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Zechariah 1

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1 Tháng tám năm thứ hai Ða-ri-út, có lời của Ðức Giê-hô-va phán cùng đấng tiên tri Xa-cha-ri, con trai Ba-ra-chi, cháu, Y-đô, mà rằng:

2 Ðức Giê-hô-va đã rất không bằng lòng tổ phụ các ngươi.

3 Vậy khá nói cùng chúng rằng: Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân phán như vầy: Hãy trở lại cùng ta, Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân phán, thì ta sẽ trở lại cùng các ngươi, Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân phán vậy.

4 Chớ như tổ phụ các ngươi, các tiên tri xưa kia đã kêu họ mà rằng: Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân phán như vầy: Bây giờ khá xây bỏ đường dữ và việc làm dữ của các ngươi; nhưng họ chẳng nghe, chẳng hề để ý nghe ta, Ðức Giê-hô-va phán vậy.

5 Chớ nào tổ phụ các ngươi ở đâu? Và những tiên tri ấy có sống đời đời chăng?

6 Song những lời phán và lề luật ta đã truyền cho tôi tớ ta là các đấng tiên tri, há chẳng kịp đến tổ phụ các ngươi sao? Nên họ đã trở lạinói rằng: Mọi điều mà Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân đã định làm cho chúng ta theo như đường lối và việc làm của chúng ta, thì đã làm cho chúng ta như vậy.

7 Ngày hai mươi bốn tháng mười một, là tháng Sê-bát, trong năm thứ hai Ða-ri-út, có lời của Ðức Giê-hô-va phán cho đấng tiên tri Xa-cha-ri, con trai Ba-ra-chi, cháu Y-đô, như vầy:

8 Ta thấy trong ban đêm: nầy, có một người cỡi ngựa hồng đứng trong những cây sim ở nơi thấp, và đằng sau người co những ngựa hồng, ngựa xám, ngựa trắng.

9 Ta nói rằng: Hỡi chúa tôi, những ngựa ấy nghĩa là gì? thì thiên sứ nói cùng ta, bảo ta rằng: Ta sẽ chỉ cho ngươi những ngựa nầy nghĩa là gì.

10 Người đứng trong những cây sim đáp rằng: Ðây là những kẻ mà Ðức Giê-hô-va sai đi lại trải qua đất.

11 Chúng nó bèn đáp lại cùng thiên sứ đứng trong những cây sim rằng: Chúng tôi đã đi lại trải qua đất; nầy, cả đất đều ở yên và im lặng.

12 Bấy giờ thiên sứ của Ðức Giê-hô-va đáp rằng: Hỡi Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân! Ngài sẽ không thương xót Giê-ru-sa-lem và các thành của Giu-đa cho đến chừng nào, là những thành Ngài đã nổi giận nghịch cùng nó bảy mươi năm nay?

13 Ðức Giê-hô-va lấy những lời lành, những lời yên ủi đáp cùng thiên sứ đương nói với ta.

14 Ðoạn, thiên sứ đương nói cùng ta, bảo ra rằng: Khá kêu lên va núi rằng: Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân có phán: Ta vì Giê-ru-sa-lem và Si-ôn động lòng ghen quá lắm;

15 và ta rất không đẹp lòng các dân tộc đương yên vui; vì ta hơi không bằng lòng, và chúng nó càng thêm sự khốn nạn.

16 Vậy nên Ðức Giê-hô-va phán như vầy: Ta lấy lòng thương xót trở về cùng Giê-ru-sa-lem; nhà ta sẽ xây lại trong nó, dây mực sẽ giăng trên Giê-ru-sa-lem, Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân phán vậy.

17 Hãy kêu lần nữa mà rằng: Ðức Giê-hô-va vạn quân phán như vầy: Các thành ta sẽ còn đầy tràn sự thịnh vượng, Ðức Giê-hô-va sẽ còn yên ủi Si-ôn, và còn kén chọn Giê-ru-sa-lem.

18 Ðoạn, ta ngước mắt lên, ta nhìn xem, nầy, có bốn cái sừng.

19 Ta bèn nói cùng thiên sứ đương nói với ta rằng: Những vật ấy là gì? Người đáp cùng ta rằng: Ấy là những sừng đã làm tan tác Giu-đa, Y-sơ-ra-ên, và Giê-ru-sa-lem.

20 Ðoạn, Ðức Giê-hô-va cho ta xem bốn người thợ rèn;

21 thì ta hỏi rằng: Những kẻ nầy đến làm chi? Ngài đáp rằng: Ấy đó là những sừng đã làm tan tác Giu-đa, cho đến nỗi không người nào ngóc đầu lên được; nhưng những kẻ nầy đã đến để làm kinh hãi chúng nó, và để ném xuống những sừng của các nước đã cất sừng lên nghịch cùng đất Giu-đa đặng làm tan tác nó.

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Apocalypse Revealed #641

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641. "For their works follow them." This symbolically means, according as they have loved and believed and so have done and spoken.

The works that follow them symbolize everything that remains in a person after death.

People know that the outward acts that people see take their essence, soul and life from internal origins that people do not see, but which are seen by the Lord and by angels. Both of these, outward acts and internal origins, taken together are works - good works if the internal origins are impelled by love and faith, and if people do their outward acts and speak in accordance with them, but evil works if the internal origins are not impelled by love and faith, and if people do their outward acts and speak in accordance with these. If they do outward acts and speak only seemingly in accord with love and faith, those works and words are either hypocritical or merit-seeking.

Ten people may do the same works in outward appearance, but still the works are not alike, because the internal origins which produce the outward actions are not alike.

[2] Who does not see that there is an internal self and an external one, and that these two operate in concert? For who does not see that the intellect and will constitute a person's internal self, and his speech and action his external self? Indeed, who can speak or act apart from his intellect and will? And because everyone sees this, everyone can also see that works consist of the external manifestation and internal origin together. Moreover, because the external manifestation takes its essence, soul and life from its internal origin, as already said, it follows that the external manifestation is of the same character as its internal origin, consequently that the works that follow people are such as they have loved and believed and so have done and spoken.

That good works embody charity and faith may be seen in nos. 73, 76, 94, 141 above. And that a person's inner being or internal self does not consist in understanding without willing, but in willing and so understanding, consequently that it does not consist in believing without loving, but in loving and so believing, and that doing accordingly is a person's outward aspect or external self, may be seen in no. 625 above.

[3] It can be seen from this that the works that follow them means, symbolically, according as they have loved and believed and so have done and spoken.

Works have a similar symbolic meaning in the following passages:

...in the day of... judgment... God... will render to each one according to his works. (Romans 2:5-6)

...we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body..., whether good or evil. (2 Corinthians 5:10)

...the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father..., and then He will reward each according to his works. (Matthew 16:27)

They shall come forth - those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment. (John 5:29)

(They) were judged according to... the things which were written in the books..., each one according to his works. (Revelation 20:12-13)

Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. (Revelation 22:12)

I will give to each one of you according to his works. (Revelation 2:23)

I know your works... (Revelation 2:1-2, 4-5, 8-9, 13, 19, 26; 3:1-3, 7-8, 14-16)

I will repay them according to their work and according to the doing of their hands. (Jeremiah 25:14)

Jehovah... is dealing with us according to our ways and according to our works... (Zechariah 1:6)

And in many other places.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Revelation 14

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1 I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

2 I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps.

3 They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.

4 These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

5 In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.

6 I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

7 He said with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!"

8 Another, a second angel, followed, saying, "Babylon the great has fallen, which has made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality."

9 Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,

10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

11 The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

12 Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

13 I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."

14 I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 Another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Send forth your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!"

16 He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.

18 Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"

19 The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

20 The winepress was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out from the winepress, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.