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Ezekiel 32

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1 En la dek-dua jaro, en la dek-dua monato, en la unua tago de la monato, aperis al mi vorto de la Eternulo, dirante:

2 Ho filo de homo, ekkantu funebran kanton pri Faraono, regxo de Egiptujo, kaj diru al li:Vi estas kiel leonido inter la nacioj, vi estas kiel drako en la maroj, vi saltas en viaj riveroj, vi movmalklarigas la akvon per viaj piedoj, vi malkvietigas iliajn riverojn.

3 Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:Mi jxetos sur vin Mian reton per granda amaso da popoloj, kaj ili eltiros vin per Mia reto.

4 Kaj Mi jxetos vin sur la teron, sur nekovritan kampon Mi vin jxetos, kaj Mi sidigos sur vi cxiajn birdojn de la cxielo, kaj Mi satigos de vi la bestojn de la tuta tero.

5 Mi disjxetos vian karnon sur la montojn, kaj Mi plenigos la valojn per via kadavrajxo.

6 La landon de via nagxado Mi malsekigos per via sango gxis la montoj, kaj la valoj estos plenaj de vi.

7 Kiam vi estingigxos, Mi kovros la cxielon kaj senlumigos gxiajn stelojn, la sunon Mi kovros per nubo, kaj la luno ne havos sian lumon.

8 CXiujn fontojn de lumo en la cxielo Mi senlumigos pro vi, kaj mallumon Mi metos sur vian landon, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

9 Mi maltrankviligos la korojn de multaj popoloj, kiam Mi venigos la scion pri via pereo inter la naciojn, en landojn, kiujn vi ne konis.

10 Mi teruros pro vi multajn popolojn, kaj iliaj regxoj ektremos pro vi, kiam Mi svingos Mian glavon antaux iliaj vizagxoj, kaj cxiu el ili cxiuminute tremos pri sia vivo en la tago de via falo.

11 CXar tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:La glavo de la regxo de Babel venos sur vin.

12 Per la glavo de fortuloj Mi faligos vian multenombran popolon; cxiuj ili estas la plej teruraj el la nacioj, kaj ili neniigos la belecon de Egiptujo, kaj gxia tuta homomulto estos ekstermita.

13 Mi pereigos cxiujn gxiajn brutojn apud la abundaj akvoj, kaj ilin ne plu malklarigos piedo de homo nek la hufoj de bruto.

14 Tiam Mi ripozpurigos iliajn akvojn, kaj iliajn riverojn Mi fluigos kiel oleon, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

15 Kiam Mi faros la landon Egiptan dezerto, kaj la lando perdos cxion, kion gxi havis, kiam Mi mortigos cxiujn, kiuj logxas en gxi, tiam oni ekscios, ke Mi estas la Eternulo.

16 Tio estas funebra kanto, kiun oni kantos; la filinoj de la nacioj gxin kantos, pri Egiptujo kaj pri gxia tuta grandnombra popolo ili gxin kantos, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

17 En la dek-dua jaro, en la dek-kvina tago de la sama monato, aperis al mi vorto de la Eternulo, dirante:

18 Ho filo de homo, priploru la popolon de Egiptujo, kaj pusxu gxin kaj la filinojn de potencaj nacioj en la profundon subteran kune kun tiuj, kiuj iris en la tombon.

19 CXu vi estas pli bona ol iu? falu, kaj kusxu kun la necirkumciditoj.

20 Inter tiuj, kiuj mortis de glavo, ili falos; al la glavo gxi estas transdonita; oni tiros gxin kaj gxian tutan grandnombran popolon.

21 Ekparolos al gxi la potencaj herooj el meze de SXeol, kiuj kune kun gxiaj helpantoj malsupreniris kaj ekkusxis necirkumciditaj, mortigitaj de glavo.

22 Tie estas Asirio kaj gxia tuta homomulto; cxirkauxe de gxi estas gxiaj tomboj; cxiuj ili estas mortigitaj, falis de glavo.

23 GXiaj tomboj estas en la profundo de la terinterno, kaj gxia homomulto estas cxirkaux gxia tombo; cxiuj ili estas mortigitaj, falintaj de glavo, ili, kiuj jxetadis cxirkaux si teruron sur la tero de la vivantoj.

24 Tie estas Elam kaj gxia tuta homomulto, cxirkauxe estas gxiaj tomboj; cxiuj ili estas mortigitoj, kiuj falis de glavo kaj necirkumcidite malsupreniris en la profundon subteran, la samaj, kiuj jxetadis cxirkaux si teruron sur la tero de la vivantoj; ili portis sian honton kune kun tiuj, kiuj iris en la tombon.

25 Meze de mortigitoj estas donita kusxejo al gxi kun gxia tuta homomulto; cxirkauxe estas iliaj tomboj; cxiuj ili estas necirkumciditaj, mortigitaj de glavo; cxar ili jxetadis cxirkaux si teruron sur la tero de la vivantoj, tial ili portis sian honton kun tiuj, kiuj iris en la tombon, kaj ili estas metitaj inter la mortigitojn.

26 Tie estas Mesxehx kaj Tubal kaj ilia tuta homomulto, cxirkauxe estas iliaj tomboj; cxiuj ili estas necirkumciditaj, mortigitaj de glavo, cxar ili jxetadis cxirkaux si teruron sur la tero de la vivantoj.

27 Ili ne kusxas kun la herooj, kiuj falis de necirkumciditoj kaj iris en SXeolon kun siaj bataliloj kaj metis siajn glavojn sub siajn kapojn; iliaj malbonagoj restis sur iliaj ostoj, cxar kiel fortuloj ili jxetadis cxirkaux si teruron sur la tero de la vivantoj.

28 Kaj vi ankaux estos frakasita meze de la necirkumciditoj, kaj kusxos kun tiuj, kiuj estas mortigitaj de glavo.

29 Tie estas Edom kun siaj regxoj kaj kun cxiuj siaj princoj, kiuj malgraux sia forteco estas jxetitaj al tiuj, kiuj falis de glavo; ili kusxas kun la necirkumciditoj, kaj kun tiuj, kiuj iris en la tombon.

30 Tie estas cxiuj princoj de la nordo, kaj cxiuj Cidonanoj, kiuj malsupreniris kune kun la mortigitoj; ili hontas pri la teruro, kiun jxetadis ilia forto; ili kusxas necirkumciditaj kun tiuj, kiuj falis de glavo, kaj ili portas sian honton kun tiuj, kiuj iris en la tombon.

31 Ilin Faraono vidos, kaj li konsoligxos pri sia tuta popolo, mortigita de glavo, Faraono kaj lia tuta militistaro, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

32 CXar Mi jxetos Mian teruron sur la teron de la vivantoj; kaj inter la necirkumciditojn, kune kun tiuj, kiuj estas mortigitaj de glavo, estos metita Faraono kun sia tuta homomulto, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #72

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72. (Verse 16) And he had in his right hand seven stars. That this signifies all the knowledges (cognitiones) of good and truth from Him, is evident from the signification of having in His right hand, as denoting from Himself; for hand signifies power, and hence whatever pertains to it, and thus also whatever is from it, the reason why the right hand is mentioned is because it signifies the power of good by means of truth (that the hand signifies power may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 878, 3091, 4931-4937, 6947, 10019; and therefore whatever pertains to it, and is from it, n. 9133, 10019, 10405; that the right hand signifies the power of good by truth, see n. 9604, 9736, 10061; and that the right hand of Jehovah signifies the Divine power of the Lord, thus omnipotence, see n, 3387, 4592, 4933, 7518, 7673, 8281, 9133, 10019); and from the signification of stars, as being the knowledges (cognitiones) of good and truth (concerning which in what follows); and from the signification of seven, as denoting all (concerning which see above, n. 20, 24).

[2] That stars signify the knowledges (cognitiones) of good and truth, thus goods and truths, is from appearances in the spiritual world; for there the Lord is seen as a Sun, and the angels from a distance as stars. The reason why the angels are thus seen, is from the reception of light from the Lord as a Sun, thus from the reception of Divine truth, which is from the Lord; for this is the light of heaven. This is why it is said in Daniel,

"They that be intelligent shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that justify many, as the stars for ever" (12:3).

They that are intelligent, are those who are in truths, and those that justify many, are those who are in good (as may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 346-348).

[3] When it is known that the sun signifies the Lord as to Divine love, thus also Divine love from the Lord, and that stars signify the truths of the church, and the knowledges (cognitiones) thereof, it can also be known what is signified in the Word, where it is said that the sun shall be darkened, and that the stars shall withdrawn their shining, and also that they shall fall from heaven; and it may also be seen what stars signify when mentioned in other parts of the Word, as in the following passages in Isaiah:

I will make "the earth a waste, that he may destroy the sinners from it; the stars of the heavens and the constellations thereof shall not shine with their light; the sun shall be covered with darkness in his rising, and the moon shall not give forth the splendour of her light" (13:9, 10).

The vastation of the church is there treated of, which takes place when there is no longer any good of love and truth of faith; the earth which shall be laid waste is the church (as may be seen above, n. 29).

[4] In Ezekiel:

"I will cover the heavens when I shall extinguish thee, and will darken the stars; the sun will I cover with a cloud, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine; all the luminaries of light will I darken over thee, and I will give darkness over the land" (32:7, 8).

Darkness over the land denotes falsities in the church. In Joel:

"The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining" (2:10, 11; 3:15).

In Matthew:

In the consummation of the age "after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken" (24:29; Mark 13:24).

In Daniel:

From one of the horns of the he-goat "went forth a little horn, and it increased greatly towards the south, and towards the east, and towards glory; and it increased towards the host of the heavens, and it cast down of the host and of the stars, and trampled upon them; yea, even to the prince of the host it lifted up itself" (8:9, 10, 11).

Here, by the host of heaven are meant the goods and truths of the church in their whole extent (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3448, 7236, 7988, 8019), specifically those which combat against falsities (see n. 7277); hence Jehovah is called, Jehovah Zebaoth, that is, of hosts (see n. 3448, 7988).

In the Apocalypse:

The dragon, with his tail "drew the third part of the stars of heaven to the earth" (12:4).

Stars also in that passage denote the goods and truths of the church, and the knowledges (cognitiones) thereof; the third part denotes the greater part; but what is signified by the dragon will be seen in the following pages.

Again:

"The stars of heaven fell to the earth" (Apoc. 6:13).

Again:

"A star fell from heaven unto the earth" (Apoc. 9:1).

Again:

"A great star fell from heaven burning as a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters" (Apoc. 8:10).

Because stars signify the goods and truths of the church and the knowledges (cognitiones) thereof, by their falling from heaven is signified that they perish.

In David:

Jehovah "counteth the number of the stars, he calleth them all by names" (Psalms 147:4)

and in the same:

"Praise ye Jehovah, sun and moon; praise him all ye stars of light" (Psalms 148:3).

In the book of Judges:

"The kings came, they fought from heaven; the stars fought in their courses" (5:19, 20).

Because the angels in the spiritual heaven shine as stars, and because all truth and good belonging to them are from the Lord, therefore the Lord, as He is called an angel, is also called a star; as in Moses:

"A star shall arise (orietur) out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise (surget) out of Israel" (Numbers 24:17).

And in the Apocalypse:

Jesus, "the bright and morning star" (22:16).

It is therefore clear why it was that the wise men from the east saw a star, and followed it, and that it stood where Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1, 2, 9).

From these considerations it can now be known what is signified by the seven stars which were seen in the right hand of the Son of man, who is the Lord as to the Divine Human (as may be seen above, n. 63).

  
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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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Arcana Coelestia #6344

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6344. 'And the beginning of my strength' means that through that faith comes the initial power which truth possesses. This is clear from the meaning of 'the beginning of strength' as initial power; and since 'strength' is used with reference to truth, the initial power that truth possesses is what is meant. A similar usage occurs in Isaiah,

Jehovah imparts might to the weary, and to him who has no strength He gives greater power. Isaiah 40:29.

Here 'might' is used with reference to good and 'strength' to truth, 'power' with reference to both.

A brief statement will be made about how one should understand the explanation that through faith comes the power which good possesses, and the initial power which truth possesses, meant by 'Reuben my firstborn, you are my might and the beginning of my strength'. In the spiritual world all power comes from good through truth; without good truth has no power at all. For truth is so to speak the body, and good so to speak the soul of that body, and to accomplish anything the soul must act through the body. From this it is evident that truth without good has no power at all, even as the body without the soul has none at all. A body without its soul is a corpse; so too is truth without good.

[2] As soon as good effects the birth of faith that is composed of truth, power reveals itself in truth. This power is what is called the initial power that truth possesses through faith and is what is meant by 'the beginning of strength', as in other places in the Word where the condition of the firstborn is referred to, for example in David,

He smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the beginning of strength in the tents of Ham. Psalms 78:51.

And in another place,

He smote all the firstborn in their land, the beginning of all their strength. Psalms 105:36.

Also in Deuteronomy,

He must acknowledge the firstborn son of her that is hated, to give him two parts of all that will be found for him, in that he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first born is his. Deuteronomy 21:17.

[3] The genuine meaning of 'the firstborn' is the good of charity, though the apparent meaning is the truth of faith, 3325, 4925, 4926, 4928, 4930. And because both that good and this truth are the fundamental qualities of the Church, the ancients spoke of the firstborn as his 'father's might and the beginning of his strength'. The fact that those fundamental qualities were meant by 'the firstborn' is quite evident from the considerations that everything which was a firstborn was Jehovah's or the Lord's and that the tribe of Levi was taken instead of all the firstborn and became the priesthood.

[4] Scarcely anyone in the world can know what the power possessed by truth coming from good is; but it is known to those in the next life, and so can be known through revelation from there. People in possession of truth that comes from good, that is, of faith derived from charity, possess power that comes through truth from good. All angels possess that power, which also is why in the Word angels are called 'powers'. For they have the power to restrain evil spirits; even one angel can restrain a thousand together. Their power they use most especially among men; sometimes they protect a person from numerous hells, in thousands of ways.

[5] This power that angels possess comes to them through the truth of faith derived from the good of charity. But because the faith they have comes from the Lord, the Lord alone is the power that resides with them. This power which comes from the Lord through faith is meant by the Lord's words to Peter,

On this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:18-19.

These words were addressed to Peter because he represented faith, see Preface to Genesis 22, as well as 3750, 4738, 6000, 6073 (end). Also wherever 'rock', 1 as Peter is called here, occurs in the Word, faith is meant in its internal sense, and the Lord in respect of faith in its highest sense.

फुटनोट:

1. Reading petram (rock), which Swedenborg has in his rough draft, for Petrum (Peter).

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