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Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:34
Dwelling-places and assemblies of Mount Zion
The dwelling places and assemblies of Mount Zion mentioned in Isaiah 4:5 mean, respectively, the good of the celestial church and the truths of that good.
(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 594)
Babylon (Babel)
Babylon was an ancient city built on the Euphrates river in what is now southern Iraq. It once was the capital of a great empire which at one point conquered the land of Judah as mentioned in the second book of Kings and in Daniel. But the river changed its course and the city was abandoned long ago. Both the historic city in Mesopotamia and the parable city with its tower, mentioned in Genesis, represent the same thing, a worship that appears holy in externals, while the internals are profane. This representation expands to mean a church whose leaders use this kind of worship to gain dominion over others for their own gain and for the gain and power of the church. The city itself is the doctrinal structure that supports this kind of worship and dominion.
(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 1029; Arcana Coelestia 1283, 1302, 1304, 1310, 1311)
