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Matthew 6:18

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18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

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Apocalypse Explained #192

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192. If therefore thou shalt not be wakeful. That this signifies if thou dost not procure spiritual life, is evident from the signification of being wakeful, as denoting to procure for themselves spiritual life (concerning which see above, n. 187).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Joel 2:9

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9 They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.