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1 A od porfire i skerleta i crvca načiniše haljine za službu, da se služi u svetinji; i načiniše svete haljine Aronu, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

2 Načiniše oplećak od zlata, i od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog.

3 Istegliše listove od zlata, i isekoše žice, te izvezoše porfiru i skerlet i crvac i tanko platno vrlo vešto.

4 Poramenice mu načiniše da se sastavljaju, da se sastavlja na dva kraja svoja.

5 I pojas na oplećku izlažaše od njega i beše iste naprave, od zlata i od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog; kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

6 I ukovaše dva kamena oniha u zlato, i izrezaše na njima imena sinova Izrailjevih, kao što se režu pečati.

7 I udariše ih na poramenice od oplećka, da budu kameni za spomen sinovima Izrailjevim, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

8 I načiniše naprsnik vrlo vešte naprave kao što je naprava u oplećka, od zlata i od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog;

9 Četvorouglast i dvostruk načiniše naprsnik, u dužinu s pedi i u širinu s pedi, dvostruk.

10 I udariše po njemu četiri reda kamenja; u prvom redu: sardoniks, topaz i smaragd;

11 A u drugom redu: karbunkul, safir i dijamant;

12 A u trećem redu: ligur, ahat i ametist;

13 A u četvrtom redu: hrisolit, onih i jaspis, sve optočeno zlatom u svojim redovima.

14 Tih kamena s imenima sinova Izrailjevih beše dvanaest prema njihovim imenima, rezani kao pečati, za dvanaest plemena, svako po svom imenu.

15 I načiniše na naprsnik lance jednake, pletene, od čistog zlata.

16 I načiniše dve kopče zlatne i dve grivne zlatne, i metnuše te dve grivne na dva kraja naprsniku,

17 I provukoše dva zlatna lanca kroz dve grivne na krajevima naprsniku,

18 A druga dva kraja od dva lanca zapeše za dve kopče, i pritvrdiše ih za poramenice na oplećku spred.

19 I načiniše još dve zlatne grivne, i metnuše ih na dva kraja naprsniku, na strani prema oplećku iznutra.

20 I načiniše još dve grivne zlatne, koje metnuše na dve poramenice na oplećku ozdo napred gde se sastavlja, više pojasa na oplećku.

21 Tako privezaše naprsnik kroz grivne na njemu i grivne na oplećku vrpcom od porfire, da stoji svrh pojasa od oplećka i da se ne razdvaja naprsnik od oplećka, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

22 I načiniše plašt pod oplećak, tkan, sav od porfire.

23 I prorez na plaštu u sredi kao prorez na oklopu, i oko proreza oplatu da se ne razdre.

24 I načiniše po skutu od plašta šipke od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca i od tankog platna uzvedenog.

25 I načiniše zvonca od čistog zlata, i metnuše zvonca među šipke, po skutu od plašta unaokolo između šipaka.

26 Zvonce pa šipak, zvonce pa šipak po skutu od plašta unaokolo, za službu, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

27 I načiniše košulje od tankog platna izmetanog Aronu i sinovima njegovim;

28 I kapu od tankog platna, i kapice kićene od tankog platna, i gaće platnene od tankog platna uzvedenog;

29 I pojas od tankog platna uzvedenog i od porfire i od skerleta i od crvca, vezen, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

30 I načiniše pločicu za sveto oglavlje od čistog zlata, i napisaše na njoj pismom kako se reže na pečatima: Svetinja Gospodu.

31 I pritvrdiše za nju vrpcu od porfire da se veže za kapu ozgo, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju.

32 I tako se svrši sav posao oko šatora i naslona od sastanka. I načiniše sinovi Izrailjevi sve; kako beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju, tako načiniše.

33 I donesoše k Mojsiju šator, naslon i sve sprave njegove, kuke, daske, prevornice, stupove i stopice,

34 I pokrivač od koža ovnujskih crvenih obojenih i pokrivač od koža jazavičijih, i zaves,

35 I kovčeg od svedočanstva i poluge za nj, i zaklopac,

36 Sto sa svim spravama, i hleb za postavljanje,

37 Svećnjak čisti, žiške njegove, žiške naređane, i sve sprave njegove, i ulje za videlo.

38 I oltar zlatni, i ulje pomazanja, i kad mirisni, i zaves na vrata od šatora.

39 Oltar bronzani i rešetku bronzanu za nj, poluge njegove i sve sprave njegove, umivaonicu i podnožje njeno,

40 Zavese za trem, stupove za njih i stopice njihove, i zaves na vrata od trema, uža njegova i kolje njegovo, i sve sprave za službu u šatoru, za šator od sastanka.

41 Haljine za službu, da se služi u svetinji, Haljine svete Aronu svešteniku i Haljine sinovima njegovim, da vrše službu svešteničku.

42 Sve kako beše zapovedio Gospod Mojsiju, onako uradiše sinovi Izrailjevi sve ovo delo.

43 I pogleda Mojsije sve to delo, i gle, načiniše ga, kao što beše zapovedio Gospod, tako ga načiniše; i blagoslovi ih Mojsije.

   

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1143. And of fine linen and of purple, signifies truths and goods from a celestial origin that have been profaned. This is evident from the signification of "fine linen," as being truths from a celestial origin (of which presently); also from the signification of "purple," as being goods from a celestial origin (of which above, n.1042. But here such truths and goods profaned are meant, because the fine linen and purple are called "merchandise of Babylon," and "Babylon," as "a harlot and the mother of whoredoms and of the abominations of the earth," signifies profanations of truth and good. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are truths and goods with those who are in love to the Lord; these are called celestial, and are distinguished from the truths and goods from a spiritual origin, which are signified by "silk and scarlet," which will be spoken of presently. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are profaned by their transferring to themselves the Lord's Divine power of saving the human race, thus transferring their love to the Lord to the Pope as a vicar and to his ministers. And yet the Lord cannot be loved when He has no power to save; but the man is loved who is put in the Lord's place. They say that the Lord is loved because He has given that power to a man, and that He is loved and is held in holy respect by those who have received that power, and is worshipped by the rest. But love to the Lord cannot exist with them, because the love of having dominion over heaven and over the church is wholly contrary to it; for such love is love of self, which is a diabolical love, from which the Lord cannot be loved. Such love regarded in itself is rather hatred against the Lord, and it is turned into hatred when they become spirits and dominion is taken away from them. Then they persecute all who are in love to the Lord. All this makes clear how they profane truths and goods which are from a celestial origin.

[2] That "fine linen" signifies truths from a celestial origin can be seen from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

I clothed thee with embroidered work, I shod thee with the skin of the badger, and I girded thee with fine linen, and covered thee with silk. Thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, and thy garments were fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work (Ezekiel 16:10, 13).

This is said of Jerusalem, which means the church, here in its first establishment. "Embroidered work and the skin of the badger" here signify the knowledges of truth and good from the Word; "fine linen and silk" signify truths from a celestial origin and truths from a spiritual origin. These are said to be "garments," because "garments" signify the truths with which good is clothed. In the same:

Fine linen in embroidered work was thy spreading forth, and purple from the isles of Elishah was thy covering (Ezekiel 27:7).

This is said of Tyre, which signifies the church as to the knowledges of good and truth. These knowledges are signified by "embroidered work from Egypt," truths by "fine linen," and good by "purple," both from a celestial origin. In Luke:

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and indulged in luxuries every day splendidly (Luke 16:19).

The "rich man" means the Jewish nation, which is said to be "clothed in purple and fine linen," because they have the Word from which they might have goods and truths; goods are here meant by "purple," and truths by "fine linen," both from a celestial origin. "Lazarus lying at the rich man's porch" means the Gentiles that did not have the Word.

[3] Since "fine linen" [byssus] which is also called cotton [xylinum] signified truths from a celestial origin, and the garments of Aaron represented Divine truths, because he represented the Lord, therefore:

His miter and belt were woven of fine linen and cotton (Exodus 28:39; 39:27).

And because the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle represented those things of the church that cover, and these are truths, therefore:

These were woven of cotton or fine linen (Exodus 26:1; 27:9, 18; 36:8; 38:9, 16).

"Fine linen" has the same signification in the following passages of Revelation:

The time of the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready; and it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, clean and bright (Revelation 19:7-8).

The armies of Him that sat upon the white horse followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean (Revelation 19:14).

"Fine linen" signifies truth from a celestial origin because fine linen was a kind of very shining flax of which garments were made; "flax," and also "whiteness," signify truth, and "a garment" made of it signifies truth that is clean and pure according to the shining.

(Continuation respecting the Athanasian Faith)

[4] The hell where those are who are called devils is the love of self; and the hell where those are who are called satans is the love of the world. The diabolical hell is the love of self because that love is the opposite of celestial love which is love to the Lord; and the satanic hell is the love of the world because that love is the opposite of spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbor. Now as the two loves of hell are opposites of the two loves of heaven, hell and the heavens are in opposition to each other; for all who are in the heavens look to the Lord and to the neighbor, but all who are in the hells look to self and the world. All who are in the heavens love the Lord and the neighbor, and all who are in the hells love self and the world, and consequently hate the Lord and the neighbor. All who are in the heavens think what is true and will what is good, because they think and will from the Lord; but all who are in the hells think what is false and will what is evil, because they think and will from self. From this it is that all who are in the hells appear turned backward, with the face turned away from the Lord; they also appear turned upside down, with the feet upwards and the head downwards. They so appear in accordance with their loves, which are opposite to the loves of heaven.

[5] As hell is the love of self it is also fire, for all love corresponds to fire, and in the spiritual world is so presented as to appear like a fire at a distance, although it is not fire but love; and thus the hells appear within to be on fire, and without like outbursts of fire in smoke from furnaces or from conflagrations; and sometimes the devils themselves appear like fires of coals. Their heat from that fire is like a boiling up from impurities, which is lust, and their light from that fire is only an appearance of light from fantasies and from confirmations of evil by falsities, but still it is not light, for when the light of heaven flows in it becomes to them thick darkness, and when the heat of heaven flows in it becomes to them cold; nevertheless, they see from their light, and live from their heat; but they see like owls, birds of night, and bats, whose eyes are blinded in the light of heaven, and they live half dead. The living principle in them is from the ability to think, to will, to speak, to do, and in consequence to see, to hear, to taste, to smell, and to feel; and this living principle is merely the ability arising from action upon them from without of the life which is God, according to order, and continually impelling them towards order. It is from that power that they live to eternity. Their dead principle is from the evils and falsities that spring from their loves. Consequently their life viewed from their loves is not life but death; and this is why in the Word hell is called "death," and those who are there are called "the dead."

  
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