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1 μετά-P δέ-X ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ῥῆμα-N3M-NSN κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *αβραμ-N---ASM ἐν-P ὅραμα-N3M-DSN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM μή-D φοβέω-V2--PMD2S *αβραμ-N---VSM ἐγώ- P--NS ὑπερἀσπίζω-V1--PAI1S σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM μισθός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS πολύς-A1P-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σφόδρα-D

2 λέγω-V1--PAI3S δέ-X *αβραμ-N---NSM δεσπότης-N1M-VSM τίς- I--ASN ἐγώ- P--DS δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X ἀπολύω-V1--PMI1S ἄτεκνος-A1B-NSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X υἱός-N2--NSM *μασεκ-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF οἰκογενής-A3H-GSF ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM *δαμασκός-N2--NS *ελιεζερ-N---NSM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ἐπειδή-C ἐγώ- P--DS οὐ-D δίδωμι-VAI-AAI2S σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X οἰκογενής-A3H-NSM ἐγώ- P--GS κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS

4 καί-C εὐθύς-D φωνή-N1--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM οὐ-D κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS οὗτος- D--NSM ἀλλά-C ὅς- --NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM κληρονομέω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--AS

5 ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--ASM ἔξω-D καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἀναβλέπω-VA--AAD2S δή-X εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM καί-C ἀριθμέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--APM ἀστήρ-N3--APM εἰ-C δύναμαι-VF--FMI2S ἐκἀριθμέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὕτως-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS

6 καί-C πιστεύω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM καί-C λογίζομαι-VSI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM εἰς-P δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF

7 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἐγώ- P--NS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἐκἄγω-VB--AAPNSM σύ- P--AS ἐκ-P χώρα-N1A-GSF *χαλδαῖος-N2--GPM ὥστε-C δίδωμι-VO--AAN σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF κληρονομέω-VA--AAN

8 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X δεσπότης-N1M-VSM κύριος-N2--VSM κατά-P τίς- I--ASN γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI1S ὅτι-C κληρονομέω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF

9 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS δάμαλις-N3I-ASF τριετίζω-V1--PAPASF καί-C αἴξ-N3G-ASF τριετίζω-V1--PAPASF καί-C κριός-N2--ASM τριετίζω-V1--PAPASM καί-C τρυγών-N3N-ASF καί-C περιστερά-N1A-ASF

10 λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM πᾶς-A3--APN οὗτος- D--APN καί-C διααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN μέσος-A1--APN καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ἀντιπρόσωπος-A1B-APN ἀλλήλω- D--DPM ὁ- A--APN δέ-X ὄρνεον-N2N-APN οὐ-D διααἱρέω-VBI-AAI3S

11 καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X ὄρνεον-N2N-NPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN σῶμα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--APN διχοτόμημα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C συν καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *αβραμ-N---NSM

12 περί-P δέ-X ἥλιος-N2--GSM δυσμή-N1--APF ἔκστασις-N3I-NSF ἐπιπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM καί-C ἰδού-I φόβος-N2--NSM σκοτεινός-A1--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM ἐπιπίπτω-V1--PAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

13 καί-C εἴρω-VCI-API3S πρός-P *αβραμ-N---ASM γιγνώσκω-V1--PAPNSM γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S ὅτι-C πάροικος-A1B-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σπέρμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF οὐ-D ἴδιος-A1A-DSF καί-C δουλόω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C κακόω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ταπεινόω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM τετρακόσιοι-A1A-APN ἔτος-N3E-APN

14 ὁ- A--ASN δέ-X ἔθνος-N3E-ASN ὅς- --DSN ἐάν-C δουλεύω-VA--AAS3P κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS μετά-P δέ-X οὗτος- D--APN ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ὧδε-D μετά-P ἀποσκευή-N1--GSF πολύς-A1--GSF

15 σύ- P--NS δέ-X ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM πατήρ-N3--APM σύ- P--GS μετά-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF θάπτω-VA--APPNSM ἐν-P γῆρας-N3--DSN καλός-A1--DSN

16 τέταρτος-A1--NSF δέ-X γενεά-N1A-NSF ἀποστρέφω-VD--FPI3P ὧδε-D οὔπω-D γάρ-X ἀναπληρόω-VX--XMI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--GPM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN νῦν-D

17 ἐπεί-C δέ-X γίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM πρός-P δυσμή-N1--DPF φλόξ-N3G-NSF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καί-C ἰδού-I κλίβανος-N2--NSM καπνίζω-V1--PMPNSM καί-C λαμπάς-N3D-NPF πῦρ-N3--GSN ὅς- --NPF διαἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPN διχοτόμημα-N3M-GPN οὗτος- D--GPM

18 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF διατίθημι-VEI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM διαθήκη-N1--ASF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM μέγας-A1--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM *εὐφράτης-N1M-GSM

19 ὁ- A--APM *καιναῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *κενεζαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *κεδμωναῖος-N2--APM

20 καί-C ὁ- A--APM *χετταῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *φερεζαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ραφαϊν-N---APM

21 καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ἀμορραῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *χαναναῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ευαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *γεργεσαῖος-N2--APM καί-C ὁ- A--APM *ιεβουσαῖος-N2--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1799

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1799. 'Behold, a son of my house is my heir' means that in the Lord's kingdom there would be only that which is external. This is clear from the meaning in the internal sense of 'an heir' and of 'inheriting'. 'Becoming an heir' or inheriting means eternal life in the Lord's kingdom. All who are in the Lord's kingdom are heirs, for the source of the life in them is the Lord's life, which is the life of mutual love, and for that reason they are called 'sons'. The Lord's sons or heirs consist of all who have His life in them, for it is from Him that their life comes, and it is from Him that they have been born, that is, regenerated. Those born of another are that other's heirs; and so it is with all who are being regenerated by the Lord, for in that case they are receiving the life that is the Lord's.

[2] In the Lord's kingdom there are those who are external, those who are more interior, and those who are internal. Good spirits who dwell in the first heaven are external, angelic spirits who dwell in the second heaven are more interior, and angels who dwell in the third heaven are internal. Those who are external are not as close to or near the Lord as those who are more interior, and these in turn are not so close or near as those who are internal. Out of Divine love, or mercy, the Lord wills to have everyone near to Himself, so that they do not stand outside, that is, in the first heaven. His will is that they should dwell in the third heaven, and if possible not merely with Him but abiding in Him. Such is the nature of Divine or the Lord's love. But since at that time none but external things existed with the Church, He complained of this in the words that occur here - 'Behold, a son of my house is my heir' - by which is meant that in His kingdom there would thus be only that which is external. But comfort followed, and a promise of internal things, as described in the verses that follow next. What the external aspect of the Church is has been stated already in 1083, 1098, 1100, 1151, 1153.

[3] By itself doctrine does not constitute the external aspect of the Church, still less the internal, as stated above. Nor on the Lord's part is it its teachings that make one Church distinct and separate from another, but its life in accordance with those teachings, all of which, as long as they present what is true, regard charity as their basic principle. What else does doctrine do but teach men the kind of people they ought to be?

[4] In the Christian world it is their doctrines that cause Churches to be distinct and separate, and because of these they call themselves Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Calvinists or the Reformed, and Evangelicals, among other names. It is solely by reason of their doctrines that they are called by these names. This situation would never exist if they were to make love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour the chief thing of faith. In this case their doctrinal differences would be no more than shades of opinion concerning the mysteries of faith which truly Christian people would leave to individual conscience, and in their hearts would say that a person is truly a Christian when he lives as a Christian, that is, as the Lord teaches. If this were so all the different Churches would become one, and all the disagreements which stem from doctrine alone would disappear. Indeed the hatred one man holds against another would be dispelled in an instant, and the Lord's kingdom on earth would come.

[5] The Ancient Church which existed immediately after the Flood, though scattered among many kingdoms, was of this nature. That is to say, people differed much from one another in matters of doctrine, but for all that, they made charity the chief thing. Also they regarded worship, not from the standpoint of doctrinal teachings which are matters of faith, but from that of charity which is a matter of life. This is what is meant by 'they all had one lip and their words were one', Genesis 11:1, regarding which see 1285.

  
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