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Daniel 7:19

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19 Then I desired to know the certainty concerning the fourth beast, which was different from them all, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet;

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Riphath

  

In Genesis 10:3, 'Riphath' was one of several nations which had an external form of worship, and signifies several doctrinal matters, which respected ritual observances derived from the external worship of Gomer. This is clear from the Prophets where the same nations are mentioned again. Those nations represent doctrinal teachings or forms of ritual.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 1154)

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Mark 1:23-28

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23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.