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Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Arcana Coelestia # 2852
2852. Verse 18 And in your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed because you have hearkened to My voice.
'In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed' means the salvation of all who are endowed with good. 'Because you have hearkened to My voice' means through the union of the Lord's Human Essence with His Divine Essence.
Isaiah 45:1-2
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Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
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"I will go before you, and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of brass in pieces, and cut apart the bars of iron.
