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Ezekiel 34

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ποιμήν-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM προφητεύω-VA--AAD2S καί-C εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM ποιμήν-N3--DPM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὦ-I ποιμήν-N3--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM μή-D βόσκω-V1--PAI3P ποιμήν-N3--NPM ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM οὐ-D ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN βόσκω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM

3 ἰδού-I ὁ- A--ASN γάλα-N3--ASN καταἐσθίω-V1--PAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἔριον-N2N-APN περιβάλλω-V1--PMI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN παχύς-A3U-ASN σφάζω-V1--PAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS οὐ-D βόσκω-V1--PAI2P

4 ὁ- A--ASN ἀσθενέω-VX--XAPASN οὐ-D ἐνἰσχύω-VA--AAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN κακῶς-D ἔχω-V1--PAPASN οὐ-D σωματοποιέω-VAI-AAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN συντρίβω-VP--XPPASN οὐ-D καταδέω-VAI-AAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πλανάω-V3--PMPASN οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀποὀλλύω-VX--XAPASN οὐ-D ζητέω-VAI-AAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἰσχυρός-A1A-ASN καταἐργάζομαι-VAI-AMI2P μόχθος-N2--DSM

5 καί-C διασπείρω-VDI-API3S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS διά-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAN ποιμήν-N3--APM καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P κατάβρωμα-N3M-ASN πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN θηρίον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM

6 καί-C διασπείρω-VDI-API3S ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN καί-C ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--ASN βουνός-N2--ASM ὑψηλός-A1--ASM καί-C ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN πᾶς-A1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF διασπείρω-VDI-API3S καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἐκζητέω-V2--PAPNSM οὐδέ-C ὁ- A--NSM ἀποστρέφω-V1--PAPNSM

7 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ποιμήν-N3--NPM ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM

8 ζάω-V3--PAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM εἰ-C μήν-X ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GSN γίγνομαι-VB--AMN ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS εἰς-P προνομή-N1--ASF καί-C γίγνομαι-VB--AMN ὁ- A--NPN πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS εἰς-P κατάβρωμα-N3M-ASN πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN θηρίον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN παρά-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAN ποιμήν-N3--APM καί-C οὐ-D ἐκζητέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C βόσκω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM ὁ- A--APN δέ-X πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS οὐ-D βόσκω-VAI-AAI3P

9 ἀντί-P οὗτος- D--GSM ποιμήν-N3--NPM

10 ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM ποιμήν-N3--APM καί-C ἐκζητέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF χείρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ποιμαίνω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὐ-D βόσκω-VF--FAI3P ἔτι-D ὁ- A--NPM ποιμήν-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--APN καί-C ἐκαἱρέω-VF2-FMI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN στόμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3P αὐτός- D--DPM ἔτι-D εἰς-P κατάβρωμα-N3M-ASN

11 διότι-C ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS ἐκζητέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐπισκέπτομαι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APN

12 ὥσπερ-D ζητέω-V2--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ποιμήν-N3--NSM ὁ- A--ASN ποίμνιον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ὅταν-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3S γνόφος-N2--NSM καί-C νεφέλη-N1--NSF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM πρόβατον-N2N-GPN διαχωρίζω-VT--XPPGPM οὕτως-D ἐκζητέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἀποἐλαύνω-VF3-FAI1S αὐτός- D--APN ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ὅς- --GSM διασπείρω-VDI-API3P ἐκεῖ-D ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF νεφέλη-N1--GSF καί-C γνόφος-N2--GSM

13 καί-C ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN καί-C συνἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF χώρα-N1A-GPF καί-C εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C βόσκω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF φάραγξ-N3G-DPF καί-C ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF κατοικία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

14 ἐν-P νομή-N1--DSF ἀγαθός-A1--DSF βόσκω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--DSN ὑψηλός-A1--DSN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF μάνδρα-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκεῖ-D κοιμάω-VC--FPI3P καί-C ἐκεῖ-D ἀναπαύω-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P τρυφή-N1--DSF ἀγαθός-A1--DSF καί-C ἐν-P νομή-N1--DSF πίων-A3N-DSF βόσκω-VC--FPI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPN ὄρος-N3E-GPN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

15 ἐγώ- P--NS βόσκω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἀναπαύω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APN καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

16 ὁ- A--ASN ἀποὀλλύω-VX--XAPASN ζητέω-VF--FAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN πλανάω-V3--PMPASN ἐπιστρέφω-VF--FAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN συντρίβω-VP--XPPASN καταδέω-VF--FAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἐκλείπω-V1--PAPASN ἐνἰσχύω-VF--FAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἰσχυρός-A1A-ASN φυλάσσω-VF--FAI1S καί-C βόσκω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APN μετά-P κρίμα-N3M-GSN

17 καί-C σύ- P--NP πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS διακρίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM πρόβατον-N2N-GSN καί-C πρόβατον-N2N-GSN κριός-N2--GPM καί-C τράγος-N2--GPM

18 καί-C οὐ-D ἱκανός-A1--NSN σύ- P--DP ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASF καλός-A1--ASF νομή-N1--ASF νέμω-V1I-IMI2P καί-C ὁ- A--APN κατάλοιπος-A1B-APN ὁ- A--GSF νομή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GP καταπατέω-V2I-IAI2P ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM σύ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--ASN καταἵστημι-VXI-XAPASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN πίνω-V1I-IAI2P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN λοιπός-A1--ASN ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM σύ- P--GP ταράσσω-V1I-IAI2P

19 καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--APN πάτημα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM πούς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GP νέμω-V1I-IMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ταράσσω-VK--XPPASN ὕδωρ-N3--ASN ὑπό-P ὁ- A--GPM πούς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GP πίνω-V1I-IAI3P

20 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS διακρίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM πρόβατον-N2N-GSN ἰσχυρός-A1A-GSN καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM πρόβατον-N2N-GSN ἀσθενής-A3H-GSN

21 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF πλευρά-N1A-DPF καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ὦμος-N2--DPM σύ- P--GP διαὠθέω-V2--PMI2P καί-C ὁ- A--DPN κέρας-N3T-DPN σύ- P--GP κερατίζω-V1I-IAI2P καί-C πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐκλείπω-V1--PAPASN ἐκθλίβω-V1I-IAI2P

22 καί-C σώζω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APN πρόβατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὐ-D μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3P ἔτι-D εἰς-P προνομή-N1--ASF καί-C κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM κριός-N2--GSM πρός-P κριός-N2--ASM

23 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM ποιμήν-N3--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C ποιμαίνω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--ASM δοῦλος-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS *δαυίδ-N---ASM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--GPM ποιμήν-N3--NSM

24 καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM καί-C *δαυίδ-N---NSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM ἄρχων-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S

25 καί-C διατίθημι-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--DSM *δαυίδ-N---DSM διαθήκη-N1--ASF εἰρήνη-N1--GSF καί-C ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VF2-FAI1S θηρίον-N2N-APN πονηρός-A1A-APN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἔρημος-N2--DSF καί-C ὑπνόω-VF--FAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM δρυμός-N2--DPM

26 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APM περικύκλῳ-D ὁ- A--GSN ὄρος-N3E-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM ὑετός-N2--ASM σύ- P--DP ὑετός-N2--ASM εὐλογία-N1A-GSF

27 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN ξύλον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASM καρπός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF δίδωμι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ἐλπίς-N3D-DSF εἰρήνη-N1--GSF καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN συντρίβω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASM ζυγός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκαἱρέω-VF2-FMI1S αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GPM καταδουλόω-VA--AMPGPM αὐτός- D--APM

28 καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἔτι-D ἐν-P προνομή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF οὐκέτι-D μή-D ἐσθίω-VB--AAS3P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI3P ἐν-P ἐλπίς-N3D-DSF καί-C οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἐκφοβέω-V2--PAPNSM αὐτός- D--APM

29 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DPM φυτόν-N2N-ASN εἰρήνη-N1--GSF καί-C οὐκέτι-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PMPNPM λιμός-N2--DSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D φέρω-VA--AAS3P ἔτι-D ὀνειδισμός-N2--ASM ἔθνος-N3E-GPN

30 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C αὐτός- D--NPM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM

31 πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C πρόβατον-N2N-NPN ποίμνιον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI2P καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GP λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained #595

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595. And the rainbow over his head.- That this signifies the interior things of the Word, is evident from the signification of a rainbow, as denoting the Divine Truth as it is in the spiritual sense of the Word, concerning which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of being over the head, as denoting what is interior; for "above" and "higher" signify within and interior, as is evident from this fact, that when mention is made of "interior," then "higher" is understood in heaven. For the heavens where the interior angels, or the interiorly wise are, appear also above the heavens where the exterior angels, or the exteriorly wise are. For this reason the three heavens are distinct one from another in regard to altitude, the inmost or third heaven appearing above the middle or second heaven, and this above the ultimate or first.

[2] The reason why higher signifies what is interior, is, that when higher and lower things are together, that is exist simultaneously, as in the head of man, they then co-exist in that order; so that those things which were above in successive order, become interior, and those which were below in successive order, become exterior, consequently higher signifies interior and lower exterior things. This may be illustrated by the idea of a surface (superficies), in the centre of which are purer, and in the peripheries denser things. Things superior and inferior form such a surface, when they become one, and constitute what is simultaneous. The signification of the angel encompassed with a cloud, spoken of above, is clear from these observations, since to be encompassed, for the same reason, and from the same idea, denotes to be from without and below.

[3] A rainbow signifies interior Divine Truth, as the Word is in the spiritual sense, because the light of heaven, like the light of the world, according to its incidence upon objects, and its modification therein, produces variegations of colours, and also rainbows; these also I have been permitted occasionally to see in the angelic heaven, as may be seen described in the Arcana Coelestia 1623-1625). But the rainbows which appear in the angelic heaven differ from the rainbows which appear in the world in this, that the rainbows of heaven are from a spiritual origin, whereas the rainbows of the world are from a natural origin. For the rainbows of heaven are from the light which proceeds from the Lord as the Sun, and because that Sun is in its essence the Divine Love of the Lord, and the light therefrom is Divine Truth, hence the variegations of light, which are seen as rainbows, are diversities of intelligence and wisdom with the angels. It is from this fact that rainbows there signify the form and beauty of spiritual Divine Truth; but the rainbows of the world are from a natural origin, that is from the sun of the world and its light, and are therefore only modifications and consequent variegations of light from the waters falling from a cloud. And since there are coloured appearances in the spiritual world similar to those in the natural world, and such appearances are correspondences, therefore the rainbows of the world signify the same as the rainbows of heaven, that is, spiritual Divine truths in their form and beauty. These truths are such as those of the Word in the spiritual sense.

[4] Similar things are signified by the rainbows in Ezekiel:

"Above the expanse that was over the head" of the cherubim "was the likeness of a throne as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness of the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as it were the appearance of a burning coal, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins and upward, but from the appearance of his loins and downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah" (1:26-28).

Since the cherubim signify providence and care in order that the Lord may not be approached except by means of the good of love, therefore there appeared a throne, and upon the throne the appearance of a man, and the throne signifies the entire heaven, and the man upon the throne, the Lord Himself. By the appearance of a burning coal, as the appearance of fire, from the appearance of his loins and upward, is signified celestial Divine Love, which reigns in the higher heavens; for the higher heavens are represented by the upper part of the body, from the loins upward, to which they correspond, for these heavens form that [part] in the Grand Man (Maximus Homo), which is heaven. Fire like a burning coal, signifies that love, and similarly the loins, for the loins correspond to the marriage of good and truth, in which those are who are in the higher heavens, therefore heaven is called a marriage, and the Lord is called the Bridegroom and Husband, while heaven and the church are called a bride and wife. That from his loins downward, he appeared as the brightness of fire, which was like a rainbow, signifies spiritual Divine Love, which reigns in the lower heavens, for the region of the body from the loins even to the soles of the feet corresponds to that love. And because that love proceeds from celestial Divine Love, it is called fire and its brightness, Divine Truth from the Divine Good of love being that which shines and presents the appearance of a rainbow. It is therefore evident, that the translucence of spiritual Divine Truth through natural Divine Truth, presents that appearance in the heavens, and is consequently signified by it, as stated above. But these things may be more clearly understood from what is stated in Heaven and Hell concerning heaven, that from the Divine Human of the Lord it has reference to one man (n. 59-86); concerning the correspondence of all things of heaven with all things of man (n. 87-102); and, in the Arcana Coelestia concerning the correspondence of the loins (n. 3021, 4280, 4462, 5060-5062).

[5] The signification of the bow in the cloud, or the rainbow, in the book of Genesis is similar:

"God said" to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living soul that is with you, unto the generations of an age; I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass that in beclouding myself with a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul in all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I see it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living soul in all flesh that is upon the earth" (9:12-17).

He who does not know that in every part of the Word there is also a spiritual sense, may imagine that the bow in the cloud, called a rainbow, appears as a sign that the earth shall be no more destroyed by a flood, when yet that bow is from causes in nature, and is mediately produced when the rays of light from the sun strike upon the watery particles of rain from a cloud, it is therefore evident that there were also similar bows or rainbows before the flood. By the rainbows, therefore, which are seen by men on earth, from the correspondence between things spiritual and things natural, are understood the rainbows seen by the angels in the spiritual world, all of which exist from the light of heaven and its modification in the spiritual-natural sphere of that world, consequently from spiritual Divine Truth, and its translucence in natural Divine Truth; for all the light in heaven is spiritual, and is in its essence Divine Truth proceeding from the Lord. It is therefore evident that the bow in the cloud, or the rainbow, signifies spiritual Divine Truth, translucent through natural Divine Truth, and this translucence exists with those who are reformed or regenerated by the Lord by means of Divine Truth and a life according to it; the translucence itself also appears in the heavens as a rainbow. By the sign of a covenant is signified the presence and conjunction of the Lord with them, for a covenant denotes conjunction. This sign was given, because the flood, which then destroyed the human race, signified the deadly falsities of evil, by which the posterity of the Most Ancient Church perished; the restitution and establishment of a new church called the Ancient Church by Divine Truth conjoined to spiritual good, which in its essence is charity, is representatively shown by rainbows in heaven, and is therefore signified by rainbows in the world. As these words involve many interior things which cannot be briefly unfolded, they may be seen explained in detail in the Arcana Coelestia 1031-1059).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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