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Ezekiel 44

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1 καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S κλείω-VT--XPPNSF

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSF πύλη-N1--NSF οὗτος- D--NSF κλείω-VT--XPPNSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S οὐ-D ἀναοἴγω-VQ--FPI3S καί-C οὐδείς-A3--NSM μή-D διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S διά-P αὐτός- D--GSF ὅτι-C κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S διά-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S κλείω-VT--XPPNSF

3 διότι-C ὁ- A--NSM ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM οὗτος- D--NSM καταἵημι-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--GSN ἐσθίω-VB--AAN ἄρτος-N2--ASM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αιλαμ-N---GSN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S

4 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I πλήρης-A3H-NSM δόξα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C πίπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS

5 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM τάσσω-VA--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--DPN οὖς-N3T-DPN σύ- P--GS ἀκούω-V1--PAD2S πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-V2--PAI1S μετά-P σύ- P--GS κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C τάσσω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF εἴσοδος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM κατά-P πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἔξοδος-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἅγιος-A1A-DPM

6 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM παραπικραίνω-V1--PAPASM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἱκανόω-V4--PMD3S σύ- P--DP ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀνομία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

7 ὁ- A--GSN εἰςἄγω-VB--AAN σύ- P--AP υἱός-N2--APM ἀλλογενής-A3H-APM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-APM καρδία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-APM σάρξ-N3K-DSF ὁ- A--GSN γίγνομαι-V1--PMN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἅγιος-A1A-DPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C βεβηλόω-V4I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN προςφέρω-V1--PAN σύ- P--AP ἄρτος-N2--APM στέαρ-N3--ASN καί-C αἷμα-N3M-ASN καί-C παραβαίνω-V1I-IAI2P ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP

8 καί-C διατάσσω-VAI-AAD2P ὁ- A--GSN φυλάσσω-V1--PAN φυλακή-N1--APF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἅγιος-A1A-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS

9 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πᾶς-A3--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ἀλλογενής-A3H-NSM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NSM καρδία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NSM σάρξ-N3K-DSF οὐ-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM ἀλλογενής-A3H-GPM ὁ- A--GPM εἰμί-V9--PAPGPM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

10 ἀλλά-C ἤ-C ὁ- A--NPM *λευίτης-N1M-NPM ὅστις- X--NPM ἀποἅλλομαι-VAI-AMI3P ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πλανάω-V3--PMN ὁ- A--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS κατόπισθεν-D ὁ- A--GPN ἐνθύμημα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἀδικία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM

11 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἅγιος-A1A-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM θυρωρός-N2--NPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πύλη-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--NPM σφάζω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN καί-C ὁ- A--APF θυσία-N1A-APF ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--DPM

12 ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM λειτουργέω-V2I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GPN εἴδωλον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P κόλασις-N3I-ASF ἀδικία-N1A-GSF ἕνεκα-P οὗτος- D--GSM αἴρω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

13 καί-C οὐ-D ἐγγίζω-VF2-FAI3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS οὐδέ-C ὁ- A--GSN προςἄγω-V1--PAN πρός-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN υἱός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM οὐδέ-C πρός-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλάνησις-N3I-DSF ὅς- --DSF πλανάω-VCI-API3P

14 καί-C κατατάσσω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM φυλάσσω-V1--PAN φυλακή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3P

15 ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM ὁ- A--NPM *λευίτης-N1M-NPM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM *σαδδουκ-N---GSM ὅστις- X--NPM φυλάσσω-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--APF φυλακή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πλανάω-V3--PMN οἶκος-N2--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NPM προςἄγω-VF--FAI3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN προςφέρω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS θυσία-N1A-ASF στέαρ-N3--ASN καί-C αἷμα-N3M-ASN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

16 οὗτος- D--NPM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM προςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C φυλάσσω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APF φυλακή-N1--APF ἐγώ- P--GS

17 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--APF πύλη-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF στολή-N1--APF λινοῦς-A1C-APF ἐνδύω-VF--FMI3P καί-C οὐ-D ἐνδύω-VF--FMI3P ἐρέα-N3--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF

18 καί-C κίδαρις-N3I-APF λινοῦς-A1C-APF ἔχω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF κεφαλή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C περισκελής-A3H-APN λινοῦς-A1C-APN ἔχω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF ὀσφύς-N3U-APF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C οὐ-D περιζωννύω-VF--FMI3P βία-N1A-DSF

19 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐξώτερος-A1A-ASF πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐκδύω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--APF στολή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὅς- --DPF αὐτός- D--NPM λειτουργέω-V2--PAI3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἐξέδρα-N1--DPF ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN καί-C ἐνδύω-VF--FMI3P στολή-N1--APF ἕτερος-A1A-APF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἁγιάζω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF στολή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM

20 καί-C ὁ- A--APF κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D ξυράω-VF--FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APF κόμη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D ψιλόω-VF--FAI3P καλύπτω-V1--PAPNPM καλύπτω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APF κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM

21 καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM οὐ-D μή-D πίνω-VB--AAS3P πᾶς-A3--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF

22 καί-C χήρα-N1A-ASF καί-C ἐκβεβηλόω-VM--XPPASF οὐ-D λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM εἰς-P γυνή-N3K-ASF ἀλλά-C ἤ-C παρθένος-N2--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C χήρα-N1A-NSF ἐάν-C γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ἐκ-P ἱερεύς-N3V-GSM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P

23 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS διδάσκω-VF--FAI3P ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἅγιος-A1A-GSN καί-C βέβηλος-A1B-GSN καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GSN καί-C καθαρός-A1A-GSN γνωρίζω-VF2-FAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM

24 καί-C ἐπί-P κρίσις-N3I-ASF αἷμα-N3M-GSN οὗτος- D--NPM ἐπιἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--GSN διακρίνω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN δικαίωμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS δικαιόω-VF--FAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS κρίνω-VF2-FAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GS φυλάσσω-VF--FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI3P

25 καί-C ἐπί-P ψυχή-N1--ASF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὐ-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--GSN μιαίνω-VC--APN ἀλλά-C ἤ-C ἐπί-P πατήρ-N3--DSM καί-C ἐπί-P μήτηρ-N3--DSF καί-C ἐπί-P υἱός-N2--DSM καί-C ἐπί-P θυγάτηρ-N3--DSF καί-C ἐπί-P ἀδελφός-N2--DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ἀδελφή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --NSF οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ἀνήρ-N3--DSM μιαίνω-VC--FPI3S

26 καί-C μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN καθαρίζω-VS--APN αὐτός- D--ASM ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐκἀριθμέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

27 καί-C ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἅγιος-A1A-DSN προςφέρω-VF--FAI3P ἱλασμός-N2--ASM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

28 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P κληρονομία-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--NS κληρονομία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C κατάσχεσις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--DPM οὐ-D δίδωμι-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κατάσχεσις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM

29 καί-C ὁ- A--APF θυσία-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὑπέρ-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὑπέρ-P ἄγνοια-N1A-APF οὗτος- D--NPM ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀφόρισμα-N3M-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM αὐτός- D--DPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

30 ἀπαρχή-N1--NPF πᾶς-A3--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρωτότοκος-A1B-APN πᾶς-A3--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-APN πᾶς-A3--APN ἐκ-P πᾶς-A3--GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀπαρχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--DPM ἱερεύς-N3V-DPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρωτογένημα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GP δίδωμι-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--DSM ἱερεύς-N3V-DSM ὁ- A--GSN τίθημι-VE--AAN εὐλογία-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM οἶκος-N2--APM σύ- P--GP

31 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN θνησιμαῖος-A1A-NSN καί-C θηριάλωτος-A1B-NSN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9487

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9487. 'Two cubits and a half shall be its length' means all so far as good is concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'two and a half' as much and as what is complete, and as all when this number has reference to something Divine (the reason why 'two and a half' means much and what is complete is that this number is similar in meaning to five, ten, a hundred, and a thousand, since twice two and a half makes five, twice five makes ten, and ten times ten makes a hundred; for doubles and multiples have a similar meaning to the simple numbers of which they are the products, 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973. For the meaning of 'five' as much and completeness, see 5708, 5956, 9102; likewise 'ten', 3107, 4638; also 'a hundred', 2636, 4400; and a thousand, 2575, 8715. So it is that when these numbers are used in reference to something Divine they mean all); and from the meaning of 'length' as good, dealt with in 1613, 8898.

[2] To say that 'length' in the Word means good and 'breadth' truth may seem to be like nonsense; nevertheless this is indeed what they mean. The reason why they do so is that all things without exception in the Word mean realities such as belong to heaven and to the Church, and so such as are connected with the good of love and with the truth of faith. No spatial dimensions such as 'length' and 'breadth' imply can be attributed to these; but instead of spatial dimensions the state of their essential being (esse), which is a state of good, and the resulting state of manifestation (existere), which is a state of truth, can be attributed to them. Furthermore in heaven spatial dimensions are appearances produced by those states, 4882, 9440. From all this it becomes clear that spiritual realities are meant by the measurements and dimensions given in Chapters 40-48 of Ezekiel, where a new temple and a new land are the subject. They are consequently meant here in Exodus, where the ark, the dwelling-place, the court, the tables there, and the altars are the subject. Such realities are in a similar way meant where the temple in Jerusalem is the subject, also when it says that the holy Jerusalem coming down from heaven was square, its breadth being as great as its length, Revelation 21:16; Zechariah 2:1-2. For 'Jerusalem' means a new Church, the character of its good being meant by the measurement of its length, and the character of its truth by that of its breadth.

[3] The fact that 'breadth' or 'broad place' means truth is plainly evident in David,

In distress I called on Jah; He answered me in a broad place. Psalms 118:5.

In the same author,

You have made my feet stand in a broad place. Psalms 31:8.

In Isaiah,

The outstretchings of Asshur's wings will fill the breadth of the land. Isaiah 8:8.

In Habakkuk,

I am rousing the Chaldeans, a bitter and hasty nation, marching 1 into the breadths of the earth. Habakkuk 1:6.

'Marching into the breadths of the earth', when said of the Chaldeans, means destroying the truths of faith.

Фусноти:

1. literally, walking

  
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Arcana Coelestia #4638

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4638. Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins means the final period of the old Church and the first of the new. The Church is the Lord's kingdom on earth; 'the ten virgins' are all who belong to the Church, that is to say, both those who are governed by good and truth, and those who are under the influence of evil and falsity. 'Ten' in the internal sense means remnants, also that which is full and complete, and so means all, while 'virgins' means those who belong to the Church, as in other places in the Word.

[2] Who took their lamps means spiritual things which have what is celestial within them, or truths that have good within them, or what amounts to the same, faith that has charity towards the neighbour within it, and charity that has love to the Lord within it. For 'oil' means the good of love, dealt with below; but 'lamps that have no oil in them' means those same things when there is no good within them.

[3] They went out to meet the Bridegroom means their reception.

Five of them however were wise, but five were foolish means that one group of them possessed truths which had good within them, and another group possessed truths which did not have good within them. The former are 'the wise', but the latter 'the foolish'. In the internal sense 'five' means some, in this case therefore a group from within the whole.

Taking their lamps the foolish did not take oil with them means that they did not have within their truths the good of charity, 'oil' in the internal sense being the good of charity and love.

Whereas the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps means that they did have within their truths the good of charity and love - 'vessels' being matters of doctrine concerning faith.

[4] While the Bridegroom was tarrying they were all drowsy and went to sleep means delay, and therefore doubt. In the internal sense, 'being drowsy' means becoming, because of the delay, inattentive to things of the Church, while 'going to sleep' means nurturing doubt, in the case of 'the wise' doubt that goes with an affirmative attitude of mind, but in the case of 'the foolish' doubt that goes with a negative one.

At midnight there was a shout means the period of time which is the final one of the old Church and the first of the new. In the Word when the subject is the state of the Church this period is called 'night'. 'A shout' means a change taking place.

Behold, the Bridegroom is coming; go out to meet Him means judgement, that is to say, a time of being accepted or rejected.

[5] Then all those virgins were roused and they trimmed their lamps means the preparation of all, for those whose truths do not have good within them believe themselves to be no less accepted than those whose truths do have good within them. Indeed they imagine that faith alone saves and are unaware of the fact that no faith can exist where no charity does so.

But the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out means their desire for that good to be communicated from others to their own empty truths, that is, to their own hollow faith. For those who are in the next life communicate to one another every spiritual or celestial thing they possess, though only through good.

[6] But the wise replied, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you means that no communication of it is possible because the small amount of good they have would be taken away from them. For in the next life, when good is communicated to those whose truths are devoid of good, they take away good so to speak from those who do have it and then keep it to themselves. They do not communicate it to others but defile it, which is why no good is communicated to them. My own experience of these people will be seen at the end of Chapter 37 below.

[7] Go rather to those who sell and buy for yourselves means meritorious good. Those who boast of having this kind of good are meant by 'those who sell'. Also, more than all others in the next life, people whose truth has no good within it think that they have earned merit through every deed they have performed which to all outward appearance looked like good, though inwardly it was evil, as the Lord says of them in Matthew, Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Your name, and by Your name cast out demons, and do many mighty works in Your name? But then I will confess to them, I do not know you; depart from Me, you workers of iniquity! Matthew 7:22-23.

And in Luke,

Once the Householder has risen up and shut the door, then you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But He replying will say to you, I do not know where you come from. Then you will begin to say, We ate in your presence and we drank; and You taught in our Streets. But He will say, I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity! Luke 13:25-27.

This describes what those meant here by the foolish virgins are like, and that is why the following words referring to them occur in this parable - they 'came also, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he replying said, Truly, I say to you, I do not know you'.

[8] While they were going to buy however, the Bridegroom came means their perverse approach.

And those who were ready went in with Him to the wedding feast means that those who were governed by good, and from this by truth, were accepted into heaven. Heaven is likened to a wedding feast by virtue of the heavenly marriage, which is a marriage of good and truth, and the Lord to the Bridegroom because these people are joined to Him, while the Church is therefore called the Bride.

And the door was shut means that no others can enter.

[9] Afterwards the remaining virgins came also, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us means that they wish to enter on the basis of faith alone without charity, and of works in which the life of the Lord is not present, only selfish life.

But He replying said, Truly, I say to you, I do not know you means rejection. In the internal sense 'not knowing them' means that they lack any charity towards the neighbour, and are not joined through such charity to the Lord. Those who are not so joined to Him are said 'not to be known' by Him.

[10] Watch therefore, for you do not know the day, nor the hour, in which the Son of Man will be coming means an eagerness to live according to the commandments constituting a person's faith, meant by 'watching'. The actual time of acceptance, which is unknown to a person, and his state then, are meant by 'you do not know the day, nor the hour, in which the Son of Man will be coming'. One who is governed by good, that is, whose deeds conform to the commandments, is called 'wise', but one who has a knowledge of the truth, yet does not act in accordance with this, is called 'foolish', as they are elsewhere by the Lord in Matthew,

Everyone who hears My words and does them I will liken to a wise man. But everyone hearing My words and not doing them will be likened to a foolish man. Matthew 7:24, 26.

  
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