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Ezekiel 31

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN ενδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSM τριτος-A1--DSM μην-N3--DSM εις-A1A-DSF ο- A--GSM μην-N3--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ειπον-VB--AAD2S προς-P *φαραω-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ο- A--DSN πληθος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSM τις- I--DSM ομοιοω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτου- D--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSN υψος-N3E-DSN συ- P--GS

3 ιδου-I *ασσουρ-N---NS κυπαρισσος-N2--NSF εν-P ο- A--DSM *λιβανος-N2--DSM και-C καλος-A1--NSM ο- A--DPF παραφυας-N3D-DPF και-C υψηλος-A1--NSM ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN εις-P μεσος-A1--ASM νεφελη-N1--GPF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSF αρχη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM

4 υδωρ-N3--NSN εκτρεφω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSF αβυσσος-N2--NSF υψοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF αγω-VBI-AAI3S κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--GPN φυτον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN συστεμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S εις-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ξυλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN

5 ενεκεν-P ουτος- D--GSM υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN μεγεθος-N3E-NSN αυτος- D--GSM παρα-P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ξυλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN και-C πλατυνω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM κλαδος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM απο-P υδωρ-N3T-GSN πολυς-A1--GSN

6 εν-P ο- A--DPF παραφυας-N3D-DPF αυτος- D--GSM νοσσευω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C υποκατω-P ο- A--GPM κλαδος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM γενναω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN εν-P ο- A--DSF σκια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--NSN πληθος-N3E-NSN εθνος-N3E-GPN

7 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καλος-A1--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN υψος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSM δια-P ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GPM κλαδος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM οτι-C γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF ριζα-N1S-NPF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P υδωρ-N3--ASN πολυς-A1P-ASN

8 κυπαρισσος-N2--NPF τοιουτος-A1--NPF ου-D γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM και-C πιτυς-N3U-NPF ου-D ομοιος-A1A-NPF ο- A--DPF παραφυας-N3D-DPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ελατη-N1--NPF ου-D γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ομοιος-A1A-NPF ο- A--DPM κλαδος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NSN ξυλον-N2N-NSN εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ου-D ομοιοω-VCI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM εν-P ο- A--DSN καλλος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GSM

9 δια-P ο- A--ASN πληθος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GPM κλαδος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM

10 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM αντι-P ος- --GPM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S μεγας-A1P-NSM ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS εις-P μεσος-A1--ASM νεφελη-N1--GPF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI1S εν-P ο- A--DSN υψοω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASM

11 και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P χειρ-N3--APF αρχων-N3--GSM εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF απωλεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

12 και-C εκολεθρευω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM αλλοτριος-A1A-NPM λοιμος-N2--NPM απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C καταβαλλω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM επι-P ο- A--GPN ορος-N3E-GPN εν-P πας-A1S-DPF ο- A--DPF φαραγξ-N3G-DPF πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM κλαδος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C συντριβω-VDI-API3S ο- A--NPN στελεχος-N3E-NPN αυτος- D--GSM εν-P πας-A3--DSN πεδιον-N2N-DSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P απο-P ο- A--GSF σκεπης-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM λαος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C εδαφιζω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM

13 επι-P ο- A--ASF πτωσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM αναπαυω-VAI-AMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C επι-P ο- A--APN στελεχος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM

14 οπως-C μη-D υψοω-VC--APS3P εν-P ο- A--DSN μεγεθος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN εν-P ο- A--DSN υδωρ-N3T-DSN και-C ου-D διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM εις-P μεσος-A1--ASM νεφελη-N1--GPF και-C ου-D ιστημι-VAI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN υψος-N3E-DSN αυτος- D--GPM προς-P αυτος- D--APN πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM πινω-V1--PAPNPM υδωρ-N3--ASN πας-A3--NPM διδωμι-VCI-API3P εις-P θανατος-N2--ASM εις-P γη-N1--GSF βαθος-N3E-ASN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM υιος-N2--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM προς-P καταβαινω-V1--PAPAPM εις-P βοθρος-N2--ASM

15 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ος- --DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM πενθεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSF αβυσσος-N2--NSF και-C επιιστημι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--APM ποταμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF και-C κωλυω-VAI-AAI1S πληθος-N3E-ASN υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C σκοταζω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSM *λιβανος-N2--NSM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN επι-P αυτος- D--DSM εκλυω-VCI-API3P

16 απο-P ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM σειω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτε-D καταβιβαζω-V1I-IAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P λακκος-N2--ASM και-C παρακαλεω-V2I-IAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--NPN εκλεκτος-A1--NPN ο- A--GSM *λιβανος-N2--GSM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πινω-V1--PAPNPN υδωρ-N3--ASN

17 και-C γαρ-X αυτος- D--NPM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM εν-P ο- A--DPM τραυματιας-N1T-DPM απο-P μαχαιρα-N1--APF και-C ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM υπο-P ο- A--ASF σκεπης-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GPM αποολλυω-VBI-AMI3P

18 τις- I--DSN ομοιοω-VCI-API2S καταβαινω-VC--APD2S και-C καταβιβαζω-VS--APD2S μετα-P ο- A--GPN ξυλον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF εις-P γη-N1--GSF βαθος-N3E-ASN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM απεριτμητος-A1B-GPM κοιμαω-VC--FPI2S μετα-P τραυματιας-N1T-GPM μαχαιρα-N1--APF ουτως-D *φαραω-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSN πληθος-N3E-NSN ο- A--GSF ισχυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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True Christian Religion #635

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635. Lastly I will reveal this secret. Seven chapters of Revelation describe the termination of the present church, in terms similar to the devastation of Egypt. In both cases this was by similar plagues, each of which stands in the spiritual sense for some falsity advancing its devastation to the point of destruction. This church, therefore, which is at the present time lost, is also called Egypt as spiritually understood (Revelation 11:8). The plagues in Egypt were as follows.

The waters were turned to blood, so that all the fish died and the river stank (Exodus 7; similar language in Revelation 8:8; 16:3). Blood means Divine truth falsified (see Apocalypse Revealed 379, 404, 681, 687-688). The fish that died mean likewise truths in the natural man (Apocalypse Revealed 290, 405).

Frogs came forth upon the land of Egypt (Exodus 8). There is also a mention of frogs in Revelation 16:13. Frogs mean reasonings as a result of a longing for the falsification of truth (see Apocalypse Revealed 702).

In Egypt foul ulcers appeared upon men and beasts (Exodus 9); similar language in Revelation 16:2. Ulcers mean inward evils and falsities which can destroy the good and truth in the church (see Apocalypse Revealed 678).

In Egypt hail fell mixed with fire (Exodus 9); similar language in Revelation 8:7; 16:21. Hail means hellish falsity (see Apocalypse Revealed 399, 714).

Locusts were sent upon Egypt (Exodus 10); similar language in Revelation 9:1-11. Locusts mean falsities in outermost things (see Apocalypse Revealed 424, 430).

Oppressive darkness was brought upon Egypt (Exodus 10:21); similar language in Revelation 8:12. Darkness means falsities arising from ignorance, or from false ideas of religion, or from evil living (see Apocalypse Revealed 110, 413, 695).

The Egyptians finally perished in the sea of Suph 1 (Exodus 14). In Revelation the dragon and the false prophet perished in the lake of fire and brimstone (Revelation 19:20; 20:10). Both the sea of Suph and that lake have the same meaning, hell.

The reason why similar language is used of Egypt and of the church, the termination and end of which is described in Revelation, is that Egypt stands for the church, which in its beginnings was outstanding. So before its church was devastated, Egypt is equated with the Garden of Eden and the garden of Jehovah (Genesis 13:10; Ezekiel 31:8). It is also called 'the corner-stone of the tribes', and 'the sons of wise men and of the kings of ancient time' (Isaiah 19:11, 13). More about Egypt in its earliest state and in its devastation will be found in Apocalypse Revealed 503.

Footnotes:

1. Generally taken as 'the Red Sea', but the author keeps the Hebrew form.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.