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1 Και εν τω εννατω ετει, τω δεκατω μηνι, τη δεκατη του μηνος, εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

2 Υιε ανθρωπου, γραψον εις σεαυτον το ονομα της ημερας, αυτης ταυτης της ημερας· διοτι ο βασιλευς της Βαβυλωνος παρεταχθη κατα της Ιερουσαλημ εν αυτη ταυτη τη ημερα.

3 Και προφερε παραβολην προς τον αποστατην οικον· και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Στησον τον λεβητα; στησον, και ετι χυσον υδωρ εις αυτον·

4 συναγαγε εις αυτον τα τμηματα αυτου, παν τμημα καλον, τον μηρον και τον ωμον· γεμισον αυτον απο των εκλεκτων οστεων.

5 Λαβε εκ των εκλεκτων του ποιμνιου και στιβασον ετι τα οστα κατω αυτου· βρασον αυτα καλως και ας εψηθωσι και αυτα τα οστα αυτου εν αυτω.

6 Διοτι ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουαι εις την πολιν των αιματων, εις τον λεβητα, του οποιου η σκωρια ειναι εν αυτω και του οποιου η σκωρια δεν εξηλθεν απ' αυτου. Εκβαλε κατα σειραν τα τμηματα αυτης· κληρος ας μη πεση επ' αυτην.

7 Διοτι το αιμα αυτης ειναι εν μεσω αυτης· επι λειοπετραν εξεθεσεν αυτο· δεν εχυσεν αυτο επι την γην, ωστε να σκεπασθη με χωμα.

8 Δια να καμω να αναβη θυμος εις εκτελεσιν εκδικησεως, θελω εκθεσει το αιμα αυτης επι λειοπετραν, δια να μη σκεπασθη.

9 Δια τουτο ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ουαι εις την πολιν των αιματων· και εγω θελω μεγαλυνει την πυραν.

10 Επισωρευσον τα ξυλα, αναψον το πυρ, καταναλωσον τα κρεατα και διαλυσον αυτα, ας καωσι και τα οστα.

11 Τοτε στησον αυτον κενον επι τους ανθρακας αυτον, δια να πυρωθη ο χαλκος αυτου και να καη και να λυωση εν αυτω η ακαθαρσια αυτου, να καταναλωθη η σκωρια αυτου.

12 Ματαιως εδοκιμασθη με κοπους, και η μεγαλη αυτης σκωρια δεν εξηλθεν απ' αυτης, η σκωρια αυτης εν τω πυρι.

13 Εν τη ακαθαρσια σου υπαρχει μιαροτης· επειδη εγω σε εκαθαρισα και δεν εκαθαρισθης, δεν θελεις πλεον καθαρισθη απο της ακαθαρσιας σου, εωσου αναπαυσω τον θυμον μου επι σε.

14 Εγω ο Κυριος ελαλησα· θελει γεινει και θελω εκτελεσει αυτο· δεν θελω στραφη οπισω και δεν θελω φεισθη και δεν θελω μεταμεληθη· κατα τας οδους σου και κατα τας πραξεις σου θελουσι σε κρινει, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

15 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

16 Υιε ανθρωπου, ιδου, εγω θελω αφαιρεσει απο σου δια μιας πληγης το επιθυμημα των οφθαλμων σου· και μη πενθησης και μη κλαυσης και ας μη ρευσωσι τα δακρυα σου·

17 κρατηθητι απο στεναγμων, μη καμης πενθος νεκρων, δεσον την τιαραν σου επι την κεφαλην σου, και βαλε εις τους ποδας σου τα υποδηματα σου, και μη καλυψης τα χειλη σου, και αρτον ανδρων μη φαγης.

18 Και ελαλησα προς τον λαον το πρωι, και το εσπερας απεθανεν η γυνη μου· και εκαμον το πρωι ως προσεταχθην.

19 Και ειπεν ο λαος προς εμε, Δεν θελεις απαγγειλει προς υμας τι δηλουσιν εις υμας ταυτα, τα οποια καμνεις;

20 Και απεκριθην προς αυτους, λογος Κυριου εγεινε προς εμε λεγων,

21 Ειπε προς τον οικον Ισραηλ, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· Ιδου, θελω βεβηλωσει τα αγια μου, το καυχημα της δυναμεως σας, τα επιθυμηματα των οφθαλμων σας και τα περιποθητα των ψυχων σας· και οι υιοι σας και αι θυγατερες σας, οσους αφηκατε, εν ρομφαια θελουσι πεσει.

22 Και θελετε καμει καθως εγω εκαμον· δεν θελετε καλυψει τα χειλη σας και αρτον ανδρων δεν θελετε φαγει.

23 Και αι τιαραι σας θελουσιν εισθαι επι των κεφαλων σας και τα υποδηματα σας εις τους ποδας σας· δεν θελετε πενθησει ουδε κλαυσει· αλλα θελετε λυωσει δια τας ανομιας σας και θελετε στεναξει ο εις προς τον αλλον.

24 Και ο Ιεζεκιηλ θελει εισθαι σημειον εις εσας· κατα παντα οσα εκαμε θελετε καμει· οταν τουτο ελθη, τοτε θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι Κυριος ο Θεος.

25 Περι δε σου, υιε ανθρωπου, εν εκεινη τη ημερα, οταν αφαιρεσω απ' αυτων την ισχυν αυτων, την χαραν της δοξης αυτων, τα επιθυμηματα των οφθαλμων αυτων και το θαρρος των ψυχων αυτων, τους υιους αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων,

26 εν τη ημερα εκεινη ο διασωθεις δεν θελει ελθει προς σε, δια να αναγγειλη ταυτα εις τα ωτα σου;

27 Εν εκεινη τη ημερα το στομα σου θελει ανοιχθη προς τον διασωθεντα και θελεις λαλησει και δεν θελεις εισθαι πλεον αλαλος· και θελεις εισθαι εις αυτους σημειον· και θελουσι γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #704

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704. That perform signs to go away to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. This symbolizes assertions that their falsities are true, and efforts to stir up all those throughout the church who are caught up in the same falsities to attack the truths of the New Church.

To perform signs is to testify and also to assert that something is true, as may be seen in nos. 598, 599 above, here that their falsities are true. Kings of the earth and of the whole world symbolize people who are caught up primarily in falsities springing from evil, here all who are caught up in the same falsities throughout the church. For kings symbolize people impelled by truths that spring from goodness, and in an opposite sense people impelled by falsities springing from evil (no. 483). The earth symbolizes the church (no. 285), and so likewise does the world (no. 551). To go away to gather them to battle means, symbolically, to stir those people to fight or attack; for war symbolizes a spiritual war, which is one of falsity against truth and of truth against falsity (nos. 500, 586). It is to attack the truths of the New Church because it is called the battle of that great day of God Almighty, and that day symbolizes the Lord's advent and a new church then. That this is the symbolic meaning of the great day there will be seen below.

We are told that the spirits of demons would do this, because the spirits of demons symbolize lusts to falsify truths and to reason on the basis of falsities, as just said in no. 703 above.

It is apparent from this that spirits of demons performing signs to go away to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty, symbolize assertions by the people meant by the dragon, the beast and the false prophet, as described in nos. 701, 702 above, that their falsities are true, and efforts to stir up all those throughout the church who are caught up in the same falsities to attack the truths of the New Church.

[2] That the great day of God Almighty symbolizes the Lord's advent and a new church then, is clear from many passages in the Word, as from the following:

Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:11)

...in that day... Israel... will depend on Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. (Isaiah 10:20)

In that day a Root of Jesse... shall the Gentiles seek, and His resting place shall be glorious. (Isaiah 11:10-11)

In that day... eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 17:7, 9)

They will say in that day: "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, to set us free." (Isaiah 25:9)

...My people shall know My name...(and) in that day, I am He who speaks: "Behold, it is I." (Isaiah 52:6)

Alas! ...great is (the day of Jehovah, and) there is none like it. (Jeremiah 30:7)

Behold, the days are coming... when I will make a new covenant... and the city shall be built for Jehovah... (Jeremiah 31:27, 31, 38)

In those days... I will cause to grow up to David a righteous Branch... (Jeremiah 33:15)

(They will not) stand in battle on the day of Jehovah. (Ezekiel 13:5)

In that day Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over the children of your people... In that day... shall be delivered everyone who is found written in the book. (Daniel 12:1)

...in that day... you will call Me "My Husband."... In that day I will make a covenant for them... ...in that day I will hear... (Hosea 2:16, 18, 21).

Behold, I am sending you Elijah... before the coming of the great... day of Jehovah. (Malachi 4:5)

Jehovah... will save them in that day, as the flock of His people. (Zechariah 9:16)

In that day Jehovah will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Zechariah 12:8)

Behold, the day of Jehovah is coming... It shall be one day which is known to Jehovah... In that day Jehovah shall be one and His name one... In that day there shall be a great tumult... In that day "Holiness to the Lord" shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. (Zechariah 14:1, 4, 6-9, 13, 20-21)

There are many other passages in addition to these in which "the day of Jehovah" means the Lord's advent and a new church from Him then, as in the following: Isaiah 4:2; 19:16, 18, 21, 24; 22:20; 28:5; 29:18; 30:25-26; 31:7; and elsewhere.

Since the end of an age or final period of a former church is the time when the Lord's advent takes place and a new church begins, therefore the day of Jehovah in many places symbolizes the end of a previous church, and we are told that then there will be rumors, tumult, and wars. 1 See the passages collected in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord, nos. 4, 5.

Footnotes:

1. E.g., Matthew 24:6

  
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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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