, narito, ang araw ay dumarating, na nagniningas na parang hurno; at ang lahat na palalo, at ang lahat na nagsisigawa ng kasamaan ay magiging parang dayami, at ang araw na dumarating ay susunog sa kanila, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, na anopa't hindi magiiwan sa kanila ng kahit ugat ni sanga man.

2 Nguni't sa inyo na nangatatakot sa aking pangalan ay sisikat ang araw ng katuwiran na may kagalingan sa kaniyang mga pakpak; at kayo'y magsisilabas, at magsisiluksong parang guya mula sa silungan.

3 At inyong yayapakan ang masasama; sapagka't sila'y magiging abo sa ilalim ng mga talampakan ng inyong mga paa sa kaarawan na aking gawin, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

4 Alalahanin ninyo ang kautusan ni Moises na aking lingkod na aking iniutos sa kaniya sa Horeb para sa buong Israel, sa makatuwid baga'y ang mga palatuntunan at mga kahatulan.

5 Narito, aking susuguin sa inyo si Elias na propeta bago dumating ang dakila at kakilakilabot na kaarawan ng Panginoon.

6 At kaniyang papagbabaliking-loob ang puso ng mga ama sa mga anak, at ang puso ng mga anak sa kanilang mga magulang; baka ako'y dumating at saktan ko ang lupa ng sumpa.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5621

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5621. 'Wax and stacte' means the truths of interior natural good. This is clear from the meaning of 'wax', in this case aromatic wax, as the truth of good, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'stacte' too as truth derived from good, dealt with in 4748. The truths of interior natural good are meant because these spices are purer substances than resin or honey, and for that reason the mention of them comes second. For in the Word order determines the way in which such substances are listed. 'Wax' is not used here to mean ordinary wax but an aromatic kind, such as storax. This kind of wax is what the word in the original language is used to describe; and the same word is used for spice. From this one may see why this aromatic wax means the truth of good; for all spices, because they are sweet smelling, mean in the internal sense truths that are derived from good.

[2] This may be recognized from the consideration that in heaven truths derived from good are perceived with the same pleasure as sweet scents in the world. Also, when angels' perceptions are converted into odours, which in the Lord's good pleasure happens frequently, they are therefore detected as fragrances coming from spices and from flowers. This is why frankincense and incense were prepared from odiferous substances and put to a sacred use, and also why aromatic substances were mixed with oil for anointing. Anyone who does not know that the cause behind those practices lay among the perceptions enjoyed by those in heaven may suppose that they were practices enjoined solely to make external worship pleasant and that they held nothing of heaven and nothing holy at all within them, consequently that such religious practices held nothing Divine within them. See what has been shown already on these matters:

Frankincense and incense, as well as the fragrant substances in oil for anointing, were representative of spiritual and celestial things, 4748.

Spheres of faith and love are converted into pleasant odours; and therefore pleasant and sweet-smelling odours, also aromatic ones, mean the truths of faith which are derived from the good of love, 1514, 1517-1519, 4618.

  
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Ezekiel 3:3

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3 He said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this scroll that I give you. Then I ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.