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Hosea 2

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1 Nomu viajn fratojn Mia popolo, kaj viajn fratinojn Kompatataj.

2 Havu jugxon kontraux via patrino, havu jugxon, cxar sxi ne estas Mia edzino, kaj Mi ne estas sxia edzo; sxi forigu la malcxastecon de sia vizagxo kaj la adultemecon de siaj mamoj,

3 por ke Mi ne senvestigu sxin gxis nudeco, kaj ne prezentu sxin tia, kia sxi estis en la tago de sia naskigxo, ke Mi ne faru sxin kiel dezerto, ne faru sxin kiel tero senakva, kaj ne mortigu sxin per soifo.

4 Ankaux sxiajn infanojn Mi ne kompatus, cxar ili estas infanoj de malcxasto;

5 cxar ilia patrino malcxastis, ilia naskintino malhonoris sin; cxar sxi diris:Mi sekvos miajn amistojn, kiuj donas al mi mian panon kaj mian akvon, miajn lanajxojn kaj miajn linajxojn, mian oleon kaj miajn drinkajxojn.

6 Pro tio Mi baros vian vojon per dornoj, Mi cxirkauxbaros sxin, ke sxi ne trovos siajn vojojn.

7 SXi postkuros siajn amistojn, sed sxi ne kuratingos ilin; sxi sercxos ilin, sed ne trovos; kaj sxi diros:Mi iros returne al mia unua edzo, cxar pli bone estis al mi tiam, ol nun.

8 Kaj sxi ne sciis, ke Mi estis tiu, kiu donadis al sxi panon kaj moston kaj oleon, Mi donis al sxi multe da argxento kaj oro, kiun ili uzis por Baal.

9 Tial Mi prenos returne Mian panon kaj Mian moston iliatempe, Mi forprenos Mian lanajxon kaj Mian linajxon, per kiu sxi kovris sian nudecon.

10 Kaj nun Mi malkasxos sxian hontindajxon antaux la okuloj de sxiaj amistoj, kaj neniu savos sxin el Mia mano.

11 Mi cxesigos cxian sxian gajecon, sxiajn festojn, monatkomencojn, kaj sabatojn, kaj cxiujn sxiajn solenajn kunvenojn.

12 Mi dezertigos sxiajn vinbertrunkojn kaj sxiajn figarbojn, pri kiuj sxi diras:Tio estas donaco, kiun donis al mi miaj amistoj; Mi faros ilin arbaro, kaj la bestoj de la kampo ilin mangxos.

13 Mi punos sxin pro la tagoj de la Baaloj, al kiuj sxi incensis, ornaminte sin per siaj ringoj kaj siaj cxirkauxkoloj, kaj sekvante siajn amistojn, dum Min sxi forgesis, diras la Eternulo.

14 Tial jen Mi allogos sxin, kondukos sxin en dezerton, kaj parolos al sxi agrablajn vortojn;

15 kaj Mi donos al sxi sxiajn vinbergxardenojn el tie, kaj la valon de malgxojo Mi faros pordo de espero; kaj tie sxi kantos, kiel en la tagoj de sia juneco kaj kiel en la tempo de sia elirado el la lando Egipta.

16 En tiu tempo, diras la Eternulo, sxi nomos Min:Mia edzo; sxi ne plu nomos Min:Mia mastro.

17 Mi forigos de sxia busxo la nomojn de la Baaloj, kaj oni ne plu rememoros ilin laux ilia nomo.

18 Kaj Mi faros por ili en tiu tempo interligon kun la bestoj de la kampo, kun la birdoj de la cxielo, kaj kun la rampajxoj de la tero; pafarkon, glavon, kaj militon Mi ekstermos el la lando, kaj Mi donos al ili la eblon dormi eksterdangxere.

19 Mi fiancxigxos kun vi por cxiam, Mi fiancxigxos kun vi en vero kaj justo, en favorkoreco kaj kompatemeco.

20 Mi fiancxigxos kun vi en fideleco, kaj vi ekkonos la Eternulon.

21 En tiu tempo Mi favoros, diras la Eternulo, Mi favoros la cxielon, kaj gxi favoros la teron;

22 kaj la tero favoros la grenon, moston, kaj oleon, kaj cxi tiuj favoros Jizreelon.

23 Mi faros sxin al Mi fruktoporta sur la tero, kaj Mi kompatos la nekompatitinon; kaj al tiu, kiu estis ne Mia popolo, Mi diros:Vi estas Mia popolo; kaj gxi diros:Vi estas mia Dio.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #67

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67. As white wool, as snow, signifies in respect to good and truth therein. This is evident from the signification of "white wool" as being good in ultimates (of which presently); and from the signification of "snow," as being truth in ultimates. "Snow" means truth in ultimates by reason of the water of which it is composed, and its whiteness and brightness. (That "water" signifies truth, see below, n. 71; and that "whiteness," and "brightness," signify truth from the transparency of light, see Arcana Coelestia 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319, 8459.)

"White wool," signifies good in ultimates, because wool upon lambs and sheep has a signification like that of hair upon man; and "lambs," and "sheep" signify good, "lambs" celestial good (See Arcana Coelestia 3519, 3994, 10132), and "sheep" spiritual good (n. 4169, 4809). From this it is that the "hairs," by which Divine truth in ultimates is signified, are said to be "white as white wool, and as snow." So also of the Lord, when He was transfigured:

His garments became glistening, exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them (Mark 9:3);

and of the "Ancient of Days" in Daniel:

I beheld till thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of Days did sit; His raiment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was white wool 1 (Daniel 7:9).

"Raiment" signifies the Divine in ultimates (See above, n. 64); and "the Ancient of Days," the Lord from eternity.

[2] Because "wool" signifies good in ultimates, good is sometimes described in the Word by "wool," and truth by "linen" and by "snow," as in Hosea:

She said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my waters, my wool and my flax. Therefore will I return and take my corn in the time thereof, and I will pluck away my wool and my flax (Hosea 2:5, 9).

In Ezekiel:

Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool; ye slaughter that which is the best; ye feed not the flock (Ezekiel 34:3).

In David:

Jehovah will send 2 out His word upon the earth; He giveth snow like wool (Psalms 147:15-16).

In Isaiah:

Though your sins be as scarlet they shall be white as snow; though they be red like purple they shall be as wool (Isaiah 1:18).

"Snow" is predicated of sins that were as scarlet, and "wool" of sins that were red like purple, because "scarlet" signifies truth from good, and in a contrary sense, falsity from evil (See Arcana Coelestia 4922, 9468); and "red" and "purple" signify good, and in a contrary sense, evil of every kind (See Arcana Coelestia 3300, 9467, 9865).

Notes de bas de page:

1. The Chaldee here has "like," as also found in Apocalypse Explained 504; Apocalypse Revealed 47; Arcana Coelestia 3301, 5313.

2. The Hebrew has "sends."

  
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Arcana Coelestia #4007

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4007. 'Every one that had white in it' means that which has truth in it. This is clear from the meaning of 'white' as truth, but strictly speaking as the Lord's Righteousness and Merit, and from this the Lord's righteousness and merit as these exist with man, dealt with in 3301, 3993. 'White' has that meaning because the light of heaven which radiates from the Lord, a light which is the source of splendour and brightness, means truth. Anything therefore on which that light falls and is made splendid and bright is that which is called the Lord's righteousness and merit existing with man. Those who acknowledge this, the Lord's righteousness, and who from good take it to themselves and reject their own, are specifically the ones meant by 'the righteous' whom the Lord refers to, in Matthew,

The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Matthew 13:43.

[2] The fact that that which is 'white', being splendid and bright, has this meaning is also evident from other places in the Word, as in Moses,

His eyes will be redder than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. Genesis 49:12.

This refers to Judah, who represents the Lord as regards the Divinity of His Love, and in the internal sense the celestial kingdom, and so the celestial man, see 3881. 'Eyes redder than wine' means Divine Wisdom, and 'teeth whiter than milk' means Righteousness. In David,

You will purify me with hyssop and I shall be clean; You will wash me, and I shall become whiter than snow. Psalms 51:7.

'Washing and becoming whiter than snow' stands for being purified from sins by means of receiving and putting on the Lord's righteousness. In John,

In the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of Man. His head and hair were white, like white wool, like snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire. Revelation 1:13-14.

[3] In the same book,

You have a few names in Sardis, who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who conquers will be clad in white garments. Revelation 3:4-5.

In the same book,

I counsel you to buy from Me gold purified in fire, that you may be rich, and white garments to clothe you. Revelation 3:18.

In the same book,

To each soul under the altar were given white robes. Revelation 6:9, 11.

In the same book,

I saw, standing before the throne and before the Lamb those clothed in white robes. One of the elders said to me, These clothed in white robes - who are they, and where have they come from? I said to him, Sir, you know. He said to me, These are they who are coming out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:9, 13-14.

In the same book,

The angels were clothed in linen, white and splendid, and were girded around their breasts with golden girdles. Revelation 15:6.

In the same book,

I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; to him a crown was given. Revelation 6:2.

And elsewhere,

After this I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. His armies in heaven were following Him on white horses and were clothed in linen white and clean. Revelation 19:11, 14.

[4] In all these places 'white' means the truth of faith; 'white garments' and 'white robes' have no other meaning. But the truth of faith does not exist with any who believe that they have faith of themselves and so believe that they are wise of themselves. Rather, it exists with those who believe that their faith and wisdom come from the Lord, for faith and wisdom are imparted to them because they do not ascribe any truth or good at all to themselves. Even less do they believe that they possess any merit through the truths and goods residing with them, and less still any righteousness, but only by ascribing these to the Lord, and so everything to His grace and mercy. This is what 'putting on white garments' means, and also what 'being made white in the blood of the Lamb' means. There are two things which all who enter heaven cast aside, namely their proprium and consequent confidence, and merit that is their own or self-righteousness. Then they assume a heavenly proprium which comes from the Lord, and the Lord's merit or righteousness. And to the extent that these are so assumed those persons advance further into heaven. These two things specifically are meant by 'red' and by 'white'; 'red' means the good of love and is present with those people at that time, 'white' the truth of faith.

  
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