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Ezekielis 39

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1 “Tu, žmogaus sūnau, pranašauk prieš Gogą ir sakyk, kad Aš, Viešpats Dievas, taip sakau: ‘Gogai, vyriausiasis Mešecho ir Tubalo kunigaikšti, Aš esu prieš tave.

2 Aš apgręšiu tave ir atvesiu iš tolimos šiaurės į Izraelio kalnus,

3 ir sulaužysiu lanką tavo kairėje bei išmesiu strėles iš tavo dešinės.

4 Tu ir visi tavo pulkai bei kitos tautos, esančios su tavimi, krisite Izraelio kalnuose. Aš atiduosiu tave ėdesiu paukščiams ir laukiniams žvėrims.

5 Tu krisi atvirame lauke, nes Aš tai pasakiau,­sako Viešpats.­

6 Aš pasiųsiu ugnį į Magogą ir ant salose nerūpestingai gyvenančių. Tada jie žinos, kad Aš esu Viešpats.

7 Mano šventas vardas bus žinomas Izraelio tautoje, ir Aš nebeleisiu jo sutepti. Tada tautos žinos, kad Aš esu Viešpats, Izraelio Šventasis.

8 Tai ateis ir įvyks,­sako Viešpats Dievas,­diena, apie kurią Aš kalbėjau.

9 Izraelio miestų gyventojai išėję uždegs ginklus: mažuosius ir didžiuosius skydus, lankus, strėles, ietis ir durtuvus­ir degins juos septynerius metus.

10 Jie nerinks malkų laukuose ir nekirs miškų. Ginklai bus jų kuras. Jie naikins tuos, kurie juos naikino, ir apiplėš tuos, kurie juos apiplėšė,­sako Viešpats Dievas.­

11 Gogo kapinės bus Izraelyje, praeivių slėnyje, į rytus nuo jūros. Jos užtvers kelią praeiviams, ir ten bus palaidotas Gogas bei jo daugybė; ir ta vieta bus vadinama Gogo karių slėniu.

12 Izraelitai, valydami kraštą, laidos juos septynis mėnesius,

13 visi krašto gyventojai laidos juos. Jie minės tą dieną, kurią Aš būsiu pašlovintassako Viešpats Dievas.­

14 Po septynių mėnesių bus paskirti vyrai, kurie ieškos krašte nepalaidotų ir juos laidos, valydami kraštą.

15 Praeiviai, suradę žmogaus kaulus, pažymės tą vietą, o duobkasiai juos palaidos Gogo karių slėnyje.

16 Miesto vardas bus Hamona. Taip kraštas bus apvalytas’.

17 Tu gi, žmogaus sūnau, sukviesk iš visur paukščius bei laukinius žvėris į didelę puotą, kurią paruošiau jiems Izraelio kalnuose, kad ėstų mėsą ir gertų kraują.

18 ‘Jūs ėsite galiūnų kūnus ir gersite kunigaikščių kraują, avinų, ėriukų, ožių ir jaučių­nupenėtų Bašano gyvulių.

19 Jūs ėsite taukų iki soties ir prisigersite kraujo mano jums paruoštoje puotoje.

20 Jūs pasisotinsite prie mano stalo žirgų, raitelių, karžygių ir karių lavonais,­sako Viešpats Dievas.­

21 Taip Aš iškelsiu savo šlovę tautose: jos matys mano teismą, kurį įvykdysiu, ir pajus ranką, kurią uždėsiu ant jų.

22 Nuo tos dienos Izraelis žinos, kad Aš esu Viešpats, jų Dievas.

23 Tautos žinos, kad Izraelis buvo patekęs į nelaisvę dėl savo nusikaltimų. Jie nusikalto man, todėl Aš nusigręžiau nuo jų ir atidaviau juos jų priešams.

24 Už jų netyrumą ir nusikaltimus Aš tai padariau jiems ir pasitraukiau nuo jų’.

25 Todėl taip sako Viešpats Dievas: ‘Dabar Aš parvesiu Jokūbo ištremtuosius, pasigailėsiu Izraelio ir būsiu pavydus dėl savo švento vardo.

26 Kai jie patirs gėdą dėl savo nusikaltimų ir neištikimybės, jie vėl saugiai gyvens savo krašte, ir niekas jų negąsdins.

27 Parvedęs juos iš tautų bei surinkęs iš jų priešų kraštų, Aš pasirodysiu šventas juose tautų akivaizdoje.

28 Tada jie žinos, kad Aš esu Viešpats, jų Dievas, kuris buvau juos išsklaidęs tarp tautų, bet vėl surinkau ir parvedžiau­nė vieno iš jų ten nepalikau.

29 Aš nebeslėpsiu savo veido nuo jų, nes Aš ant jų išliejau savo dvasią,­sako Viešpats Dievas’ ”.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9680

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9680. 'And let the veil be for you a divider between the holy place and the holy of holies' means between spiritual good - which is the good of charity towards the neighbour and the good of faith in the Lord - and celestial good, which is the good of love to the Lord and the good of mutual love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the holy place' as the good reigning in the middle heaven; and from the meaning of 'the holy of holies' as the good reigning in the inmost heaven. The fact that the latter good is the good of love to the Lord and the good of mutual love, and that the former good - the good reigning in the middle heaven - is the good of charity towards the neighbour and the good of faith in the Lord, is evident from all that has been shown in the places referred to in 9670 regarding both kinds of good, celestial and spiritual. The good of love to the Lord in the inmost heaven is the internal good there, while the good of mutual love is the external good there; but the good of charity towards the neighbour is the internal good in the middle heaven, and the good of faith in the Lord is the external good there. In both heavens there is an internal and an external, as there is in the Church. Regarding the Church, that this is internal and external, see 409, 1083, 1098, 1238, 1242, 4899, 6380, 6587, 7840, 8762, 9375.

[2] All good is holy, and so is all truth to the extent that it has good within it. Good is said to be holy and from the Lord because the Lord alone is holy and He it is from whom all good and all truth come, 9229, 9479. From this it is evident why the dwelling-place is called the holy place and the ark containing the Testimony is called the holy of holies. For the Testimony is the Lord Himself in respect of Divine Truth, 9503, and the ark is the inmost heaven where the Lord is, 9485. The Lord is indeed present in the middle heaven, but more immediately so in the inmost heaven. For those who have been joined to the Lord through the good of love are with Him, whereas those who have been joined to the Lord through the truth of faith are indeed with Him, but more remotely. In the middle heaven they are joined to the Lord through faith implanted in the good of charity towards the neighbour. From all this it evident why the dwelling-place outside the veil is called the holy place and the dwelling-place inside the veil is called the holy of holies.

[3] The fact that the Lord is the Source of everything holy and that He is the real 'Holy of Holies' is clear in Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your 1 people, to anoint the Holy of Holies. 2 Daniel 9:24.

And in the Book of Revelation,

Who is not going to fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. Revelation 15:4.

Therefore also the Lord is called the Holy One of Israel in Isaiah 1:4; 5:19, 24; 10:20; 12:6; 17:7; 29:19; 30:11-12, 15; 31:1; 37:23; 41:14, 16, 20; 43:3, 14; 45:11; 60:9, 14; Jeremiah 50:29; 51:5; Ezekiel 39:7; Psalms 71:22; 78:41; 89:18; 2 Kings 19:22; and elsewhere. Anything whatever therefore among the children of Israel which represented the Lord, or the goodness and truth that emanate from Him, was called holy once it had been dedicated, because the Lord alone is holy. The Holy Spirit in the Word is also that which is holy, emanating from the Lord.

Footnotes:

1. The Latin means My but the Hebrew means your, which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

2. or the Most Holy Place

  
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Arcana Coelestia #9315

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9315. 'When My angel goes before you' means a life in keeping with the Lord's commandments. This is clear from the meaning of 'going before you' - when it refers to the Lord, who is 'the angel of Jehovah' here - as teaching the commandments of faith and life, and therefore also a life in keeping with those commandments, ('going' and 'travelling on' mean living, see 1293, 3335, 4882, 5493, 5605, 8417, 8420, 8557, 8559); and from the meaning of 'the angel of Jehovah' as the Lord's Divine Human, dealt with above in 9303, 9306. The reason why the Lord's Divine Human is meant by 'the angel' is that the numerous angels who appeared in times before the Lord's Coming into the world were Jehovah Himself in human form, that is, in that of an angel. This is plainly evident from the fact that angels who appeared were called Jehovah, such as those who appeared to Abraham and are spoken of in Genesis 18. The fact that they were called Jehovah may be seen in verses 1, 13, 14, 17, 20, 26, 33, of that chapter, as was the one who appeared to Gideon and is spoken of in Judges 6. The fact that this angel too was called Jehovah may be seen in verses 12, 14, 16, 22-24, of that chapter. The same may be seen in other places besides these. Jehovah Himself in human form, or what amounts to the same thing, in that of an angel, was the Lord.

[2] His Divine Human appeared in those times as an angel, of whom the Lord Himself speaks in John,

Jesus said, Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and saw it and was glad. Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 8:56, 58.

And in the same gospel,

Father, glorify Me in Your Own Self with the glory I had with You before the world was. John 17:5.

Jehovah could not have appeared in any other way, as is again clear from the Lord's words, in John,

You have never heard the Father's voice nor seen His shape. John 5:37.

And in the same gospel,

No one has seen the Father except Him who is with God, 1 He has seen the Father. John 6:46.

From all this one may see what is meant by 'the Lord from eternity'.

[3] The reason why the Lord was pleased to be born as Man (Homo) was in order that He might in reality take on a Humanity and make it Divine, to save the human race. Know therefore that the Lord is Jehovah Himself or the Father in human form, as yet again the Lord Himself teaches in John,

I and the Father are one. John 10:30.

In the same gospel,

Jesus said, From now on you know and have seen the Father. He who has seen Me has seen the Father. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me. John 14:7, 9, 11.

And in the same gospel,

All Mine are Yours, and all Yours are Mine. John 17:10.

[4] This great mystery is described in John in the following words,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father. Nobody has ever seen God; the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known. John 1:1-3, 14, 18.

'The Word' is Divine Truth which has been revealed to mankind; and since it could not have been revealed except by Jehovah as Man, that is, except by Jehovah in human form, thus by the Lord, it says, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God'. It is well known in the Church that 'the Word' is used to mean the Lord, for it is explicitly stated, 'The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father'. The fact that Divine Truth could not have been revealed to mankind except by Jehovah in human form is also clearly stated, 'Nobody has ever seen God; the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known'.

[5] From all this it is evident that the Lord from eternity was Jehovah or the Father in human form, but not yet so in earthly flesh, for an angel does not have such flesh. And since Jehovah or the Father wished to take on everything human in order to save the human race, He also took flesh. This is why it says, The Word was God, and the Word became flesh, and in Luke,

See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; handle Me and see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see Me have. Luke 24:39.

By this the Lord taught that He was no longer Jehovah under the form of an angel but that He was Jehovah as Man. This is also what the following words spoken by the Lord serve to mean,

I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again I am leaving the world and going off to the Father. John 16:28.

The Lord made His Human Divine when He was in the world, see 1616, 1725, 1813, 1921, 2025, 2026, 2033, 2034, 2083, 2523, 2751, 2798, 3038, 3043, 3212, 3241, 3318 (end), 3637, 3737, 4065, 4180, 4211, 4237, 4286, 4585, 4687, 4692, 4724, 4738, 4766, 5005, 5045, 5078, 5110, 5256, 6373, 6700, 6716, 6849, 6864, 6872, 7014, 7211, 7499, 8547, 8864, 8865, 8878.

And everything human received from the mother was cast out, till at length He was not Mary's son, 2159, 2649, 2776, 4963, 5157, and especially 3704, 4727, 9303, 9306, as well as the things shown regarding these matters in the places referred to in 9194, 9199.

Footnotes:

1. The Latin means with the Father but the Greek means with God.

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