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1 και-C *αρταξερξης-N1M-NSM ο- A--NSM ο- A--GPM *μηδος-N2--GPM παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF και-C *δαρειος-N2--NSM πληρης-A3H-NSM ο- A--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF και-C ενδοξος-A1B-NSM εν-P γηρας-N3--DSN

2 και-C καταιστημι-VHI-AAI3S σατραπης-N1M-APM εκατον-M εικοσι-M επτα-M επι-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

3 και-C επι-P αυτος- D--GPM ανηρ-N3--APM τρεις-A3--APM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPAPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM εις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ο- A--GPM τρεις-A3--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM

4 υπερ-P πας-A3--APM εχω-V1--PAPNSM εξουσια-N1A-ASF εν-P ο- A--DSF βασιλεια-N1A-DSF και-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ενδυω-VM--XPPNSM πορφυρα-N1A-ASF και-C μεγας-A1P-NSM και-C ενδοξος-A1B-NSM εναντι-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM καθοτι-D ειμι-V9I-IAI3S ενδοξος-A1B-NSM και-C επιστημων-A3N-NSM και-C συνετος-A1--NSM και-C πνευμα-N3M-NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM και-C ευοδοω-V4--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DPF πραγματεια-N1A-DPF ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ος- --DPF πρασσω-V1I-IAI3S τοτε-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S καταιστημι-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM επι-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APM δυο-M ανηρ-N3--APM ος- --APM καταιστημι-VHI-AAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C σατραπης-N1M-APM εκατον-M εικοσι-M επτα-M

5 οτε-D δε-X βουλευω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM καταιστημι-VA--AAN ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM επι-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM τοτε-D βουλη-N1--ASF και-C γνωμη-N1--ASF βουλευω-VAI-AMI3P εν-P εαυτου- D--DPM ο- A--NPM δυο-M νεανισκος-N2--NPM προς-P αλληλω- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM επει-C ουδεις-A1A-ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ουδε-C αγνοια-N1A-ASF ευρισκω-V1I-IAI3P κατα-P ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM περι-P ος- --GSF καταηγορεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--GSM προς-P ο- A--ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM

6 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δευτε-D ιστημι-VA--AAS1P ορισμος-N2--ASM κατα-P εαυτου- D--GPM οτι-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ου-D αξιοω-VF--FAI3S αξιωμα-N3M-ASN και-C ου-D μη-D ευχομαι-VA--AMS3S ευχη-N1--ASF απο-P πας-A3--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εως-P ημερα-N1A-GPF τριακοντα-M αλλα-C η-C παρα-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ει-C δε-X μη-D αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI3S ινα-C ητταω-VS--AAS3P ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM και-C ριπτω-VA--AAS3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM οιδα-VXI-YAI3P γαρ-X οτι-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM προςευχομαι-V1--PMI3S και-C δεω-V2--PMI3S κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF

7 τοτε-D προςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εκεινος- D--NPM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM

8 ορισμος-N2--ASM και-C στασις-N3I-ASF ιστημι-VAI-AAI1P οτι-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM αν-X ευχομαι-VA--AMS3S ευχη-N1--ASF η-C αξιοω-VA--AAS3S αξιωμα-N3M-ASN τις- I--ASN παρα-P πας-A3--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εως-P ημερα-N1A-GPF τριακοντα-M αλλα-C η-C παρα-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM ριπτω-VD--FPI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM

9 και-C αξιοω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM ινα-C ιστημι-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASM ορισμος-N2--ASM και-C μη-D αλλοιοω-VA--AAS3S αυτος- D--ASM διοτι-C οιδα-VXI-YAI3P οτι-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM προςευχομαι-V1--PMI3S και-C δεω-V2--PMI3S τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ινα-C ητταω-VC--APS3S δια-P ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM και-C ριπτω-VA--AAS3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM

10 και-C ουτως-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *δαρειος-N---NSM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S και-C κυροω-VAI-AAI3S

11 επιγιγνωσκω-VZ--AAPNSM δε-X *δανιηλ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM ορισμος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P αυτος- D--GSM θυρις-N3D-APF αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN υπερωον-N2N-DSN αυτος- D--GSM κατεναντι-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF και-C πιπτω-V1I-IAI3S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF καθως-D ποιεω-V2I-IAI3S εμπροσθεν-D και-C δεω-V2I-IMI3S

12 και-C αυτος- D--NPM τηρεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM και-C καταλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM ευχομαι-V1--PMPASM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF κατα-P εκαστος-A1--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF

13 τοτε-D ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εντυγχανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P *δαρειος-N2--VSM βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ου-D ορισμος-N2--ASM οριζω-VAI-AMI2S ινα-C πας-A3--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM μη-D ευχομαι-VA--AMS3S ευχη-N1--ASF μηδε-C αξιοω-VA--AAS3S αξιωμα-N3M-ASN παρα-P πας-A3--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εως-P ημερα-N1A-GPF τριακοντα-M αλλα-C παρα-P συ- P--GS βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ει-C δε-X μη-D ριπτω-VD--FPI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ακριβης-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λογος-N2--NSM και-C μενω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--NSM ορισμος-N2--NSM

13a και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM ορκιζω-V1--PAI1P συ- P--AS ο- A--GPM *μηδος-N2--GPM και-C *περσης-N1M-GPM δογμα-N3M-DPN ινα-C μη-D αλλοιοω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--ASN προσταγμα-N3M-ASN μηδε-C θαυμαζω-VA--AAS2S προσωπον-N2N-ASN και-C ινα-C μη-D ελαττοω-VA--AAS2S τις- I--ASN ο- A--GPM ειπον-VM--XMPGPM και-C κολαζω-VA--AAS2S ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ος- --NSM ου-D ενμενω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM ορισμος-N2--DSM ουτος- D--DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτως-D ποιεω-VF--FAI1S καθως-D λεγω-V1--PAI2P και-C ιστημι-VXI-XAI3S εγω- P--DS ουτος- D--ASN

14 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ιδου-I ευρισκω-VB--AAI1P *δανιηλ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM φιλος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS ευχομαι-V1--PMPASM και-C δεω-V1--PMPASM ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF

15 και-C λυπεω-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ριπτω-VD--APN ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM κατα-P ο- A--ASM ορισμος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P αυτος- D--GSM τοτε-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM σφοδρα-D λυπεω-VCI-API3S επι-P ο- A--DSM *δανιηλ-N---DSM και-C βοηθεω-V2I-IAI3S ο- A--GSN εκαιρεω-VB--AMN αυτος- D--ASM εως-P δυσμη-N1--GPF ηλιος-N2--GSM απο-P ο- A--GPM χειρ-N3--GPF ο- A--GPM σατραπης-N1M-GPM

16 και-C ου-D δυναμαι-V6I-IMI3S εκαιρεω-VB--AMN αυτος- D--ASM απο-P αυτος- D--GPM

17 αναβοαω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *δαρειος-N---NSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *δανιηλ-N---DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ος- --DSM συ- P--NS λατρευω-V1--PAI2S ενδελεχως-D τρις-D ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--NSM εκαιρεω-VF2-FMI3S συ- P--AS εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM εως-P πρωι-D θαρρεω-V2--PAD2S

18 τοτε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM ριπτω-VDI-API3S εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM και-C φερω-VQI-API3S λιθος-N2--NSM και-C τιθημι-VCI-API3S εις-P ο- A--ASN στομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM λακκος-N2--GSM και-C σφραγιζω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM εν-P ο- A--DSM δακτυλιος-N2--DSM εαυτου- D--GSM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM δακτυλιος-N2--DPM ο- A--GPM μεγισταν-N3--GPM αυτος- D--GSM οπως-C μη-D απο-P αυτος- D--GPM αιρω-VC--APS3S ο- A--NSM *δανιηλ-N---NSM η-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM αυτος- D--ASM ανασπαω-VA--AAS3S εκ-P ο- A--GSM λακκος-N2--GSM

19 τοτε-D υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM εις-P ο- A--APN βασιλειον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C αυλιζω-VSI-API3S νηστις-N3D-NSF και-C ειμι-V9I-IAI3S λυπεω-V2--PMPNSM περι-P ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM τοτε-D ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM προνοια-N1A-ASF ποιεω-V2--PMPNSM αυτος- D--GSM αποκλειω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN στομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM και-C ου-D παρα ενοχλεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--DSM *δανιηλ-N---DSM

20 και-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *δαρειος-N---NSM ορθριζω-VAI-AAI3S πρωι-D και-C παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S μετα-P εαυτου- D--GSM ο- A--APM σατραπης-N1M-APM και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN στομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM λακκος-N2--GSM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM

21 τοτε-D ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM φωνη-N1--DSF μεγας-A1--DSF μετα-P κλαυθμος-N2--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ω-I *δανιηλ-N---VSM ει-C αρα-X ζαω-VA--AAN και-C ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ος- --DSM λατρευω-V1--PAI2S ενδελεχως-D σωζω-VX--XAI3S συ- P--AS απο-P ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM και-C ου-D αχρειοω-VXI-XAI3P συ- P--AS

22 τοτε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM επιακουω-VAI-AAI3S φωνη-N1--DSF μεγας-A1--DSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ετι-D ειμι-V9--PAI1S ζαω-V3--PAPNSM

23 και-C σωζω-VX--XAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM απο-P ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM καθοτι-D δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF εν-P εγω- P--DS ευρισκω-VC--API3S εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C εναντιον-P δε-X συ- P--GS βασιλευς-N3V-VSM ουτε-C αγνοια-N1A-NSF ουτε-C αμαρτια-N1A-NSF ευρισκω-VC--API3S εν-P εγω- P--DS συ- P--NS δε-X ακουω-VAI-AAI2S ανθρωπος-N2--GPM πλαναω-V3--PAPGPM βασιλευς-N3V-APM και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASM λακκος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM λεων-N3--GPM εις-P απωλεια-N1A-ASF

24 τοτε-D συναγω-VQI-API3P πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF δυναμις-N3I-NPF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM ως-C ου-D παρα ενοχλεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NPM λεων-N3--NPM

25 τοτε-D ο- A--NPM δυο-M ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εκεινος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM καταμαρτυρεω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM αυτος- D--NPM και-C ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APN τεκνον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ριπτω-VDI-API3P ο- A--DPM λεων-N3--DPM και-C ο- A--NPM λεων-N3--NPM αποκτεινω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM και-C θλαω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN οστεον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM

26 τοτε-D *δαρειος-N---NSM γραφω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN και-C χωρα-N1A-DPF και-C γλωσσα-N1S-DPF ο- A--DPM οικεω-V2--PAPDPM εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM ειμι-V9--PAPNPM εν-P ο- A--DSF βασιλεια-N1A-DSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAD3P προςκυνεω-V2--PAPNPM και-C λατρευω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM αυτος- D--NSM γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S θεος-N2--NSM μενω-V1--PAPNSM και-C ζαω-V3--PAPNSM εις-P γενεα-N1A-APF γενεα-N1A-GPF εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM

28 εγω- P--NS *δαρειος-N---NSM ειμι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DSM προςκυνεω-V2--PAPNSM και-C δουλευω-V1--PAPNSM πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS ο- A--NPN γαρ-X ειδωλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN χειροποιητος-A1B-NPN ου-D δυναμαι-V6--PMI3P σωζω-VA--AAN ως-C λυτροω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *δανιηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM *δανιηλ-N---ASM

29 και-C ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *δαρειος-N---NSM προςτιθημι-VCI-API3S προς-P ο- A--ASN γενος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C *δανιηλ-N---NSM καταιστημι-VCI-API3S επι-P ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF *δαρειος-N2--GSM και-C *κυρος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM *περσης-N---NSM παραλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

   

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #6000

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6000. 'And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night' means obscure revelation. This is clear from the meaning of 'God spoke in visions' as revelation. For revelations were made either by means of dreams, or by night visions, or by daytime visions, or by utterances made within a person, or by utterances made outside him by angels who had become visible, as well as by utterances made outside by angels who had not become visible. Various kinds of revelation are meant in the Word by all these. 'A vision of the night' means revelation that is obscure, since 'night' means obscurity, 1712, 2514, and in the spiritual sense obscurity implies that truth is not visible. In the Word 'night' also means falsity due to evil; for people who because of evil are subject to falsity dwell in the obscurity of night, which is why all in hell are said to be in night. Those in hell do, it is true, have an inferior kind of light, for they see one another; but that light is like the light emitted by a coal fire, which is turned into darkness and pitch darkness when heavenly light flows in. This is why the inhabitants of hell are said to be in night and are called angels of the night and darkness, whereas the inhabitants of heaven are called angels of the day and light.

[2] The meaning of 'the night' as obscurity and also falsity may be seen in addition from the following places in the Word: In John,

Jesus said, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day he does not stumble. But if anyone walks in the night he stumbles, because the light is not in him. John 11:9-10.

'Twelve hours' stands for all states of truth. 'Walking in the day' stands for living in the truth, and 'walking in the night' for living in falsity.

[3] In the same gospel,

I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; night is coming when nobody will be able to work. John 9:4.

'Day' stands for truth coming from good, and 'night' for falsity coming from evil. The first period of the Church is what is meant by 'day', for at this time truth is entertained by people because they are governed by good. But the final period of the Church is what is meant by 'night', for at that time no truth at all is entertained by its members, because they are not governed by good; and when someone is not governed by good, that is, by charity towards the neighbour, then even if told perfect truths he does not entertain them. In this situation there is no perception at all of what truth is, because the light of truth falls on matters of a bodily and worldly nature, to which alone such people give their attention and which alone they love and consider to have any reality. It does not fall on things of a heavenly nature because they are considered to be of little or no value at all compared with other things. Consequently the light of truth is swallowed up by and snuffed out in what is a mass of thick darkness, like sunlight falling on an object that is black. This is what is meant by 'night is coming when nobody will be able to work'; and the situation is like this at the present day.

[4] In Matthew,

While the bridegroom was tarrying all the virgins were drowsy and went to sleep. But at midnight there was a shout, Behold, the bridegroom is coming. Matthew 25:5-7.

'Midnight' too stands for the final period of the old Church when no faith at all exists because no charity at all does so, and also for the first period of the new Church. In Luke,

I tell you, in that night there will be two upon one bed; one will be taken, the other left. Luke 17:34.

'Night' in the same way here stands for the final period of the old Church, and the first of the new.

[5] In Matthew,

Jesus said to the disciples, All of you will be made to stumble [by sinning] against Me this night. And to Peter, This night, before the cock crows, you will deny Me three times. Matthew 26:31, 34.

The Lord allowed Himself to be arrested at night, and this was a sign that Divine Truth dwelt for them in the obscurity of night and that falsity springing from evil existed in place of it. Peter's denial of the Lord three times that night also represented the final period of the Church when the truth of faith is indeed taught, but no one believes it. This final period is 'night' because at this time people utterly deny the Lord in their hearts. For like the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve apostles represented all the aspects of faith, 577, 2089, 2129 (end), 2130 (end), 3272, 3354, 3488, 3858, 3913, 3926, 3939, 4060; and Peter represented the faith of the Church, see Preface to Genesis 18, also Preface to Genesis 22, as well as 3750, 4738. So it was that the Lord said to Peter that he would deny Him three times that night, and to the disciples, 'All of you will be made to stumble [by sinning] against Me this night'.

[6] In Isaiah,

One was calling to me from Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, Morning comes, and also the night.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord, which is 'morning'. That Coming took place when spiritual truth existed no longer on earth, which is 'the night'.

[7] In Zechariah,

There will be one day, which is known to Jehovah, not day nor night, because around evening time there will be light. It will happen, that on that day living waters will go out from Jerusalem. And Jehovah will be King over all the earth; on that day there will be one Jehovah, and His name one. Zechariah 14:7-9.

This too refers to the Lord, and also to a new Church. The prophecy that Jehovah, who will be King, will be one and that His name will be one refers to the Lord's Divine Human, which will be one with the Divine Himself, called the Father. Prior to the Lord's Coming the Divine Human was Jehovah in the heavens; for it was by His passing through the heavens that He presented Himself as a Divine Person before the eyes of many on earth. In those times the Divine Human was not so much one with the Divine Himself, called the Father, as when the Lord had made the Divine Human within Himself completely one with the Father. Prior to His Coming the two were seemingly distinct and separate, as is evident from Genesis 19:24, where it says that Jehovah rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from 1 Jehovah out of heaven, 2447. A day when it will be 'not day nor night' is the time when the Lord was born, for then it was 'evening', that is, when representatives in the Church came to an end. 'Light around evening time' is Divine Truth which is to appear then.

[8] In Isaiah,

Surely at night Ar has been laid waste, Moab has been cut off; surely at night Kir of Moab has been laid waste. Isaiah 15:1.

'Moab' stands for natural good, and in the contrary sense for adulterated good, 2468; in this text a laying waste of that good is referred to. Acts of laying waste are said to happen at night because they are occasions when truth is rendered obscure and falsity enters in. In Jeremiah,

The great city will weep bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks. Lamentations 1:2.

This refers to a desolation of truth, 'night' standing for falsity.

[9] In David,

You will not be afraid of the terror of the night, of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the death that lays waste at noonday. Psalms 91:5-6.

'The terror of the night' stands for falsities arising from evil that come from hell. 'The arrow that flies by day' stands for falsity that is taught openly and is destructive of good. 'The death that lays waste at noonday' is evil that is openly practised in life and is destructive of good. In John,

The gates of the holy Jerusalem will not be shut by day, for there is no night there. Revelation 21:25.

There will be no night there, nor do they need a lamp or light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. Revelation 22:5.

'There will be no night there' stands for no falsity there. In Daniel,

Daniel said, I saw in my vision when it was night. After this also I saw in visions of the night. Daniel 7:2, 7.

'Visions of the night' also stands for obscure revelation; for that chapter in Daniel describes four beasts and their horns, and gives many details belonging to revelation that was obscure. Something similar is involved with the different coloured horses that Zechariah saw at night, Zechariah 1:8 and following verses.

Footnotes:

1. Two Latin words meaning from and with are in fact used here; they represent a double preposition in the Hebrew.

  
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34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.

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