The Bible

 

Genesis 1:30

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30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Commentary

 

Dwelling-places and assemblies of Mount Zion

  

The dwelling places and assemblies of Mount Zion mentioned in Isaiah 4:5 mean, respectively, the good of the celestial church and the truths of that good.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 594)

Commentary

 

Three and a half

  

In Revelation 11:9, this signifies to the end and the beginning, or to the end of the present church and the beginning of a new church. (Apocalypse Revealed 505) It also signifies the same as a week because it is half of seven. (Apocalypse Revealed 505[2])