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Exodus 19:16

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16 And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.

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Arcana Coelestia #8800

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8800. 'Or will be killed by being shot with arrows' means that spiritual good too will be destroyed. This is clear from the meaning of 'being killed with arrows' as being destroyed in respect of spiritual good; for the spiritual man is meant by 'an archer', 2686, 2709, 6422.

  
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