2921. “我主, 你在我们中间是神的王子” 表主的神性良善与真理同他们在一起. 这从 “主”, “神的王子” 和 “在我们中间” 的含义清楚可知. 当论述的主题是良善时, 经上就用 “主” 这个词. 这一事实从旧约明显看出来, 因为在旧约, 耶和华有时被称为耶和华, 有时被称为神, 有时被称为耶和华神, 有时被称为主耶和华 (Lord Jehovih), 有时被称为万军之耶和华 (Jehovah Zebaoth), 这是出于只有通过内义才能知晓的隐藏原因. 一般来说, 当论述的主题是爱的属天之物或爱时, 经上就用 “耶和华” 这个名; 但当论述的主题是信的属灵之物, 或真理时, 经上就用 “神” 这个名; 当这二者一起被论述时, 经上就用 “耶和华神” 这两个名. 然而, 当论述的主题是良善的神性大能, 即全能时, 经上就用 “万军之耶和华” (Jehovah of Hosts或Jehovah Zebaoth或Jehovah of Armies), 以及 “主”, 以致 “万军之耶和华” 这两个名和 “主” 这个名具有相同的意义和含义. 人与天使由此, 即由良善的大能也被称为 “主”; 在反面意义上, 那些没有任何能力, 或从他们的主那里拥有能力的人则被称为 “仆人” 或 “奴仆”. 由此可见, 此处 “我主” 在内义上表示主的良善, 这在下文会通过圣言来说明. 然而, “神的王子” 表主之真理的力量, 或主的真理. 这从 “王子” 或 “君王” 表首要真理 (参看1482, 2089节) 明显看出来, 也可从经上说 “神的王子” 明显看出来, 因为当论述真理时, 经上就用神这个名, 而当论述良善时, 经上则用 “耶和华” 这个名 (参看2586, 2769, 2807, 2822节). “在我们中间” 表在他们中间, 或与他们同在. 这是显而易见的, 无需解释.

在旧约, “万军之耶和华” 和 “主” 具有同样的意义和含义, 这明显可见于以赛亚书:

万军之耶和华的热心必成就这事; 主使一言入于雅各, 落在以色列身上. (以赛亚书 9:7-8)

在另一处:

强暴王必辖制他们. 这是主万军之耶和华说的. (以赛亚书 19:4)

弥迦书:

万军之耶和华说, 看哪, 你们所寻求的主, 甚至立约的使者, 就是你们所仰慕的, 必忽然进入他的殿; 看哪, 祂快要来到. (玛拉基书 3:1)

在以赛亚书看得更明显:

我观看, 见主坐在高高的宝座上抬起; 其上有撒拉弗侍立, 各有六个翅膀: 彼此呼喊说, 圣哉! 圣哉! 圣哉! 万军之耶和华. 我有祸啦! 我完啦! 因我眼见大君王万军之耶和华. 我又听见主的声音. (以赛亚书 6:1, 3, 5, 8)

由此明显可知 “万军之耶和华” 和 “主” 具有相同的含义.

但当寻求并哀求全能的帮助时, 经上就用 “主耶和华” (Lord Jehovih) 这个名, 如以赛亚书:

对犹大的城邑说, 看哪, 你们的神! 看啊, 主耶和华必像大能者临到, 祂的膀臂必为祂掌权. 祂的赏赐在祂那里, 祂的报应在祂面前. 祂必像牧人牧养自己的羊群. (以赛亚书 40:9-11)

当寻求这种帮助时, 经上就用 “主耶和华” 这个名 (参看以赛亚书 25:8; 40:10; 48:16; 50:4-5, 7, 9; 61:1; 耶利米书 2:22; 以西结书 8:1; 11:13, 17, 21; 12:10, 19, 28; 13:8, 13, 16, 18, 20; 14:4, 6, 11, 18, 20, 21; 弥迦书 1:2; 诗篇 71:5, 16等).

此外, 在旧约, “主” 所涉及的, 和 “耶和华” 所涉及的一样, 也就是说, 当论述良善时, 经上就用 “主”. 故主也同样有别于神, 如同耶和华有别于神一样. 如摩西书:

耶和华你们的神, 祂是万神之神, 万主之主. (申命记 10:17)

诗篇:

你们要称谢万神之神, 因祂的慈爱永远长存! 你们要称谢万主之主, 因祂的慈爱永远长存! (诗篇 136:1-3)

但在新约, 无论福音还是启示录, 经上从未提及 “耶和华”, 而是用 “主” 这个名来代替 “耶和华”, 这是由于下面要论述的隐藏原因. 在新约, 经上就用 “主” 代替 “耶和华”, 这从马可福音非常清楚地看出来:

耶稣回答说, 第一要紧的就是, 以色列啊, 你要听! 主我们神是独一的主; 你要尽心, 尽性, 尽意, 尽力爱主你的神. (马可福音 12:29-30)

同样的事在摩西书中是这样写的:

以色列啊, 你要听! 耶和华我们的神是独一的耶和华; 你要尽心, 尽性, 尽力爱耶和华你的神. (申命记 6:4-5)

此处很明显, 经上用 “主” 代替了 “耶和华”. 在启示录也是如此:

我观看, 见有一个宝座安置在天上, 又有一位坐在宝座上; 宝座周围有四个活物, 前后遍体都满了眼睛; 他们说, 圣哉, 圣哉, 圣哉, 主, 全能的神. (启示录 4:2, 6, 8)

但在以赛亚书, 我们读到:

我观看, 见主坐在高高的宝座上抬起; 其上有撒拉弗侍立, 各有六个翅膀: 彼此呼喊说, 圣哉! 圣哉! 圣哉! 万军之耶和华. (以赛亚书 6:1, 3, 5, 8)

此处经上用 “主” 代替 “耶和华”, 即用 “主, 全能的神” 代替 “万军之耶和华”. “四活物” 就是撒拉弗或基路伯, 这一事实明显可见于以西结书 (1:5, 13-15, 19等; 10:15). 在新约, “主” 就是耶和华”. 这一事实从以下经文也可明显看出来, 路加福音:

主的使者向撒迦利亚显现. (路加福音 1:11)

“主的使者” 用来代替 “耶和华的使者”. 在同一章. 论到撒迦利亚的儿子, 该使者对他说:

他要使许多以色列人回转, 归于主他们的神. (路加福音 1:16)

“归于主他们的神” 用来代替 “归于耶和华神”. 也是在这一章, 关于耶稣, 使者对马利亚说:

祂要为大, 称为至高者的儿子, 主神要把大卫的宝座给祂. (路加福音 1:32)

“主神” 在此用来代替 “耶和华神”. 还是在这一章:

马利亚说, 我的灵魂尊主为大; 我灵以神我的救主为乐. (路加福音 1:46-47)

此处 “主” 也用来代替 “耶和华”. 同样在这一章:

撒迦利亚就预言说: 主以色列的神是应当称颂的. (路加福音 1:68)

“主神” 用来代替 “耶和华神”. 同一福音书:

有主的使者站在牧羊的人旁边, 主的荣光四面照着他们. (路加福音 2:9)

“主的使者” 和 “主的荣光” 用来代替 “耶和华的使者” 和 “耶和华的荣光”. 马太福音:

奉主名来的, 是应当称颂的! (马太福音 21:9; 23:39; 路加福音 13:35; 约翰福音 12:13);

“奉主名” 用来代替 “奉耶和华的名”. 此外还有许多其它经文 (如路加福音 1:28; 2:15, 22-24, 29, 38, 39; 5:17; 马可福音 12:10, 11).

人们之所以称耶和华为 “主”, 其隐藏的原因如下: 若主在世时, 他们被告知主就是旧约中经常提及的耶和华 (参看1736节), 他们必不接受, 因为他们不信; 而且, 就其人性而言, 直到主将神性本质与人性本质, 并人性本质与神性本质完全融合起来, 祂才变成耶和华 (参看1725, 1729, 1733, 1745, 1815, 2156, 2751节). 终级试探, 也就是十字架受难过后, 完全的融合 (full unition) 才得以实现; 正因如此, 复活之后, 门徒就一直称祂为 “主” (约翰福音 20:2, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25; 21:7, 12, 15-17, 20; 马可福音 16:19, 20); 多马说: “我的主, 我的神” (约翰福音 20:28). 由于主是旧约中经常提及的耶和华, 故祂也对门徒说:

你们称呼我老师, 称呼我主, 你们说的不错, 我本来就是. (约翰福音 13:13-14, 16)

这些话表示祂就是耶和华神, 因为祂在此就良善而言被称为主, 就真理而言被称为老师. 主就是耶和华, 这也是使者对牧羊的人所说这些话的意思:

今天为你们生了救主, 就是主基督. (路加福音 2:11)

“基督” 用来代替弥赛亚, 受膏者和大君王; “主” 用来代替耶和华: “基督” 与真理相关, “主” 与良善相关. 人若不仔细研究圣言, 就不可能知道这一点. 他必和其他人一样, 以为我们的救主就叫主, 因为这是用来向祂表示尊敬的日常用语. 而事实上, 祂被如此称呼, 是因为祂就是耶和华.

66. (Verse 14) And his head and his hairs were white. That this signifies the Divine in primaries and in ultimates, is evident from the signification of the head when mentioned in reference to the Lord, of whom these things are said, as denoting the Divine in primaries, concerning which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of hairs, as denoting the Divine in ultimates, of which also we shall speak presently; and from the signification of white, as denoting what is pure. (That white (album) and white (candidum) denote what is pure, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 3301, 3993, 4007, 5319.) The reason why the head, when mentioned in reference to the Lord, denotes the Divine in primaries, is, that the head is the highest part of man, and therein are those primary things which give rise to all things that take place in the body. For in the head are the understanding and the will, from which, as from their beginnings, all the other things flow that relate to man's remoter things, as speech, and all actions. But the reason why hairs, when mentioned in reference to the Lord, denote the Divine in ultimates is, that hairs are ultimates, for they grow from the ultimate parts of man, and the primaries terminate in them; therefore, when the head and hairs are mentioned, primaries and ultimates are meant.

[2] He who knows that the head signifies primaries, and the hairs ultimates, even in spiritual things, and that primaries and ultimates signify all things (as was shown above, n. 41), may know many arcana of the internal sense, where those things are mentioned. As, for instance, a Nazarite was not allowed to shave the hair of his head, because, as is said, it was the Nazariteship of God upon his head, and when the days were accomplished, he had to shave it off, and consecrate it (Numbers 6:1-21); also the strength of Samson was in his hairs, and when they were shaved off he became weak, and when they grew again his strength returned (Judges 16:13 to the end). Again, forty-two boys were torn in pieces by bears, because they mocked Elisha, calling him bald-head (2 Kings 2:23, 24). So too Elias was clothed with a garment of hair (2 Kings 1:8) and John the Baptist with camel's hair (Mark 1:6). Moreover what is signified by the head, hairs, beard and baldness, may be seen where they are mentioned in the Word.

[3] The reason why a Nazarite was not allowed to shave his hair, because, as is stated, it was the Nazariteship of God upon his head, and that when the days were accomplished, he had to shave it off, and consecrate it, was, that a Nazarite represented the Lord in primaries and in ultimates, and His Divine in ultimates was His Human, which He made Divine even to the flesh and bones, which are the ultimates. That He made the Human Divine even to the flesh and bones, is clear from the fact that He left nothing in the sepulchre, and that He said to His disciples that He had flesh and bones, which a spirit has not (Luke 24:39, 40). And when the Divine itself is also Divine in ultimates, then it rules all things from primaries by ultimates. (As is evident from what was said and shown above, n. 41; especially from the things which are adduced in Arcana Coelestia, to the effect that interiors successively flow into exteriors, even to the outermost or ultimate, and that therein also they exist and subsist, n. Arcana Coelestia 634, 6239, 6465, 9215, 9216; that they not only flow in successively, but also form what is simultaneous in the ultimate; concerning which order see n. 5897, 6451, 8603, 10099; that therefore all interior things are held together in connection, from the primary by means of the ultimate, n. 9828; and in the work, Heaven and Hell 297; that hence the ultimate is more holy than the interiors, n. Arcana Coelestia 9824; that hence in the ultimates there is strength and power, n. 9836.) It was for these reasons that the Nazariteship was instituted. The reason why the Nazarite should ultimately consecrate his hair by putting it into the fire of the altar, was, because the Holy Divine was thereby represented, and the fire of the altar signified that Holy (n. 934, 6314, 6832).

[4] From these considerations it is also evident why the strength of Samson was in his hair (Judges 16[13] to the end), for it is said that he was a Nazarite from his mother's womb (Judges 13:7; 16:17); so also it was not lawful for the chief priest and his sons, nor for the Levites, to shave the head and make themselves bald (Leviticus 10:6; 21:5, 10; Ezekiel 44:20). So, too, to cut off the beard, which also had a similar signification, was ignominious with the people of Israel (2 Sam. 10:4, 5). The reason why the forty-two boys were torn in pieces by bears, because they mocked Elisha, calling him bald-head, was, that Elijah and Elisha represented the Lord as to the Word, which is Divine truth, the sanctity and strength of which are in the ultimates from primaries, as said above; and because baldness signified the deprivation of them, therefore this circumstance took place; bears also signify truth in ultimates. (That Elijah and Elisha represented the Lord as to the Word, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 2762, 5247.)

[5] From these considerations it is also clear why the garment of Elias was hairy, and that of John was made of camel's hair; for John the Baptist, as well as Elias, represented the Lord as to the Word, therefore he was also called Elias (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 7643, 9372). When these things are understood it can be known what is signified by the head, hairs, beard, and baldness in the Word. As in Isaiah:

"In that time shall the Lord, by the king of Assyria, shave the head, and the hairs of the feet; he shall also consume the beard" (7:20).

In the same:

"Upon all heads shall be baldness, every beard shaven" (15:2).

In Jeremiah:

"Truth hath perished, and is cut off from their mouth; cut off thine hair and cast it away" (7:28, 29).

And in Ezekiel:

"Take a razor, and pass it upon the head and beard" (5:1).

Again:

"On every face shall be shame, and upon all heads baldness" (7:18).

Again:

"Every head was made bald" (29:18).

In Amos:

"I will bring baldness upon every head" (8:10).

And in David:

"God shall bruise the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on in his guilt" (Psalm 68:21).

In these passages, and in others, by cutting off the hair of the head, shaving the beard, and inducing baldness, is signified to deprive of all good and truth, because he who is deprived of the ultimates is also deprived of things prior, for prior things exist and subsist in ultimates, as said above. In the world of spirits also, there are seen those who are bald; and I have been informed that they are those who were abusers of the Word and had applied the sense of the letter, which is Divine truth in the ultimates, to wicked purposes, and consequently were deprived of all truth; they are also the most wicked, and many of them are from the Babylonish nation; but, on the contrary, the angels are seen with becoming hair.