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And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
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And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
'Judgment' refers to times when evil is brought to its height. Judgment' has two sides, a principle of good and a principle of truth. The faithful are judged from a principle of good, but the unfaithful, from a principle of truth. In Revelation 17:1, judgement signifies the state of the church at its end.
(References: Apocalypse Explained 17; Arcana Coelestia 2319)