Slaughter
In Genesis 14:17, this signifies the liberation and vindication of the apparent good and truth represented by Abram here. (Arcana Coelestia 1722)
In Zechariah 11:4, this signifies people who are in good but led astray by falsities of doctrine. (Apocalypse Explained 315[11])
In Isaiah 30:25, this signifies the Last Judgment when the wicked perish spiritually. (Apocalypse Explained 315[15])
'Slaughter' signifies perdition and damnation. 'Slaughter' and 'a storm of slaughter,' signifies evils which destroy the goods of the church. 'The day of great slaughter' stands for the last judgment.
(რეკომენდაციები: Apocalypse Explained 315)
Eat
![{{en = "A Peasant Family at Lunch" {{|nl = "Middagmaal in een boerengezin" "A Peasant Family at Lunch" by Albert Neuhuys](/bundles/ncbsw/media/Albert_Neuhuys_-_Middagmaal_in_een_boerengezin.webp)
When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process is similar on a symbolic level in the Bible. Food represents the desire for good and the insight that comes from that desire for good – goodness and understanding that come from the Lord. But to put them to use we have to take them in and make them our own – which is spiritual eating.