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37 ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM ἀντιὁμολογέω-V2--PMI1S καί-C αἰνέω-V2--PAI1S ὁ- A--DSM κτίζω-VA--AAPDSM ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APF θάλασσα-N1S-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APM ποταμός-N2--APM καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPN ἐκὁμολογέω-V2--PMI1S καί-C αἰνέω-V2--PAI1S ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM θεός-N2--GPM καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM κύριος-N2--GPM καί-C βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--GPM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NSM ποιέω-V2--PAI3S σημεῖον-N2N-APN καί-C τέρας-N3T-APN καί-C ἀλλοιόω-V4--PAI3S καιρός-N2--APM καί-C χρόνος-N2--APM ἀποαἱρέω-V2--PAPNSM βασιλεία-N1A-ASF βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM καί-C καταἵστημι-V6--PAPNSM ἕτερος-A1A-APM ἀντί-P αὐτός- D--GPM
37a ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN νῦν-D αὐτός- D--DSM λατρεύω-VF--FAI1S καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM φόβος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM τρόμος-N2--NSM λαμβάνω-VX--XAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM αὐτός- D--GSM αἰνέω-V2--PAI1S ὁ- A--NPM γάρ-X θεός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN οὐ-D ἔχω-V1--PAI3P ἐν-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ἰσχύς-N3--ASF ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN βασιλεία-N1A-ASF βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM εἰς-P ἕτερος-A1A-ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN καί-C ζάω-V3--PAN ποιέω-VA--AAN καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAN σημεῖον-N2N-APN καί-C θαυμάσιος-A1A-APN μέγας-A1--APN καί-C φοβερός-A1A-APN καί-C ἀλλοιόω-VA--AAN ὑπερμεγέθης-A3--APN πρᾶγμα-N3M-APN καθώς-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ἀλλοιόω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--DS μέγας-A1--APN πρᾶγμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--NS πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS περί-P ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM θυσία-N1A-GSF προςφέρω-VF--FAI1S εἰς-P ὀσμή-N1--ASF εὐωδία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀρεστός-A1--ASN ἐνώπιον-P αὐτός- D--GSM ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN ἔθνος-N3E-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPF χώρα-N1A-NPF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἐξουσία-N1A-DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὅσος-A1--NPM λαλέω-VAI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὅσος-A1--NPM ἄν-X καταλαμβάνω-VV--APS3P λαλέω-V2--PAPNPM τις- I--ASN οὗτος- D--APM κατακρίνω-VF2-FAI1S θάνατος-N2--DSM
37b γράφω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM ἐπιστολή-N1--ASF ἐγκύκλιος-A1B-ASF πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM κατά-P τόπος-N2--ASM ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C χώρα-N1A-DPF καί-C γλῶσσα-N1S-DPF πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF οἰκέω-V2--PAPDPF ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF ἐν-P γενεά-N1A-DPF καί-C γενεά-N1A-DPF κύριος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM αἰνέω-V2--PAD2P καί-C θυσία-N1A-ASF καί-C προσφορά-N1A-ASF προςφέρω-V1--PAD2P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐνδόξως-D ἐγώ- P--NS βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM ἀντιὁμολογέω-V2--PMI1S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐνδόξως-D ὅτι-C οὕτως-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM θρόνος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GSF ἐξουσία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM ἐγώ- P--GS κρατέω-VAI-AAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF μεγαλωσύνη-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ἀπο καταἵστημι-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS
37c *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF χώρα-N1A-DPF καί-C πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM οἰκέω-V2--PAPDPM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF εἰρήνη-N1--NSF σύ- P--DP πληθύνω-VC--APO3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DSM καιρός-N2--DSM καί-C νῦν-D ὑποδεικνύω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP ὁ- A--APF πρᾶξις-N3I-APF ὅς- --APF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM δοκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ἐγώ- P--DS ἀποδεικνύω-VA--AAN σύ- P--DP καί-C ὁ- A--DPM σοφιστής-N1M-DPM σύ- P--GP ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3S θεός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN θαυμάσιος-A1A-NPN αὐτός- D--GSM μέγας-A1--NPN ὁ- A--NSN βασίλειον-N2N-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM βασίλειον-N2N-NSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM ὁ- A--NSF ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P γενεά-N1A-GPF εἰς-P γενεά-N1A-APF καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπιστολή-N1--APF περί-P πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM γίγνομαι-VC--APPGPM αὐτός- D--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF βασιλεία-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--DPN ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὁ- A--DPN εἰμί-V9--PAPDPN ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM
37d *βαλτασαρ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S δοχή-N1--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐγκαινισμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GPN βασίλειον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM μεγιστάν-N3--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἀνήρ-N3--APM δισχίλιοι-A1A-APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF *βαλτασαρ-N---NSM ἀναὑψόω-V4--PMPNSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶνος-N2--GSM καί-C καυχάομαι-V3--PMPNSM ἐπιαἰνέω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM θεός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GPN ἔθνος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--APM χωνευτός-A1--APM καί-C γλυπτός-A1--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὕψιστος-A1--DSM οὐ-D δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αἴνεσις-N3I-ASF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δάκτυλος-N2--NPM ὡσεί-D ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπιγράφω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM τοῖχος-N2--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN κονίαμα-N3M-GSN κατέναντι-P ὁ- A--GSN λύχνος-N3E-GSN μανη-N---A φαρες-N---A θεκελ-N---AS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF ἑρμηνεία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPN μανη-N---N ἀριθμέω-VMI-XPI3S φαρες-N---N ἐκαἴρω-VM--XPI3S θεκελ-N---NS ἵστημι-VMI-XMI3S

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Arcana Coelestia #728

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728. That 'seven days' time' here means the onset of temptation is clear from the internal sense of all the details in this verse, where the subject is the temptation of the man called Noah. In general the subject concerns not only the temptation of that man but also the utter vastation of those who belonged to the Most Ancient Church and who had become such as described. Consequently 'seven days' time' means not only the onset of temptation but also the finish of vastation. The reason 'seven days' time' means those things is that seven Is a holy number, as stated and shown at verse 2 of this chapter, at Genesis 4:15, 24, and in 84-87. It means the Lord's Coming into the world, and also His coming into glory. In particular it means every coming He makes. Every one of His comings involves a beginning for those who are being regenerated and the end of those who are being vastated. And so for the member of this Church His coming marked the onset of temptation, for when someone is being tempted he starts to become a new man and be regenerated. At the same time it was the end of those from the Most Ancient Church who had become of such a character that inevitably they perished. It was similar when the Lord came into the world; at that time the Church had entered the final stages of its vastation, and a new one came into being.

[2] That 'seven days' time' means these things is clear in Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your people and your holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sins and to atone for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. And you will know and perceive that from the going forth of the Word to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be SEVEN WEEKS. Daniel 9:24-25.

Here 'seventy weeks' and 'seven weeks' are similar in meaning to seven days, namely the Coming of the Lord. But because it is plain prophecy here, periods of time are presented in an even more holy and decided fashion by numbers involving seven. From this quotation it is clear that, when applied in this way to periods of time, 'seven' means not only the Coming of the Lord, but also - in the words stating that He was to anoint the Most Holy Place and that He was to restore and build Jerusalem - the beginning of a new Church at that time, and simultaneously - in the words stating that [seventy] weeks were decreed concerning the holy city to bring transgression to a close and to seal up sin - final vastation.

[3] Similar usages occur elsewhere in the Word, as in Ezekiel where he describes a personal experience,

I came to those in captivity at Tel-abib, who were sitting by the river Chebar, and I sat there seven days, astonished among them And at the end of seven days the Word of Jehovah came to me. Ezekiel 3:15-16.

Here also 'seven days' stands for the onset of visitation, for when he had sat seven days among those in captivity, the Word of Jehovah came to him. In the same prophet,

They will bury Gog, that they may cleanse the land in seven months. At the end of seven months they will make their search. Ezekiel 39:12, 14.

This similarly stands for the final phase of vastation and the first of visitation. In Daniel,

The heart of Nebuchadnezzar will be changed from a man and the heart of a beast given to him, and seven times will pass over him. Daniel 4:16, 25, 31.

This likewise stands for the finish of vastation and the beginning of a new man.

[4] The seventy years of captivity in Babylon represented the same. Whether the number is seventy or seven what is embodied is the same. The same applies whether it is seven days, or seven years, or seven decades which make seventy years. Vastation was represented by the years of captivity, the beginning of a new Church by the liberation and by the rebuilding of the Temple. Jacob's serving in the house of Laban also represented things of a similar nature - where the following is stated,

I will serve you for seven years for Rachel. And he served for seven years. Laban said, Complete the week of this one, and we will give you also the other one for the service you render with me for another seven years. And Jacob did so, and completed the week of this one. Genesis 29:18, 20, 27-28.

Here 'the service of seven years' embodies something similar. And after the period of seven years marriage and freedom followed. The period of these seven years was called a week, as also in Daniel.

[5] Something similar was also represented by the command to go around the city of Jericho seven times, and the wall would collapse. It is also said that they rose at dawn on the seventh day and went around the city, as they were accustomed to do, seven times. And after the seventh time round, the seven priests blew on their seven trumpets and the wall collapsed, Joshua 6:10-20. Unless these events had also had this meaning the command would never have been given to go round seven times, or that there were to be seven priests and seven trumpets. From these and many other places, for example in Job 2:13; Revelation 15:1, 6-7; 21:9, it becomes clear that 'seven days' time' means the beginning of a new Church and the end of the old. Since the subject here is not only the member of the Church called Noah and his temptation, but also the final descendants of the Most Ancient Church who destroyed themselves, 'seven days' time' can mean nothing other than the onset of the temptation of Noah and the finish of the Most Ancient Church, which was the final destruction and extinction of it.

  
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