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Ezekiel 9

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1 και-C ανακραζω-VBI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--APN ους-N3T-APN εγω- P--GS φωνη-N1--DSF μεγας-A1--DSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM εγγιζω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NSF εκδικησις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF και-C εκαστος-A1--NSM εχω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--APN σκευος-N3E-APN ο- A--GSF εξολεθρευσις-N3I-GSF εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM

2 και-C ιδου-I εξ-M ανηρ-N3--NPM αρχω-V1I-IMI3P απο-P ο- A--GSF οδος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF υψηλος-A1--GSF ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF προς-P βορεας-N1T-ASM και-C εκαστος-A1--GSM πελυξ-N3K-NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF χειρ-N3--DSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C εις-A3--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN αυτος- D--GPM ενδυω-VX--XAPNSM ποδηρης-A3H-APN και-C ζωνη-N1--NSF σαπφειρος-N2--GSF επι-P ο- A--GSF οσφυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3P εχω-V1--PMPNPM ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN χαλκους-A1C-GSN

3 και-C δοξα-N1S-NSF θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GPN χερουβειμ-N---GPN ο- A--NSF ειμι-V9--PAPNSF επι-P αυτος- D--GPN εις-P ο- A--ASN αιθριος-A1B-ASN ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM ο- A--ASM ενδυω-VX--XAPASM ο- A--ASM ποδηρης-A3H-ASM ος- --NSM εχω-V1I-IAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF οσφυς-N3U-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASF ζωνη-N1--ASF

4 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM διαερχομαι-VB--AAD2S μεσος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C διδωμι-VO--AAD2S ο- A--ASN σημειον-N2N-ASN επι-P ο- A--APN μετωπον-N2N-APN ο- A--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM ο- A--GPM καταστεναζω-VM--XMPGPM και-C ο- A--GPM καταοδυναω-VM--XMPGPM επι-P πας-A1S-DPF ο- A--DPF ανομια-N1A-DPF ο- A--DPF γιγνομαι-V1--PMPDPF εν-P μεσος-A1--DSN αυτος- D--GSF

5 και-C ουτος- D--DPM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ακουω-V1--PAPGSM εγω- P--GS πορευομαι-V1--PMD2P οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF και-C κοπτω-V1--PAD2P και-C μη-D φειδομαι-V1--PMI2P ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP και-C μη-D ελεεω-VA--AAS2P

6 πρεσβυτερος-A1A-ASMC και-C νεανισκος-N2--ASM και-C παρθενος-N2--ASF και-C νηπιος-A1A-APN και-C γυνη-N3K-APF αποκτεινω-VA--AAD2P εις-P εξαλειψις-N3I-ASF επι-P δε-X πας-A3--APM επι-P ος- --APM ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSN σημειον-N2N-NSN μη-D εγγιζω-VA--AAS2P και-C απο-P ο- A--GPM αγιος-A1A-GPM εγω- P--GS αρχω-VA--AMD2P και-C αρχω-VAI-AMI3P απο-P ο- A--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM ο- A--GPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GPMC ος- --NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P εσω-D εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--APM μιαινω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C πιμπλημι-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APF οδος-N2--APF νεκρος-N2--GPM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNPM και-C κοπτω-V1--PAD2P

8 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN κοπτω-V1--PAN αυτος- D--APM και-C πιπτω-V1--PAI1S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C αναβοαω-VAI-AAI1S και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1S οιμμοι-I κυριος-N2--VSM εκαλειφω-V1--PAI2S συ- P--NS ο- A--APM καταλοιπος-A1B-APM ο- A--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εν-P ο- A--DSN εκχεω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS επι-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS αδικια-N1A-NSF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C *ιουδα-N---GSM μεγαλυνω-VX--XPI3P σφοδρα-D σφοδρα-D οτι-C πιμπλημι-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF λαος-N2--GPM πολυς-A1--GPM και-C ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF πιμπλημι-VSI-API3S αδικια-N1A-GSF και-C ακαθαρσια-N1A-GSF οτι-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P εν καταλειπω-VX--XAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ου-D επιοραω-V3--PAI3S ο- A--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM

10 και-C ου-D φειδομαι-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--GS ο- A--NSM οφθαλμος-N2--NSM ουδε-C μη-D ελεεω-VA--AAS1S ο- A--APF οδος-N2--APF αυτος- D--GPM εις-P κεφαλη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM διδωμι-VX--XAI1S

11 και-C ιδου-I ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM ο- A--NSM ενδυω-VX--XAPNSM ο- A--ASM ποδηρης-A3H-ASM και-C ζωννυω-VM--XMPNSM ο- A--DSF ζωνη-N1--DSF ο- A--ASF οσφυς-N3U-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποκρινω-VAI-AMI3S λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ποιεω-VX--XAI1S καθως-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI2S - P--DS

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #325

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325. I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. This symbolizes people who were hated by the evil, treated with scorn and expelled because of their life in accordance with the Word's truths and their acknowledgment of the Lord's Divine humanity, and who were protected by the Lord to keep them from being led astray.

"Under the altar" symbolizes a lower earth where the inhabitants were protected by the Lord. An altar symbolizes worship of the Lord out of the goodness of love.

The souls of those who had been slain mean here, symbolically, not martyrs, but people who were hated, treated with scorn, and expelled by the evil in the world of spirits, and who could be led astray by followers of the dragon and by heretics.

"For the word of God and for the testimony which they held" means, symbolically, "because of their life in accordance with the Word's truths and their acknowledgment of the Lord's Divine humanity." Testimony in heaven is given only to people who acknowledge the Lord's Divine humanity, for it is the Lord who testifies, and who enables angels to testify (no. 16); "for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (Revelation 19:10).

[2] Since the souls were under the altar, it is apparent that they were being protected by the Lord. For the Lord protects all people who have lived some life of charity, to keep them from being harmed by the evil; and after the Last Judgment, when the evil have been removed, they are released from their asylums and elevated into heaven. I have often seen them after the Last Judgment being let out of the lower earth and conveyed into heaven.

[3] The fact that those who are slain mean people who are expelled, treated with scorn, and hated by the evil in the world of spirits, and who can been led astray, as also people who wish to know truths, but cannot because of the falsities in the church - this can be seen from the following passages:

Thus said the Lord... God, "Feed the sheep for slaughter, whose owners slaughter them... So I fed the sheep for slaughter because of you, you poor of the flock." (Zechariah 11:4-5, 7)

...we are slain all day long; we are accounted as a flock for the slaughter... Do not forsake us, O Jehovah! (Psalms 44:22-23)

Those who are coming, Jacob will cause to take root... Has He been slain according to the slaughter of his slain? (Isaiah 27:6-7)

...I have heard... the voice of the daughter of Zion..., saying, 'Woe is me..., my soul is weary because of the murderers!" (Jeremiah 4:31)

...they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated... for My name's sake. (Matthew 24:9, cf. John 16:2-3)

The Lord said this last to His disciples, but by disciples He meant all who worship the Lord and live according to His Word's truths.

[4] The evil in the world of spirits continually wish to kill these people. But because they cannot do so physically there, they continually try to do so as regards the soul. And when they cannot do this, they burn with such hatred against these people that they feel nothing more delightful than to do them harm. The reason [they cannot kill them] is that the Lord protects them, and when the evil are cast out into hell, which happens after the Last Judgment, they are brought out of their asylums. But see the explanations to chapter 20, and no. 846 there regarding these people.

That killing or slaying in the Word symbolizes the destruction of souls, which is to kill spiritually, is apparent from many passages there, including also the following: Isaiah 14:19-21; 26:21; Jeremiah 25:33; Lamentations 2:21; Ezekiel 9:1, 6; Revelation 18:24.

  
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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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