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Ezekiel 10

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1 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπάνω-D ὁ- A--GSN στερέωμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ὑπέρ-P κεφαλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN ὡς-C λίθος-N2--NSM σάπφειρος-N2--GSF ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN θρόνος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GPM

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἐνδύω-VX--XAPASM ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C πίμπλημι-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APF δράξ-N3K-APF σύ- P--GS ἄνθραξ-N3K-GPM πῦρ-N3--GSN ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C διασκορπίζω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS

3 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S ἐκ-P δεξιός-A1A-GPM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF νεφέλη-N1--NSF πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF

4 καί-C ἀποαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN αἴθριος-A1B-ASN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C πίμπλημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--NSF νεφέλη-N1--NSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF αὐλή-N1--NSF πίμπλημι-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--GSN φέγγος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF κύριος-N2--GSM

5 καί-C φωνή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN ἀκούω-V1I-PMI3S ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF ὡς-C φωνή-N1--NSF θεός-N2--GSM *σαδδαι-N---GSM λαλέω-V2--PAPGSM

6 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐντέλλομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--DSM ἀνήρ-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐνδύω-VX--XAPDSM ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἅγιος-A1A-ASF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S πῦρ-N3--ASN ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ἔχω-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM

7 καί-C ἐκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSN πῦρ-N3--GSN ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAPGSN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF ὁ- A--GSM ἐνδύω-VX--XAPGSM ὁ- A--ASF στολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἅγιος-A1A-ASF καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S

8 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN χείρ-N3--GPF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM ὑποκάτωθεν-D ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN

9 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I τροχός-N2--NPM τέσσαρες-A3--NPM ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM ὁ- A--GPN χερουβείμ-N---GPN τροχός-N2--NSM εἷς-A3--NSM ἔχω-V1--PMPNSM χερουβ-N---GSN εἷς-A3--GSN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GPM τροχός-N2--GPM ὡς-C ὄψις-N3I-NSF λίθος-N2--GSM ἄνθραξ-N3K-GPM

10 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὄψις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN εἷς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--DPN τέσσαρες-A3--DPN ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ὅταν-D εἰμί-V9--PAS3S τροχός-N2--NSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSN τροχός-N2--GSM

11 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN τέσσαρες-A3--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GPM πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN ὅτι-C εἰς-P ὅς- --ASM ἄν-X τόπος-N2--ASM ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀρχή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P καί-C οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN

12 καί-C ὁ- A--NPM νῶτος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF χείρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM πλήρης-A3H-NPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM κυκλόθεν-D ὁ- A--DPM τέσσαρες-A3--DPM τροχός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GPM

13 ὁ- A--DPM δέ-X τροχός-N2--DPM οὗτος- D--DPM ἐπικαλέω-VCI-API3S *γελγελ-N---NS ἀκούω-V1--PAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS

15 καί-C αἴρω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ζῷον-N2N-NSN ὅς- --ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS

16 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πορεύομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκαἴρω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF αὐτός- D--GPN ὁ- A--GSN μετεωρίζω-V1--PMN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF οὐ-D ἐπιστρέφω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPN

17 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἵστημι-VXI-XAN αὐτός- D--APN ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN μετεωρίζω-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APN μετεωρίζω-V1I-IMI3P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPN διότι-C πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN ζωή-N1--GSF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

18 καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δόξα-N1S-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπιβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN

19 καί-C ἀναλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN ὁ- A--APF πτέρυξ-N3G-APF αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C μετεωρίζω-VSI-API3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐνώπιον-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τροχός-N2--NPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πρόθυρον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF ἀπέναντι-D καί-C δόξα-N1S-NSF θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GPN ὑπεράνω-D

20 οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ζῷον-N2N-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὑποκάτω-P θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI1S ὅτι-C χερουβείμ-N---NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

21 τέσσαρες-A3--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--DSN εἷς-A3--DSN καί-C ὀκτώ-M πτέρυξ-N3G-NPF ὁ- A--DSN εἷς-A3--DSN καί-C ὁμοίωμα-N3M-NSN χείρ-N3--GPF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὑποκάτωθεν-D ὁ- A--GPF πτέρυξ-N3G-GPF αὐτός- D--GPN

22 καί-C ὁμοίωσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GPN πρόσωπον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPN οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --APN ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S ὑποκάτω-P ὁ- A--GSF δόξα-N1S-GSF θεός-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS καί-C αὐτός- D--NPN ἕκαστος-A1--NSN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPN πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3P

   

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Ezekiel 44:4

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4 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I πλήρης-A3H-NSM δόξα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C πίπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS

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Arcana Coelestia #9509

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9509. 'And you shall make two cherubs' means that there is no admission or access to the Lord except through the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'cherubs' as watchfulness and providence, guarding against access to the Lord except through the good of love. Since this was meant by the cherubs, they were placed over the mercy-seat that was over the ark; and they were for the same reason made from solid gold. For 'the ark' means heaven where the Lord is, 9485, and 'gold' means the good of love, 9490. The reason why there is no access to the Lord except through the good of love is that love is spiritual togetherness, and all good belongs to love. Those therefore who are governed by the good of love to the Lord are brought to Him in heaven, because they have been joined together with Him. So too are those who are governed by the good of love towards the neighbour; for the neighbour is the good of a fellow-citizen, the good of one's country, the good of the Church, the good of the whole of the Lord's kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord Himself since He is the source of that good present with a person.

[2] There are two states that a person passes through while being regenerated, one of which follows the other. The first is a state during which he is led by means of the truths of faith to the good of love; the other is one in which he is governed by the good of love, and when governed by it he is in heaven with the Lord. From this it is evident that this good is heaven itself present with the person, that good being the Lord present with him because its source is the Lord. Regarding these two states that a person who is being regenerated passes through, one of which follows the other, see 7923, 7992, 8505, 8506, 8510, 8512, 8516, 8643, 8648, 8658, 8685, 8690, 8701, 9224, 9227, 9230, 9274; and the fact that a person comes into heaven when governed by good, that is, when led by the Lord by means of good, 8516, 8539, 8722, 8772, 9139.

[3] It is clear from places in the Word where 'cherubs' are mentioned that they mean watchfulness and providence, guarding against access to the Lord or to heaven except through the good of love, that is, except by those governed by the good of love, and also guarding against any harm being done to the good from the Lord which is present in heaven and with a person, as for instance in Genesis,

And He expelled the man, and away from the east towards the garden of Eden He caused the cherubs to dwell, and the flame of a sword turning itself this way and that to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24.

Here it is self-evident that things which serve as guards are meant by 'the cherubs', since it says 'to guard the way to the tree of life'. 'The tree of life' is the good of love, which comes from the Lord and for that reason is the Lord; and it is guarded by the prevention of any access except through the good of love.

[4] It is thought that the Lord is accessible through the truths of faith. But there can be no access to Him, nor even to heaven, through those truths if they have been separated from the good of love. As soon as separated truths wish to enter, heaven, which is the way to the Lord, is closed. And since truth cannot enter by itself unless it has good within it, and by virtue of this has come to consist of good, neither can understanding do so, still less factual knowledge, if separated from good desired by the will.

[5] Because watchfulness and providence guarding against access to the Lord, or for that reason to heaven, except through the good of love is meant by 'the cherubs', the Word says that Jehovah is seated on the cherubs, also rides and dwells upon the cherubs, as in David,

Turn Your ears, O Shepherd of Israel; You who are seated upon the cherubs, shine forth. Psalms 80:1.

In the same author,

Jehovah will reign, the peoples will be shaken. He is seated on the cherubs. Psalms 99:1.

In the same author,

Jehovah rode on a cherub, and flew. Psalms 18:10.

And in Isaiah,

Jehovah Zebaoth is dwelling on the cherubs. Isaiah 37:16.

For the same reasons there were cherubs upon the curtains of the dwelling-place, and upon the veil, Exodus 26:1, 31; 36:35; they were also upon the walls of the temple round about and upon the doors there, 1 Kings 6:23-29, 31-35, and similarly in the new temple, as described in Ezekiel 41:18-20. The presence of the cherubs on the curtains of the dwelling-place, on the veil, on the walls of the temple, and on the doors there, was a sign of the Lord's watchfulness, guarding against access to Divine Holiness except through the good of love; and the presence of the cherubs over the ark was a sign that no one should gain access to the Lord Himself except through that good. This also explains why the cherubs were made from solid gold, and in the Jerusalem temple from olive wood; for 'gold' and 'olive oil' mean the good of love.

[6] That watchfulness and providence of the Lord is described in Ezekiel by 'the four living creatures', each of which had four faces, under the throne where the Lord was, Ezekiel 1:1-end; 10:1-end, and also in John by 'four living creatures' around the throne where the Lord was, 10:Revelation 4:6-10; 5:6, 8-9, 14. By 'the four living creatures' is meant the good, varying in appearance, which emanates from the Lord, and which watches and guards against the letting in of anything other than the good of love to the Lord and the good of love towards the neighbour. By 'the throne' on which the Lord was seated heaven is meant, 5313.

  
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