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1 ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λόγος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM υἱός-N2--VPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM διότι-C κρίσις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF διότι-C οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἀλήθεια-N1A-NSF οὐδέ-C ἔλεος-N3E-NSN οὐδέ-C ἐπίγνωσις-N3I-NSF θεός-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

2 ἀρά-N1A-NSF καί-C ψεῦδος-N3E-NSN καί-C φόνος-N2--NSM καί-C κλοπή-N1--NSF καί-C μοιχεία-N1A-NSF χέω-VM--XMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C αἷμα-N3M-APN ἐπί-P αἷμα-N3M-DPN μίσγω-V1--PAI3P

3 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN πενθέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF καί-C μικρύνω-VC--FPI3S σύν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPDPM αὐτός- D--ASF σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN θηρίον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM καί-C σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἑρπετόν-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C σύν-P ὁ- A--DPN πετεινόν-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἰχθύς-N3U-NPM ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ἐκλείπω-VF--FAI3P

4 ὅπως-C μηδείς-A3P-NSM μήτε-C δικάζω-V1--PMS3S μήτε-C ἐλέγχω-V1--PAS3S μηδείς-A3P-NSM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὡς-C ἀντιλέγω-V1--PMPNSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM

5 καί-C ἀσθενέω-VF--FAI2S ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ἀσθενέω-VF--FAI3S καί-D προφήτης-N1M-NSM μετά-P σύ- P--GS νύξ-N3--DSF ὁμοιόω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF μήτηρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS

6 ὁμοιόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ὡς-C οὐ-D ἔχω-V1--PAPNSM γνῶσις-N3I-ASF ὅτι-C σύ- P--NS ἐπίγνωσις-N3I-ASF ἀποὠθέω-VA--AMI2S καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἀποὠθέω-VF--FMI1S σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI2S νόμος-N2--ASM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS καΐἐγώ-C+ PNS ἐπιλανθάνω-VF--FMI1S τέκνον-N2N-GPN σύ- P--GS

7 κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN πλῆθος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM οὕτως-D ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASF δόξα-N1S-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF τίθημι-VF--FMI1S

8 ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἀδικία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--APF ψυχή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM

9 καί-C εἰμί-V9--FMI3S καθώς-D ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM οὕτως-D καί-D ὁ- A--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--APF ὁδός-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN διαβούλιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀντι ἀποδίδωμι-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--DSM

10 καί-C ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἐνπίμπλημι-VS--APS3P πορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C οὐ-D μή-D καταεὐθύνω-VA--AAS3P διότι-C ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM ἐν καταλείπω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--GSN φυλάσσω-VA--AAN

11 πορνεία-N1A-ASF καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C μέθυσμα-N3M-ASN δέχομαι-VAI-AMI3S καρδία-N1A-NSF λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS

12 ἐν-P σύμβολον-N2N-DPN ἐπιἐρωτάω-V3I-IAI3P καί-C ἐν-P ῥάβδος-N2--DPF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποἀγγέλλω-V1I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM πνεῦμα-N3M-DSN πορνεία-N1A-GSF πλανάω-VCI-API3P καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GPM

13 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF κορυφή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GPN ὄρος-N3E-GPN θυσιάζω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM βουνός-N2--APM θύω-V1I-IAI3P ὑποκάτω-P δρῦς-N3U-GSF καί-C λευκός-A1--GSF καί-C δένδρον-N2N-GSN συνσκιάζω-V1--PAPGSM ὅτι-C καλός-A1--NSN σκέπη-N1--NSF διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐκπορνεύω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--NPF θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF σύ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--NPF νύμφη-N1--NPF σύ- P--GP μοιχεύω-VF--FAI3P

14 καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἐπισκέπτω-VA--AMS1S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GP ὅταν-D πορνεύω-V1--PAS3P καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF νύμφη-N1--APF σύ- P--GP ὅταν-D μοιχεύω-V1--PAS3P διότι-C καί-D αὐτός- D--NPM μετά-P ὁ- A--GPF πόρνη-N1--GPF συνφύρω-V1I-IMI3P καί-C μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM τελέω-VM--XPPGPM θύω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM συνἵημι-V7--PAPNSM συνπλέκω-V1I-IMI3S μετά-P πόρνη-N1--GSF

15 σύ- P--NS δέ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---VSM μή-D ἀγνοέω-V2--PAD2S καί-C *ιουδα-N---VSM μή-D εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMD2P εἰς-P *γαλγαλα-N---ASF καί-C μή-D ἀναβαίνω-V1--PAD2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *ων-N---GS καί-C μή-D ὄμνυμι-V5--PAD2P ζάω-V3--PAPASM κύριος-N2--ASM

16 ὅτι-C ὡς-C δάμαλις-N3I-NSF παραοἰστράω-V3--PAPNSF παραοἰστράω-V3--IAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM νῦν-D νέμω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--APM κύριος-N2--NSM ὡς-C ἀμνός-N2--ASM ἐν-P εὐρύχωρος-A1B-DSM

17 μέτοχος-A1B-NSM εἴδωλον-N2N-GPN *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM σκάνδαλον-N2N-APN

18 αἱρετίζω-VAI-AAI3S *χαναναῖος-N2--APM πορνεύω-V1--PAPNPM ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P ἀγαπάω-VAI-AAI3P ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF ἐκ-P φρύαγμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GPM

19 συστροφή-N1--NSF πνεῦμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πτέρυξ-N3G-DPF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C κατααἰσχύνω-VC--FPI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN θυσιαστήριον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #316

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316. "And do not harm the oil and the wine." This symbolizes the Lord's provision that they not violate and profane the goods and truths concealed inwardly in the Word.

Oil symbolizes the goodness of love, and wine the truth springing from that goodness. Thus the oil here symbolizes sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth. The Lord's provision that these not be violated and profaned is symbolized by the people's being told not to harm them. For this instruction came from the midst of the four living creatures, thus from the Lord (no. 314). Whatever the Lord says He also provides. That this is something He provides may be seen in nos. 314 and 255 above.

That oil symbolizes the goodness of love - this we will see in nos. 778, 779 below.

That wine symbolizes the truth springing from that goodness is clear from the following passages:

Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes..., buy wine and milk without money... (Isaiah 55:1)

It shall come to pass in that day that the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills flow with milk... (Joel 3:18, cf. Amos 9:13-14)

Joy is taken away... from Carmel, and in the vineyards there will be no singing... No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease. (Isaiah 16:10, cf. Jeremiah 48:32-33)

Carmel symbolizes the spiritual church, because it had vineyards there.

[2] ...wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth... The vinedressers have wailed... (Joel 1:5, 10-11)

Almost the same images occur in Hosea 9:2-3.

He washes his clothing in wine, and His vesture in the blood of grapes. His eyes are red with wine... (Genesis 49:11-12)

The subject is the Lord, and the wine symbolizes Divine truth. That is why the Lord instituted the Holy Supper, in which the bread symbolizes the Lord in respect to Divine good, and the wine the Lord in respect to Divine truth; and in their recipients the bread symbolizes a sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth, received from the Lord. Therefore He said,

I say to you, that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you... in My Father's kingdom. (Matthew 26:29, cf. Luke 22:18)

Because bread and wine have these symbolic meanings, so too Melchizedek, going to meet Abram, brought out bread and wine, he being a priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18-19).

[3] The grain offering and drink offering used in sacrifices had similar symbolic meanings, as described in Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 23:12-13, 18-19ff. The grain offering was an offering of wheat flour, thus taking the place of bread, and the drink offering was an offering of wine.

It can be seen from this what these words of the Lord symbolize:

Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins... But they put the... wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17, cf. Luke 5:37-38)

New wine is the Divine truth in the New Testament, thus in the New Church, and the old wine is the Divine truth in the Old Testament, thus in the old church.

A similar idea is symbolized by these words of the Lord at the wedding in Cana of Galilee:

Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now! (John 2:1-10)

[4] Something similar is symbolized by the wine in the Lord's parable concerning the man wounded by thieves, on whose wound the Samaritan poured oil and wine (Luke 10:33-34); for the man wounded by thieves means people whom the Jews wounded spiritually by evils and falsities, and to whom the Samaritan brought aid by pouring oil and wine on their wounds, that is, by teaching them goodness and truth, and as far as possible, healing them.

Sacred truth is symbolized by wine and new wine also elsewhere in the Word, as in Isaiah 1:21-22; 25:6; 36:17.

[5] Because of this, a vineyard in the Word symbolizes a church that possesses truths from the Lord.

That wine symbolizes sacred truth can be seen also from its opposite meaning, in which it symbolizes truth falsified and profaned, as in the following places:

Harlotry, wine, and new wine have taken hold of the heart... Their wine is gone, they commit harlotry continually. (Hosea 4:11, 18)

Harlotry symbolizes the falsification of truth, and so, too, do the wine and new wine here.

...in the hand of Jehovah a cup, and He mixed it with wine; He filled it with the mixture and poured it out, and its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth, sucking, drink. (Psalms 75:8)

Babylon was a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they are deranged. (Jeremiah 51:7)

Babylon has fallen..., because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication... If anyone worships the beast..., he shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed with undiluted wine in the cup of the wrath (of God). (Revelation 14:8-10)

(Babylon has made) all the nations (drink) of the wine... of her fornication. (Revelation 18:3)

...great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. (Revelation 16:19)

...the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (Revelation 17:1-2)

[6] The wine that Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, and his lords and wives and concubines drank from the vessels of the Temple in Jerusalem, while they praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone (Daniel 5:2-4) - that wine symbolized nothing else but the sacred truth of the Word and church profaned, which is why the writing then appeared on the wall, and the king that very night was slain (Daniel 5:25, 30)

Wine symbolizes truth falsified also in Isaiah 5:11-12, 21-22; 28:1, 3, 7; 29:9; 56:11-12.

The drink offering that they poured out as an offering to idols has the same symbolic meaning in Isaiah 65:11; 57:6; Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19; Ezekiel 20:28; Deuteronomy 32:38.

It is owing to its correspondence that wine symbolizes sacred truth, and in an opposite sense, truth profaned. For when a person reads "wine" in the Word, angels - who apprehend everything spiritually - have just this interpretation of it. Such is the correspondence between the natural thoughts of people and the spiritual thoughts of angels. The case is the same with the wine in the Holy Supper. That is why the Holy Supper occasions an introduction into heaven (no. 224 at the end).

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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