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1 ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X ὄφις-N3I-NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S φρόνιμος-A1B-NSMS πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --GPN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὄφις-N3I-NSM ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF τίς- I--ASN ὅτι-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὐ-D μή-D ἐσθίω-VB--AAS2P ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM παράδεισος-N2--DSM

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF ὁ- A--DSM ὄφις-N3I-DSM ἀπό-P καρπός-N2--GSM ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSM παράδεισος-N2--GSM ἐσθίω-VF--FMI1P

3 ἀπό-P δέ-X καρπός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GSM παράδεισος-N2--GSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM οὐδέ-C μή-D ἅπτομαι-VA--AMS2P αὐτός- D--GSM ἵνα-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS2P

4 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ὄφις-N3I-NSM ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF οὐ-D θάνατος-N2--DSM ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI2P

5 οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὅτι-C ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἐσθίω-VB--AAS2P ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM δια ἀναοἴγω-VQ--FPI3P σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI2P ὡς-C θεός-N2--NPM γιγνώσκω-V1--PAPNPM καλός-A1--ASN καί-C πονηρός-A1A-ASN

6 καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF ὅτι-C καλός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ξύλον-N2N-NSN εἰς-P βρῶσις-N3I-ASF καί-C ὅτι-C ἀρεστός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM ὁράω-VB--AAN καί-C ὡραῖος-A1A-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--GSN κατανοέω-VA--AAN καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--GSM καρπός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSN ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--DSM ἀνήρ-N3--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P

7 καί-C δια ἀναοἴγω-VQI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPM δύο-M καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3P ὅτι-C γυμνός-A1--NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P καί-C ῥάπτω-VAI-AAI3P φύλλον-N2N-APN συκῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM περίζωμα-N3W-APN

8 καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM περιπατέω-V2--PAPGSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM παράδεισος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--ASN δειλινός-A1--ASN καί-C κρύπτω-VZI-AAI3P ὅς- --NSN τε-X *αδαμ-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSM παράδεισος-N2--GSM

9 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *αδαμ-N---VSM ποῦ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI2S

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS ἀκούω-VAI-AAI1S περιπατέω-V2--PAPGSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM παράδεισος-N2--DSM καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API1S ὅτι-C γυμνός-A1--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI1S καί-C κρύπτω-VDI-API1S

11 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM τίς- I--NSM ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S σύ- P--DS ὅτι-C γυμνός-A1--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S μή-D ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --GSN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI1S σύ- P--DS οὗτος- D--GSM μόνος-A1--GSM μή-D ἐσθίω-VB--AAN ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI2S

12 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM *αδαμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF ὅς- --ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI2S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSF ἐγώ- P--DS δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF ὁ- A--NSM ὄφις-N3I-NSM ἀπατάω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P

14 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM ὄφις-N3I-DSM ὅτι-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S οὗτος- D--ASN ἐπικατάρατος-A1B-NSM σύ- P--NS ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN καί-C ἀπό-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN θηρίον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN στῆθος-N3E-DSN σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--DSF κοιλία-N1A-DSF πορεύομαι-VF--FMI2S καί-C γῆ-N1--ASF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS

15 καί-C ἔχρα-N1A-ASF τίθημι-VF--FAI1S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSF αὐτός- D--NSM σύ- P--GS τηρέω-VF--FAI3S κεφαλή-N1--ASF καί-C σύ- P--NS τηρέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--GSM πτέρνα-N1S-ASF

16 καί-C ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πληθύνω-V1--PAPNSM πληθύνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--APF λύπη-N1--APF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASM στεναγμός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ἐν-P λύπη-N1--DPF τίκτω-VF--FMI2S τέκνον-N2N-APN καί-C πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSF ἀποστροφή-N1--NSF σύ- P--GS καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM σύ- P--GS κυριεύω-VF--FAI3S

17 ὁ- A--DSM δέ-X *αδαμ-N---DSM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὅτι-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI2S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --GSN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI1S σύ- P--DS οὗτος- D--GSM μόνος-A1--GSM μή-D ἐσθίω-VB--AAN ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSN ἐπικατάρατος-A1B-NSM ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔργον-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GS ἐν-P λύπη-N1--DPF ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--ASF πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS

18 ἄκανθα-N1A-APF καί-C τρίβολος-N2--APM ἀνατέλλω-VF2-FAI3S σύ- P--DS καί-C ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--ASM χόρτος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM

19 ἐν-P ἱδρώς-N3T-DSM ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--ASM ἄρτος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN σύ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐκ-P ὅς- --GSF λαμβάνω-VVI-API2S ὅτι-C γῆ-N1--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI2S καί-C εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2S

20 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *αδαμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM *ζωή-N1--NSF ὅτι-C οὗτος- D--NSF μήτηρ-N3--NSF πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ζάω-V3--PAPGPM

21 καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *αδαμ-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSF γυνή-N3K-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM χιτών-N3W-APM δερμάτινος-A1--APM καί-C ἐνδύω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM

22 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἰδού-I *αδαμ-N---NSM γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ὡς-C εἷς-A3--NSM ἐκ-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὁ- A--GSN γιγνώσκω-V1--PAN καλός-A1--ASM καί-C πονηρός-A1A-ASM καί-C νῦν-D μήποτε-D ἐκτείνω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF καί-C ἐσθίω-VF--FMI2S καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM αἰών-N3W-ASM

23 καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM παράδεισος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF τρυφή-N1--GSF ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMN ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐκ-P ὅς- --GSF λαμβάνω-VVI-API3S

24 καί-C ἐκβάλλω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---ASM καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἀπέναντι-P ὁ- A--GSM παράδεισος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF τρυφή-N1--GSF καί-C τάσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN χερουβιμ-N---APN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF φλόγινος-A1--ASF ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--ASF στρέφω-V1--PMPASF φυλάσσω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN ξύλον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF

   

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True Christianity #260

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260. It is important to know as well that the literal meaning is a protection to prevent harm to the genuine truths that lie inside it. The nature of this protection is that the literal meaning can be turned this way and that and explained to different levels of comprehension without damaging or violating what is inside. It does no harm if one person takes the literal meaning one way and another takes it another way. It is harmful, however, if people bring in false ideas that go against divine truths. Only people who are adamant about falsities do this. Doing so does violence to the Word. The literal meaning offers protection to prevent this from happening. It also offers protection to people who have been given false ideas by their religion but have not become adamant about them.

The angel guardians in the Word both stand for and portray the protecting role of the Word's literal meaning. This protection is the meaning of the angel guardians who were placed at the entrance of the garden of Eden after Adam was thrown out with his wife. About this we read,

When Jehovah God expelled the human, he made angel guardians dwell on the east side of the garden of Eden and made the flame of a sword turning this way and that to guard the pathway to the tree of life. (Genesis 3:23-24)

[2] No one could see what these details mean without knowing the meaning of "angel guardians," "the garden of Eden," the garden's "tree of life," and "the flame of a sword" turning this way and that. These details have been explained in the relevant chapter of Secrets of Heaven, published in London [Secrets of Heaven 305-313]. To be specific, the "angel guardians" mean protection. The "pathway to the tree of life" means the access to the Lord available to people through the truths in the Word's spiritual meaning. The "flame of a sword turning" means divine truth on the outermost level, which is like the Word in its literal meaning; it is similarly capable of being turned this way and that.

The same thing is meant by the angel guardians made of gold that were placed on the two ends of the mercy seat that was on top of the ark in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:18-21). The "ark" meant the Word because the Ten Commandments are the most basic thing in the Word. The "angel guardians" meant protection, which is why the Lord spoke with Moses from between the angel guardians (Exodus 25:22; 37:9; Numbers 7:89). Further, the Lord spoke to Moses in the earthly meaning because he does not speak with us unless he speaks in a complete way, and divine truth has its complete form in the literal meaning (see 214-224 above).

The angel guardians on the curtains and the veil in the tabernacle (Exodus 26:31) had a similar meaning. The curtains and the veil in the tabernacle meant the outermost aspects of heaven and the church; therefore they meant the outermost aspects of the Word as well (see 220 above).

The same applies to the angel guardians carved on the walls and doors of the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6:29, 32, 35); see 221 above. Likewise, the angel guardians in the new temple (Ezekiel 41:18-20).

[3] Angel guardians mean the protection that prevents people from going directly to the Lord, heaven, and the divine truth in the form it takes inside the Word, and steers them instead to go indirectly through the [Word's] outermost level. For this reason we read the following statements about the king of Tyre:

You who seal up your measurement; full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, you were in the Garden of Eden. Every precious stone was your covering. You, O angel guardian, were the stretching out of a covering. I lost you, O protecting angel guardian, in the midst of the stones of fire. (Ezekiel 28:12-14, 16)

"Tyre" means the church's knowledge of goodness and truth. "The king of Tyre" means the Word where that knowledge exists and originates. The king clearly means the Word on its outermost level and the angel guardian means protection, because it says, "You who seal up your measurement, every precious stone is your covering, you, O angel guardian, were the stretching out of a covering," and "O protecting angel guardian. " On the precious stones listed in that passage as referring to aspects of the literal meaning, see 217, 218 above. Since "angel guardians" mean the Word at the outermost level and protection as well, therefore we read the following phrases in David:

Jehovah bowed down the heavens and came down. He rode upon an angel guardian. (Psalms 18:9-10)

Shine forth, O Shepherd of Israel who sits upon angel guardians. (Psalms 80:1)

Jehovah sitting upon angel guardians. (Psalms 99:1)

Riding and sitting "upon angel guardians" refers to the Word's outermost meaning.

The Word's divine truth and the qualities of that truth are portrayed by four creatures that are also called angel guardians (Ezekiel 1:9-10), and by four creatures in the middle of the throne and next to it (Revelation 4:6-7). See Revelation Unveiled (which I published in Amsterdam) 239, 275, 314.

  
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