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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 Revealed #832

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832. 19:18 "That you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great." This symbolizes an assimilation of goods from the Lord through the truths in the Word and in doctrine drawn from it, of every level of meaning, degree or kind.

The subject of no. 831 above was conjunction with the Lord through the Word, and now here it is the assimilation of goods from Him through the Word's truths.

To eat symbolically means to assimilate (no. 89). The flesh the people were to eat symbolizes goods in the Word and so in the church. And kings, commanders, mighty men, horses and those who sit on them, and people, free and slave, both small and great symbolize truths of every level of meaning, degree or kind. Kings symbolize people governed by the church's truths from the Word, and abstractly the church's truths from the Word themselves (nos. 20, 483). Commanders symbolize people who possess concepts of goodness and truth, and abstractly those concepts themselves (no. 337). Mighty men symbolize people who are learned in doctrine from the Word, and abstractly the learning gained from there itself (nos. 337). Horses symbolize an understanding of the Word, and those who sit on them symbolize people who are wise owing to their understanding of the Word, and abstractly the wisdom gained from there itself (nos. 298, 820). People free and slave symbolize people who acquire knowledge on their own and people who gain it from others (nos. 337, 604). People small and great symbolize people who do so to a lesser or greater degree (nos. 527, 810).

It is apparent from this that the people's being called to eat the flesh of those listed symbolizes an assimilation of goods from the Lord through the truths in the Word and in doctrine drawn from it, of every level of meaning, degree or kind.

[2] It should be known that no one has any spiritual good from the Lord except through truths from the Word. For the Word's truths exist in the light of heaven, and goods in the warmth of that light. Consequently unless one's intellect is in the light of heaven through the Word, his will cannot enter into the warmth of heaven. Love and charity cannot take form except through truths from the Word. A person cannot be reformed except through truths from the Word. The church itself takes form in a person in consequence of those truths - not in consequence of those truths in the intellect alone, but by living in accordance with them. Only then do truths enter into the will and become goods. The appearance of truth is thus turned into the appearance of good. For what pertains to the will and so to the love is called good, and everything pertaining to the will or love is also part of a person's life.

It can be seen from this that what is meant here by eating the flesh of those listed is an assimilation of goodness through truths of every level of meaning, degree or kind, through the Word, from the Lord.

Who cannot see that flesh here does not mean flesh? Who can be so irrational as to believe that the Lord calls and summons all people to a great supper in order to have them eat the flesh of kings, commanders, mighty men, horses, those who sit on them, and all people, free and slave, both small and great? Who cannot see that there is in this a spiritual meaning, and that apart from that meaning no one knows what is meant here? Who can continue to deny that the Word at its heart is spiritual? Would it not be no more than something material if people were to understand it according to its literal sense and not according to the spiritual sense?

[3] Similar to the passage here is the following one in Ezekiel:

...thus says the Lord Jehovih, "Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: 'Gather yourselves and come; gather together from all sides to My... great sacrificial meal on the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth... You shall eat fat till you are full, and drink blood till you are drunk, at My sacrificial meal which I am sacrificing for you. You shall be filled at My table with horses and chariots and... with all the men of war... (Thus) will I set My glory among the nations." (Ezekiel 39:17-21)

Flesh here likewise symbolizes the church's goodness from the Lord through the Word, and blood the church's truth.

Who does not see that people would not be given blood to drink to the point of drunkenness, and would not eat horses, chariots, mighty men, and men of war till they were full, at the table of the Lord Jehovih?

Accordingly, when flesh symbolizes the church's goodness and blood the church's truth, it is clearly apparent that the Lord's flesh and blood in holy supper symbolize Divine goodness and Divine truth from the Lord, the same as bread and wine, regarding which see John 6:51-58. 1

Flesh symbolizes goodness in many other places in the Word as well, as in the following:

I will... remove the heart of stone from their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh... (Ezekiel 11:19, cf. 36:26)

My flesh longs for You in a dry... land... (Psalms 63:1)

My heart and my flesh shout aloud for the living God. (Psalms 84:2)

My flesh... will dwell secure. (Psalms 16:9)

When you see the naked and cover him, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh... (Isaiah 58:7)

Footnotes:

1. "I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world." The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?" Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven - not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever."

  
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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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