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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 #399

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399. And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood. This symbolizes falsity springing from a hellish love, destroying goodness and truth and falsifying the Word.

Hail symbolizes falsity destroying goodness and truth. Fire symbolizes hellish love. And blood symbolizes the falsification of truth.

The reason that hail symbolizes falsity destroying goodness and truth will be seen below. To be shown that fire is love in both senses, heavenly and hellish, see no. 468; and that blood is the Lord's Divine truth, which is also the Word, and in an opposite sense, the Word falsified, no. 379.

When these are assembled into a single meaning, it is apparent that "hail and fire followed, mingled with blood," symbolizes falsity springing from a hellish love, destroying goodness and truth and falsifying the Word.

This is the symbolic meaning because these are the kinds of things that appear in the spiritual world when the atmosphere of the Lord's Divine love and wisdom dips down from heaven into societies where there are falsities springing from hellish love and these are used to falsify the Word.

[2] Hail and fire together have the same symbolism in the following places:

From the brightness before Him, ...clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire... ...the Most High uttered His voice, hailstones and coals of fire. And He sent out His (many) arrows and scattered them... (Psalms 18:12-14)

I will dispute... with pestilence and blood, and I will rain down on (them)...hailstones, fire, and brimstone. (Ezekiel 38:22)

Then Jehovah will cause His... voice to be heard..., with the flame of a devouring fire... and hailstones. (Isaiah 30:30)

He made their rain hail, a flaming fire in their land..., and splintered the trees of their border. (Psalms 105:32-33)

He smote their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with heavy hail, and... their cattle with burning coals... He sent in the wrath of His anger... an incursion of evil angels. (Psalms 78:47-49)

The latter passages refer to Egypt, of whom we read in the books of Moses the following:

Moses stretched out his rod... and Jehovah sent voices and hail... And there was hail and fire together proceeding in the midst of heavy hail... And the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field. (Exodus 9:23-35)

All the miracles done in Egypt symbolized those evils and falsities, springing from a hellish love, that existed in the Egyptians, each miracle symbolizing some evil and falsity. For the church with them had been representational, as it was in many Asiatic kingdoms, but one that became idolatrous and given to sorcery. The Red Sea symbolizes hell, in which the Egyptians finally perished.

[3] The hailstones which killed many more of the enemy than the sword in Joshua 10:11 have a similar symbolism. So, too, hail in the following passages:

Woe to the crown of pride... ...strong is the Lord, like an inundation of hail... The hail overturns the refuge of lies... (Isaiah 28:1-2, 17)

It will hail until it flattens the forest... (Isaiah 32:19)

The temple of God was opened in heaven..., and there were lightnings, voices, and thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail. (Revelation 11:19)

And great hail with the weight of a talent fell from heaven upon men. (Revelation 16:21)

...have you seen the treasuries of hail, which have been reserved... for the day of battle and war? (Job 38:22-23)

Say to those who plaster the unsuitable that it will fall. There will be flooding rain, in which you, hailstones, shall fall. (Ezekiel 13:11)

To plaster the unsuitable is to defend falsity so that it appears as true. Consequently people who do this are called hailstones.

  
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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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