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1 Και εν τω εκτω ετει, τω εκτω μηνι, τη πεμπτη του μηνος, ενω εγω εκαθημην εν τω οικω μου και οι πρεσβυτεροι του Ιουδα εκαθηντο εμπροσθεν μου, χειρ Κυριου του Θεου επεσεν εκει επ' εμε.

2 Και ειδον και ιδου, ομοιωμα ως θεα πυρος· απο της θεας της οσφυος αυτου και κατω πυρ, και απο της οσφυος αυτου και επανω ως θεα λαμψεως, ως οψις ηλεκτρου.

3 Και εξηπλωσεν ομοιωμα χειρος, και με επιασεν απο της κομης της κεφαλης μου και με υψωσε το πνευμα μεταξυ της γης και του ουρανου και με εφερε δι' οραματων Θεου εις Ιερουσαλημ, εις την θυραν της εσωτερας πυλης της βλεπουσης προς βορραν, οπου ιστατο το ειδωλον της ζηλοτυπιας, το παροξυνον εις ζηλοτυπιαν.

4 Και ιδου, η δοξα του Θεου του Ισραηλ ητο εκει, κατα το οραμα το οποιον ειδον εν τη πεδιαδι.

5 Και ειπε προς εμε, Υιε ανθρωπου, υψωσον τωρα τους οφθαλμους σου προς την οδον την προς βορραν. Και υψωσα τους οφθαλμους μου προς την οδον την προς βορραν και ιδου, κατα το βορειον μερος εν τη πυλη του θυσιαστηριου το ειδωλον τουτο της ζηλοτυπιας κατα την εισοδον.

6 Τοτε ειπε προς εμε, Υιε ανθρωπου, βλεπεις συ τι καμνουσιν ουτοι; τα μεγαλα βδελυγματα, τα οποια ο οικος Ισραηλ καμνει εδω, δια να απομακρυνθω απο των αγιων μου; πλην στρεψον ετι, θελεις ιδει μεγαλητερα βδελυγματα.

7 Και με εφερεν εις την πυλην της αυλης· και ειδον και ιδου, μια οπη εν τω τοιχω.

8 Και ειπε προς εμε, Υιε ανθρωπου, σκαψον τωρα εν τω τοιχω· και εσκαψα εν τω τοιχω και ιδου, μια θυρα.

9 Και ειπε προς εμε, Εισελθε και ιδε τα πονηρα βδελυγματα, τα οποια ουτοι καμνουσιν εδω.

10 Και εισηλθον και ειδον· και ιδου, παν ομοιωμα ερπετων και βδελυκτων ζωων και παντα τα ειδωλα του οικου Ισραηλ, εζωγραφημενα επι τον τοιχον κυκλω κυκλω.

11 Και ισταντο εμπροσθεν αυτων εβδομηκοντα ανδρες εκ των πρεσβυτερων του οικου Ισραηλ· εν μεσω δε αυτων ιστατο Ιααζανιας ο υιος του Σαφαν· και εκρατει εκαστος εν τη χειρι αυτου το θυμιατηριον αυτου· και ανεβαινε πυκνον νεφος θυμιαματος.

12 Και ειπε προς εμε, Υιε ανθρωπου, ειδες τι καμνουσιν εν τω σκοτει οι πρεσβυτεροι του οικου Ισραηλ, εκαστος εν τω κρυπτω οικηματι των εικονων αυτου; διοτι ειπον, Ο Κυριος δεν μας βλεπει· ο Κυριος εγκατελιπε την γην.

13 Και ειπε προς εμε, Στρεψον ετι· θελεις ιδει μεγαλητερα βδελυγματα, τα οποια ουτοι καμνουσι.

14 Και με εφερεν εις τα προθυρα της πυλης του οικου του Κυριου της προς βορραν, και ιδου, εκει εκαθηντο γυναικες θρηνουσαι τον Θαμμουζ.

15 Και ειπε προς εμε, Ειδες, υιε ανθρωπου; Στρεψον ετι· θελεις ιδει μεγαλητερα βδελυγματα παρα ταυτα.

16 Και με εισηγαγεν εις την εσωτεραν αυλην του οικου του Κυριου· και ιδου, εν τη θυρα του ναου του Κυριου, μεταξυ της στοας και του θυσιαστηριου, περιπου εικοσιπεντε ανδρες με τα νωτα αυτων προς τον ναον του Κυριου και τα προσωπα αυτων προς ανατολας, και προσεκυνουν τον ηλιον κατα ανατολας.

17 Και ειπε προς εμε, ειδες, υιε ανθρωπου; Μικρον ειναι τουτο εις τον οικον Ιουδα, να καμνωσι τα βδελυγματα, τα οποια ουτοι καμνουσιν ενταυθα; ωστε εγεμισαν την γην απο καταδυναστειας και εξεκλιναν δια να με παροργισωσι· και ιδου, βαλλουσι τον κλαδον εις τους μυκτηρας αυτων.

18 Και εγω λοιπον θελω φερθη μετ' οργης· ο οφθαλμος μου δεν θελει φεισθη ουδε θελω ελεησει· και οταν κραξωσιν εις τα ωτα μου μετα φωνης μεγαλης, δεν θελω εισακουσει αυτους.

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #629

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629. "And give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come." This symbolizes an acknowledgment and confession that all the Word's truth which makes the church a church comes from the Lord, and that everyone will be judged in accordance with it.

To give glory to Him means, symbolically, to acknowledge and confess that every truth comes from the Lord, as may be seen in no. 249 above; and because every truth that makes the church a church is drawn from the Word, it is the Word's truth that is meant. "For the hour of His judgment has come" means symbolically that everyone will be judged in accordance with the Word's truth. This is the symbolic meaning because to give glory to Him means, symbolically, to acknowledge and confess that the Word's truth all comes from the Lord, and we are told next, "for the hour of His judgment has come," the word "for" entailing this as the cause.

That everyone will be judged by the Word's truth may be seen in 233, 273 above. And that the church is founded on the Word, and that its character is such as its understanding of the Word, may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Sacred Scripture, nos. 76-79.

It is apparent from this that the spiritual meaning of these words is as stated. It is as stated because angels in heaven perceive glory to mean nothing else than Divine truth; and because all Divine truth comes from the Lord, they perceive giving glory to Him to mean an acknowledgment and confession that all truth comes from Him. For all glory in the heavens springs from no other origin, and to the extent that any society in heaven is governed by Divine truth, to the same extent everything in it is radiant, and the angels are surrounded by a commensurate glorious radiance.

[2] That glory means Divine truth can be seen from the following passages:

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of Jehovah... The glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it...." (Isaiah 40:3, 5)

...shine, for your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon you... Jehovah will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. (Isaiah 60:1-2 to the end)

I will... give You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles..., and My glory I will not give to another... (Isaiah 42:6, 8)

For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it... And I will not give My glory to another. (Isaiah 48:11)

They shall fear... His glory from the rising of the sun... The Redeemer will come to Zion... (Isaiah 59:19-20)

...your light shall break forth like the morning...; the glory of Jehovah shall gather you. (Isaiah 58:8)

...He will come to gather all nations and tongues, that they may... see My glory. (Isaiah 66:18)

(Jehovah said,) "I live, and all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah." (Numbers 14:21)

The whole earth is full of His glory! (Isaiah 6:1-3)

In the beginning was the Word..., and the Word was God... In Him was life, and the life was the light of men... That was the true Light... And the Word became flesh..., and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father... (John 1:1, 4, 9, 14)

These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory... (John 12:41)

And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with... glory. (Matthew 24:3, 30)

The heavens shall declare the glory of God... (Psalms 19:1)

Then the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all the kings of the earth Your glory, because (He) built up Zion, (and) He appeared in His glory. (Psalms 102:15-16)

...the glory of God (will illuminate the Holy Jerusalem) and the Lamb is its light. And the nations (which) are saved shall walk in its light... (Revelation 21:23-25)

...the Son of Man (will come) in His glory...(to) sit on the throne of His glory. (Matthew 25:31, cf. Mark 8:38)

That the glory of Jehovah filled and covered the Tabernacle: Exodus 40:34-35, Numbers 14:10-12; 16:19; 16:42.

That it filled the house of Jehovah: 1 Kings 8:10-11.

And so on elsewhere as in Isaiah 24:23; Ezekiel 1:28; 8:4; 9:3; 10:4, 18-19; 11:22-23; Luke 2:32; 9:26; John 2:11; 7:18; 17:24.

  
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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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