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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *μιχαιας-N1T-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *μωρασθι-N---GSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF *ιωαθαμ-N---GSM καί-C *αχαζ-N---GSM καί-C *εζεκιας-N1T-GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM *ιουδα-N---GSM ὑπέρ-P ὅς- --GPM ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S περί-P *σαμαρεία-N1A-GSF καί-C περί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF

2 ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P λαός-N2--VPM λόγος-N2--APM καί-C προςἔχω-V1--PAD3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF καί-C εἰμί-V9--FMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐν-P σύ- P--DP εἰς-P μαρτύριον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

3 διότι-C ἰδού-I κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMI3S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C καταβαίνω-VF--FMI3S καί-C ἐπιβαίνω-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὕψος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

4 καί-C σαλεύω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NPN ὄρος-N3E-NPN ὑποκάτωθεν-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF κοιλάς-N3D-NPF τήκω-VF--FMI3P ὡς-C κηρός-N2--NSM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN πῦρ-N3--GSN καί-C ὡς-C ὕδωρ-N3--NSN καταφέρω-V1--PPPNSN ἐν-P κατάβασις-N3I-DSF

5 διά-P ἀσέβεια-N1A-ASF *ἰακώβ-N---GSM πᾶς-A3--NPN οὗτος- D--NPN καί-C διά-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-ASF οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM τίς- I--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἀσέβεια-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM οὐ-D *σαμαρεία-N1A-NSF καί-C τίς- I--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NSF οἶκος-N2--GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM οὐ-D *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---NSF

6 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FMI1S *σαμαρεία-N1A-ASF εἰς-P ὀπωροφυλάκιον-N2N-ASN ἀγρός-N2--GSM καί-C εἰς-P φυτεία-N1A-ASF ἀμπελών-N3W-GSM καί-C κατασπάω-VF--FAI1S εἰς-P χάος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--APM λίθος-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--APN θεμέλιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF ἀποκαλύπτω-VF--FAI1S

7 καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN γλυπτός-A1--APN αὐτός- D--GSF κατακόπτω-VF--FAI3P καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN μίσθωμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF ἐνπίπρημι-VF--FAI3P ἐν-P πῦρ-N3--DSN καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN εἴδωλον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF τίθημι-VF--FMI1S εἰς-P ἀφανισμός-N2--ASM διότι-C ἐκ-P μίσθωμα-N3M-GPN πορνεία-N1A-GSF συνἄγω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἐκ-P μίσθωμα-N3M-GPN πορνεία-N1A-GSF συνστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S

8 ἕνεκεν-P οὗτος- D--GSM κόπτω-VF--FMI3S καί-C θρηνέω-VF--FMI3S πορεύομαι-VF--FMI3S ἀνυπόδετος-A1B-NSF καί-C γυμνός-A1--NSF ποιέω-VF--FMI3S κοπετός-N2--ASM ὡς-C δράκων-N3--GPM καί-C πένθος-N3E-ASN ὡς-C θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF σειρήν-N3--GPF

9 ὅτι-C κατακρατέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF πληγή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSF διότι-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἕως-P *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ἅπτομαι-VAI-AMI3S ἕως-P πύλη-N1--GSF λαός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἕως-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF

10 ὁ- A--NPM ἐν-P *γεθ-N---DS μή-D μεγαλύνω-V1--PMD2P ὁ- A--NPM ἐν-P *ακιμ-N---DS μή-D ἀναοἰκοδομέω-V2--PAD2P ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM κατά-P γέλως-N3T-ASM γῆ-N1--ASF καταπάσσω-VA--AMD2P κατά-P γέλως-N3T-ASM σύ- P--GP

11 καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNSF καλῶς-D ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GSF οὐ-D ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNSF *σεννααν-N---AS κόπτω-VA--AMN οἶκος-N2--ASM ἔχω-V1--PMPASM αὐτός- D--GSF λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3S ἐκ-P σύ- P--GP πληγή-N1--ASF ὀδύνη-N1--GSF

12 τίς- I--NSM ἄρχω-VAI-AMI3S εἰς-P ἀγαθός-A1--APN καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPDSF ὀδύνη-N1--APF ὅτι-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S κακός-A1--NPN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐπί-P πύλη-N1--APF *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF

13 ψόφος-N2--NSM ἅρμα-N3M-GPN καί-C ἱππεύω-V1--PAPGPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNSF *λαχις-N---AS ἀρχηγός-N2--NSM ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--DSF θυγάτηρ-N3--DSF *σιων-N---GS ὅτι-C ἐν-P σύ- P--DS εὑρίσκω-VC--API3P ἀσέβεια-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

14 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-V1--PMPAPM ἕως-P κληρονομία-N1A-GSF *γεθ-N---GS οἶκος-N2--APM μάταιος-A1A-APM εἰς-P κενός-A1--APN γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DPM βασιλεύς-N3V-DPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

15 ἕως-P ὁ- A--APM κληρονόμος-N2--APM ἄγω-VB--AAS1S σύ- P--DS καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNSF *λαχις-N---AS κληρονομία-N1A-NSF ἕως-P *οδολλαμ-N---AS ἥκω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF ὁ- A--GSF θυγάτηρ-N3--GSF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

16 ξυράω-VA--AMD2S καί-C κείρω-VA--AMD2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN τέκνον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--APN τρυφερός-A1A-APN σύ- P--GS ἐνπλατύνω-V1--PAPASN ὁ- A--ASF χηρεία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS ὡς-C ἀετός-N2--NSM ὅτι-C αἰχμαλωτεύω-VCI-API3P ἀπό-P σύ- P--GS

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Apocalypse Explained #919

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919. (Verse 19) And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the vineyard of the earth. That this signifies that this was done, is evident from what has been just said in the above article.

That vineyard signifies the spiritual church is evident from the passages in the Word, where vineyard is mentioned:

As in Isaiah 1:8; 3:14; 5:1-10; 16:10; 36:17; 37:30; 65:21; Jeremiah 12:10; 32:15; 35:7, 9; 39:10; Ezekiel 28:26; Hosea 2:15; Amos 4:9; 5:11, 17; 9:14; Micah 1:6; Zephaniah 1:13; 1 Sam. 8:14, 15; Psalm 107:37; Matthew 20:1-8; 21:28, 38-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 13:6, 7; 20:9-16. And concerning a vine, see John 15:1-12.

Besides, in the historical parts of the Word. From which it is clearly evident that by a vineyard the church is meant; see also above (n. 376, 403, 638, 918), where many passages in which vineyard is mentioned are explained.

From the signification of vineyard it is evident, that by gathering the vintage, is signified to collect for uses those things that are to be serviceable to the understanding, and to impart intelligence and wisdom; and, in the opposite sense, to devastate the church as to spiritual good, and consequently as to the affection and understanding of truth. In this opposite sense, vintage and to gather the vintage are mentioned when there are no longer any clusters or grapes remaining; which, in the spiritual sense, signifies that all spiritual good, and thence all truth which in itself is truth, is destroyed; and this is chiefly effected in the church by falsifications of the Word. Also when evil of life corrupts all good, and then the falsity of doctrine perverts all truth; this is described also by devastators and thieves. That, therefore, by gathering the vintage is signified devastation, is evident from the following passages.

[2] In Isaiah:

"A cry over the wine in the streets; all joy shall be commingled; the gladness of the earth shall be banished. The remainder in the city shall be wasteness, and the gate shall be smitten even to devastation. For so shall it be in the midst of the earth, as the shaking of the olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done" (24:11, 12, 13).

By these words mourning over the devastation of the church as to celestial good, and as to spiritual good, is described; which, in its essence, is truth from celestial good. Devastation is compared to the shaking of an olive tree, and to the gleanings when the vintage is done; but the particulars of this passage may be seen explained above (n. 313, 638).

[3] In the same:

"Ye confident daughters in your ears perceive my word; year upon year shall ye be moved, ye confident; for the vintage is ended, the gathering shall not come" (32:9, 10).

By confident daughters are signified those in the church who love falsities more than truths. That truths with them are successively diminished and in every state, is signified by being moved year upon year. The devastation of all truth even till there is nothing remaining, is signified by the vintage being ended, and the gathering not coming.

[4] In Jeremiah:

"Upon thy fruits of autumn, and upon thy vintage, hath the spoiler fallen, whence gladness is gathered and joy out of Carmel" (48:32, 33).

By the fruits of autumn are signified the goods of the church, by the vintage are signified the truths thereof; for bread, which is there meant by the fruit of autumn, signifies the good of the church, and wine, which is of the vintage, signifies the truth thereof. By the spoiler who fell upon them, is signified evil and falsity therefrom. That the delight of spiritual and celestial love, which is the very joy of the heart, is about to perish, is signified by gladness and joy being gathered out of Carmel.

[5] In Micah:

"Woe is me! I am become as the gatherings of the summer, as the gleanings of the vintage: not a cluster to eat: my soul desireth the first-fruit" (7:1).

As the gleanings of the vintage, not a cluster to eat, signifies the devastation of the church being such that there is no longer any good and truth. The rest may be seen explained in the article just preceding.

In Jeremiah:

"If the grape-gatherers come to thee, they will not leave any gleanings: if thieves in the night, they will destroy sufficiency" (49:9).

In Obadiah:

"If thieves come to thee, if destroyers by night, when thou shalt be cut off, will they not steal till they have enough? if the grape-gatherers come to thee, will they leave any clusters?" (vers. 4, 5).

By the grape-gatherers are signified falsities, and by thieves evils, which devastate the truths and goods of the church. But by destroyers are signified both falsities and evils. By their not leaving any clusters, is signified there not being any goods because there are no truths. But by gathering the vintage, is signified to gather for uses such things especially as are to be serviceable to the understanding,

In Jeremiah 6:9; Leviticus 19:10; 26:5; Deuteronomy 20:6, 7; 24:21.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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