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1 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM ναός-N2--ASM ὅς- --DSM διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN αιλαμ-N---ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἕξ-M ὁ- A--ASN πλάτος-N3E-ASN ἔνθεν-D καί-C πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἕξ-M ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN ἔνθεν-D

2 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM πυλών-N3W-GSM πηχύς-N3V-DPM δέκα-M καί-C ἐπωμίς-N3D-NPF ὁ- A--GSM πυλών-N3W-GSM πηχύς-N3V-DPM πέντε-M ἔνθεν-D καί-C πηχύς-N3V-DPM πέντε-M ἔνθεν-D καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM πηχύς-N3V-DPM τεσσαράκοντα-M καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM εἴκοσι-M

3 καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN αιλ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSN θύρωμα-N3M-GSN πηχύς-N3V-DPM δύο-M καί-C ὁ- A--ASN θύρωμα-N3M-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἕξ-M καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἐπωμίς-N3D-APF ὁ- A--GSN θύρωμα-N3M-GSN πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἑπτά-M ἔνθεν-D καί-C πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἑπτά-M ἔνθεν-D

4 καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GPF θύρα-N1A-GPF πηχύς-N3V-DPM τεσσαράκοντα-M καί-C εὖρος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM εἴκοσι-M κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ναός-N2--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὗτος- D--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἅγιος-A1A-NSN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN

5 καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM τοῖχος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἕξ-M καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF πλευρά-N1A-GSF πηχύς-N3V-DPM τέσσαρες-A3--GPM κυκλόθεν-D

6 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πλευρόν-N2N-NPN πλευρόν-N2N-NSN ἐπί-P πλευρόν-N2N-ASN τριάκοντα-M καί-C τρεῖς-A3--NPM δίς-D καί-C διάστημα-N3M-ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τοῖχος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN πλευρόν-N2N-DPN κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAN ὁ- A--DPM ἐπιλαμβάνω-V1--PMPDPM ὁράω-V3--PAN ὅπως-C ὁ- A--ASN παράπαν-D μή-D ἅπτομαι-V1--PMS3P ὁ- A--GPM τοῖχος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM

7 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ἀνώτερος-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GPF πλευρά-N1A-GPF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόσθεμα-N3M-ASN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τοῖχος-N2--GSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF ἀνώτερος-A1A-ASF κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ὅπως-C διαπλατύνω-V1--PMS3S ἄνωθεν-D καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM κάτωθεν-D ἀναβαίνω-V1--PAS3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὑπερῷον-N2N-APN καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM μέσος-A1--GPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN τριώροφος-A1B-APN

8 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN θραελ-N---ASN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ὕψος-N3E-ASN κύκλος-N2--DSM διάστημα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GPN πλευρά-N1A-GPF ἴσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--DSM κάλαμος-N2--DSM πῆχυς-N3U-GPM ἕξ-M διάστημα-N3M-ASN

9 καί-C εὖρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τοῖχος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF πλευρά-N1A-GSF ἔξωθεν-D πηχύς-N3V-DPM πέντε-M καί-C ὁ- A--NPN ἀπόλοιπος-A1--APN ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPF πλευρά-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM

10 καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPF ἐξέδρα-N1--GPF εὖρος-N3E-NSN πηχύς-N3V-DPM εἴκοσι-M ὁ- A--NSN περιφερής-A3H-NSN ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM κύκλος-N2--DSM

11 καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θύρα-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPF ἐξέδρα-N1--GPF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἀπόλοιπος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSF θύρα-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF θύρα-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSN φῶς-N3T-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ἀπόλοιπος-A1--GSM πηχύς-N3V-DPM πέντε-M πλάτος-N3E-ASN κυκλόθεν-D

12 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN διαὁρίζω-V1--PAPASN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἀπόλοιπος-A1--GSM ὡς-C πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἑβδομήκοντα-M πλάτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τοῖχος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM διαὁρίζω-V1--PAPGSM πῆχυς-N3U-GPM πέντε-M εὖρος-N3E-ASN κυκλόθεν-D καί-C μῆκος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM πῆχυς-N3U-GPM ἐνενήκοντα-M

13 καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM μῆκος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἑκατόν-M καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἀπόλοιπος-A1--APN καί-C ὁ- A--APN διαὁρίζω-V1--PAPAPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τοῖχος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM μῆκος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἑκατόν-M

14 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἀπόλοιπος-A1--APN κατέναντι-D πηχύς-N3V-DPM ἑκατόν-M

15 καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S μῆκος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM διαὁρίζω-V1--PAPGSM κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἀπόλοιπος-A1--GSM ὁ- A--GPM κατόπισθεν-D ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἐκεῖνος- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἀπόλοιπος-A1--APN ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D πῆχυς-N3U-GPM ἑκατόν-M ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ναός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF γωνία-N1A-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN αιλαμ-N---ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐξώτερος-A1A-ASN

16 φατνόω-VM--XPPAPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θυρίς-N3D-NPF δικτυωτός-A1--NPF ὑπόφαυσις-N3I-NPF κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DPM τρεῖς-A3--DPM ὥστε-C διακύπτω-V1--PAN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πλησίον-D ξυλόω-VM--XPPNPN κύκλος-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἔδαφος-N3E-ASN καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔδαφος-N3E-GSN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPF θυρίς-N3D-GPF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF θυρίς-N3D-NPF ἀναπτύσσω-V1--PPPNPF τρισσῶς-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN διακύπτω-V1--PAN

17 καί-C ἕως-P πλησίον-D ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF καί-C ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF καί-C ἐπί-P ὅλος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--ASM τοῖχος-N2--ASM κύκλος-N2--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἔσωθεν-D καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἔξωθεν-D

18 γλύφω-VP--XMPNPN χερουβείμ-N---NPN καί-C φοῖνιξ-N3K-NPM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM χερουβ-N---GSN καί-C χερουβ-N---GSN δύο-M πρόσωπον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--DSN χερουβ-N---DSN

19 πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM φοῖνιξ-N3K-ASM ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D καί-C πρόσωπον-N2N-NSN λέων-N3--GSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM φοῖνιξ-N3K-ASM ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D διαγλύφω-VP--XMPNSM ὅλος-A1--NSM ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM κυκλόθεν-D

20 ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔδαφος-N3E-GSN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN φάτνωμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--APN χερουβείμ-N---APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM φοῖνιξ-N3K-NPM διαγλύφω-VP--XMPNPM

21 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ἅγιος-A1A-NSN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ναός-N2--NSM ἀναπτύσσω-V1--PPPNSM τετράγωνος-A1B-APN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ὅρασις-N3I-NSF ὡς-C ὄψις-N3I-NSF

22 θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GSN ξύλινος-A1--GSN πηχύς-N3V-DPM τρεῖς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--ASN ὕψος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN μῆκος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM δύο-M καί-C ὁ- A--ASN εὖρος-N3E-ASN πηχύς-N3V-DPM δύο-M καί-C κέρας-N3T-APN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF βάσις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τοῖχος-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ξύλινος-A1--NPM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF τράπεζα-N1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM

23 καί-C δύο-M θύρωμα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--DSM ναός-N2--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM

24 δύο-M θύρωμα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--DPN δύο-M---DPN θύρωμα-N3M-DPN ὁ- A--DPM στροφωτός-A1--DPN δύο-M θύρωμα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM καί-C δύο-M θύρωμα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--DSF θύρα-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF δεύτερος-A1A-DSF

25 καί-C γλυφή-N1--NSF ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN θύρωμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSM ναός-N2--GSM χερουβείμ-N---NPN καί-C φοῖνιξ-N3K-NPM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF γλυφή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM καί-C σπουδαῖος-A1A-NPN ξύλον-N2N-NPN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN ἔξωθεν-D

26 καί-C θυρίς-N3D-NPF κρυπτός-A1--NPF καί-C διαμετρέω-VAI-AAI3S ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ὀρόφωμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πλευρόν-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ζυγόω-VM--XPPNPN

   

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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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