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Joel 1

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1 λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --NSM γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S πρός-P *ιωηλ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *βαθουηλ-N---GSM

2 ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P δή-X οὗτος- D--APN ὁ- A--NPM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NPM καί-C ἐνωτίζομαι-VA--AMD2P πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF εἰ-C γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S τοιοῦτος-A1--NPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP ἤ-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM σύ- P--GP

3 ὑπέρ-P αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--DPN τέκνον-N2N-DPN σύ- P--GP διαἡγέομαι-VAI-AMD2P καί-C ὁ- A--NPN τέκνον-N2N-NPN σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--DPN τέκνον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN τέκνον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P γενεά-N1A-ASF ἕτερος-A1A-ASF

4 ὁ- A--APN κατάλοιπος-A1B-APN ὁ- A--GSF κάμπη-N1--GSF καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀκρίς-N3D-NSF καί-C ὁ- A--APN κατάλοιπος-A1B-APN ὁ- A--GSF ἀκρίς-N3D-GSF καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM βροῦχος-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--APN κατάλοιπος-A1B-APN ὁ- A--GSM βροῦχος-N2--GSM καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἐρυσίβη-N1--NSF

5 ἐκνήφω-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--NPM μεθύω-V1--PAPNPM ἐκ-P οἶνος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C κλαίω-VA--AAD2P θρηνέω-VA--AAD2P πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM πίνω-V1--PAPNPM οἶνος-N2--ASM εἰς-P μέθη-N1--ASF ὅτι-C ἐκαἴρω-VX--XMI3S ἐκ-P στόμα-N3M-GSN σύ- P--GP εὐφροσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C χαρά-N1A-NSF

6 ὅτι-C ἔθνος-N3E-NSN ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἰσχυρός-A1A-NSN καί-C ἀναρίθμητος-A1B-NSN ὁ- A--NPM ὀδούς-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὀδούς-N3--NPM λέων-N3--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF μύλη-N1--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM σκύμνος-N2--GSM

7 τίθημι-VEI-AMI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἄμπελος-N2--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰς-P ἀφανισμός-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APF συκῆ-N1--APF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰς-P συγκλασμός-N2--ASM ἐρευνάω-V3--PAPNSM ἐκἐρευνάω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S λευκαίνω-V1I-IAI3S κλῆμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF

8 θρήνέω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὑπέρ-P νύμφη-N1--ASF περιζώννυμι-VM--XMPASF σάκκος-N2--ASM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--ASM παρθενικός-N2--ASM

9 ἐκαἴρω-VX--XMI3S θυσία-N1A-NSF καί-C σπονδή-N1--NSF ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM πενθέω-V2--PAD2P ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM ὁ- A--NPM λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-DSN

10 ὅτι-C ταλαιπωρέω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NPN πεδίον-N2N-NPN πενθέω-V2--PAD3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ὅτι-C ταλαιπωρέω-VX--XAI3S σῖτος-N2--NSM ξηραίνω-VCI-API3S οἶνος-N2--NSM ὀλιγόω-VCI-API3S ἔλαιον-N2N-NSN

11 ξηραίνω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM γεωργός-N2--NPM θρηνέω-V2--PAD2P κτῆμα-N3M-APN ὑπέρ-P πυρός-N2--GSM καί-C κριθή-N1--GSF ὅτι-C ἀποὀλλύω-VX--XAI3S τρύγητος-N2--NSM ἐκ-P ἀγρός-N2--GSM

12 ὁ- A--NSF ἄμπελος-N2--NSF ξηραίνω-VCI-API3S καί-C ὁ- A--NPF συκῆ-N1--NPF ὀλιγόω-VCI-API3P ῥόα-N1A-NSF καί-C φοῖνιξ-N3K-NSM καί-C μῆλον-N2N-NSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ξύλον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM ξηραίνω-VCI-API3P ὅτι-C αἰσχύνω-VAI-AAI3P χαρά-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GPM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GPM

13 περιζώννυμι-VA--AMD2P καί-C κόπτω-V1--PMD2P ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM θρηνέω-V2--PAI2P ὁ- A--NPM λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-DSN εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2P ὑπνόω-VA--AAD2P ἐν-P σάκκος-N2--DPM λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM θεός-N2--DSM ὅτι-C ἀποἔχω-VX--XAI3S ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GP θυσία-N1A-NSF καί-C σπονδή-N1--NSF

14 ἁγιάζω-VA--AAD2P νηστεία-N1A-ASF κηρύσσω-VA--AAD2P θεραπεία-N1A-ASF συνἄγω-VB--AAD2P πρεσβύτερος-A1A-APM πᾶς-A3--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM γῆ-N1--ASF εἰς-P οἶκος-N2--ASM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GP καί-C κράζω-VAI-AAD2P πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM ἐκτενῶς-D

15 οἴμμοι-I οἴμμοι-I οἴμμοι-I εἰς-P ἡμέρα-N1A-ASF ὅτι-C ἐγγύς-D ἡμέρα-N1A-NSF κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ὡς-C ταλαιπωρία-N1A-NSF ἐκ-P ταλαιπωρία-N1A-GSF ἥκω-VF--FAI3S

16 κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--GPM σύ- P--GP βρῶμα-N3M-NPN ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VCI-API3S ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM θεός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GP εὐφροσύνη-N1--NSF καί-C χαρά-N1A-NSF

17 σκιρτέω-VAI-AAI3P δάμαλις-N3I-NPF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF φάτνη-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VSI-API3P θησαυρός-N2--NPM κατασκάπτω-VVI-API3P ληνός-N2--NPF ὅτι-C ξηραίνω-VCI-API3S σῖτος-N2--NSM

18 τίς- I--ASN ἀποτίθημι-VF--FAI1P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM κλαίω-VAI-AAI3P βουκόλιον-N2N-NPN βοῦς-N3--GPM ὅτι-C οὐ-D ὑποἄρχω-V1I-IAI3S νομή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPN ποίμνιον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN ἀπο ἀναἵζω-VSI-API3P

19 πρός-P σύ- P--AS κύριος-N2--VSM βοάω-VF--FMI1S ὅτι-C πῦρ-N3--NSN ἀναἁλίσκω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN ὡραῖος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF καί-C φλόξ-N3G-NSF ἀναἅπτω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ξύλον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM

20 καί-D ὁ- A--NPN κτῆνος-N3E-NPN ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN ἀναβλέπω-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὅτι-C ξηραίνω-VCI-API3P ἄφεσις-N3I-NPF ὕδωρ-N3T-GPN καί-C πῦρ-N3--NSN καταἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN ὡραῖος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF

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Apocalypse Revealed #779

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779. Since oil is mentioned here among sacred ingredients of worship, and symbolizes celestial good, we must say something now about the oil used in anointing, oil which was used by ancient peoples and afterward commanded to the children of Israel.

In ancient times people anointed stones set up as pillars, as is apparent from Genesis 28:18-19, 22. They also anointed weapons of war, shields and bucklers (2 Samuel 1:21, Isaiah 21:5). The Israelites were commanded to prepare holy oil with which to anoint all the sacred ecclesiastical vessels; and they used it to anoint the altar and all its vessels, as well as the Tabernacle and all its vessels (Exodus 30:22-33, 40:9-11; Leviticus 8:10-12; Numbers 7:1). They used it to anoint the men who exercised the functions of the priesthood and their garments (Exodus 29:7, 29, 30:30, 40:13-15; Leviticus 8:12; Psalm 133:1-3). They used it to anoint prophets (1 Kings 19:15, 16). They used it to anoint kings, and kings were called therefore Jehovah's anointed (1 Samuel 10:1, 15:1, 16:3, 6, 12, 24:6, 10, 26:9, 11, 16, 23; 2 Samuel 1:16, 2:4, 7, 5:3, 17, 19:21; 1 Kings 1:34, 35, 19:15, 16; 2 Kings 9:3; 11:12; 23:30; Lamentations 4:20; Habakkuk 3:13; Psalms 2:2, 6; 20:6; 28:8; 45:7; 84:9; 89:20, 38, 51; 132:17).

[2] Anointing with holy oil was commanded because oil symbolized the goodness of love and represented the Lord, who in His humanity is Himself Jehovah's anointed and His only anointed, being anointed not with oil, but with the Divine goodness itself of Divine love. Consequently He is also called the Messiah in the Old Testament and Christ in the New Testament (John 1:41; 4:25), Messiah and Christ meaning "the Anointed."

That is why priests, kings, and all ecclesiastical vessels were anointed, and having been anointed were called holy - not that they were holy in themselves, but because by virtue of the anointing they represented the Lord in His Divine humanity. Consequently it was a sacrilege to harm a king, because he was Jehovah's anointed (1 Samuel 24:6, 10; 26:9).

[3] Furthermore, it was an accepted practice to anoint themselves and others to attest to their gladness of heart and goodwill, but with ordinary oil or some other fine oil, and not with holy oil (Matthew 6:17; Mark 6:13; Luke 7:46; Isaiah 61:3; Amos 6:6; Micah 6:15; Psalms 92:10; 104:15; Daniel 10:3; Deuteronomy 28:40). They were not permitted to anoint themselves or others with holy oil (Exodus 30:31-33).

  
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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.