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Deuteronomio 11

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1 Kaya't iyong iibigin ang Panginoon mong Dios, at iyong susundin ang kaniyang bilin, at ang kaniyang mga palatuntunan, at ang kaniyang mga kahatulan, at ang kaniyang mga utos kailan man.

2 At talastasin ninyo sa araw na ito: sapagka't hindi ko sinasalita sa inyong mga anak na hindi nangakakilala, at hindi nangakakita ng parusa ng Panginoon ninyong Dios ng kaniyang kadakilaan, ng kaniyang makapangyarihang kamay at ng kaniyang unat na bisig,

3 At ng kaniyang mga tanda, at ng kaniyang mga gawa, na kaniyang ginawa sa gitna ng Egipto kay Faraon na hari sa Egipto, at sa kaniyang buong lupain;

4 At ang kaniyang ginawa sa hukbo ng Egipto, sa kanilang mga kabayo, at sa kanilang mga karo; kung paanong tinakpan niya sila ng tubig ng Dagat na Mapula nang kanilang habulin kayo, at kung paanong nilipol sila ng Panginoon sa araw na ito;

5 At kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa sa inyo sa ilang hanggang sa dumating kayo sa dakong ito;

6 At kung ano ang kaniyang ginawa kay Dathan at kay Abiram, na mga anak ni Eliab, na anak ni Ruben; kung paanong ibinuka ng lupa ang kaniyang bibig, at nilamon sila, at ang kanilang mga sangbahayan, at ang kanilang mga tolda, at bawa't bagay na may buhay na sa kanila'y sumusunod sa gitna ng buong Israel:

7 Nguni't nakita ng inyong mga mata ang lahat ng dakilang gawa ng Panginoon na kaniyang ginawa.

8 Kaya't inyong susundin ang buong utos na aking iniuutos sa inyo sa araw na ito, upang kayo'y lumakas at kayo'y pumasok at ariin ninyo ang lupain, na inyong tatawirin upang ariin;

9 At upang inyong maparami ang inyong mga araw sa ibabaw ng lupain na isinumpa ng Panginoon sa inyong mga magulang na ibibigay sa kanila at sa kanilang binhi na lupaing binubukalan ng gatas at pulot.

10 Sapagka't ang lupain na iyong pinaroroonan upang ariin, ay hindi gaya ng lupain ng Egipto, na inyong pinanggalingan, na doo'y nagtatanim ka ng iyong binhi, at iyong dinidilig ng iyong paa, na parang taniman ng mga gulay;

11 Kundi ang lupain, na inyong tatawirin upang ariin, ay lupaing maburol at malibis, at dinidilig ng tubig ng ulan sa langit:

12 Lupaing inaalagaan ng Panginoon mong Dios, at ang mga mata ng Panginoon mong Dios ay nandoong lagi, mula sa pasimula ng taon hanggang sa katapusan ng taon.

13 At mangyayari, na kung inyong didingging maigi ang aking mga utos na aking iniuutos sa inyo sa araw na ito, na ibigin ang Panginoon ninyong Dios at siya'y paglingkuran ng buo ninyong puso, at ang buo ninyong kaluluwa,

14 Ay ibibigay ko ang ulan ng inyong lupain sa kaniyang kapanahunan, ang una at huling ulan upang iyong makamalig ang iyong trigo, at ang iyong alak, at ang iyong langis.

15 At aking bibigyan ng damo ang iyong mga hayop sa iyong mga bukid, at ikaw ay kakain at mabubusog.

16 Mangagingat kayo, baka ang inyong puso ay madaya, at kayo'y maligaw, at maglingkod sa ibang mga dios, at sumamba sa kanila;

17 At ang galit ng Panginoon ay magalab laban sa inyo, at kaniyang sarhan ang langit, upang huwag magkaroon ng ulan, at ang lupa'y huwag magbigay ng kaniyang bunga; at kayo'y malipol na madali sa mabuting lupain na ibinibigay sa inyo ng Panginoon.

18 Kaya't inyong ilalagak itong aking mga salita sa inyong puso, at sa inyong kaluluwa; at inyong itatali na pinakatanda sa inyong kamay at magiging pinakatali sa inyong noo.

19 At inyong ituturo sa inyong mga anak, na inyong sasalitain sa kanila, pagka ikaw ay nauupo sa iyong bahay, at pagka ikaw ay lumalakad sa daan, at pagka ikaw ay nahihiga, at pagka ikaw ay bumabangon.

20 At iyong isusulat sa itaas ng pintuan ng iyong bahay, at sa iyong mga pintuang-daan:

21 Upang ang inyong mga araw ay dumami at ang mga araw ng inyong mga anak, sa lupain na isinumpa ng Panginoon sa inyong mga magulang na ibibigay sa kanila, gaya ng mga araw ng langit sa ibabaw ng lupa.

22 Sapagka't kung inyong susunding masikap ang buong utos na ito na aking iniuutos sa inyo upang gawin, na ibigin ang Panginoon ninyong Dios, lumakad sa lahat ng kaniyang daan, at makilakip sa kaniya:

23 Ay palalayasin nga ng Panginoon ang lahat ng mga bansang ito sa harap ninyo, at kayo'y magaari ng mga bansang lalong malaki at lalong makapangyarihan kay sa inyo.

24 Bawa't dakong tutuntungan ng talampakan ng inyong paa ay magiging inyo: mula sa ilang, at sa Libano, mula sa ilog, sa ilog Eufrates, hanggang sa dagat kalunuran ay magiging inyong hangganan.

25 Walang lalaking makatatayo sa harap ninyo: sisidlan ng Panginoon ninyong Dios ng takot sa inyo at ng sindak sa inyo sa ibabaw ng buong lupain na inyong tutuntungan, gaya ng kaniyang sinalita sa inyo.

26 Narito, inilalagay ko sa harap ninyo sa araw na ito ang pagpapala at ang sumpa;

27 Ang pagpapala, kung inyong didinggin ang mga utos ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, na aking iniutos sa inyo sa araw na ito;

28 At ang sumpa, kung hindi ninyo didinggin ang mga utos ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, kundi kayo lilihis sa daan na aking iniuutos sa inyo sa araw na ito, upang sumunod sa ibang mga dios, na hindi ninyo nangakilala.

29 At mangyayari, na pagka ikaw ay ipapasok ng Panginoon mong Dios sa lupain na iyong pinaroroonan upang ariin, na iyong ilalagay ang pagpapala sa bundok ng Gerizim, at ang sumpa sa bundok ng Ebal.

30 Di ba sila'y nasa dako pa roon ng Jordan, sa dakong nilulubugan ng araw, sa lupain ng mga Cananeo na tumatahan sa Araba, sa tapat ng Gilgal na kasiping ng mga encina sa More?

31 Sapagka't kayo'y tatawid sa Jordan upang inyong pasukin na ariin ang lupain na ibinibigay sa inyo ng Panginoon ninyong Dios, at inyong aariin, at tatahan kayo roon.

32 At inyong isasagawa ang lahat ng mga palatuntunan at mga kahatulan na aking iginagawad sa inyo sa araw na ito.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #97

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97. He that walketh in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. That this signifies from whom is life to all in the New Heaven and the New Church, is evident from the signification of walking, as being to live; and when said of the Lord, as being life itself (concerning which more will be said in what follows); and from the signification of seven golden lampstands, as being all in the New Heaven and in the New Church (concerning which see above, n. 62). Hence it is clear that the reason why the Lord was seen in the midst of the lampstands, was, that the midst signifies the inmost; the lampstands signify heaven and the church, and walking signifies life, and to be in the midst, when said of the Lord, signifies to be in all things that are round about; therefore it was hereby represented that all the life of faith and of love in heaven and in the church is from Him (as may be seen above, n. 84. That the midst denotes the inmost and the centre from which is all influx, see Arcana Coelestia 1074, 2940, 2973, 7777. That the Lord is the common centre from whom is all direction and determination in heaven, see the work, Heaven and Hell 123, 124. That the propagation of the light of heaven, which is Divine truth proceeding from the Lord, from which the angels have intelligence and wisdom, takes place also from the midst into those who are round about, may be seen in the same, n. 43, 50, 189). That to walk signifies to live, and, when said of the Lord, life itself, is from appearances in the spiritual world, where all walk according to their life, the evil in those ways that lead to hell, but the good in those ways only that lead to heaven; therefore all spirits are known there from the ways wherein they walk. Ways are really seen, but by the evil only the ways that lead to hell, and by the good only the ways that lead to heaven; by this means every one is brought to his own society; it is from this circumstance that to walk signifies to live. (Concerning these ways, and concerning walking therein in the spiritual world, see what is said in the work, Heaven and Hell 195, 479, 534, 590; and in the small work, The Last Judgment 48.)

[2] That in the Word ways signify truths or falsities, and that to walk signifies to live, is evident from several passages therein: a few only shall here be adduced by way of confirmation. Thus in Isaiah:

We have sinned against Jehovah "nor would they walk in his ways, neither have they heard his law" (42:24).

And in Moses:

"If ye shall keep all these commandments, by loving Jehovah your God, by walking in all his ways" (Deuteronomy 11:22).

And again:

"Thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, by loving Jehovah thy God, and walking in his ways all the days" (Deuteronomy 19:9; 26:17).

Again:

"I will set my dwelling place in the midst of you, and I will walk in the midst of you, and I will be to you for a God" (Leviticus 26:11, 12).

Again:

"Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, and therefore shall thy camp be holy" (Deuteronomy 23:14).

And in Isaiah:

"Remember now, Jehovah, that I have walked before thee in truth" (38:3).

Again:

"Entering into peace, walking in uprightness" (57:2).

And in Malachi:

"In peace and in uprightness hath he walked with me (2:6).

And in David:

"Thou hast delivered my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living" (Psalm 56:13).

And in John:

Jesus said, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life" (8:12).

In the same:

"Yet a little while the light is with you; walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have the light, believe in the light" (12:35, 36).

And in Mark:

"The Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders?" (7:5.)

And in Moses:

"If ye walk contrary to me, and will not hearken unto me, I will also walk contrary to you" (Leviticus 26:21, 23, 24, 27).

And in Isaiah:

"The people that walk in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow [of death], upon them hath the light shined" (9:2).

And in Micah:

"All people walk in the name of their god, and we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God" (4:5).

And in Isaiah:

"Who among you feareth Jehovah? who walketh in darkness, and hath no light?" (50:10);

besides many other passages, as in Jeremiah 26:4; Ezekiel 5:6; 20:13, 16; Micah 4:5; Zechariah 10:12; Luke 1:6. From these passages it is evident that by walking, in the spiritual sense, is signified to live; and because it signifies to live, therefore, when said of the Lord, as in this passage, life itself is signified; for the Lord is life itself, and all others are recipients of life from Him (as may be seen above, n. 82, 84).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Heaven and Hell #479

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479. A great deal of my experience has testified to the fact that we are our love or intention after death. All heaven is differentiated into communities on the basis of differences in the quality of love, and every spirit who is raised up into heaven and becomes an angel is taken to the community where her or his love is. When we arrive there we feel as though we are in our own element, at home, back to our birthplace, so to speak. Angels sense this and associate there with kindred spirits. When they leave and go somewhere else, they feel a constant pull, a longing to go back to their kindred and therefore to their dominant love. This is how people gather together in heaven. The same applies in hell. There too, people associate according to loves that oppose heavenly ones. On the fact that both heaven and hell are made up of communities and that they are all differentiated according to differences of love, see 41-50, 200-212 above.

[2] We may also gather that we are our love after death from the fact that anything that does not agree with our dominant love is then removed and apparently taken away from us. For good people, what is removed and apparently taken away is everything that disagrees and conflicts, with the result that they are admitted to their love. It is much the same for evil people, except that what is taken away from them is everything true, while for good people everything false is taken away. Either way, the result is that ultimately everyone becomes his or her own love. This happens when we are brought into our third state, which will be discussed below.

Once this has happened, we constantly turn our faces toward our love and have it constantly before our eyes no matter which way we face (see above, 123-124).

[3] All spirits can be led wherever you want as long as they are kept in their dominant love. They cannot resist even though they know what is happening and think that they will refuse. Spirits have often tried to do something in opposition, but without success. Their love is like a chain or rope tied around them, with which they can be pulled and which they cannot escape. It is the same for people in this world. Our love leads us as well, and it is through our love that we are led by others. It is even more so when we become spirits, though, because then we are not allowed to present a different love or pretend to a love that is not ours.

[4] It is obvious in every gathering in the other life that our spirit is our dominant love. To the extent that we act and talk in keeping with someone else's love, that individual looks whole, with a face that is whole, cheerful, and lively. To the extent that we act and talk against someone else's dominant love, though, that individual's face begins to change, to dim, and to be hard to see. Eventually it disappears as though it were not even there. I have often been amazed at this because this kind of thing cannot happen in the world. However, I have been told that the same thing happens to the spirit within us, in that when we turn our attention away from someone, that individual is no longer in our sight.

[5] I have also seen that our spirit is our dominant love from the fact that every spirit seizes and claims whatever suits his or her love and rejects and repels whatever does not suit it. Our love is like a spongy, porous wood that absorbs whatever liquids prompt its growth, and repels others. It is like animals of various kinds. They recognize their proper foods, seek out the ones that suit their natures, and avoid the ones that disagree. Every love actually wants to be nourished by what is appropriate to it - an evil love by falsities and a good love by truths. I have occasionally been allowed to see that some particular simple and good people wanted to teach evil people things that were true and good. Faced with this teaching, though, the evil people fled far away; and when they reached their own kind, they seized on whatever falsities suited their love with great delight. I have also been allowed to see good spirits talking with each other about truths, which other good spirits in attendance listened to eagerly, while some evil ones who were there paid no attention, as though they did not hear anything.

In the world of spirits you can see paths, some leading to heaven and some leading to hell, each one leading to some specific community. Good spirits travel only the paths that lead to heaven, and to the community engaged in their own quality of love. They do not see paths that lead anywhere else. On the other hand, evil spirits travel only the paths that lead to hell and to that community there which is engaged in the evil of their own love. They do not see paths that lead anywhere else; and if they do see them, they still do not want to follow them.

Paths like this in the spiritual world are "real appearances" that correspond to true and false [understandings]; so this is what "paths" in the Word mean. 1

These proofs from experience support what was said above on rational grounds, namely that after death we are our own love and our own intent. I say "intent" because for each of us, our intent is our love.

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1. [Swedenborg's footnote] A way, road, track, lane, or street means things that are true and that lead to something good, as well as false things that lead to something evil: Arcana Coelestia 627, 2333, 10422. To sweep a path is to prepare to accept what is true: 3142. To make a path known, when it is said of the Lord, is to teach people about the truths that lead to what is good: 10564.

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