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Ezekiel 16:42

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42 και-C επι αποιημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS επι-P συ- P--AS και-C εκαιρω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSM ζηλος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS εκ-P συ- P--GS και-C αναπαυω-VF--FMI1S και-C ου-D μη-D μεριμναω-VF--FAI1S ουκετι-D

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Apocalypse Revealed #350

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350. Of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed. (7:5) This symbolizes celestial love, which is love toward the Lord, and this in all those people who will be in the Lord's New Heaven and New Church.

In the highest sense Judah symbolizes the Lord in relation to celestial love; in the spiritual sense, the Lord's celestial kingdom and the Word; and in the natural sense, the doctrine of a celestial church drawn from the Word. Here, however, Judah symbolizes celestial love, which is love toward the Lord; and because it is named first in the series, it symbolizes that love in all those people who will be in the New Heaven and in the Lord's New Church. For the tribe named first is everything in the rest, being to them as though their head and serving as a universal property entering into all those that follow, tying them together, qualifying them and affecting them. This property is love toward the Lord.

To be shown that twelve thousand symbolizes all who possess that love, see no. 348 above.

[2] People know that after the death of Solomon the twelve tribes of Israel were divided into two kingdoms: the kingdom of Judah and the kingdom of Israel. The kingdom of Judah represented the celestial kingdom or the Lord's priestly kingdom, while the kingdom of Israel represented the spiritual kingdom or the Lord's royal kingdom. But the latter was destroyed when the people had nothing spiritual left in them, whereas the kingdom of Judah was preserved, for the sake of the Word, and because the Lord would be born there. However, when the people adulterated the Word completely, and thus could not recognize the Lord, then their kingdom was destroyed.

It can be seen from this that the tribe of Judah symbolizes celestial love, which is love toward the Lord. But because the people were of the character they were with respect to the Word and with respect to the Lord, the tribe of Judah symbolizes also the opposite love, which is love of self - properly speaking, a love of dominating springing from a love of self - a love which we call diabolical love.

[3] The fact that Judah and his tribe symbolize the celestial kingdom and its love, which is love toward the Lord, follows from these passages:

Judah, your brothers shall praise you... The scepter shall not be taken from Judah... until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. Binding his donkey's foal to the vine, his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he washes his garment in wine... His eyes are redder than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. (Genesis 49:8-12)

...David shall be their prince forever, and I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them..., and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. (Ezekiel 37:25-26)

Exult and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! ...Jehovah will make Judah an inheritance for Himself, His portion on the holy land. (Zechariah 2:10-12)

O Judah, celebrate your feasts, perform your vows. For Belial 1 shall no more pass through you; he is utterly cut off. (Nahum 1:15)

The Lord... will suddenly come to His temple... Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be sweet to Jehovah as in the days of old... (Malachi 3:1, 4)

Judah shall abide forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. (Joel 3:20)

Behold, the days are coming..., that I will raise to David a righteous Branch... In His days Judah will be saved... (Jeremiah 23:5-6)

I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah an heir of My mountains, that My elect may possess it... (Isaiah 65:9)

Judah became His sanctuary, and Israel His dominion. (Psalms 114:2)

Behold, the days are coming..., when I will make a new covenant... with the house of Judah... ...this will be the covenant...: I will put My law within them, and write it on their heart... (Jeremiah 31:27, 31, 33-34)

In those days ten men... shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, "We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you." (Zechariah 8:23)

...as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before Me..., so shall your offspring and your name remain.

Kings (of the nations) shall be your foster fathers, their princesses your nursing mothers. They shall bow down to you, their faces to the ground, and lick the dust of your feet. (Isaiah 66:22; 49:23)

[4] From these and many other passages, which we do not have the space to cite because of their number, it can be clearly seen that Judah means not Judah but the church. We are told, for example, that the Lord would make a new and eternal covenant with that nation, that He would make it His heir and His sanctuary forevermore, and that kings of the nations and their princesses would bow down to them, licking the dust of their feet, and so on.

[5] That the tribe of Judah, regarded in itself, means the diabolic kingdom, which is one of a love of dominating springing from a love of self, can be seen from the following passages:

I will hide My face from them, I will see what their posterity will be. ...they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faith... ...they are a nation void of counsel... ...their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah; its grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Is this not laid up in store with Me, sealed up in My treasuries? (Deuteronomy 32:20-34)

(Know that) it is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart... that Jehovah... is... giving you (the land of Canaan)..., for you are a stiff-necked people. (Deuteronomy 9:5-6)

...according to the number of your cities have been your gods, O Judah... ...according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars... to burn incense to Baal. (Jeremiah 2:28; 11:13)

You are of your father the devil, and you choose to do the desires of your father. (John 8:44)

Jews are said to be full of hypocrisy, iniquity, and uncleanness (Matthew 23:27-28.

Footnotes:

1. In the Old Testament, the personification of wickedness and destruction, originally conceived perhaps as some sort of spirit demon.

  
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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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1 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM προφητευω-VA--AAD2S επι-P *γωγ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VB--AAD2S οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS επι-P συ- P--AS *γωγ-N---ASM αρχων-N3--ASM *ρως-N---GS *μοσοχ-N---GS και-C *θοβελ-N---GS

2 και-C συναγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C καταοδηγεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C αναβιβαζω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS απο-P εσχατος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C ανααγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

3 και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN τοξον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF αριστερος-A1A-GSF και-C ο- A--APN τοξευμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS απο-P ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF δεξιος-A1A-GSF και-C καταβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS

4 επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI2S συ- P--NS και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM περι-P συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--NPN μετα-P συ- P--GS διδωμι-VC--FPI3P εις-P πληθος-N3E-APN ορνις-N3I-GPM πας-A3--DSN πετεινον-N2N-DSN και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS καταβιβρωσκω-VC--APN

5 επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN πιπτω-VF2-FMI2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

6 και-C αποστελλω-VF2-FAI1S πυρ-N3--ASN επι-P *γωγ-N---ASM και-C καταοικεω-VC--FPI3P ο- A--NPF νησος-N2--NPF επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

7 και-C ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN γιγνωσκω-VS--FPI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ου-D βεβηλοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSN αγιος-A1A-NSN ουκετι-D και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM αγιος-A1A-NSM εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM

8 ιδου-I ηκω-V1--PAI3S και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ουτος- D--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF εν-P ος- --DSF λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S

9 και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C καιω-VF--FAI3P εν-P ο- A--DPN οπλον-N2N-DPN πελτη-N1--DPF και-C κοντος-N2--DPM και-C τοξον-N2N-DPN και-C τοξευμα-N3M-DPM και-C ραβδος-N2--DPF χειρ-N3--GPF και-C λογχη-N1--DPF και-C καιω-VF--FAI3P εν-P αυτος- D--DPM πυρ-N3--ASN επτα-M ετος-N3E-APN

10 και-C ου-D μη-D λαμβανω-VB--AAS3P ξυλον-N2N-APN εκ-P ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN ουδε-C μη-D κοπτω-VA--AAS3P εκ-P ο- A--GPM δρυμος-N2--GPM αλλα-C η-C ο- A--APN οπλον-N2N-APN κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P πυρ-N3--DSN και-C προνομευω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APM προνομευω-VA--AAPAPM αυτος- D--APM και-C σκυλευω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APM σκυλευω-VA--AAPAPM αυτος- D--APM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

11 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--DSM *γωγ-N---DSM τοπος-N2--ASM ονομαστος-A1--ASM μνημειον-N2N-ASN εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM ο- A--ASN πολυανδριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GPM επιερχομαι-VB--AAPGPM προς-P ο- A--DSF θαλασσα-N1S-DSF και-C περιοικοδομεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASN περιστομιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF φαραγξ-N3G-GSF και-C καταορυσσω-VF--FAI3P εκει-D ο- A--ASM *γωγ-N---ASM και-C πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C καλεω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSN γαι-N---NSN ο- A--NSN πολυανδριον-A---NSN ο- A--GSM *γωγ-N---GSM

12 και-C καταορυσσω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ινα-C καθαριζω-VS--APS3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εν-P επταμηνος-N2--DSF

13 και-C καταορυσσω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APM πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P ονομαστος-A1--ASN ος- --DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF δοξαζω-VSI-API1S λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

14 και-C ανηρ-N3--APM δια-P πας-A3--GSM διαστελλω-VF2-FAI3P επιπορευομαι-V1--PMPAPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF θαπτω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM καταλειπω-VP--XMPAPM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF καθαριζω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF μετα-P ο- A--ASF επταμηνος-N2--ASF και-C εκζητεω-VF--FAI3P

15 και-C πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM διαπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C οραω-VB--AAPNSM οστεον-N2N-ASN ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οικοδομεω-VF--FAI3S παρα-P αυτος- D--ASN σημειον-N2N-ASN εως-P οστις- X--GSN θαπτω-VA--AAS3P αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--NPM θαπτω-V1--PAPNPM εις-P ο- A--ASN γαι-N---ASN ο- A--ASN πολυανδριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSM *γωγ-N---GSM

16 και-C γαρ-X ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF *πολυανδριον-N2N-NSN και-C καθαριζω-VS--FPI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF

17 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S πας-A3--DSN ορνεον-N2N-DSN πετεινον-N2N-DSN και-C προς-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN συναγω-VQ--APD2P και-C ερχομαι-V1--PMD2P συναγω-VQ--APD2P απο-P πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPM περικυκλω-D επι-P ο- A--ASF θυσια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS ος- --ASF θυω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DP θυσια-N1A-ASF μεγας-A1--ASF επι-P ο- A--APN ορος-N3E-APN *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P κρεας-N3--APN και-C πινω-VF--FMI2P αιμα-N3M-ASN

18 κρεας-N3--APN γιγας-N3--GPM εσθιω-VF--FMI2P και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN αρχων-N3--GPM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πινω-VF--FMI2P κριος-N2--APM και-C μοσχος-N2--APM και-C τραγος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--NPM μοσχος-N2--NPM στεατοομαι-VM--XPPNPM πας-A3--NPM

19 και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2P στεαρ-N3--ASN εις-P πλησμονη-N1--ASF και-C πινω-VF--FMI2P αιμα-N3M-ASN εις-P μεθη-N1--ASF απο-P ο- A--GSF θυσια-N1A-GSF εγω- P--GS ος- --GSF θυω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--DP

20 και-C ενπιμπλημι-VS--FPI2P επι-P ο- A--GSF τραπεζα-N1S-GSF εγω- P--GS ιππος-N2--ASM και-C αναβατης-N1M-ASM γιγας-N3--ASM και-C πας-A3--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM πολεμιστης-N1--ASM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

21 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF δοξα-N1S-ASF εγω- P--GS εν-P συ- P--DP και-C οραω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN εθνος-N3E-APN ο- A--ASF κρισις-N3I-ASF εγω- P--GS ος- --ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S και-C ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS ος- --ASF επιαγω-VBI-AAI3P επι-P αυτος- D--APM

22 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM απο-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF και-C επεκεινα-D

23 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτι-C δια-P ο- A--APF αμαρτια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPN αιχμαλωτευω-VCI-API3P οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM αντι-P ος- --GPM αθετεω-VAI-AAI3P εις-P εγω- P--AS και-C αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P χειρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPM εχθρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--NPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF

24 κατα-P ο- A--APF ακαθαρσια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C κατα-P ο- A--APN ανομημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM και-C αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM

25 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM νυν-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF αιχμαλωσια-N1A-ASF *ιακωβ-N---GSM και-C ελεεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ζηλοω-VF--FAI1S δια-P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS

26 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF ατιμια-N1A-ASF εαυτου- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF αδικια-N1A-ASF ος- --ASF αδικεω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN καταοικιζω-VS--APN αυτος- D--APM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF και-C ου-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM εκφοβεω-V2--PAPNSM

27 εν-P ο- A--DSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--APM εκ-P ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C συναγω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--APM εκ-P ο- A--GPF χωρα-N1A-GPF ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C αγιαζω-VS--FPI1S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ενωπιον-P ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN

28 και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSN επιφαινω-VD--APN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--DPM εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN

29 και-C ου-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S ουκετι-D ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS απο-P αυτος- D--GPM αντι-P ος- --GSM εκχεω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS επι-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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