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1 Ngayon ay mapipisan ka sa mga hukbo, Oh anak na babae ng mga hukbo: siya'y nangubkob laban sa atin; kanilang hahampasin sa pisngi ang hukom ng Israel ng isang tungkod.

2 Nguni't ikaw, Beth-lehem Ephrata, na maliit upang lumagay sa libolibo ng Juda, mula sa iyo ay lalabas sa akin ang isa na magpupuno sa Israel; na ang pinagbuhatan niya ay mula nang una, mula nang walang hanggan.

3 Kaya't kaniyang ibibigay sila hanggang sa panahon na siya na nagdaramdam ay manganak: kung magkagayon ang nalabi sa kaniyang mga kapatid ay babalik sa mga anak ni Israel.

4 At siya'y titindig, at magpapakain ng kaniyang kawan sa kalakasan ng Panginoon, sa kamahalan ng pangalan ng Panginoon niyang Dios: at sila'y mananatili; sapagka't ngayon siya'y magiging dakila hanggang sa mga wakas ng lupa.

5 At ang lalaking ito ay magiging kapayapaan natin. Pagka ang taga Asiria ay papasok sa ating lupain, at pagka siya'y tutungtong sa ating mga palacio, tayo nga'y mangagtitindig laban sa kaniya ng pitong pastor, at walong pinakapangulong tao.

6 At kanilang wawasakin ng tabak ang lupain ng Asiria, at ang lupain ng Nimrod sa mga pasukan niyaon: at kaniyang ililigtas tayo sa taga Asiria, pagka siya'y pumasok sa ating lupain, at pagka siya'y tumungtong sa loob ng ating hangganan.

7 At ang nalabi sa Jacob ay magiging parang hamog na mula sa Panginoon sa gitna ng maraming bayan, parang ulan sa damo, na hindi naghihintay sa tao, ni naghihintay man sa mga anak ng tao.

8 At ang nalabi sa Jacob ay magiging sa gitna ng mga bansa, sa gitna ng maraming bayan, na parang leon sa mga hayop sa gubat, na parang batang leon sa mga kawan ng mga tupa; na kung siya'y dumaraan ay yumayapak at lumalapa, at walang magligtas.

9 Mataas ang iyong kamay sa iyong mga kaaway, at mangahiwalay ang lahat ng iyong mga kaaway.

10 At mangyayari sa araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, na aking ihihiwalay ang iyong mga kabayo sa gitna mo, at aking gigibain ang iyong mga karo:

11 At aking ihihiwalay ang mga bayan ng iyong lupain, at aking ibabagsak ang lahat ng iyong katibayan:

12 At aking ihihiwalay ang mga panghuhula sa iyong kamay; at hindi ka na magkakaroon ng mga manghuhula:

13 At aking ihihiwalay ang iyong mga inanyuang larawan at ang iyong mga haligi mula sa gitna mo; at hindi ka na sasamba sa gawa ng iyong mga kamay;

14 At aking bubunutin ang iyong mga Asera mula sa gitna mo; at aking sisirain ang iyong mga bayan.

15 At ako'y maguukol ng panghihiganti sa galit at kapusukan sa mga bansa na hindi nangakinig.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #81

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81. "'And have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary.'" This symbolizes their effort and work in acquiring for themselves and also teaching the constituents of religion and its accompanying doctrine.

The name of Jehovah or the Lord in the Word does not mean His name, but everything by which He is worshiped. And because He is worshiped in accordance with doctrine in the church, His name means everything pertaining to doctrine, and in the broadest sense, everything pertaining to religion.

These are the meanings of the name of Jehovah, and the reason is that in heaven the only names found are ones that reflect a person's character, and God's character includes everything by which He is worshiped.

One who is not aware of this symbolic meaning of a name in the Word can understand it only as a name; and in this alone there is nothing pertaining to worship and religion.

[2] Someone who keeps in mind, therefore, this symbolic meaning of "the name of Jehovah" when it is mentioned in the Word, will of himself understand its symbolic meaning in the following passages:

In that day you will say: "Confess to Jehovah, call upon His name." (Isaiah 12:4)

...O Jehovah, we have waited for You; the desire of our soul is for Your name... ...by You we make mention of Your name. (Isaiah 26:8, 13)

From the rising of the sun My name shall be called on. (Isaiah 41:25)

...from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered to My name...; for My name shall be great among the nations... ...you profane (My name) when you say, "The table of Jehovah is defiled...." But you sneer at (My name)..., when you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick. (Malachi 1:11-13)

...all peoples walk in the name of their god, but we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God... (Micah 4:5)

Everyone who is called by My name, for My glory I have created him, I have formed him... (Isaiah 43:7)

You shall not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain; ...Jehovah will not hold him innocent who takes His name in vain. (Deuteronomy 5:11)

They were to worship Jehovah in one place, where He should put His name (Deuteronomy 12:5, 11, 13-14, 18; 16:2, 6, 11, 15-16). And so on in many other places. Who does not see that the name in them does not mean simply a name?

[3] It is the same with the name of the Lord in the New Testament, as in the following places:

(Jesus said,) "You will be hated by all because of My name. (Matthew 10:22; cf. 24:9-10)

...where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20)

Everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters... for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and... eternal life. (Matthew 19:29)

As many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. (John 1:12)

...many believed in His name... (John 2:23)

He who does not believe is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:17-18)

...believing (they will) have life in His name. (John 20:31)

Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! (Matthew 21:9; 23:39; Luke 13:35, cf. 19:38)

[4] In respect to His humanity the Lord is the name of the Father, as witness the following:

Father, glorify Your name. (John 12:28)

Hallowed be Your name (and) Your kingdom come. (Matthew 6:9-10)

See also Exodus 23:20-21. 3

"Name" in the case of other people refers to a quality of worship, as in the following:

(A shepherd) calls his own sheep by (their) name... (John 10:3)

You have a few names in Sardis... (Revelation 3:4)

I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem..., and My new name. (Revelation 3:12)

And the like elsewhere.

It can be seen from this now that the statement, "You have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary," symbolizes their effort and work in acquiring for themselves and also teaching the constituents of religion and its accompanying doctrine.

  
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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.