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Matthew 7:28

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28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

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Hogs

  

In Leviticus 11:7 and Matthew 7:6, this signifies filthy loves of those in the hells of adulterers. (Apocalypse Explained 1044[4]) Swine signify people who love only worldly riches. (Apocalypse Revealed 727)

In Isaiah 65:4, this signifies appropriation of infernal evils. (Apocalypse Explained 659[2]) 'Swine' or 'hogs' correspond to the life of greed and its delight.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 1742)

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Matthew 13:5

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5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.