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1 οραω-VBI-AAI1S ο- A--ASM κυριος-N2--ASM επιιστημι-VXI-XAPASM επι-P ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S πατασσω-VA--AAD2S επι-P ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C σειω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--APN προπυλον-N2N-APN και-C διακοπτω-VA--AAD2S εις-P κεφαλη-N1--APF πας-A3--GPM και-C ο- A--APM καταλοιπος-A1B-APM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ρομφαια-N1A-DSF αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S ου-D μη-D διαφευγω-VB--AAS3S εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM φευγω-V1--PAPNSM και-C ου-D μη-D διασωζω-VC--APS3S εκ-P αυτος- D--GPM ανασωζω-V1--PMPNSM

2 εαν-C καταορυσσω-VD--APS3P εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM εκειθεν-D ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF εγω- P--GS ανασπαω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C εαν-C αναβαινω-VZ--AAS3P εις-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM εκειθεν-D κατααγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM

3 εαν-C ενκρυπτω-VD--APS3P εις-P ο- A--ASF κορυφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM *καρμηλος-N2--GSM εκειθεν-D εκερευναω-VA--AAS1S και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--APM και-C εαν-C καταδυω-VA--AAS3P εκ-P οφθαλμος-N2--GPM εγω- P--GS εις-P ο- A--APN βαθος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF εκει-D εντελεω-V2--PMI1S ο- A--DSM δρακων-N3--DSM και-C δακνω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--APM

4 και-C εαν-C πορευομαι-VC--APS3P εν-P αιχμαλωσια-N1A-DSF προ-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM εκει-D εντελεω-V2--PMI1S ο- A--DSF ρομφαια-N1A-DSF και-C αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C στηριζω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM εγω- P--GS επι-P αυτος- D--APM εις-P κακος-A1--APN και-C ου-D εις-P αγαθος-A1--APN

5 και-C κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM ο- A--NSM επιαπτω-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C σαλευω-V1--PAPNSM αυτος- D--ASF και-C πενθεω-VF--FAI3P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM αυτος- D--ASF και-C αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S ως-C ποταμος-N2--NSM συντελεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSF και-C καταβαινω-VF--FMI3S ως-C ποταμος-N2--NSM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

6 ο- A--NSM οικοδομεω-V2--PAPNSM εις-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM αναβασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF επαγγελια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF θεμελιοω-V4--PAPNSM ο- A--NSM προςκαλεω-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C εκχεω-V2--PAPNSM αυτος- D--ASN επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--DSM

7 ου-D ως-C υιος-N2--NPM *αιθιοψ-N3P-GPM συ- P--NP ειμι-V9--PAI2P εγω- P--DS υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ου-D ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM ανααγω-VBI-AAI1S εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--APM αλλοφυλος-A1B-APM εκ-P *καππαδοκια-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--APM *συρος-N2--APM εκ-P βοθρος-N2--GSM

8 ιδου-I ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--GPM αμαρτωλος-A1B-GPM και-C εκαιρω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πλην-D οτι-C ου-D εις-P τελος-N3E-ASN εκαιρω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ιακωβ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

9 διοτι-C ιδου-I εγω- P--NS εντελλομαι-V1--PMI1S και-C λικμιζω-VF2-FAI1S εν-P πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM λικμαω-V3--PMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM λικμος-N2--DSM και-C ου-D μη-D πιπτω-VF--FMI2S συντριμμα-N3M-NSN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

10 εν-P ρομφαια-N1A-DSF τελευταω-VF--FAI3P πας-A3--NPM αμαρτωλος-A1B-NPM λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS ο- A--NPM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM ου-D μη-D εγγιζω-VA--AAS3S ουδε-C ου-D μη-D γιγνομαι-VB--AMS3S επι-P εγω- P--AP ο- A--NPN κακος-A1--NPN

11 εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF αναιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF *δαυιδ-N---GSM ο- A--ASF πιπτω-VX--XAPASF και-C αναοικοδομεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN πιπτω-VX--XAPAPN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ο- A--APN κατασκαπτω-VP--XPPAPN αυτος- D--GSF αναιστημι-VF--FAI1S και-C αναοικοδομεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASF καθως-D ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM

12 οπως-C εκζητεω-VA--AAS3P ο- A--NPM καταλοιπος-A1B-NPM ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN επι-P ος- --APM επικαλεω-VM--XPI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS επι-P αυτος- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM ποιεω-V2--PAPNSM ουτος- D--APN

13 ιδου-I ημερα-N1A-NPF ερχομαι-V1--PMI3P λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C καταλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM αλοητος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM τρυγητος-N2--ASM και-C περκαζω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF σταφυλη-N1--NSF εν-P ο- A--DSM σπορος-N2--DSM και-C αποσταλασσω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN γλυκασμος-N2--ASM και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM βουνος-N2--NPM συμφυτος-A1B-NPM ειμι-VF--FMI3P

14 και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C οικοδομεω-VF--FAI3P πολις-N3I-APF ο- A--APF απο αναιζω-VT--XPPAPF και-C καταοικεω-VF--FAI3P και-C καταφυτευω-VF--FAI3P αμπελων-N3W-APM και-C πινω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASM οινος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM και-C φυτευω-VF--FAI3P κηπος-N2--APM και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASM καρπος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM

15 και-C καταφυτευω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ου-D μη-D εκσπαω-VS--APS3P ουκετι-D απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPM ος- --GSF διδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #336

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336. And every mountain and island was moved out of its place. This symbolically means that all goodness of love and truth of faith vanished.

No one can see that this is the symbolic meaning except by recourse to the spiritual sense. It is the symbolic meaning because mountains mean people who possess the goodness of love, inasmuch as angels dwell upon mountains - those motivated by love toward the Lord on loftier mountains, and those motivated by love for the neighbor on less lofty ones. Consequently "every mountain" symbolizes all goodness of love. Islands mean people relatively removed from the worship of God, as may be seen in no. 34 above - here people who are impelled by faith, and not so much by the goodness of love. Therefore in an abstract sense "every island" means, symbolically, all truth of faith. To be moved out of their places means, symbolically, to go away.

It derives from the abodes of angels on mountains and hills, therefore, that mountains and hills in the Word symbolize heaven and the church where love toward the Lord and love for the neighbor are found, and in an opposite sense, hell where self-love and love of the world are found.

[2] It is apparent from the following passages that mountains and hills symbolize heaven and the church where love toward the Lord and love for the neighbor are found, thus where the Lord is present:

Lift up your eyes to the mountains, whence comes your help. (Psalms 121:1)

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who proclaims... peace! (Nahum 1:15, cf. Isaiah 52:7)

Praise Jehovah..., you mountains and... hills...! (Psalms 148:7, 9)

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of hills is the mountain of Bashan. Why do you leap, you mountains, you hills of the mountain? Jehovah has desired to inhabit them; (Jehovah) also will inhabit them forever. (Psalms 68:15-16)

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like the young of the flock... You travail, O earth, at the presence of the Lord... (Psalms 114:4-7)

I will bring forth a seed from Jacob, and from Judah an heir of My mountains, that My elect may inherit them, and My servants dwell there. (Isaiah 65:9)

(In the consummation of the age:) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (Matthew 24:16)

(O Jehovah,) Your righteousness is as the mountains of God. (Psalms 36:6)

Jehovah will go forth and fight... In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, opposite Jerusalem on the east. (Zechariah 14:3-4)

[3] Since the Mount of Olives symbolized Divine love, therefore during the days the Lord preached in the Temple, but during the nights He went out and spent the night on the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37; 22:39, John 8:1). And therefore the Lord spoke upon that mountain with His disciples regarding His coming and the end of the age (Matthew 24:3, Mark 13:3-4).

Since a mountain symbolized heaven and love, therefore Jehovah came down upon the top of Mount Sinai and proclaimed the Law (Exodus 19:20; 24:17). And therefore the Lord was transfigured before Peter, James and John on a high mountain (Matthew 17:1). Therefore Zion also was located on a mountain, and so, too, Jerusalem, and the two were called the mountain of Jehovah and the mountain of holiness in many places in the Word.

Mountains and hills have similar symbolic meanings elsewhere, as in Isaiah 7:25; 30:25; 40:9; 44:23; 49:11, 13; 55:12; Jeremiah 16:15-16; Psalms 65:6; 80:10; 104:5-10, 13.

[4] That mountains and hills symbolize these loves can be seen still more clearly from their opposite meaning, in which they symbolize hellish loves, namely, self-love and a love of the world, as is apparent from the following passages:

...the day of Jehovah... shall come... upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up... (Isaiah 2:12, 14)

Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low. (Isaiah 40:4)

The mountains shall be overthrown, and its ascents shall fall... (Ezekiel 38:20-21)

Behold, I am against you, O... mountain, that destroys all the earth... ...I will make you a burnt mountain. (Jeremiah 51:25)

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they are shaken, and all the hills are overthrown. (Jeremiah 4:23-25)

...a fire is kindled in my anger..., and it will set on fire the foundations of the mountains. (Deuteronomy 32:22)

I will lay waste the mountains and hills... (Isaiah 42:15)

Behold, (O Jacob,) I will make you like a threshing sledge... that you may thresh the mountains and crush them, and make the hills like chaff..., that the wind may carry them away. (Isaiah 41:15-16)

Give glory to Jehovah... before your feet stumble on the dark mountains... (Jeremiah 13:16)

Nor is anything else meant by the seven mountains on which the woman - namely Babylon - sat (Revelation 17:9). And so also elsewhere, as in Isaiah 14:13; Jeremiah 50:6; 9:10; Ezekiel 6:2-3; 34:6.

It can now be seen from this what is meant by the statement that "every mountain and island was moved out of its place," and later by the statement that "every island fled away, and the mountains were not found" (Revelation 16:20, no. 714).

  
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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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