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Genesis 19:4

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4 Nad ei olnud veel magama heitnud, kui linna mehed, Soodoma mehed, niihästi noored kui vanad, kogu rahvas viimseni, ümbritsesid koja

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Arcana Coelestia #2443

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2443. Verse 24 And Jehovah rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven.

'Jehovah rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire' means the hell of those governed by the evils of self-love, and by falsities deriving from these - 'raining on' meaning to be condemned, 'brimstone' the hell of the evils of self-love, 'fire' the hell of falsities deriving from these. 'From Jehovah out of heaven' means from the laws of order in regard to truth, because they separate themselves from good.

  
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