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2 επι-P ο- A--GSF κοιτη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S κατα-P υπνος-N2--APM νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ιδου-I τεσσαρες-A3--NPM ανεμος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ενπιπτω-VBI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF θαλασσα-N1S-ASF ο- A--ASF μεγας-A1--ASF

3 και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF διαφερω-V1--PAPNPN εις-A3--ASN παρα-P ο- A--ASN εις-A3--ASN

4 ο- A--NSN πρωτος-A1--NSNS ωσει-D λεαινα-N1A-NSF εχω-V1--PAPNSF πτερον-N2N-APN ωσει-D αετος-N2--GSM θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εως-P οστις- X--GSN τιλλω-VBI-API3S ο- A--NPN πτερον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GSF και-C αιρω-VCI-API3S απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C επι-P πους-N3D-GPM ανθρωπινος-A1--GPM ιστημι-VCI-API3S και-C ανθρωπινος-A1--NSF καρδια-N1A-NSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSF

5 και-C ιδου-I μετα-P αυτος- D--ASF αλλος- D--ASN θηριον-N2N-ASN ομοιωσις-N3I-ASF εχω-V1--PAPASN αρκος-N2--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--GSN εις-A3--GSN πλευρον-N2N-GSN ιστημι-VCI-API3S και-C τρεις-A3--NPN πλευρον-N2N-NPN ειμι-V9I-IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSF και-C ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S καταεσθιω-VB--AAD2S σαρξ-N3K-APF πολυς-A1--APF

6 και-C μετα-P ουτος- D--APN θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S θηριον-N2N-ASN αλλος- D--ASN ωσει-D παρδαλις-N3I-ASF και-C πτερον-N2N-NPN τεσσαρες-A3--NPN επιτεινω-V1--IAI3P επανω-P αυτος- D--GSN και-C τεσσαρες-A3--NPF κεφαλη-N1--NPF ο- A--DSN θηριον-N2N-DSN και-C γλωσσα-N1S-NSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSN

7 μετα-P δε-X ουτος- D--APN θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF θηριον-N2N-ASN τεταρτος-A1--ASN φοβερος-A1A-ASN και-C ο- A--NSM φοβος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSN υπερφερω-V1--PAPNSM ισχυς-N3U-DSF εχω-V1--PAPASN οδους-N3--APM σιδηρους-A1C-APM μεγας-A1--APM εσθιω-V1--PAPASN και-C κοπανιζω-V1--PAPASN κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM καταπατεω-V2--PAPASN διαφορως-D χραομαι-V3--PMPASN παρα-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προ-P αυτος- D--GSN θηριον-N2N-APN εχω-V1I-IAI3S δε-X κερας-N3T-APN δεκα-M

8 και-C βουλη-N1--NPF πολυς-A1--NPF εν-P ο- A--DPN κερας-N3T-DPN αυτος- D--GSN και-C ιδου-I αλλος- D--NSN εις-A3--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN αναφυω-VDI-API3S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM αυτος- D--GPN μικρος-A1A-NSN εν-P ο- A--DPN κερας-N3T-DPN αυτος- D--GSN και-C τρεις-A3--NPN ο- A--GPN κερας-N3T-GPN ο- A--GPN πρωτος-A1--GPNS ξηραινω-VCI-API3P δια-P αυτος- D--GSN και-C ιδου-I οφθαλμος-N2--NPM ωσπερ-D οφθαλμος-N2--NPM ανθρωπινος-A1--NPM εν-P ο- A--DSN κερας-N3T-DSN ουτος- D--DSN και-C στομα-N3M-NSN λαλεω-V2--PAPNSN μεγας-A1--APN και-C ποιεω-V2I-IAI3S πολεμος-N2--ASM προς-P ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM

9 θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εως-C οτε-D θρονος-N2--NPM τιθημι-VCI-API3P και-C παλαιος-A1A-NSM ημερα-N1A-GPF καταημαι-V1I-IMI3S εχω-V1--PAPNSM περιβολη-N1--ASF ωσει-D χιων-N3N-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN τριχωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF κεφαλη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM ωσει-D εριον-N2N-NSN λευκος-A1--NSN καθαρος-A1A-NSN ο- A--NSM θρονος-N2--NSM ωσει-D φλοξ-N3G-NSF πυρ-N3--GSN

10 και-C εκπορευομαι-V1I-IMI3S κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM ποταμος-N2--NSM πυρ-N3--GSN χιλιοι-A1A-NPF χιλιας-N3D-NPF θεραπευω-V1I-IAI3P αυτος- D--ASM και-C μυριοι-A1A-NPF μυριας-N3D-NPF παραιστημι-VXI-YAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C κριτηριον-N2N-NSN καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S και-C βιβλος-N2--NPF αναοιγω-VQI-API3P

11 θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S τοτε-D ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM λογος-N2--GPM ο- A--GPM μεγας-A1--GPM ος- --GPM ο- A--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN λαλεω-V2I-IAI3S και-C αποτυμπανιζω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSN θηριον-N2N-NSN και-C αποολλυω-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSN σωμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSN και-C διδωμι-VCI-API3S εις-P καυσις-N3I-ASF πυρ-N3--GSN

12 και-C ο- A--APM κυκλος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSN αποιστημι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--GSF εξουσια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPN και-C χρονος-N2--NSM ζωη-N1--GSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DPN εως-P χρονος-N2--GSM και-C καιρος-N2--GSM

13 θεωρεω-V2I-IAI1S εν-P οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ιδου-I επι-P ο- A--GPF νεφελη-N1--GPF ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ως-C υιος-N2--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ερχομαι-V1I-IMI3S και-C ως-C παλαιος-A1A-NSM ημερα-N1A-GPF παραειμι-V9--IAI3S και-C ο- A--NPM παραιστημι-VXI-XAPNPM παραειμι-V9--IAI3P αυτος- D--DSM

14 και-C διδωμι-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM εξουσια-N1A-NSF και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-APN και-C πας-A1S-NSF δοξα-N1S-NSF αυτος- D--DSM λατρευω-V1--PAPNSF και-C ο- A--NSF εξουσια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM εξουσια-N1A-NSF αιωνιος-A1B-NSF οστις- X--NSF ου-D μη-D αιρω-VC--APS3S και-C ο- A--NSF βασιλεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM οστις- X--NSF ου-D μη-D φθειρω-VD--APS3S

15 και-C ακηδιαω-VA--AAPNSM εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM εν-P ουτος- D--DPN εν-P ο- A--DSN οραμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF

16 προςερχομαι-VBI-AAI1S προς-P εις-A3--ASM ο- A--GPM ιστημι-VXI-XAPGPM και-C ο- A--ASF ακριβεια-N1A-ASF ζητεω-V2I-IAI1S παρα-P αυτος- D--GSM υπερ-P πας-A3--GPN ουτος- D--GPN αποκρινω-VC--APPNSM δε-X λεγω-V1--PAI3S εγω- P--DS και-C ο- A--ASF κρισις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GPM λογος-N2--GPM δηλοω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS

17 ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN μεγας-A1--APN ειμι-V9--PAI3P τεσσαρες-A3--NPM βασιλεια-N1A-NPF ος- --NPF αποολλυω-VF2-FMI3P απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

18 και-C παραλαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF αγιος-A1A-NPM υψιστος-A1--GSM και-C καταεχω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM και-C εως-P ο- A--GSM αιων-N3W-GSM ο- A--GPM αιων-N3W-GPM

19 τοτε-D θελω-V1I-IAI1S εκακριβαζομαι-VC--AMN περι-P ο- A--GSN θηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN τεταρτος-A1--GSN ο- A--GSN διαφθειρω-V1--PAPGSN πας-A3--APN και-C υπερφοβος-A1B-GSN και-C ιδου-I ο- A--NPM οδους-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSN σιδηρους-A1C-NPM και-C ο- A--NPM ονυξ-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSN χαλκους-A1C-NPM καταεσθιω-V1--PAPNPM πας-A3--APM κυκλοθεν-D και-C καταπατεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--DPM πους-N3D-DPM

20 και-C περι-P ο- A--GPN δεκα-M κερας-N3T-GPN αυτος- D--GSN ο- A--GPN επι-P ο- A--GSF κεφαλη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--GSN εις-A3--GSN ο- A--GSN αλλος- D--GSN ο- A--GSN προςφυω-V1--PAPGSN και-C εκπιπτω-VAI-AAI3P δια-P αυτος- D--GSN τρεις-A3--NPN και-C ο- A--NSN κερας-N3T-NSN εκεινος- D--NSN εχω-V1I-IAI3S οφθαλμος-N2--APM και-C στομα-N3M-ASN λαλεω-V2--PAPASN μεγας-A1--APN και-C ο- A--NSF προσοψις-N3I-NSF αυτος- D--GSN υπερφερω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--APN αλλος-A1--APN

21 και-C κατανοεω-V2I-IAI1S ο- A--ASN κερας-N3T-ASN εκεινος- D--ASN πολεμος-N2--ASM συνιστημι-V6--PMPASN προς-P ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM και-C τροποω-V4--PAPASN αυτος- D--APM

22 εως-P ο- A--GSN ερχομαι-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM παλαιος-A1A-ASM ημερα-N1A-GPF και-C ο- A--ASF κρισις-N3I-ASF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DPM αγιος-A1A-DPM ο- A--GSM υψιστος-A1--GSM και-C ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM διδωμι-VCI-API3S και-C ο- A--ASN βασιλειον-N2N-ASN καταεχω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM αγιος-A1A-NPM

23 και-C ειπον-VCI-API3S εγω- P--DS περι-P ο- A--GSN θηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN τεταρτος-A1--GSN οτι-C βασιλεια-N1A-NSF τεταρτος-A1--NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF οστις- X--NSF διαφερω-VF--FAI3S παρα-P πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C αναστατοω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF και-C καταλεαινω-VF2-FAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

24 και-C ο- A--NPN δεκα-M κερας-N3T-NPN ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF δεκα-M βασιλευς-N3V-NPM ιστημι-VF--FMI3P και-C ο- A--NSM αλλος- D--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM μετα-P ουτος- D--APM ιστημι-VF--FMI3S και-C αυτος- D--NSM διαφερω-VF--FAI3S κακος-A1--DPN υπερ-P ο- A--APM πρωτος-A1--APMS και-C τρεις-A3--APM βασιλευς-N3V-APM ταπεινοω-VF--FAI3S

25 και-C ρημα-N3M-APN εις-P ο- A--ASM υψιστος-A1--ASM λαλεω-VF--FAI3S και-C ο- A--APM αγιος-A1A-APM ο- A--GSM υψιστος-A1--GSM κατατριβω-VF--FAI3S και-C προςδεχομαι-VF--FMI3S αλλοιοω-VA--AAN καιρος-N2--APM και-C νομος-N2--ASM και-C παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S πας-A3--APN εις-P ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSM εως-P καιρος-N2--GSM και-C καιρος-N2--GPM και-C εως-P ημισυς-A3U-GSM καιρος-N2--GSM

26 και-C ο- A--NSF κρισις-N3I-NSF καταιζω-VF--FMI3S και-C ο- A--ASF εξουσια-N1A-ASF αποολλυω-VF2-FAI3P και-C βουλευω-VF--FMI3P μιαινω-VA--AAN και-C αποολλυω-VA--AAN εως-P τελος-N3E-GSN

27 και-C ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF εξουσια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF μεγαλειοτης-N3T-ASF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF πας-A1S-GPF ο- A--GPF υπο-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM βασιλεια-N1A-GPF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S λαος-N2--DSM αγιος-A1A-DSM υψιστος-A1--GSM βασιλευω-VA--AAN βασιλεια-N1A-ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF εξουσια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--DSM υποτασσω-VD--FPI3P και-C πειθαρχεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--DSM

28 εως-P καταστροφη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM λογος-N2--GSM εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM σφοδρα-D εκστασις-N3I-DSF περιεχω-V1I-IMI1S και-C ο- A--NSF εξις-N3I-NSF εγω- P--GS διαφερω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS και-C ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN εν-P καρδια-N1A-DSF εγω- P--GS στηριζω-VAI-AAI1S

   

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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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