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1 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

2 Υιε ανθρωπου, προφητευσον επι τους προφητας του Ισραηλ τους προφητευοντας και ειπε προς τους προφητευοντας εξ ιδιας αυτων καρδιας, Ακουσατε τον λογον του Κυριου.

3 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουαι εις τους προφητας τους μωρους, τους περιπατουντας οπισω του πνευματος αυτων, και δεν ειδον ουδεμιαν ορασιν.

4 Ισραηλ, οι προφηται σου ειναι ως αι αλωπεκες εν ταις ερημοις.

5 Δεν ανεβητε εις τας χαλαστρας ουδε ανεγειρατε τα περιφραγματα υπερ του οικου Ισραηλ, δια να σταθη εν τη μαχη την ημεραν του Κυριου.

6 Ειδον ματαιοτητας και μαντειας ψευδεις, αιτινες λεγουσιν, Ο Κυριος λεγει· και ο Κυριος δεν απεστειλεν αυτους· και εκαμον τους ανθρωπους να ελπιζωσιν οτι ο λογος αυτων ηθελε πληρωθη.

7 Δεν ειδετε ορασεις ματαιας και ελαλησατε μαντειας ψευδεις και λεγετε, Ο Κυριος ειπεν, ενω εγω δεν ελαλησα;

8 Οθεν ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Επειδη ελαλησατε ματαιοτητας και ειδετε ψευδη, δια τουτο, ιδου, εγω ειμαι εναντιον σας, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

9 Και η χειρ μου θελει εισθαι επι τους προφητας τους βλεποντας ματαιοτητας και μαντευοντας ψευδη· δεν θελουσιν εισθαι εν τη βουλη του λαου μου και εν τη καταγραφη του οικου του Ισραηλ δεν θελουσι καταγραφη ουδε θελουσιν εισελθει εις γην Ισραηλ, και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος.

10 Επειδη, ναι, επειδη επλανησαν τον λαον μου, λεγοντες, Ειρηνη· και δεν υπαρχει ειρηνη· και ο εις εκτιζε τοιχον και ιδου, οι αλλοι περιηλειφον αυτον με πηλον αμαλακτον·

11 ειπε προς τους αλειφοντας με πηλον αμαλακτον, οτι θελει πεσει· θελει γεινει βροχη κατακλυζουσα· και σεις, λιθοι χαλαζης, θελετε πεσει κατ' αυτου και ανεμος θυελλωδης θελει σχισει αυτον.

12 Ιδου, οταν ο τοιχος πεση, δεν θελουσιν ειπει προς εσας, Που ειναι αλοιφη, με την οποιαν ηλειψατε αυτον;

13 Δια τουτο, ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· θελω εξαπαντος σχισει αυτον εν τη οργη μου δι' ανεμου θυελλωδους· και εν τω θυμω μου θελει γεινει βροχη κατακλυζουσα και εν τη οργη μου λιθοι φοβερας χαλαζης, δια να καταστρεψωσιν αυτον.

14 Και θελω ανατρεψει τον τοιχον, τον οποιον ηλειψατε με πηλον αμαλακτον και θελω κατεδαφισει αυτον, και θελουσιν ανακαλυφθη τα θεμελια αυτου, και θελει πεσει και σεις θελετε συναπολεσθη εν μεσω αυτου, και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

15 Και θελω συντελεσει τον θυμον μου επι τον τοιχον και επι τους αλειψαντας αυτον με πηλον αμαλακτον, και θελω ειπει προς εσας, Ο τοιχος δεν υπαρχει ουδε οι αλειψαντες αυτον,

16 οι προφηται του Ισραηλ, οι προφητευοντες περι της Ιερουσαλημ και βλεποντες οραματα ειρηνης περι αυτης, και δεν υπαρχει ειρηνη, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

17 Και συ, υιε ανθρωπου, στηριξον το προσωπον σου επι τας θυγατερας του λαου σου, τας προφητευουσας εξ ιδιας αυτων καρδιας· και προφητευσον κατ' αυτων,

18 και ειπε, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουαι εις εκεινας, αιτινες συρραπτουσι προσκεφαλαια δια παντα αγκωνα χειρος και καμνουσι καλυπτρας επι την κεφαλην πασης ηλικιας, δια να δελεαζωσι ψυχας. Τας ψυχας του λαου μου δελεαζετε και θελετε σωσει τας εαυτων ψυχας;

19 Και θελετε με βεβηλονει μεταξυ του λαου μου δια μιαν δρακα κριθης και δια κομματια αρτου, ωστε να θανατονητε ψυχας αιτινες δεν επρεπε να αποθανωσι, και να σωζητε ψυχας αιτινες δεν επρεπε να ζωσι, ψευδομεναι προς τον λαον μου, τον ακουοντα ψευδη;

20 δια τουτο ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ιδου, εγω ειμαι εναντιον εις τα προσκεφαλαια σας, με τα οποια δελεαζετε τας ψυχας, δια να πετωσι προς εσας, και θελω διαρρηξει αυτα απο των βραχιονων σας, και θελω αφησει τας ψυχας να φυγωσι, τας ψυχας τας οποιας σεις δελεαζετε δια να πετωσι προς εσας.

21 Και θελω διαρρηξει τας καλυπτρας σας και ελευθερωσει τον λαον μου εκ της χειρος σας, και δεν θελουσιν εισθαι πλεον εις την χειρα σας δια να δελεαζωνται· και θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

22 Διοτι με τα ψευδη εθλιψατε την καρδιαν του δικαιου, τον οποιον εγω δεν ελυπησα· και ενισχυσατε τας χειρας του κακουργου, ωστε να μη επιστρεψη απο της οδου αυτου της πονηρας, δια να σωσω την ζωην αυτου.

23 Δια τουτο δεν θελετε ιδει πλεον ματαιοτητα και δεν θελετε μαντευσει μαντειας· και θελω ελευθερωσει τον λαον μου εκ της χειρος σας· και θελετε γνωρισει ετι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #48

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48. And His eyes like a flame of fire. This symbolizes the Divine wisdom accompanying Divine love.

Eyes in the Word mean the intellect, and the sight of the eyes, therefore, intelligence. Consequently, when said in reference to the Lord, they mean Divine wisdom. A flame of fire, moreover, symbolizes spiritual love, which is charity, and consequently, when said in reference to the Lord, it means Divine love. So now, the statement that His eyes were like a flame of fire symbolizes the Divine wisdom accompanying Divine love.

That the eye symbolizes the intellect is because they correspond. For as the eye sees as a result of natural light, so the intellect sees as a result of spiritual light. Consequently seeing is predicated of both.

That the eye in the Word symbolizes the intellect is apparent from the following passages:

Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears. (Isaiah 43:8)

In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness... the eyes of the blind shall see. (Isaiah 29:18)

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf... (Isaiah 35:5)

...I will give You... as a light to the Gentiles, to open the eyes of the blind... (Isaiah 42:6-7)

The last is said of the Lord, who, when He comes, will open the intellect in people who are ignorant of the truth.

[2] That this is what is meant by opening the eyes is further apparent from the following passages:

Make the heart of this people fat..., and smear over their eyes, lest they see with their eyes... (Isaiah 6:10, John 12:40)

For Jehovah has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes; the prophets and your leaders, the seers, He has covered. (Isaiah 29:10, cf. 30:10)

...who shuts his eyes so as not to see evil. (Isaiah 33:15)

Hear this..., O foolish people..., who have eyes and see not... (Jeremiah 5:21)

(The punishment of) the shepherd, who deserts the flock: a sword shall be... against his right eye..., and his right eye shall be totally darkened. (Zechariah 11:17)

...the plague with which Jehovah will strike all the peoples who fought against Jerusalem: ...their eyes shall waste away in their sockets... (Zechariah 14:12)

...I will strike every horse with stupor, and... every horse of the peoples with blindness. (Zechariah 12:4)

A horse in the spiritual sense is an understanding of the Word (no. 298).

...hear me, Jehovah my God; enlighten my eyes, lest (perchance) I sleep the sleep of death. (Psalms 13:3)

Everyone sees that eyes in these places symbolize the intellect.

[3] It is apparent from this what the Lord meant by the eye in the following places:

The lamp of the body is the eye. If... your eye is whole, your entire body will be full of light. If... your eye is bad, your entire body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! (Matthew 6:22-23, cf. Luke 11:34)

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you... to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. (Matthew 5:29; 18:9)

The eye in these places does not mean an eye, but an understanding of truth.

Since the eye symbolizes an understanding of truth, it was therefore one of the statutes among the children of Israel that a blind man of the posterity of Aaron or one blurry-eyed not approach to offer a sacrifice, nor enter within the veil (Leviticus 21:18, 20, 23), and that nothing blind be offered as a sacrifice (Leviticus 22:22, Malachi 1:8).

[4] It is apparent from this what an eye means when said in reference to a person. It follows then that when said in reference to the Lord, it means His Divine wisdom, and also His omniscience and providence, as in the following passages:

Open Your eyes, Jehovah, and see. (Isaiah 37:17)

I will set My eye on them for good, and... I will build them... (Jeremiah 24:6)

Behold, the eye of Jehovah is on those who fear Him... (Psalms 33:18)

Jehovah is in His holy temple...; His eyes behold, (and) His eyelids test the children of man. (Psalms 11:4)

Inasmuch as cherubim symbolize the Lord's protection and providence to keep the spiritual meaning of the Word from being harmed, therefore it is said of the four living creatures - which were cherubim - that they were full of eyes in front and in back, and that their wings were likewise full of eyes (Revelation 4:6, 8). And it is also said that the wheels on which the cherubim rode were full of eyes all around (Ezekiel 10:12).

[5] "A flame of fire" means the Lord's Divine love, as will be seen in subsequent expositions where flame and fire are mentioned. And because it is said that His eyes were like a flame of fire, it symbolizes the Divine wisdom accompanying Divine love.

The concept that the Lord has in Him Divine love as a property of Divine wisdom, and Divine wisdom as a property of Divine love, thus a reciprocal union of the two, is an arcanum disclosed in Angelic Wisdom Regarding Divine Love and Wisdom, nos. 34-39 and 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.

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