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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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Apocalypse Explained #257

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257. Because in this prophetical book numbers are often mentioned; and as no one can know the spiritual sense of what is contained in those numbers unless he knows what the particular numbers signify; for all numbers in the Word, as well as all names, signify spiritual things; and because the number seven is often mentioned amongst others, I am desirous here of showing that seven signifies all, and all things, also what is full and complete for that which signifies all, and all things, signifies also what is full and complete. For what is full and complete is said of the magnitude of a thing, and all and all things of multitude.

That the number seven has such a signification is evident from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

"The inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall set fire to and burn the arms, the shield also and the buckler, with the bow and the arrows, and with the hand-staff, and with the spear; and they shall kindle a fire with them seven years; and they shall bury Gog and all his multitude, and they shall cleanse the land seven months" (39:9, 11, 12).

The subject here treated of is the desolation of all things in the church. The inhabitants of the cities of Israel signify all the goods of truth, to set on fire and burn signifies to consume by evils. The arms, the shield, the buckler, the bows, the arrows, the hand-staff, the spear, denote everything pertaining to doctrine; to kindle fire with them seven years denotes to consume them all and fully by evils. Gog signifies those who are in external worship, and in no internal worship; to bury them and cleanse the land denotes to destroy them all, and completely to purge the church of them.

[2] In Jeremiah:

"Their widows shall be multiplied more than the sand of the seas, and I will bring to them upon the mother of the youths the waster at noon-day. She who hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul" (15:8, 9).

By the widows which will be multiplied are signified those who are in good and desire truths, and, in the opposite sense, as in the present case, those who are in evil and desire falsities. By the mother of the youths is signified the church; by the waster at noon-day is signified the vastation of that church, however much they may be in truths from the Word. By she that hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul, is signified that the church, to which all truths were given because the Word was given them, should perish; for she that hath borne seven signifies those to whom all truths were given. This is specifically said concerning the Jews.

[3] Similarly, in the first book of Samuel:

"They that were hungry ceased, so that the barren hath borne seven, and she that hath many children hath failed" (2:5).

The hungry who ceased denote those who desire the goods and truths of the church; the barren who hath borne seven signifies those who are outside the church and are ignorant of truths because they have not the Word, as the Gentiles, to whom all things will be given; she that hath many children failing signifies those who have truths, from whom they will be taken away. Again, in David:

"Render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom" (79:12).

And in Moses,

That the Jews should be punished seven times for their sins (Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, 28);

seven times here signifying fully.

[4] In Luke:

"And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him" (17:4).

Here, to forgive seven times, if he shall return seven times, denotes to forgive as often as the offender should return, and thus at all times. But lest Peter should understand seven times to be meant by these words, the Lord explains His meaning to him, as recorded in Matthew:

"Peter said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but until seventy times seven " (18:21, 22).

Seventy times seven is always, without counting. In David:

"Seven times a day do I praise thee for the judgments of justice" (Psalms 119:164).

Seven times a day denotes always, or at all times.

[5] Again:

"The sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings, as silver refined in a furnace of earth, purified seven times" (Psalms 12:6).

Here silver signifies truth from the Divine: purified seven times denotes that it is altogether and fully pure.

[6] In Isaiah:

"The light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days" (30:26).

The light of the sun signifies Divine truth from Divine good: and that this light should be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, signifies that the Divine truth in heaven should be without any falsity, thus that it should be altogether and fully pure.

[7] In Matthew,

The unclean spirit "shall take with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and he shall dwell there" (12:45; Luke 11:26).

Here profanation is treated of, and by the seven other spirits with which the unclean spirit is said to return are signified all falsities of evil, thus a plenary destruction of good and truth.

[8] Similar is the signification of the seven times which were to pass over the king of Babylon, in Daniel,

"His heart shall be changed from man, and the heart of a beast shall be given unto him; while seven times shall pass over him" (4:16, 25, 32).

By the king of Babylon are signified those who profane the goods and truths of the Word. By his heart being changed from that of a man to that of a beast is meant that nothing spiritual, that is, truly human, should remain with him, but that instead there should be everything diabolical. By the seven times which were to pass over him is meant profanation, which is a complete destruction of truth and good.

[9] Because the terms seven, and seven times, signified all things, and also what is full, the following commands were given to the children of Israel:

Seven days their hands should be filled (Exodus 29:35).

Seven days they should be sanctified (Exodus 29:37).

Seven days Aaron should put on the garments when he was being initiated (Exodus 29:30).

Seven days they should not go out of the tabernacle when they were being initiated into the priesthood (Leviticus 8:33, 34).

Seven times expiation should be made upon the horns of the altar (Leviticus 16:18, 19).

Seven times should the altar be sanctified with oil (Leviticus 8:11).

Seven times should the blood be sprinkled before the veil (Leviticus 4:16, 17).

Seven times should the blood be sprinkled with the finger towards the east, when Aaron went in to the mercy seat (Leviticus 16:12-15).

Seven times should the water of separation be sprinkled towards the tabernacle (Num. 19:4).

Seven times should blood be sprinkled for the cleansing of leprosy (Leviticus 14:7, 8, 27, 38, 51).

The lampstand had seven lamps (Exodus 25:32, 37; 37:18-25).

Feasts should be celebrated for seven days (Exodus 34:18; Leviticus 23:4-9, 39-44; Deuteronomy 16:3, 4, 8).

Seven days of the feast there should be a burnt offering of seven bullocks and seven rams daily (Ezekiel 45:23).

Baalam built seven altars, and sacrificed seven oxen and seven rams (Num. 23:1-7, 15-18, 29, 30).

They numbered seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, and then should cause the trumpet of the jubilee to be sounded in the seventh month (Leviticus 25:8, 9).

From the signification of the number seven, it is evident what is signified

By the seven days of creation (Genesis 1).

Also by four thousand men being filled from seven loaves, and that seven basketsful of fragments remained over (Matthew 15:34-37; Mark 8:5-9).

Hence now it is clear what is signified in the Apocalypse,

By the seven churches (1:4, 11).

By the seven golden lampstands, in the midst of which was the Son of man (1:13).

By the seven stars in His right hand (1:16, 20).

By the seven spirits of God (3:1).

By the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne (4:5).

By the book sealed with seven seals (5:1).

By the seven angels to whom were given seven trumpets (8:2).

By the seven thunders which uttered their voices (10:3, 4).

By the seven angels having the seven last plagues, (15:1, 6).

By seven vials full of the seven last plagues (16:1; 21:9)

and elsewhere in the Word, where seven is mentioned.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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