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1 ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM δύο-M ἄγγελος-N2--NPM εἰς-P *σοδομα-N1--AS ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF *λωτ-N---NSM δέ-X κάθημαι-V1I-IMI3S παρά-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF *σοδομα-N1--GS ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN πρόσωπον-N2N-DSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I κύριος-N2--VPM ἐκκλίνω-VA--AAD2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM σύ- P--GP καί-C καταλύω-VA--AAD2P καί-C νίπτω-VA--AMD2P ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM σύ- P--GP καί-C ὀρθρίζω-VA--AAPNPM ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF σύ- P--GP εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X οὐ-D ἀλλά-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλατύς-A3U-DSF καταλύω-VF--FAI1P

3 καί-C καταβιάζομαι-V1I-IMI3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἐκκλίνω-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM πότος-A1--ASM καί-C ἄζυμος-A1B-APM πέσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P

4 πρό-P ὁ- A--GSN κοιμάω-VC--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--NPM *σοδομίτης-N1M-NPM περικυκλόω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF ἀπό-P νεανίσκος-N2--GSM ἕως-P πρεσβύτερος-A1A-GSMC ἅπας-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἅμα-D

5 καί-C ἐκκαλέω-V2I-IMI3P ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM καί-C λέγω-V1I-IAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ποῦ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNPM πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκἄγω-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--APM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AP ἵνα-C συνγίγνομαι-VB--AMS1P αὐτός- D--DPM

6 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόθυρον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASF δέ-X θύρα-N1A-ASF προςοἴγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GSM

7 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μηδαμῶς-D ἀδελφός-N2--VPM μή-D πονηρεύομαι-VA--AMS2P

8 εἰμί-V9--PAI3P δέ-X ἐγώ- P--DS δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF ὅς- --NPF οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3P ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APF πρός-P σύ- P--AP καί-C χράομαι-VA--AMD2P αὐτός- D--DPF καθά-D ἄν-X ἀρέσκω-V1--PAS3S σύ- P--DP μόνον-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM οὗτος- D--APM μή-D ποιέω-VA--AAS2P μηδείς-A3P-ASN ἄδικος-A1B-ASN ὅς- --GSM εἵνεκεν-P εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF σκέπη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPF δοκός-N2--GPF ἐγώ- P--GS

9 εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἀποἵστημι-VA--AAD2S ἐκεῖ-D εἷς-A3--NSM ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2S παραοἰκέω-V2--PAN μή-D καί-C κρίσις-N3I-ASF κρίνω-V1--PAN νῦν-D οὖν-X σύ- P--AS κακόω-VF--FAI1P μᾶλλον-D ἤ-C ἐκεῖνος- D--APM καί-C παραβιάζομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM σφόδρα-D καί-C ἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3P συντρίβω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF

10 ἐκτείνω-VA--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF εἰςσπάω-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM πρός-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἀποκλείω-VAI-AAI3P

11 ὁ- A--APM δέ-X ἀνήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--APM εἰμί-V9--PAPAPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF θύρα-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3P ἀορασία-N1A-DSF ἀπό-P μικρός-A1A-GSM ἕως-P μέγας-A1--GSM καί-C παραλύω-VCI-API3P ζητέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF

12 εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM πρός-P *λωτ-N---ASM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S τίς- I--NSM σύ- P--DS ὧδε-D γαμβρός-N2--NPM ἤ-C υἱός-N2--NPM ἤ-C θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF ἤ-C εἰ-C τίς- I--NSM σύ- P--DS ἄλλος- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF ἐκἄγω-VB--AAD2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM

13 ὅτι-C ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PAI1P ἐγώ- P--NP ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM ὅτι-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF κραυγή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκτρίβω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF

14 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM γαμβρός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--APM λαμβάνω-VX--XAPAPM ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2P καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM ὅτι-C ἐκτρίβω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF δοκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X γελοιάζω-V1--PAN ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GPM γαμβρός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM

15 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X ὄρθρος-N2--NSM γίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ἐπισπουδάζω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GS ὅς- --APF ἔχω-V1--PAI2S καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἵνα-C μή-D συν ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PMS2S ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

16 καί-C ταράσσω-VQI-API3P καί-C κρατέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GPM χείρ-N3--GPF ὁ- A--GPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN φείδομαι-VA--AMN κύριος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἡνίκα-D ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APM ἔξω-D καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P σώζω-V1--PAPNSM σώζω-V1--PAD2S ὁ- A--ASF σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM ψυχή-N1--ASF μή-D περιβλέπω-VA--AAS2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ὀπίσω-P μηδέ-C ἵστημι-VH--AAS2S ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF περίχωρος-A1B-DSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN σώζω-V1--PMD2S μήποτε-D συν παραλαμβάνω-VV--APS2S

18 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM δέομαι-V1--PMI1S κύριος-N2--VSM

19 ἐπειδή-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS καί-C μεγαλύνω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS ὅς- --ASN ποιέω-V2--PAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN ζάω-V3--PAN ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X οὐ-D δύναμαι-VF--FMI1S διασώζω-VC--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN μή-D καταλαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NPN κακός-A1--NPN καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1S

20 ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF οὗτος- D--NSF ἐγγύς-D ὁ- A--GSN καταφεύγω-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκεῖ-D ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μικρός-A1A-NSF ἐκεῖ-D σώζω-VC--FPI1S οὐ-D μικρός-A1A-NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS

21 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἰδού-I θαυμάζω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ῥῆμα-N3M-DSN οὗτος- D--DSN ὁ- A--GSN μή-D καταστρέφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF περί-P ὅς- --GSF λαλέω-VAI-AAI2S

22 σπεύδω-VA--AAD2S οὖν-X ὁ- A--GSN σώζω-VC--APN ἐκεῖ-D οὐ-D γάρ-X δύναμαι-VF--FMI1S ποιέω-VA--AAN πρᾶγμα-N3M-ASN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN σύ- P--AS εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ἐκεῖ-D διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐκεῖνος- D--GSF *σηγωρ-N---AS

23 ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C *λωτ-N---NSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P *σηγωρ-N---AS

24 καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM βρέχω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P *σοδομα-N1--AS καί-C *γομορρα-N---AS θεῖος-A1A-ASM καί-C πῦρ-N3--ASN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

25 καί-C καταστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF οὗτος- D--APF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF περίοικος-A1B-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἀνατέλλω-V1--PAPAPN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

26 καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ὀπίσω-P καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S στήλη-N1--NSF ἅλς-N3--GSM

27 ὀρθρίζω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM οὗ-D ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM

28 καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *σοδομα-N1--GS καί-C *γομορρα-N---GS καί-C ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF περίχωρος-A1B-GSF καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἰδού-I ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S φλόξ-N3G-NSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὡσεί-D ἀτμίς-N3D-NSF κάμινος-N2--GSM

29 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκτρίβω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--GSF περίοικος-A1B-GSF μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSM ὁ- A--GSF καταστροφή-N1--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καταστρέφω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF ἐν-P ὅς- --DPF καταοἰκέω-V2I-IAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF *λωτ-N---NSM

30 ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM ἐκ-P *σηγωρ-N---GS καί-C κάθημαι-V1I-IMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM φοβέω-VCI-API3S γάρ-X καταοἰκέω-VA--AAN ἐν-P *σηγωρ-N---DS καί-C οἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπήλαιον-N2N-DSN αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

31 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF νέος-A1A-ASFC ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSMC καί-C οὐδείς-A3--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --NSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὡς-C καταἥκω-V1--PAI3S πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF

32 δεῦρο-D καί-C ποτίζω-VA--AAS1P ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C κοιμάω-VC--APS1P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VA--AAS1P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP σπέρμα-N3M-ASN

33 ποτίζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GPF οἶνος-N2--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF οὗτος- D--DSF καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC κοιμάω-VCI-API3S μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF καί-C οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κοιμάω-VC--APN αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAN

34 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSF ἐπαύριον-D καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF νέος-A1A-ASFC ἰδού-I κοιμάω-VCI-API1S χθές-D μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ποτίζω-VA--AAS1P αὐτός- D--ASM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF κοιμάω-VC--APD2S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VA--AAS1P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP σπέρμα-N3M-ASN

35 ποτίζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--NSF νέος-A1A-NSFC κοιμάω-VCI-API3S μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κοιμάω-VC--APN αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAN

36 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF *λωτ-N---GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GPF

37 καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *μωαβ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM *μωάβιτος-N2--GPM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

38 τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X καί-C ὁ- A--NSF νέος-A1A-NSFC υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *αμμαν-N---ASM υἱός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSN γένος-N3E-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM *αμμανίτης-N1M-GPM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2321

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2321. As regards the fact that Judgment pertains to the Lord’s Divine Human and Holy proceeding, the case is this: The human race could no longer have been saved unless the Lord had come into the world and had united the Divine Essence to the Human Essence; for without the Lord’s Human made Divine salvation could no longer have reached to man (n. 1990, 2016, 2034, 2035). The Holy Itself that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine Human is that which separates the evil from the good; for the evil so fear and shudder at the Lord’s Holy that they cannot approach it, but flee far away from it into their hells, each one according to the profaneness that is in him.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #2034

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2034. Thou and thy seed after thee. That this signifies that from Him there is conjunction with all who have faith in Him, is evident from the signification of “seed,” as being faith, spoken of several times before; and from the signification of “after thee,” as being to follow Him (explained above, n. 2019). The union of the Divine Essence with the Human Essence, and of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence, has already been treated of; and the subject here treated of is the conjunction of the Lord with those who believe in Him, and therefore there is a repetition of the word “thou;” for it is said, “Thou shalt keep My covenant, thou and thy seed;” and from this repetition of the words in connection with “seed” it is evident that in the internal sense conjunction is signified, and in fact with those who are the seed, by which is signified the faith of charity, as shown above (n. 1025, 1447, 1510; and that faith is charity itself may be seen in Part First, n. 30-38, 379, 389, 654, 724, 809, 916, 1017, 1076, 1077, 1162, 1176, 1258, 1798, 1799, 1834, 1844).

[2] Moreover when speaking of His union with the Father, the Lord speaks immediately and without a break of His conjunction with the human race; because this was the cause of the union, as is evident in John:

That they all may be one, as Thou Father art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in us; the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given them, that they may be one, even as we are one, I in them, and Thou in Me, for I have made known unto them Thy name, and will make it known, that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them (John 17:21-22, 26) from which it is evident that in the union of Himself with the Father the Lord had in view the conjunction of Himself with the human race, and that He had this at heart, because it was His love; for all conjunction is effected by means of love, love being conjunction itself.

[3] Again in the same gospel:

Because I live, ye shall live also; in that day ye shall know that I am in the Father, and ye in Me, and I in you; he that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me (John 14:19-21);

from which in like manner it is evident that in the union of His Human Essence with His Divine Essence the Lord had in view the conjunction of Himself with the human race, and that this was His end, and this His love, which was such that the salvation of the human race, as beheld in the union of Himself with His Father, was to Him the inmost joy. There is also here described that which unites, namely, to have and to do His commandments, and thereby to love the Lord.

[4] Again:

Father, glorify Thy name; there came therefore a voice from heaven, I have both glorified and will glorify it again. Jesus said, This voice hath not come for My sake, but for your sakes. But I, when I shall be lifted up from the earth, will draw all after Me (John 12:28, 30, 32) by “glorification” is meant union, as before said; and that in the union of Himself with the Father He regarded the conjunction of Himself with the human race, is openly said in the words, “when I shall be lifted up, I will draw all after Me.”

[5] That conjunction of the Infinite or Supreme Divine with the human race was effected through the Lord’s Human made Divine, and that this conjunction was the cause of the Lord’s coming into the world, is an arcanum into which many inquire in their own minds, and because they do not comprehend, they do not believe it; and as they do not believe for the reason that they do not comprehend, it becomes a scandal or stumbling-block to them. That this is so, I have learned from much experience from those who come into the other life. Very many of these-almost the greater part of those who had been men of talent in the world-when they merely think that the Lord became a man, and in external form was like other men, that He suffered, and that nevertheless He rules the universe, at once fill the sphere with scandals, because this had been a scandal or stumbling-block to them in the life of the body; although at that time they had divulged nothing about it, and had adored Him with outward sanctity. For in the other life the interiors are open, and are made manifest by the sphere diffused from them (treated of in Part First, n. 1048, 1053, 1316, 1504). In this way it is plainly perceived of what faith they had been, and what they had thought concerning the Lord.

[6] Seeing that such is the case, it may be well to explain the matter a little further. After all the celestial in man had perished, that is, all love to God, so that there was no longer any will of good, the human race had then been separated from the Divine; for nothing effects conjunction except love, and when this had been annihilated, there was disjunction; and when there is disjunction, then destruction and extirpation follow. Therefore the promise was then made respecting the Lord’s coming into the world, who should unite the Human to the Divine, and by this union should effect in Himself the conjunction of the human race by means of the faith of love and of charity.

[7] From the time of the first promise (spoken of in Genesis 3:15) the faith of love in the Lord who was to come effected conjunction. But when there was no longer any faith of love remaining in the whole world, then the Lord came and united the Human Essence to the Divine Essence, so that they were altogether one, as He Himself clearly says; and at the same time He taught the way of truth, that everyone who should believe in Him-that is, who should love Him and the things that are His, and who should be in His love which is love toward the universal human race, thus in love toward the neighbor-should be conjoined and saved.

[8] When, in the Lord, the Human was made Divine, and the Divine Human, the result was an influx of the Infinite or Supreme Divine with man that otherwise could not possibly have existed; and an additional result was the dispersion of the direful persuasions of falsity and the direful cupidities of evil with which the world of spirits was brimful, and with which it was continually being filled full from the souls arriving from the world; and they who were in those persuasions and cupidities were cast into hell, and thereby were separated. Unless this had been done, the human race would have perished, for the Lord rules the human race by means of spirits. Nor could they have been dispersed in any other way, for no operation of the Divine was possible through man’s rational things into those of internal sense, because these are far below the Supreme Divine when not so united; not to mention still deeper arcana that cannot be explained to the apprehension of any man. (See what was said above, n. 1676, 1990, that in the heaven of the celestial angels the Lord appears as a sun, and in the heaven of the spiritual angels as a moon; and that the Sun is the celestial of His love, and the Moon the spiritual of His love, n. 1053, 1521, 1529-1531 and that all things both in general and in particular are under His view, n. 1274, 1277e.)

  
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