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Genesis 19

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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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6000. And God said to Israel in the visions of the night. That this signifies obscure revelation, is evident from the signification of “God said in the visions” as being revelation. For revelations were made either by dreams, or by night visions, or by day visions, or by speech within the man, or by speech without him from angels that were seen, and also by speech without him from angels that were not seen. By all these are signified in the Word various kinds of revelations, and by a “vision of the night,” obscure revelation; for “night” signifies what is obscure (see n. 1712, 2514), and obscurity in the spiritual sense is that truth does not appear. Moreover in the Word “night” signifies falsity from evil, for they who from evil are in falsity are in the obscurity of night. Thus all who are in hell are said to be in night. They indeed are in a kind of light there, for they see one another; but this light is like the light from a hard-coal fire, and is turned into darkness and thick darkness when heavenly light flows in. Hence it is that they who are in hell are said to be in night, and that they are called angels of night and of darkness; and on the other hand they who are in heaven are called angels of day and of light.

[2] That “night” denotes what is obscure, and likewise what is false, may also be seen from the following passages in the Word.

In John:

Jesus said, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walk in the day, he stumbleth not. But if anyone walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him (John 11:9-10);

“twelve hours” denote all states of truth; “walking in the day,” denotes to live in truth; and “walking in the night,” to live in falsity.

[3] Again:

I must work the works of Him that sent Me while it is day; the night cometh when no one can work (John 9:4);

“day” denotes truth from good; and “night,” falsity from evil. It is the first time of the church which is meant by “day,” for then truth is received, because men are in good; and it is the last time of the church which is meant by “night,” for then nothing of truth is received, because men are not in good. For when man is not in good, that is, when he is not in charity toward the neighbor, then even if the veriest truths are told him, he receives them not, for then it is not at all perceived what is true, because the light of truth falls into such things as are of the body and the world, which alone are attended to, and alone are loved and estimated as real; but not into such things as are of heaven, because with such men these are relatively of little or no account. Thus the light of truth is absorbed and smothered in what is densely dark, as is the light of the sun in what is black. This is signified by “the night cometh when no one can work.” It is also such a time at this day.

[4] In Matthew:

While the bridegroom tarried, all the virgins slumbered and slept. But at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh (Matthew 25:5-6);

“midnight” also denotes the last time of an old church, when there is nothing of faith because nothing of charity, and also the first time of a new church.

In Luke:

I say unto you, In that night there shall be two upon one bed; the one shall be accepted, and the other shall be left (Luke 17:34);

here in like manner “night” denotes the last time of an old church and the first of a new one.

[5] In Matthew:

Jesus said to the disciples, All ye shall be scandalized against Me in this night. And to Peter, In this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice (Matthew 26:31, 34).

That it pleased the Lord to be taken at night, signified that with them at that time Divine truth was in the obscurity of night, and that falsity from evil was in its place. And that Peter denied the Lord thrice in that night, also represented the last time of the church, when the truth of faith is indeed taught, but is not believed. Such a time is “night,” because the Lord is then utterly denied in the hearts of men; for the twelve apostles, like the twelve tribes of Israel, represented all things of faith (n. 577, 2089, 2129, 2130, 3272, 3354, 3488, 3858, 3913, 3926, 3939, 4060), and Peter represented the faith of the church (see the preface to Genesis 18; also to Genesis 22; and also n. 3750, 4738). Therefore it was that the Lord said unto Peter that “in that night he should deny Him thrice;” and to the disciples, “all ye shall be scandalized against Me in this night.”

[6] In Isaiah:

One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night 21:11-12, speaking of the coming of the Lord, which is the “morning,” which coming was when there was no longer any spiritual truth in the earth, and which is “night.”

[7] In Zechariah:

It shall be one day which is known to Jehovah; not day nor night; for about the time of evening there shall be light. It shall come to pass in that day that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; and Jehovah shall be king over all the earth; in that day shall Jehovah be one, and His name one (Zech. 14:7-9); speaking here likewise of the Lord and also of a new church. “Jehovah who shall be king, and Jehovah being one and His name one,” is the Lord as to the Divine Human, which should be one with the Divine Itself which is called the “Father.”

Before the coming of the Lord the Divine Human was Jehovah in the heavens, for by passing through the heavens He presented Himself as a Divine Man before many on earth. But at that time the Divine Human was not so completely one with the Divine Itself which is called the “Father,” as when the Lord made it in Himself altogether one. That before this they were as it were distinct, is plain from the nineteenth chapter of Genesis, where it is said, “Jehovah caused it to rain upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Jehovah out of heaven” (verse 24; see n. 2447).

The “day when it was not day nor night,” is when the Lord was born; for it was then “evening,” that is, the end of the representatives of the church; the “light about the time of evening” is the Divine truth which would then appear.

[8] In Isaiah:

Surely in the night Ar has been laid waste, Moab has been cut off; surely in the night Kir of Moab has been laid waste (Isaiah 15:1);

“Moab” denotes natural good, and in the opposite sense adulterated good (n. 2468); its vastation is here treated of. Vastations are said to be effected “in the night,” because truth is then obscured, and falsity enters.

In Jeremiah:

The great city weeping shall weep in the night, and her tear shall be on her cheek (Lam. 1:2); describing the desolation of truth; “night” denotes falsity.

[9] In David:

Thou shalt not be afraid of the dread of night, of the arrow that flieth by day, nor of the death that wasteth at noonday (Psalms 91:5-6); the “dread of night” denotes falsities of evil which are from hell; the “arrow that flieth by day,” falsity which is openly taught, whereby good is destroyed; the “death that wasteth at noonday,” evil which is lived in openly, whereby truth is destroyed.

In John:

The gates of the holy Jerusalem shall not be shut by day; for there is no night there (Revelation 21:25).

There shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light (Revelation 22:5).

“There shall be no night there” denotes that there shall be no falsity.

In Daniel:

Daniel said, I saw in my vision when it was night. After this I saw in the visions of the night (Daniel 7:2, 7); “visions of the night” here also denote obscure revelation, for in this passage the four beasts are treated of, and their horns, and many things which belong to obscure revelation.

It is similar with the horses of various colors which Zechariah saw “in the night” (Zech. 1:8, and following verses).

  
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