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Ezekiel 38

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1 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM στηριζω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS επι-P *γωγ-N---AS και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM *μαγωγ-N---GSM αρχων-N3--ASM *ρως-N---GS *μοσοχ-N---GS και-C *θοβελ-N---GS και-C προφητευω-VA--AAD2S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM

3 και-C ειπον-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--DSM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM 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

4 και-C συναγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF δυναμις-N3I-ASF συ- P--GS ιππος-N2--APM και-C ιππευς-N3V-APM ενδυω-VM--XPPAPM θωραξ-N3K-APM πας-A3--APM συναγωγη-N1--NSF πολυς-A1--NSF πελτη-N1--NPF και-C περικεφαλαια-N1A-NPF και-C μαχαιρα-N1A-NPF

5 *περσης-N1M-NPM και-C *αιθιοψ-N3P-NPM και-C *λιβυες-N---NPM πας-A3--NPM περικεφαλαια-N1A-DPF και-C πελτη-N1--DPF

6 *γομερ-N---NSM και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM περι-P αυτος- D--ASM οικος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *θεργαμα-N---GS απο-P εσχατος-A1--GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM περι-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C εθνος-N3E-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN μετα-P συ- P--GS

7 ετοιμαζω-VS--APD2S ετοιμαζω-VA--AAD2S σεαυτου- D--ASM συ- P--NS και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF συναγωγη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS ο- A--NPM συναγω-VK--XMPNPM μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C ειμι-VF--FMI2S εγω- P--DS εις-P προφυλακη-N1--ASF

8 απο-P ημερα-N1A-GPF πολυς-A3C-GPF ετοιμαζω-VS--FPI3S και-C επι-P εσχατος-A1--GSN ετος-N3E-GPN ερχομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF αποστρεφω-VP--XMPASF απο-P μαχαιρα-N1--APF συναγω-VK--XMPGPM απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN πολυς-A1--GPN επι-P γη-N1--ASF *ισραηλ-N---GSM ος- --NSF γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ερημος-N2--NSF δια-P ολος-A1--GSM και-C ουτος- D--NSM εκ-P εθνος-N3E-GPN εκερχομαι-VX--XAI3S και-C καταοικεω-VF--FAI3P επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF απας-A3--NPM

9 και-C αναβαινω-VF--FMI2S ως-C υετος-N2--NSM και-C ηκω-VF--FAI2S ως-C νεφελη-N1--NSF κατακαλυπτω-VA--AAN γη-N1--ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI2S συ- P--NS και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM περι-P συ- P--AS και-C εθνος-N3E-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN μετα-P συ- P--GS

10 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S ρημα-N3M-NPN επι-P ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS και-C λογιζομαι-VF2-FMI2S λογισμος-N2--APM πονηρος-A1A-APM

11 και-C ειπον-VF2-FAI2S αναβαινω-VF--FMI1S επι-P γη-N1--ASF αποριπτω-VP--XPPASF ηκω-VF--FAI1S επι-P ησυχαζω-V1--PAPAPM εν-P ησυχια-N1A-DSF και-C οικεω-V2--PAPAPM επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF πας-A3--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM γη-N1--ASF εν-P ος- --DSF ου-D υποαρχω-V1--PAI3S τειχος-N3E-NSN ουδε-C μοχλος-N2--NPM και-C θυρα-N1A-NPF ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P αυτος- D--DPM

12 προνομευω-VA--AAN προνομη-N1--ASF και-C σκυλευω-VA--AAN σκυλον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--GSN επιστρεφω-VA--AAN χειρ-N3--ASF συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--ASF ερημοω-VM--XPPASF ος- --NSF καταοικιζω-VSI-API3S και-C επι-P εθνος-N3E-ASN συναγω-VK--XMPASN απο-P εθνος-N3E-GPN πολυς-A1--GPN ποιεω-VX--XAPAPM κτησις-N3I-APF καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM επι-P ο- A--ASM ομφαλος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

13 *σαβα-N---NS και-C *δαιδαν-N---NS και-C εμπορος-N2--NPM *καρχηδονιοι-N---NPM και-C πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF κωμη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GPM ειπον-VF2-FAI3P συ- P--DS εις-P προνομη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN προνομευω-VA--AAN συ- P--NS ερχομαι-V1--PMS2S και-C σκυλευω-VA--AAN σκυλον-N2N-APN συναγω-VBI-AAI2S συναγωγη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS λαμβανω-VB--AAN αργυριον-N2N-ASN και-C χρυσιον-N2N-ASN αποφερω-VA--AMN κτησις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSN σκυλευω-VA--AAN σκυλον-N2N-APN

14 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN προφητευω-VA--AAD2S υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM και-C ειπον-VB--AAD2S ο- A--DSM *γωγ-N---DSM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ου-D εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF εν-P ο- A--DSN καταοικιζω-VS--APN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---ASM επι-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF εγειρω-VC--FPI2S

15 και-C ηκω-VF--FAI2S εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS απο-P εσχατος-A1--GSM βορεας-N1T-GSM και-C εθνος-N3E-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN μετα-P συ- P--GS αναβατης-N1M-NPM ιππος-N2--GPM πας-A3--NPM συναγωγη-N1--NSF μεγας-A1--NSF και-C δυναμις-N3I-NSF πολυς-A1--NSF

16 και-C αναβαινω-VF--FMI2S επι-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---ASM ως-C νεφελη-N1--NSF καλυπτω-VA--AAN γη-N1--ASF επι-P εσχατος-A1--GPF ο- A--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF ειμι-VF--FMI3S και-C ανααγω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ινα-C γιγνωσκω-VZ--AAS3P πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN εγω- P--AS εν-P ο- A--DSN αγιαζω-VS--APN εγω- P--AS εν-P συ- P--DS ενωπιον-P αυτος- D--GPN

17 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *γωγ-N---DSM συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S περι-P ος- --GSM λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S προ-P ημερα-N1A-GPF ο- A--GPF εμπροσθεν-D δια-P χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GPM δουλος-N2--GPM εγω- P--GS προφητης-N1M-GPM ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF εκεινος- D--DPF και-C ετος-N3E-DPN ο- A--GSN αγω-VB--AAN συ- P--AS επι-P αυτος- D--APM

18 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF ος- --DSF αν-X ερχομαι-VB--AAS3S *γωγ-N---NSM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM αναβαινω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM θυμος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS

19 και-C ο- A--NSM ζηλος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN ο- A--GSF οργη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S ει-C μην-X εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S σεισμος-N2--NSM μεγας-A1P-NSM επι-P γη-N1--GSF *ισραηλ-N---GSM

20 και-C σειω-VC--FPI3P απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--NPM ιχθυς-N3U-NPM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--NPN θηριον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ερπετον-N2N-NPN ο- A--NPN ερπω-V1--PAPNPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--NPM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ρηγνυναι-VD--FPI3S ο- A--NPN ορος-N3E-NPN και-C πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P ο- A--NPF φαραγξ-N3G-NPF και-C πας-A3--NSN τειχος-N3E-NSN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3S

21 και-C καλεω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM πας-A3--ASN φοβος-N2--ASM λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μαχαιρα-N1A-NSF ανθρωπος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

22 και-C κρινω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM θανατος-N2--DSM και-C αιμα-N3M-DSN και-C υετος-N2--DSM κατακλυζω-V1--PAPDSM και-C λιθος-N2--DPM χαλαζα-N1S-GSF και-C πυρ-N3--ASN και-C θειος-A1A-ASM βρεχω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C επι-P πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C επι-P εθνος-N3E-APN πολυς-A1--APN μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

23 και-C μεγαλυνω-VC--FPI1S και-C αγιαζω-VS--FPI1S και-C ενδοξαζομαι-VS--FPI1S και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--FPI1S εναντιον-P εθνος-N3E-GPN πολυς-A1--GPN και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI3P οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #336

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336. And every mountain and island was moved out of its place. This symbolically means that all goodness of love and truth of faith vanished.

No one can see that this is the symbolic meaning except by recourse to the spiritual sense. It is the symbolic meaning because mountains mean people who possess the goodness of love, inasmuch as angels dwell upon mountains - those motivated by love toward the Lord on loftier mountains, and those motivated by love for the neighbor on less lofty ones. Consequently "every mountain" symbolizes all goodness of love. Islands mean people relatively removed from the worship of God, as may be seen in no. 34 above - here people who are impelled by faith, and not so much by the goodness of love. Therefore in an abstract sense "every island" means, symbolically, all truth of faith. To be moved out of their places means, symbolically, to go away.

It derives from the abodes of angels on mountains and hills, therefore, that mountains and hills in the Word symbolize heaven and the church where love toward the Lord and love for the neighbor are found, and in an opposite sense, hell where self-love and love of the world are found.

[2] It is apparent from the following passages that mountains and hills symbolize heaven and the church where love toward the Lord and love for the neighbor are found, thus where the Lord is present:

Lift up your eyes to the mountains, whence comes your help. (Psalms 121:1)

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who proclaims... peace! (Nahum 1:15, cf. Isaiah 52:7)

Praise Jehovah..., you mountains and... hills...! (Psalms 148:7, 9)

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of hills is the mountain of Bashan. Why do you leap, you mountains, you hills of the mountain? Jehovah has desired to inhabit them; (Jehovah) also will inhabit them forever. (Psalms 68:15-16)

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like the young of the flock... You travail, O earth, at the presence of the Lord... (Psalms 114:4-7)

I will bring forth a seed from Jacob, and from Judah an heir of My mountains, that My elect may inherit them, and My servants dwell there. (Isaiah 65:9)

(In the consummation of the age:) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (Matthew 24:16)

(O Jehovah,) Your righteousness is as the mountains of God. (Psalms 36:6)

Jehovah will go forth and fight... In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, opposite Jerusalem on the east. (Zechariah 14:3-4)

[3] Since the Mount of Olives symbolized Divine love, therefore during the days the Lord preached in the Temple, but during the nights He went out and spent the night on the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37; 22:39, John 8:1). And therefore the Lord spoke upon that mountain with His disciples regarding His coming and the end of the age (Matthew 24:3, Mark 13:3-4).

Since a mountain symbolized heaven and love, therefore Jehovah came down upon the top of Mount Sinai and proclaimed the Law (Exodus 19:20; 24:17). And therefore the Lord was transfigured before Peter, James and John on a high mountain (Matthew 17:1). Therefore Zion also was located on a mountain, and so, too, Jerusalem, and the two were called the mountain of Jehovah and the mountain of holiness in many places in the Word.

Mountains and hills have similar symbolic meanings elsewhere, as in Isaiah 7:25; 30:25; 40:9; 44:23; 49:11, 13; 55:12; Jeremiah 16:15-16; Psalms 65:6; 80:10; 104:5-10, 13.

[4] That mountains and hills symbolize these loves can be seen still more clearly from their opposite meaning, in which they symbolize hellish loves, namely, self-love and a love of the world, as is apparent from the following passages:

...the day of Jehovah... shall come... upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up... (Isaiah 2:12, 14)

Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low. (Isaiah 40:4)

The mountains shall be overthrown, and its ascents shall fall... (Ezekiel 38:20-21)

Behold, I am against you, O... mountain, that destroys all the earth... ...I will make you a burnt mountain. (Jeremiah 51:25)

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they are shaken, and all the hills are overthrown. (Jeremiah 4:23-25)

...a fire is kindled in my anger..., and it will set on fire the foundations of the mountains. (Deuteronomy 32:22)

I will lay waste the mountains and hills... (Isaiah 42:15)

Behold, (O Jacob,) I will make you like a threshing sledge... that you may thresh the mountains and crush them, and make the hills like chaff..., that the wind may carry them away. (Isaiah 41:15-16)

Give glory to Jehovah... before your feet stumble on the dark mountains... (Jeremiah 13:16)

Nor is anything else meant by the seven mountains on which the woman - namely Babylon - sat (Revelation 17:9). And so also elsewhere, as in Isaiah 14:13; Jeremiah 50:6; 9:10; Ezekiel 6:2-3; 34:6.

It can now be seen from this what is meant by the statement that "every mountain and island was moved out of its place," and later by the statement that "every island fled away, and the mountains were not found" (Revelation 16:20, no. 714).

  
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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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