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1 Kaj alvenis la Fariseoj kaj la Sadukeoj, kaj por provi lin postulis, ke li montru al ili signon el la cxielo.

2 Kaj responde li diris al ili:Kiam vesperigxas, vi diras:Estos bona vetero, cxar la cxielo rugxigxas;

3 kaj frumatene:Estos hodiaux malbona vetero, cxar la cxielo rugxigxas kolere. La vizagxon de la cxielo vi povas jugxi, sed la signojn de la tempo vi ne povas.

4 Generacio malbona kaj adultema sercxas signon; kaj signo ne estos donita al gxi, krom la signo de Jona. Kaj lasinte ilin, li foriris.

5 Kaj la discxiploj, transirinte al la alia bordo, forgesis preni panojn.

6 Sed Jesuo diris al ili:Zorgu, kaj gardu vin kontraux la fermentajxo de la Fariseoj kaj Sadukeoj.

7 Kaj ili diskutis inter si, dirante:CXar ni ne prenis panojn.

8 Sed Jesuo, eksciante tion, diris:Kial vi diskutas inter vi, ho malgrandfiduloj, pro tio, ke vi ne prenis panojn?

9 CXu vi ankoraux ne konscias, nek memoras la kvin panojn de la kvin mil, kaj kiom da korboj vi kolektis?

10 Nek la sep panojn de la kvar mil, kaj kiom da korbegoj vi kolektis?

11 Kial vi ne komprenas, ke ne pri panoj mi diris al vi:Gardu vin kontraux la fermentajxo de la Fariseoj kaj Sadukeoj?

12 Tiam ili ekkomprenis, ke li admonis ilin sin gardi ne kontraux la fermentajxo de panoj, sed kontraux la instruado de la Fariseoj kaj Sadukeoj.

13 Kaj Jesuo, veninte en la regionojn de Cezarea Filipi, demandis siajn discxiplojn, dirante:Kiu, diras la homoj, ke mi, la Filo de homo, estas?

14 Kaj ili diris:Laux iuj:Johano, la Baptisto; laux aliaj:Elija; kaj laux aliaj:Jeremia, aux unu el la profetoj.

15 Li diris al ili:Sed vi, kiu vi diras, ke mi estas?

16 Kaj responde Simon Petro diris:Vi estas la Kristo, la Filo de la vivanta Dio.

17 Kaj Jesuo responde diris al li:Felicxa vi estas, Simon Bar-Jona; cxar ne karno kaj sango tion malkasxis al vi, sed mia Patro, kiu estas en la cxielo.

18 Kaj mi diras al vi, ke vi estas Petro, kaj sur cxi tiu roko mi konstruos mian eklezion; kaj pordegoj de Hades ne superfortos gxin.

19 Mi donos al vi la sxlosilojn de la regno de la cxielo; kaj kion ajn vi ligos sur la tero, tio estos ligita en la cxielo; kaj kion ajn vi malligos sur la tero, tio estos malligita en la cxielo.

20 Tiam li admonis la discxiplojn, ke ili diru al neniu, ke li estas la Kristo.

21 De post tiu tempo Jesuo komencis montri al siaj discxiploj, ke li devas iri al Jerusalem, kaj multe suferi cxe la pliagxuloj kaj cxefpastroj kaj skribistoj, kaj esti mortigita, kaj la trian tagon relevigxi.

22 Kaj Petro prenis lin, kaj komencis admoni lin, dirante:Kompaton al vi, Sinjoro! tio ne estu al vi!

23 Sed turninte sin, li diris al Petro:Iru malantaux min, Satano; vi estas faligilo por mi, cxar vi havas pensojn ne laux Dio, sed laux homoj.

24 Tiam Jesuo diris al siaj discxiploj:Se iu volas veni post mi, li abnegaciu sin, kaj levu sian krucon, kaj sekvu min;

25 cxar kiu volos savi sian animon, tiu gxin perdos; kaj kiu perdos sian animon pro mi, tiu gxin trovos.

26 CXar kiel profitus homo, se li gajnus la tutan mondon kaj perdus sian animon? Aux kion homo donu intersxangxe por sia animo?

27 CXar la Filo de homo venos en la gloro de sia Patro kun siaj angxeloj, kaj tiam li redonos al cxiu laux liaj faroj.

28 Vere mi diras al vi:Inter la cxi tie starantaj estas iuj, kiuj neniel gustumos morton, antaux ol ili vidos la Filon de homo venantan en sia regno.

   

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The Last Judgement #57

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57. I spoke with some of those people about the keys given to Peter, asking whether they believed the Lord's power over heaven and hell was transferred to him. Since this is a fundamental point in their religious system, they strongly insisted on it, saying that there was no doubt at all about it, since it is plainly stated. When I asked whether they knew that the details of the Word contain a spiritual sense, and that this is how the Word is understood in heaven, they started by saying that they did not. But later they said that they would enquire, and on doing so they were taught that the details of the Word contain a spiritual sense, which is as different from the literal sense as what is spiritual is from what is natural. Moreover, they were taught that none of the names used in the Word has that meaning in heaven, but there something spiritual is understood instead. Finally they were informed that instead of Peter there is meant in the Word the church's truth of faith coming from the good of charity. Rock, which is mentioned along with Peter, has a similar meaning, for we read:

You are Peter and upon this rock 1 I will build my church. Matthew 16:18.

This does not mean that any power was given to Peter, but to truth arising from good; for all power in the heavens belongs to truth arising from good, or to good acting by means of truth, and because all good and truth come from the Lord, and nothing is from man, all power belongs to the Lord.

On hearing this they were indignant and wanted to know whether that was the spiritual sense of the words. So they were given the Word as it is in heaven, which contains the spiritual but not the natural sense, since it is for angels, and they are spiritual. On the existence of such a Word in heaven see HEAVEN AND HELL 259-261. When they read this they saw plainly that there was no mention of Peter in it, but in his place truth from good coming from the Lord. 1 On seeing this they angrily rejected the Word, and would almost have torn it in pieces with their teeth, if it had not been instantly snatched away. Thus they were convinced, although against their will, that that power belongs to the Lord alone; far less does it belong to any human being, because it is Divine.

Фусноти:

1. The Lord's twelve disciples represented the church in all respects concerning truth and good or faith and love, in the same way as the twelve tribes of Israel (2129, 3354, 3488, 3858, 6397). Peter, James and John represented faith, charity and the good deeds of charity (3750). Peter stands for faith (4738, 6000, 6073, 6344, 10087, 10580). Peter being given the keys of the kingdom of the heavens means that all power belongs to truth coming from good, or faith coming from charity which is from the Lord; and so that all power belongs to the Lord (6344). A key is the power of opening and closing (9410). Good has all power by means of truths, in other words, truths have all power from good which is from the Lord (3091, 3563, 6344, 6423, 6948, 8200, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643, 10019, 10182). Rock in the Word means the Lord as regards Divine truth (8581, 10580). All personal and place names in the Word mean things and states (768, 1888, 4310, 4442, 10329). These names do not pass into heaven, but are turned into things they mean; neither can the names be spoken in heaven (1876, 5225, 6516, 10216, 10282). It can be shown by examples how elegant the internal sense of the Word is, where it consists of nothing but names (1224, 1264, 1888).

1. [In Greek Petros and petra.]

  
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Arcana Coelestia #6073

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6073. 'What are your works?' means regarding duties and services. This is clear from the meaning of 'works' as forms of good, dealt with in 6048, thus useful services and duties, for these are forms of good. Every good that is called a good of charity consists in nothing other than useful service, and useful services are nothing other than works done for one's neighbour, country, Church, and the Lord's kingdom. Regarded essentially charity does not actually become charity until it passes into action and becomes a work; for loving someone but not doing anything good for him when the possibility exists is not really loving him. Doing good for him when the possibility exists, and doing it with all one's heart, is loving him; for then the actual deed or work contains all that constitutes charity towards him. For works embrace every aspect of charity and faith present with a person and are called forms of spiritual good, made such through the exercise of charity, that is, through useful services.

[2] Because the angels in heaven are governed by good received from the Lord, they have no greater desire than to perform useful services. These are the very delights of their life, and in the measure that they perform useful services they enjoy blessing and happiness, 453, 696, 997, 3645.

This is also the Lord's teaching in Matthew,

The Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father together with His angels, and at that time He will repay everyone according to his works. Matthew 16:17.

'Works' is not used here to mean works such as they are in outward appearance but such as they appear inwardly - that is to say, what kind of charity they hold within them. Angels do not look on works in any other way.

[3] Furthermore, since works are a combination of every aspect of charity and faith present with a person, and since life causes charity to be charity and faith to be faith, and so to be good, John was loved more than the other disciples by the Lord and leaned on His breast at the Last Supper, John 21:20. For that disciple represented the good deeds or works of charity, see the Prefaces to Genesis 18, 22. For the same reason the Lord said to him Follow Me; He did not say it to Peter, 1 who represented faith, see those same Prefaces, and this led faith, which is Peter, to be indignant and say,

Lord, but what about this man? Jesus said to Him, If I will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You, follow Me. John 21:19, 11-23.

This was also a prediction that faith would come to despise works, even though the Lord associates Himself with them, as may also be seen quite clearly from the Lord's words addressed to the sheep and the goats at Matthew 25, where nothing else than works are listed in Verses Matthew 25:34-46. The fact that faith would disown the Lord is evident from the representation by Peter in his denial of Him three times, [Matthew 26:34.] His denial 'at night' means the final period of the Church when no charity would exist any longer, 6000; his denial 'three times' means that at that point the final period would be complete, 1825, 2788, 4495, 5159; and 'before the cock crowed' means before a new phase of the Church had arrived, for twilight and morning which follow night mean the first phase of a Church, 2405, 5962.

Фусноти:

1. The words "Follow Me" at John 21:22 were clearly addressed to Peter. What Swedenborg intended to say is not clear to the translator.

  
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