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He has left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword], and because of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah 25:38
Slaughter
In Genesis 14:17, this signifies the liberation and vindication of the apparent good and truth represented by Abram here. (Arcana Coelestia 1722)
In Zechariah 11:4, this signifies people who are in good but led astray by falsities of doctrine. (Apocalypse Explained 315[11])
In Isaiah 30:25, this signifies the Last Judgment when the wicked perish spiritually. (Apocalypse Explained 315[15])
'Slaughter' signifies perdition and damnation. 'Slaughter' and 'a storm of slaughter,' signifies evils which destroy the goods of the church. 'The day of great slaughter' stands for the last judgment.
(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 315)
Arcana Coelestia # 1722
1722. 'After he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him' means the release and reclamation of the apparent goods and truths. 'I his is clear from what has gone before and from what has been stated above regarding Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.
