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1 ετος-N3E-GSN πρωτος-A1--GSNS επι-P *δαρειος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *ξερξης-N1M-GSM απο-P ο- A--GSF γενεα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF *μηδικη-N---GSF ος- --NPM βασιλευω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASF βασιλεια-N1A-ASF ο- A--GPM *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM

2 ο- A--DSN πρωτος-A1--DSNS ετος-N3E-DSN ο- A--GSF βασιλεια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM εγω- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM διανοεομαι-VCI-API1S εν-P ο- A--DPF βιβλος-N2--DPF ο- A--ASM αριθμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPN ετος-N3E-GPN οτε-D γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S προσταγμα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF επι-P *ιερεμιας-N---ASM ο- A--ASM προφητης-N1M-ASM εγειρω-VA--AAN εις-P αναπληρωσις-N3I-ASF ονειδισμος-N2--GSM *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF εβδομηκοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN

3 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS επι-P κυριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM ευρισκω-VB--AAN προσευχη-N1--ASF και-C ελεος-N3E-ASN εν-P νηστεια-N1A-DPF και-C σακκος-N2--DSM και-C σποδος-N2--DSF

4 και-C προςευχομαι-VAI-AMI1S προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM και-C εκομολογεω-VAI-AMI1S και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S ιδου-I κυριος-N2--VSM συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM μεγας-A1P-NSM και-C ο- A--NSM ισχυρος-A1A-NSM και-C ο- A--NSM φοβερος-A1A-NSM τηρεω-V2--PAPNSM ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--ASN ελεος-N3E-ASN ο- A--DPM αγαπαω-V3--PAPDPM συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--DPM φυλασσω-V1--PAPDPM ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS

5 αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P αδικεω-VAI-AAI1P ασεβεω-VAI-AAI1P και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI1P και-C παραβαινω-VZI-AAI1P ο- A--APF εντολη-N1A-APF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN κριμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS

6 και-C ου-D ακουω-VAI-AAI1P ο- A--GPM παις-N3D-GPM συ- P--GS ο- A--GPM προφητης-N1M-GPM ος- --APN λαλεω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--DSN ονομα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--APM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM εγω- P--GP και-C δυναστης-N1M-APM εγω- P--GP και-C πατηρ-N3--APM εγω- P--GP και-C πας-A3--DSN εθνος-N3E-DSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

7 συ- P--DS κυριος-N2--VSM ο- A--NSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF και-C εγω- P--DP ο- A--NSF αισχυνη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN κατα-P ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF ουτος- D--ASF ανθρωπος-N2--DPM *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C καταημαι-V5--PMPDPM εν-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---DSF και-C πας-A3--DSM ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--DSM εγγυς-D και-C ο- A--DSM απωτερω-D εν-P πας-A1S-DPF ο- A--DPF χωρα-N1A-DPF εις-P ος- --APF διασκορπιζω-VAI-AAI2S αυτος- D--APM εκει-D εν-P ο- A--DSF πλημμελεια-N1A-DSF ος- --DSF πλημμελεω-VAI-AAI3P εναντιον-P συ- P--GS

8 δεσποτης-N1M-VSM εγω- P--DP ο- A--NSF αισχυνη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN και-C ο- A--DPM βασιλευς-N3V-DPM εγω- P--GP και-C δυναστης-N1M-DPM και-C ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3--DPM εγω- P--GP οτι-C αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P συ- P--DS

9 ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM ο- A--NSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF και-C ο- A--NSN ελεος-N3E-NSN οτι-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI1P απο-P συ- P--GS

10 και-C ου-D ακουω-VAI-AAI1P ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GP καταακολουθεω-VA--AAN ο- A--DSM νομος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS ος- --DSM διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S ενωπιον-P *μωσης-N1M-GSM και-C εγω- P--GP δια-P ο- A--GPM παις-N3D-GPM συ- P--GS ο- A--GPM προφητης-N1M-GPM

11 και-C πας-A3--NSM *ισραηλ-N---NSM εν καταλειπω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM νομος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3P ο- A--GSM μη-D ακουω-VA--AAN ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS και-C επιερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S επι-P εγω- P--AP ο- A--NSF καταρα-N1A-NSF και-C ο- A--NSM ορκος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM γραφω-VP--XMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DSM νομος-N2--DSM *μωσης-N1M-GSM παις-N3D-GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM οτι-C αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P αυτος- D--DSM

12 και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DP ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM οσος-A1--APN λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P εγω- P--AP και-C επι-P ο- A--APM κριτης-N1M-APM εγω- P--GP οσος-A1--APN κρινω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DP επιαγω-VB--AAN επι-P εγω- P--AP κακος-A1--APN μεγας-A1--APN οιος-A1A-APN ου-D γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S υπο-P ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM καθοτι-D γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S εν-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---DSF

13 κατα-P ο- A--APN γραφω-VP--XMPAPN εν-P διαθηκη-N1--DSF *μωσης-N1M-GSM πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN κακος-A1--APN επιερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DP και-C ου-D εκζητεω-VAI-AAI1P ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GP αποιστημι-VH--AAN απο-P ο- A--GPF αμαρτια-N1A-GPF εγω- P--GP και-C διανοεομαι-VC--APN ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS κυριος-N2--VSM

14 και-C αγρυπνεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--APN κακος-A1--APN και-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI3S επι-P εγω- P--AP οτι-C δικαιος-A1A-NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GP επι-P πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN αν-X ποιεω-VA--AAS3S και-C ου-D ακουω-VAI-AAI1P ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM

15 και-C νυν-D δεσποτης-N1M-VSM κυριος-N2--VSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GP ο- A--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAPNSM ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF ο- A--DSM βραχιων-N3N-DSM συ- P--GS ο- A--DSM υψηλος-A1--DSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτου- D--DSM ονομα-N3M-ASN κατα-P ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF ουτος- D--ASF αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI1P αγνοεω-VXI-XAI1P

16 δεσποτης-N1M-VSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS αποστρεφω-VD--APD3S ο- A--NSM θυμος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSF οργη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF ορος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSN αγιος-A1A-GSN συ- P--GS οτι-C εν-P ο- A--DPF αμαρτια-N1A-DPF εγω- P--GP και-C εν-P ο- A--DPF αγνοια-N1A-DPF ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM εγω- P--GP *ιερουσαλημ-N---NSF και-C ο- A--NSM δημος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS κυριος-N2--VSM εις-P ονειδισμος-N2--ASM εν-P πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM περικυκλω-D εγω- P--GP

17 και-C νυν-D επιακουω-VA--AAD2S δεσποτης-N1M-VSM ο- A--GSF προσευχη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM παις-N3D-GSM συ- P--GS και-C επι-P ο- A--APF δεησις-N3I-APF εγω- P--GS και-C επιβλεπω-VA--AAD3S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS επι-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN συ- P--GS ο- A--ASN ερημος-A1B-ASN ενεκεν-P ο- A--GPM δουλος-N2--GPM συ- P--GS δεσποτης-N1M-VSM

18 προςεχω-VB--AAD2S κυριος-N2--VSM ο- A--ASN ους-N3--ASN συ- P--GS και-C επιακουω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--GS αναοιγω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM συ- P--GS και-C οραω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF ερημωσις-N3I-ASF εγω- P--GP και-C ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS επι-P ος- --GSF επικαλεω-VCI-API3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS επι-P αυτος- D--GSF ου-D γαρ-X επι-P ο- A--DPF δικαιοσυνη-N1--DPF εγω- P--GP εγω- P--NP δεω-V1--PMI1P εν-P ο- A--DPF προσευχη-N1--DPF εγω- P--GP ενωπιον-P συ- P--GS αλλα-C δια-P ο- A--ASN σος-A1--ASN ελεος-N3E-ASN

19 κυριος-N2--VSM συ- P--NS ιλατευω-VA--AAD2S κυριος-N2--VSM επιακουω-VA--AAD2S και-C ποιεω-VA--AAD2S και-C μη-D χρονιζω-VA--AAS2S ενεκα-P σεαυτου- D--GSM δεσποτης-N1M-VSM οτι-C ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS επικαλεω-VCI-API3S επι-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF συ- P--GS *σιων-N---AS και-C επι-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---ASM

20 και-C εως-C εγω- P--NS λαλεω-V2I-IAI1S προςευχομαι-V1--PMPNSM και-C εκομολογεω-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C δεω-V1--PMPNSM εν-P ο- A--DPF προσευχη-N1--DPF εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C υπερ-P ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSN αγιος-A1A-GSN ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GP

21 και-C ετι-D λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSF προσευχη-N1--DSF εγω- P--GS και-C ιδου-I ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM ος- --ASM οραω-VBI-AAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSM υπνος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF *γαβριηλ-N---NSM ταχος-N3E-DSN φερω-V1--PMPNSM προςεγγιζω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS εν-P ωρα-N1A-DSF θυσια-N1A-GSF εσπερινος-A1--GSF

22 και-C προςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S μετα-P εγω- P--GS και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *δανιηλ-N---VSM αρτι-D εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI1S υποδεικνυω-VA--AAN συ- P--DS διανοια-N1A-ASF

23 εν-P αρχη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSF δεησις-N3I-GSF συ- P--GS εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προσταγμα-N3M-ASN παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C εγω- P--NS ερχομαι-VBI-AAI1S υποδεικνυω-VA--AAN συ- P--DS οτι-C ελεεινος-A1--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S και-C διανοεομαι-VC--APD2S ο- A--ASN προσταγμα-N3M-ASN

24 εβδομηκοντα-M εβδομας-N3D-NPF κρινω-VCI-API3P επι-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF *σιων-N---AS συντελεω-VS--APN ο- A--ASF αμαρτια-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--APF αδικια-N1A-APF σπανιζω-VA--AAN και-C αποαλειφω-VA--AAN ο- A--APF αδικια-N1A-APF και-C διανοεομαι-VC--APN ο- A--ASN οραμα-N3M-ASN και-C διδωμι-VC--APN δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF και-C συντελεω-VS--APN ο- A--ASN οραμα-N3M-ASN και-C ευφραινω-VA--AAN αγιος-A1A-ASN αγιος-A1A-GPN

25 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S και-C διανοεομαι-VC--FPI2S και-C ευφραινω-VC--FPI2S και-C ευρισκω-VF--FAI2S προσταγμα-N3M-APN αποκρινω-VC--APN και-C οικοδομεω-VF--FAI2S *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF πολις-N3I-ASF κυριος-N2--DSM

26 και-C μετα-P επτα-M και-C εβδομηκοντα-M και-C εξηκοντα-M δυο-M αποιστημι-VC--FPI3S χρισμα-N3M-NSN και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S και-C βασιλεια-N1A-NSF εθνος-N3E-GPN φθειρω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN μετα-P ο- A--GSM χριστος-A1--GSM και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF συντελεια-N1A-NSF αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P οργη-N1--GSF και-C εως-P καιρος-N2--GSM συντελεια-N1A-GSF απο-P πολεμος-N2--GSM πολεμεω-VC--FPI3S

27 και-C δυναστευω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSF διαθηκη-N1--NSF εις-P πολυς-A1P-APM και-C παλιν-D επιστρεφω-VF--FAI3S και-C αναοικοδομεω-VC--FPI3S εις-P πλατος-N3E-ASN και-C μηκος-N3E-ASN και-C κατα-P συντελεια-N1A-ASF καιρος-N2--GPM και-C μετα-P επτα-M και-C εβδομηκοντα-M καιρος-N2--APM και-C εξηκοντα-M δυο-M ετος-N3E-APN εως-P καιρος-N2--GSM συντελεια-N1A-GSF πολεμος-N2--GSM και-C αποαιρεω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF ερημωσις-N3I-NSF εν-P ο- A--DSN καταισχυω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF επι-P πολυς-A1--APF εβδομας-N3D-APF και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN τελος-N3E-DSN ο- A--GSF εβδομας-N3D-GSF αιρω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF θυσια-N1A-NSF και-C ο- A--NSF σπονδη-N1--NSF και-C επι-P ο- A--ASN ιερος-A1A-ASN βδελυγμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GPF ερημωσις-N3I-GPF ειμι-VF--FMI3S εως-P συντελεια-N1A-GSF και-C συντελεια-N1A-NSF διδωμι-VC--FPI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF ερημωσις-N3I-ASF

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #880

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880. Jerusalem in the Word means the church because the Temple and altar were there in the land of Canaan and nowhere else, and sacrifices were made there. Thus it was the focus of Divine worship. The three annual feasts were accordingly also celebrated there, and every male throughout the land was commanded to attend them. For that reason Jerusalem symbolizes the church with respect to worship, and so also the church with respect to doctrine, inasmuch as worship is prescribed by doctrine and is conducted in accordance with it.

Jerusalem means the church, too, because the Lord was there and taught in its temple, and later glorified His humanity there.

That Jerusalem means the church with respect to its doctrine and consequent worship is apparent from many passages in the Word. As for example, from these verses in Isaiah:

For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as a radiance, and her salvation as a burning lamp. Then gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall also be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord will proclaim. And you shall be a crown of glory in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal jewel 1 in the hand of your God... ...Jehovah will delight in you, and your land shall be married.

Behold, your salvation is coming; behold, His reward is with Him... And they shall call them a holy people, the redeemed of Jehovah; and you shall be called a city sought out, not forsaken. (Isaiah 62:1-4, 11-12)

[2] The subject in that chapter is the Lord's advent and a new church to be established by Him. This new church is the church meant by Jerusalem, which shall be called by a new name that the mouth of Jehovah will proclaim; which will be a crown of glory in the hand of Jehovah and a royal jewel 1 in the hand of God; in which Jehovah will delight; and which shall be called a city sought out and not forsaken. This does not mean the Jerusalem inhabited by Jews when the Lord came into the world, for that Jerusalem was of a totally opposite character. It was rather to be called Sodom, as it also is called in Revelation 11:8, Isaiah 3:9, Jeremiah 23:14, and Ezekiel 16:46, 48.

[3] Elsewhere in Isaiah:

...behold, I am creating a new heaven and a new earth; the former shall not be remembered... Be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating. ...behold, I am creating Jerusalem to be an exultation, and her people a joy, that I may exult over Jerusalem and rejoice over My people... Then the wolf and the lamb shall feed together... They shall not do evil... in all My holy mountain... (Isaiah 65:17-19, 25)

In this chapter, too, the subject is the Lord's advent and a church to be established by Him, one that was not established among the people in Jerusalem but among people elsewhere. Consequently that church is the one meant here by Jerusalem, which will be an exultation to the Lord and whose people will be a joy to Him, where the wolf and lamb will feed together, and the people will not do evil.

As in the book of Revelation, we are told here also that the Lord will create a new heaven and a new earth, and that He will create Jerusalem, which have similar symbolic meanings.

[4] Elsewhere in Isaiah:

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come to you. Shake yourself from the dust, arise; sit down, O Jerusalem! ...Therefore My people shall know My name... in that day; for it is I who speaks: behold, it is I. ...Jehovah has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. (Isaiah 52:1-2, 6, 9)

The subject in this chapter is also the Lord's advent and the church to be established by Him. Therefore the Jerusalem into which the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come, and which the Lord will redeem, means the church, and Jerusalem, the holy city, means the church with respect to doctrine from the Lord and concerning the Lord.

[5] In Zephaniah:

Shout, O daughter of Zion! Be glad... with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! ...The King of Israel... is in your midst; fear evil no longer! ...He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will rest in your love, He will exult over you with exultation... ...I will give you a name and praise among all the peoples of the earth... (Zephaniah 3:14-17, 20)

Here likewise the subject is the Lord and a church established by Him, over which the King of Israel, namely the Lord, will rejoice with gladness and exult with exultation, and in whose love He will rest, who will give them a name and praise among all the peoples of the earth.

[6] In Isaiah:

Thus said Jehovah, your Redeemer and your Former..., who says to Jerusalem, "You shall be inhabited," and to the cities of Judah, "You shall be rebuilt."... (Isaiah 44:24, 26)

And in Daniel:

Know and perceive: from the going forth of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks... (Daniel 9:25)

It is apparent that Jerusalem here also means the church, since it was the church that the Lord restored and rebuilt, and not Jerusalem, the Jewish capital.

[7] Jerusalem means a church established by the Lord also in the following passages. In Zechariah:

Thus said Jehovah, "I will return to Zion and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth, and the mountain of Jehovah Zebaoth a holy mountain." (Zechariah 8:3, cf. 8:20-23)

In Joel:

Then you shall know that I am Jehovah your God, dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy... And it will come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drip with new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk..., and Jerusalem (shall abide) from generation to generation. (Joel 3:17-21)

In Isaiah:

In that day the offshoot of Jehovah shall be beautiful and glorious... And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy - everyone recorded among the living in Jerusalem. (Isaiah 4:2-3)

In Micah:

...in the latter days the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on top of the mountains... For out of Zion doctrine shall go forth, and the Word of Jehovah from Jerusalem... ...to you... the former kingdom shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. (Micah 4:1-2, 8)

In Jeremiah:

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah, and all the nations shall be gathered..., because of the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem. No more shall they go after the justification of their evil hearts. (Jeremiah 3:17)

In Isaiah:

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; let your eyes see Jerusalem, a tranquil habitation, a tabernacle that will not vanish; its stakes will never be removed, nor any of its cords be broken. (Isaiah 33:20)

And so on elsewhere, as in Isaiah 24:23; 37:32; 66:10-14; Zechariah 12:3, 6, 8-10; 14:8, 11-12, 21; Malachi 3:2, 4; Psalms 122:1-7; 137:4-6.

[8] Jerusalem in these places means a church which the Lord would establish, and not Jerusalem in the land of Canaan inhabited by Jews. This can be seen from passages in the Word which say that Jerusalem was completely ruined and would be destroyed, as in Jeremiah 5:1; 6:6-7; 7:17-18; Luke 19:41-44; 21:20-22; 23:28-30; and in many other places.

Footnotes:

1. The word translated as "jewel" here means a diadem or crown in the original Greek and Latin, but the writer's definitions of the term elsewhere make plain that he regularly and consistently interpreted it to mean a jewel or gem.

  
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