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15 And languish in heart, and that multiplieth ruins. In all their gates I have set the dread of the sharp sword, the sword that is furbished to glitter, that is made ready for slaughter.
In Genesis 12:9, 13:1, this symbolizes a state of clarity. (Arcana Coelestia 1458)
(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 9642)
7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.