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Ezekiel 46

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1 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM θεος-N2--NSM πυλη-N1--NSF ο- A--NSF εν-P ο- A--DSF αυλη-N1--DSF ο- A--DSF εσωτερος-A1A-DSF ο- A--NSF βλεπω-V1--PAPNSF προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF ειμι-VF--FMI3S κλειω-VT--XPPNSF εξ-M ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--APF ενεργος-A1B-APF εν-P δε-X ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GPN σαββατον-N2N-GPN αναοιγω-VQ--FPI3S και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSF νεομηνια-N1A-GSF αναοιγω-VQ--FPI3S

2 και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF εξωθεν-D και-C ιστημι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--APN προθυρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C προςκυνεω-VF--FAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN προθυρον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C ο- A--NSF πυλη-N1--NSF ου-D μη-D κλειω-VC--APS3S εως-P εσπερα-N1A-GSF

3 και-C προςκυνεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P ο- A--APN προθυρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF εκεινος- D--GSF εν-P ο- A--DPN σαββατον-N2N-DPN και-C εν-P ο- A--DPF νεομηνια-N1A-DPF εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM

4 και-C ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN προςφερω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GPN σαββατον-N2N-GPN εξ-M αμνος-N2--APM αμωμος-A1B-APM και-C κριος-N2--ASM αμωμος-A1B-ASM

5 και-C μαναα-N---ASN πεμμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM κριος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--DPM αμνος-N2--DPM θυσια-N1A-ASF δομα-N3M-ASN χειρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--ASN ιν-N---ASN ο- A--DSN πεμμα-N3M-DSN

6 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GSF νεομηνια-N1A-GSF μοσχος-N2--ASM αμωμος-A1B-ASM και-C εξ-M αμνος-N2--APM και-C κριος-N2--NSM αμωμος-A1B-NSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

7 και-C πεμμα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSM κριος-N2--DSM και-C πεμμα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSM μοσχος-N2--DSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S μαναα-N---NSN και-C ο- A--DPM αμνος-N2--DPM καθως-D εαν-C εκποιεω-V2--PAS3S ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--ASN ιν-N---ASN ο- A--DSN πεμμα-N3M-DSN

8 και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMN ο- A--ASM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPASM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSN αιλαμ-N---GSN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S

9 και-C οταν-D ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM εν-P ο- A--DPF εορτη-N1--DPF ο- A--NSM ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM προςκυνεω-V2--PAN εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF προς-P νοτος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--NSM ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF προς-P νοτος-N2--ASM εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM ου-D αναστρεφω-VF--FAI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ειςερχομαι-VX--XAI3S αλλα-C η-C κατα-P ευθυς-A3U-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S

10 και-C ο- A--NSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSN ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--APM ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C εν-P ο- A--DSN εκπορευομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--APM εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S

11 και-C εν-P ο- A--DPF εορτη-N1--DPF και-C εν-P ο- A--DPF πανηγυρις-N3I-DPF ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASN μαναα-N---ASN πεμμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM μοσχος-N2--DSM και-C πεμμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM κριος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--DPM αμνος-N2--DPM καθως-D αν-X εκποιεω-V2--PAS3S ο- A--NSF χειρ-N3--NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--ASN ιν-N---ASN ο- A--DSN πεμμα-N3M-DSN

12 εαν-C δε-X ποιεω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--NSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM ομολογια-N1A-ASF ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C αναοιγω-VF--FAI3S εαυτου- D--DSM ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF βλεπω-V1--PAPASF κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--ASN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APN ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN αυτος- D--GSM ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM ποιεω-V2--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--GPN σαββατον-N2N-GPN και-C εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C κλειω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--APF θυρα-N1A-APF μετα-P ο- A--ASN εκερχομαι-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASM

13 και-C αμνος-N2--ASM ενιαυσιος-A1A-ASM αμωμος-A1B-ASM ποιεω-VF--FAI3S εις-P ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN κατα-P ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM πρωι-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--ASM

14 και-C μαναα-N---ASN ποιεω-VF--FAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D εκτος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSN μετρον-N2N-GSN και-C ελαιον-N2N-GSN ο- A--ASN τριτος-A1--ASN ο- A--GSN ιν-N---GSN ο- A--GSN αναμιγνυμι-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF σεμιδαλις-N3I-ASF μαναα-N---GSN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM προσταγμα-N3M-ASN δια-P πας-A3--GSM

15 ποιεω-VF--FAI2P ο- A--ASM αμνος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASN μαναα-N---ASN και-C ο- A--ASN ελαιον-N2N-ASN ποιεω-VF--FAI2P ο- A--ASN πρωι-D ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN δια-P πας-A3--GSM

16 οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εαν-C διδωμι-VO--AAS3S ο- A--NSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM δομα-N3M-ASN εις-A3--DSM εκ-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSF κληρονομια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S κατασχεσις-N3I-NSF εν-P κληρονομια-N1A-DSF

17 εαν-C δε-X διδωμι-VO--AAS3S δομα-N3M-ASN εις-A3--DSM ο- A--GPM παις-N3D-GPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--DSM εως-P ο- A--GSN ετος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSF αφεσις-N3I-GSF και-C αποδιδωμι-VF--FAI3S ο- A--DSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPDSM πλην-D ο- A--GSF κληρονομια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--DPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

18 και-C ου-D μη-D λαμβανω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--NSM αποηγεομαι-V2--PMPNSM εκ-P ο- A--GSF κληρονομια-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM καταδυναστευω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM εκ-P ο- A--GSF κατασχεσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM κατακληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM οπως-C μη-D διασκορπιζω-V1--PPS3S ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS εκαστος-A1--NSM εκ-P ο- A--GSF κατασχεσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

19 και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASF εισοδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF κατα-P νωτον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF εις-P ο- A--ASF εξεδρα-N1--ASF ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN ο- A--GPM ιερευς-N3V-GPM ο- A--ASF βλεπω-V1--PAPASF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C ιδου-I τοπος-N2--NSM εκει-D χωριζω-VT--XMPNSM

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM τοπος-N2--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S ος- --GSM εψω-VF--FAI3P εκει-D ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--APN υπερ-P αγνοια-N1A-APF και-C ο- A--APN υπερ-P αμαρτια-N1A-APF και-C εκει-D πεσσω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASN μαναα-N---ASN ο- A--ASN παραπαν-D ο- A--GSN μη-D εκφερω-V1--PAN εις-P ο- A--ASF αυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF εξωτερος-A1A-ASF ο- A--GSN αγιαζω-V1--PAN ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM

21 και-C εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASF αυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF εξωτερος-A1A-ASF και-C περιαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN μερος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF και-C ιδου-I αυλη-N1--NSF κατα-P ο- A--ASN κλιτος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF αυλη-N1--NSF κατα-P ο- A--ASN κλιτος-N3E-ASN ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF

22 επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN κλιτος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSF αυλη-N1--GSF αυλη-N1--NSF μικρος-A1A-NSF μηκος-N3E-ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM τεσσαρακοντα-M και-C ευρος-N3E-ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM τριακοντα-M μετρον-N2N-ASN εις-A3--ASN ο- A--DPF τεσσαρες-A3--DPF

23 και-C εξεδρα-N1--NPF κυκλος-N2--DSM εν-P αυτος- D--DPF κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--DPF τεσσαρες-A3--DPF και-C μαγειρειον-N2N-NPN γιγνομαι-VX--XAPNPN υποκατω-P ο- A--GPF εξεδρα-N1--GPF κυκλος-N2--DSM

24 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ουτος- D--NPM ο- A--NPM οικος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM μαγειρειον-N2N-GPN ος- --GSM εψω-VF--FAI3P εκει-D ο- A--NPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ο- A--APN θυμα-N3M-APN ο- A--GSM λαος-N2--GSM

   

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Apocalypse Explained #257

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257. Since in this prophetical book numbers are often mentioned, and no one can know the spiritual sense of the things contained therein unless it is known what the particular numbers signify (for all numbers in the Word, like all names, signify spiritual things), and since the number "seven" is often mentioned among others, I will here show that "seven" signifies all persons and all things, likewise fullness and totality; for that which signifies all persons and all things signifies also fullness and totality, for fullness and totality are predicated of the magnitude of a thing, and all persons and all things are predicated of multitude. That "seven" has such a signification can be seen from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

They that dwell in the cities of Israel shall set fire to and burn the arms, and the shield, and the buckler, with the bow and with the arrows, and the hand-staff, and the spear; and they shall make a fire with them seven years. And they shall bury Gog and all his multitude, and they shall cleanse the earth seven months (Ezekiel 39:9, 11-12).

Here the desolation of all things in the church is treated of: "those that dwell in the cities of Israel" signify all goods of truth; "to set fire" signifies to consume by evils. "The arms, the shield, the buckler, the bow, the arrows, the hand-staff, the spear," are all things pertaining to doctrine; "to make a fire with them seven years" means 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 earth" means to destroy all such, and completely purge the church of them.

[2] In Jeremiah:

The 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 noonday. She that hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul (Jeremiah 15:8-9).

"The widows," that shall be multiplied, signify those who are in good and who long for truths, and in a contrary sense, as here, those who are in evil and desire falsities; "the mother of the youths" signifies the church; "the waster at noonday" signifies the vastation of that church, however much it may be in truths from the Word; "she that hath borne seven shall languish, she shall breathe out her soul," signifies that the church, to which all truths were given because the Word was given to it, is to perish; for "she that hath borne seven" signifies to whom all truths were given. This was particularly said of the Jews.

[3] Likewise in the first book of Samuel:

They that were hungry have ceased; the barren hath borne seven, and she that hath many children hath failed (1 Samuel 2:5).

"They that were hungry," who have ceased, are those who long for the truths and goods of the church; "the barren bearing seven" signifies those who are outside of the church, and are ignorant of truths, because they have not the Word, thus the Gentiles, to whom all things will be given; "she that hath many children failing" signifies those who have, from whom will be taken away. In David:

Render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom (Psalms 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:

If thy brother sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him (Luke 17:4).

"To forgive seven times, if he should turn again seven times," means to forgive as often as he turns, thus every time. But lest it should be understood to mean seven times, the Lord explained his meaning to Peter, who supposed seven times to be meant, in Matthew:

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

"Seventy times seven" means always, without counting.

In David:

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

"Seven times a day" means always, or at all times.

[5] In the same:

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

"Silver" signifies truth from the Divine; "purified seven times" means wholly 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 (Isaiah 30:26).

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

[7] In Matthew:

The unclean spirit shall take seven other spirits more evil than himself, and shall dwell there (Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26).

Here profanation is treated of, and "the seven unclean spirits" with which the unclean spirit would return, signify all the falsities of evil, thus a complete destruction of good and truth.

[8] The "seven times" that were to pass over the king of Babylon have a like meaning, in Daniel:

His heart shall be changed from man, and a beast's heart shall be given unto him, while seven times shall pass over him (Daniel 4:16, 25, 32).

"The king of Babylon" signifies those who profane the goods and truths of the Word; that "his heart should be changed from man, and a beast's heart be given him," means that nothing spiritual, which is the truly human, should remain, but instead there should be the diabolical; "the seven times which were to pass over him" signify profanation, which is the complete destruction of truth and good.

[9] Because "seven" and "seven times" signified all things and fullness, the following commands were given:

Seven days the hands [of Aaron and his sons] should be filled (Exodus 29:35).

Seven days [the altar] should be sanctified (Exodus 29:37).

Seven days Aaron should be clothed with the garments when he was to be initiated (Exodus 29:30).

For seven days Aaron and his sons were not to go out of the tabernacle when they were to initiated into the priesthood (Leviticus 8:33, 34).

Seven times was the altar to be sprinkled for expiation upon its horns (Leviticus 16:18, 19).

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

Seven times was the blood to be sprinkled towards the veil (Leviticus 4:16, 17).

Seven times was the blood to be sprinkled with the fingers eastward, when Aaron went towards the mercy-seat (Leviticus 16:12-15).

Seven times was the water of separation to be sprinkled towards the tent (Numbers 19:4).

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

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

For seven days were the feasts to be kept (Exodus 34:18, Leviticus 23:4-9, 39-44; Deuteronomy 16:3, 4, 8).

For the seven days of the feast there was to be a burnt-offering of seven bullocks, and seven rams daily (Ezekiel 45:23).

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

They numbered seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, and then they were to 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 can be seen what is signified:

By the seven days of creation (Genesis 1);

Also by the fact that four thousand men were satisfied by seven loaves and that seven basketful remained (Matthew 15:34-38; Mark 8:5-9).

From this then it is evident what is signified in Revelation:

By the seven churches (Revelation 1:4, 11);

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

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

By the seven spirits of God (Revelation 3:1);

By the seven lamps of fire before the throne (Revelation 4:5);

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

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

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

By the seven angels having the seven last plagues (Revelation 16:1, 6);

And by the seven vials full of the seven last plagues (Revelation 16:1; 21:9);

and elsewhere in the Word, where "seven" is mentioned.

  
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