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Genesis 9:2

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2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

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The Meaning of Noah and the Flood

By OffTheLeftEye Staff

Is the Noah’s Ark story in the book of Genesis really about God destroying creation? A spiritual Bible interpretation of the story reveals its true meaning.

In this video, host Curtis Childs guides us through the revelations about the Old Testament parable that eighteenth-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg had during his spiritual experiences. Swedenborg’s perspectives transcend literal interpretations to provide a hopeful lesson about salvation. While it may seem like the Bible story is about God destroying creation, Swedenborg’s spiritual perspectives suggest that it symbolizes God’s still-ongoing efforts to save us from self-destruction.

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From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #860

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860. From these things it is also evident that all regeneration proceeds from evening to morning, as is stated six times over in 1:0, where the regeneration of man is treated of, and where evening is described in verses 2-3; and morning in verses 4-5. In the present verse the first dawning of light, or the morning of this state, is described by “the tops of the mountains appearing.”

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.