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Jeremiah 40:7

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7 And when all the captains of the army that were scattered through the countries, they and their companions, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Godolias the son of Ahicam governor of the country, and that he had committed unto him men and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon:

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Before His throne

  

In Revelation 1:4, this signifies the Lord's presence and providence; for the throne of God signifies the divine truth; thus heaven, which is the receptacle. (Apocalypse Explained 25)

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Apocalypse Revealed #366

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366. Standing before the throne and before the Lamb. This symbolically means, listening to the Lord and doing what He commands.

To stand before the Lord means, symbolically, to hear and do what He commands, like one who stands before a king.

This is also the symbolic meaning of standing before God, or in the presence of God, elsewhere in the Word, as when the angel said to Zacharias,

I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God... (Luke 1:19)

A man who stands before Me shall not be cut off forever. (Jeremiah 35:19)

These are the two offspring of the olive tree, who stand before the Lord of the whole earth. (Zechariah 4:14)

(He) separated the tribe of Levi... to stand before Jehovah... (Deuteronomy 10:8)

And so on elsewhere.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.