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4 And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just, and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.
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.