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1 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF βασιλεια-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF *αμαρφαλ-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *σεννααρ-N---GS *αριωχ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *ελλασαρ-N---GS και-C *χοδολλογομορ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αιλαμ-N---GS και-C *θαργαλ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM εθνος-N3E-GPN

2 ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P πολεμος-N2--ASM μετα-P *βαλλα-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *σοδομα-N1--GS και-C μετα-P *βαρσα-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *γομορρα-N---GS και-C *σεννααρ-N---GS βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *αδαμα-N---GS και-C *συμοβορ-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *σεβωιμ-N---G και-C βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαλακ-N---GS ουτος- D--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S *σηγωρ-N---NS

3 πας-A3--NPM ουτος- D--NPM συνφωνεω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASF φαραγξ-N3G-ASF ο- A--ASF αλυκος-A1--ASF ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF θαλασσα-N1S-NSF ο- A--GPM αλς-N3--GPM

4 δωδεκα-M ετος-N3E-APN δουλευω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--DSM *χοδολλογομορ-N---DSM ο- A--DSN δε-X τρισκαιδεκατος-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3P

5 εν-P δε-X ο- A--DSN οςτεσσαρεσκαιδεκατ-A1--DSN ετος-N3E-DSN ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *χοδολλογομορ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--NPM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C κατακοπτω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APM γιγας-N3--APM ο- A--APM εν-P *ασταρωθ-N---D *καρναιν-N και-C εθνος-N3E-APN ισχυρος-A1A-APN αμα-D αυτος- D--DPM και-C ο- A--APM *ομμαιος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εν-P *σαυη-N---DS ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF

6 και-C ο- A--APM *χορραιος-N2--APM ο- A--APM εν-P ο- A--DPN ορος-N3E-DPN *σηιρ-N---GS εως-P ο- A--GSF τερεβινθος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSF *φαραν-N---GSF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

7 και-C αναστρεφω-VA--AAPNPM ερχομαι-VAI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASF πηγη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF ουτος- D--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S *καδης-N---NS και-C κατακοπτω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM αρχων-N3--APM *αμαληκ-N---GS και-C ο- A--APM *αμορραιος-N2--APM ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM εν-P *ασασανθαμαρ-N---DS

8 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σοδομα-N---GS και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *γομορρα-N---GS και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *αδαμα-N---GS και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σεβωιμ-N---G και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *βαλακ-N---GS ουτος- D--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S *σηγωρ-N---NS και-C παρατασσω-VAI-AMI3P αυτος- D--DPM εις-P πολεμος-N2--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF κοιλας-N3D-DSF ο- A--DSF αλυκος-A1--DSF

9 προς-P *χοδολλογομορ-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *αιλαμ-N---GS και-C *θαργαλ-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM εθνος-N3E-GPN και-C *αμαρφαλ-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *σεννααρ-N---GS και-C *αριωχ-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *ελλασαρ-N---GS ο- A--NPM τεσσαρες-A3--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM προς-P ο- A--APM πεντε-M

10 ο- A--NSF δε-X κοιλας-N3D-NSF ο- A--NSF αλυκος-A1--NSF φρεαρ-N3T-NPN φρεαρ-N3T-NPN ασφαλτος-N2--GSM φευγω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σοδομα-N1--GS και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *γομορρα-N---GS και-C ενπιπτω-VAI-AAI3P εκει-D ο- A--NPM δε-X καταλειπω-VV--APPNPM εις-P ο- A--ASF ορεινη-N1--ASF φευγω-VBI-AAI3P

11 λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--ASF ιππος-N2--ASF πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF *σοδομα-N1--GS και-C *γομορρα-N---GS και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN βρωμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C αποερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P

12 λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P δε-X και-C ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM υιος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM *αβραμ-N---GSM και-C ο- A--ASF αποσκευη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αποοιχομαι-V1I-IMI3P ειμι-V9--IAI3S γαρ-X καταοικεω-V2--PAPNSM εν-P *σοδομα-N1--DS

13 παραγιγνομαι-VB--AMPNSM δε-X ο- A--GPM ανασωζω-VC--APPGPM τις- I--NSM αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---DSM ο- A--DSM περατης-N1M-DSM αυτος- D--NSM δε-X καταοικεω-V2I-IAI3S προς-P ο- A--DSF δρυς-N3U-DSF ο- A--DSF *μαμβρη-N---DSF ο- A--NSM *αμορις-N---NSM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM *εσχωλ-N---GSM και-C αδελφος-N2--GSM *αυναν-N---GSM ος- --NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P συνωμοτης-N1M-NPM ο- A--GSM *αβραμ-N---GSM

14 ακουω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM οτι-C αιχμαλωτευω-VX--XMI3S *λωτ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM αριθμεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM ιδιος-A1A-APM οικογενης-A3H-APM αυτος- D--GSM τριακοσιοι-A1A-APM δεκα-M και-C οκτω-M και-C καταδιωκω-VAI-AAI3S οπισω-P αυτος- D--GPM εως-P *δαν-N---GS

15 και-C επιπιπτω-VBI-AAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--NSM και-C ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πατασσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C διωκω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM εως-P *χωβα-N---GS ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P αριστερος-A1A-DSF *δαμασκος-N2--GS

16 και-C αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF ιππος-N2--ASF *σοδομα-N1--GS και-C *λωτ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ο- A--APN υποαρχω-V1--PAPAPN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--APF γυνη-N3K-APF και-C ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM

17 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σοδομα-N1--GS εις-P συναντησις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DSM μετα-P ο- A--ASN αναστρεφω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF κοπη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSM *χοδολλογομορ-N---GSM και-C ο- A--GPM βασιλευς-N3V-GPM ο- A--GPM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASF κοιλας-N3D-ASF ο- A--ASF *σαυη-N---ASF ουτος- D--NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSN πεδιον-N2N-NSN βασιλευς-N3V-GSM

18 και-C *μελχισεδεκ-N---NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σαλημ-N---GS εκφερω-VAI-AAI3S αρτος-N2--APM και-C οινος-N2--ASM ειμι-V9--IAI3S δε-X ιερευς-N3V-NSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM υψιστος-A1--GSM

19 και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ευλογεω-VM--XPPNSM *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM υψιστος-A1--DSM ος- --NSM κτιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

20 και-C ευλογητος-A1--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM υψιστος-A1--NSM ος- --NSM παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APM εχθρος-N2--APM συ- P--GS υποχειριος-A1A-APM συ- P--DS και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM δεκατος-A1--ASF απο-P πας-A3--GPM

21 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σοδομα-N1--GS προς-P *αβραμ-N---ASM διδωμι-VO--AAD2S εγω- P--DS ο- A--APM ανηρ-N3--APM ο- A--ASF δε-X ιππος-N2--ASF λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S σεαυτου- D--DSM

22 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM προς-P βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *σοδομα-N1--GS εκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS προς-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM υψιστος-A1--ASM ος- --NSM κτιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

23 ει-C απο-P σπαρτιον-N2N-GSN εως-P σφαιρωτηρ-N3--GSM υποδημα-N3M-GSN λαμβανω-VF--FMI1S απο-P πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPM σος-A1--GPM ινα-C μη-D ειπον-VBI-AAS2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS πλουτιζω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM

24 πλην-D ος- --GPM εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM νεανισκος-N2--NPM και-C ο- A--GSF μερις-N3D-GSF ο- A--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM ο- A--GPM συνπορευομαι-VC--APPGPM μετα-P εγω- P--GS *εσχωλ-N---NSM *αυναν-N---NSM *μαμβρη-N---NSM ουτος- D--NPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P μερις-N3D-ASF

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #316

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316. "And do not harm the oil and the wine." This symbolizes the Lord's provision that they not violate and profane the goods and truths concealed inwardly in the Word.

Oil symbolizes the goodness of love, and wine the truth springing from that goodness. Thus the oil here symbolizes sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth. The Lord's provision that these not be violated and profaned is symbolized by the people's being told not to harm them. For this instruction came from the midst of the four living creatures, thus from the Lord (no. 314). Whatever the Lord says He also provides. That this is something He provides may be seen in nos. 314 and 255 above.

That oil symbolizes the goodness of love - this we will see in nos. 778, 779 below.

That wine symbolizes the truth springing from that goodness is clear from the following passages:

Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes..., buy wine and milk without money... (Isaiah 55:1)

It shall come to pass in that day that the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills flow with milk... (Joel 3:18, cf. Amos 9:13-14)

Joy is taken away... from Carmel, and in the vineyards there will be no singing... No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease. (Isaiah 16:10, cf. Jeremiah 48:32-33)

Carmel symbolizes the spiritual church, because it had vineyards there.

[2] ...wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth... The vinedressers have wailed... (Joel 1:5, 10-11)

Almost the same images occur in Hosea 9:2-3.

He washes his clothing in wine, and His vesture in the blood of grapes. His eyes are red with wine... (Genesis 49:11-12)

The subject is the Lord, and the wine symbolizes Divine truth. That is why the Lord instituted the Holy Supper, in which the bread symbolizes the Lord in respect to Divine good, and the wine the Lord in respect to Divine truth; and in their recipients the bread symbolizes a sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth, received from the Lord. Therefore He said,

I say to you, that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you... in My Father's kingdom. (Matthew 26:29, cf. Luke 22:18)

Because bread and wine have these symbolic meanings, so too Melchizedek, going to meet Abram, brought out bread and wine, he being a priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18-19).

[3] The grain offering and drink offering used in sacrifices had similar symbolic meanings, as described in Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 23:12-13, 18-19ff. The grain offering was an offering of wheat flour, thus taking the place of bread, and the drink offering was an offering of wine.

It can be seen from this what these words of the Lord symbolize:

Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins... But they put the... wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17, cf. Luke 5:37-38)

New wine is the Divine truth in the New Testament, thus in the New Church, and the old wine is the Divine truth in the Old Testament, thus in the old church.

A similar idea is symbolized by these words of the Lord at the wedding in Cana of Galilee:

Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now! (John 2:1-10)

[4] Something similar is symbolized by the wine in the Lord's parable concerning the man wounded by thieves, on whose wound the Samaritan poured oil and wine (Luke 10:33-34); for the man wounded by thieves means people whom the Jews wounded spiritually by evils and falsities, and to whom the Samaritan brought aid by pouring oil and wine on their wounds, that is, by teaching them goodness and truth, and as far as possible, healing them.

Sacred truth is symbolized by wine and new wine also elsewhere in the Word, as in Isaiah 1:21-22; 25:6; 36:17.

[5] Because of this, a vineyard in the Word symbolizes a church that possesses truths from the Lord.

That wine symbolizes sacred truth can be seen also from its opposite meaning, in which it symbolizes truth falsified and profaned, as in the following places:

Harlotry, wine, and new wine have taken hold of the heart... Their wine is gone, they commit harlotry continually. (Hosea 4:11, 18)

Harlotry symbolizes the falsification of truth, and so, too, do the wine and new wine here.

...in the hand of Jehovah a cup, and He mixed it with wine; He filled it with the mixture and poured it out, and its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth, sucking, drink. (Psalms 75:8)

Babylon was a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they are deranged. (Jeremiah 51:7)

Babylon has fallen..., because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication... If anyone worships the beast..., he shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed with undiluted wine in the cup of the wrath (of God). (Revelation 14:8-10)

(Babylon has made) all the nations (drink) of the wine... of her fornication. (Revelation 18:3)

...great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. (Revelation 16:19)

...the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (Revelation 17:1-2)

[6] The wine that Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, and his lords and wives and concubines drank from the vessels of the Temple in Jerusalem, while they praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone (Daniel 5:2-4) - that wine symbolized nothing else but the sacred truth of the Word and church profaned, which is why the writing then appeared on the wall, and the king that very night was slain (Daniel 5:25, 30)

Wine symbolizes truth falsified also in Isaiah 5:11-12, 21-22; 28:1, 3, 7; 29:9; 56:11-12.

The drink offering that they poured out as an offering to idols has the same symbolic meaning in Isaiah 65:11; 57:6; Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19; Ezekiel 20:28; Deuteronomy 32:38.

It is owing to its correspondence that wine symbolizes sacred truth, and in an opposite sense, truth profaned. For when a person reads "wine" in the Word, angels - who apprehend everything spiritually - have just this interpretation of it. Such is the correspondence between the natural thoughts of people and the spiritual thoughts of angels. The case is the same with the wine in the Holy Supper. That is why the Holy Supper occasions an introduction into heaven (no. 224 at the end).

  
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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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