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1 ο- A--NSM δε-X οφις-N3I-NSM ειμι-V9--IAI3S φρονιμος-A1B-NSMS πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN θηριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ος- --GPN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM οφις-N3I-NSM ο- A--DSF γυνη-N3K-DSF τις- I--ASN οτι-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ου-D μη-D εσθιω-VB--AAS2P απο-P πας-A3--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF ο- A--DSM οφις-N3I-DSM απο-P καρπος-N2--GSM ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM εσθιω-VF--FMI1P

3 απο-P δε-X καρπος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ου-D εσθιω-VF--FMI2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSM ουδε-C μη-D απτομαι-VA--AMS2P αυτος- D--GSM ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS2P

4 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM οφις-N3I-NSM ο- A--DSF γυνη-N3K-DSF ου-D θανατος-N2--DSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI2P

5 οιδα-VXI-YAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C εν-P ος- --DSF αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF εσθιω-VB--AAS2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSM δια αναοιγω-VQ--FPI3P συ- P--GP ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI2P ως-C θεος-N2--NPM γιγνωσκω-V1--PAPNPM καλος-A1--ASN και-C πονηρος-A1A-ASN

6 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN ο- A--NSN ξυλον-N2N-NSN εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF και-C οτι-C αρεστος-A1--NSN ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM οραω-VB--AAN και-C ωραιος-A1A-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--GSN κατανοεω-VA--AAN και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--GSM καρπος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSN εσθιω-VBI-AAI3S και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S και-C ο- A--DSM ανηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSF μετα-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P

7 και-C δια αναοιγω-VQI-API3P ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM δυο-M και-C γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3P οτι-C γυμνος-A1--NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P και-C ραπτω-VAI-AAI3P φυλλον-N2N-APN συκη-N1--GSF και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P εαυτου- D--DPM περιζωμα-N3W-APN

8 και-C ακουω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM περιπατεω-V2--PAPGSM εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM ο- A--ASN δειλινος-A1--ASN και-C κρυπτω-VZI-AAI3P ος- --NSN τε-X *αδαμ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM

9 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *αδαμ-N---VSM που-D ειμι-V9--PAI2S

10 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--ASF φωνη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS ακουω-VAI-AAI1S περιπατεω-V2--PAPGSM εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM και-C φοβεω-VCI-API1S οτι-C γυμνος-A1--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI1S και-C κρυπτω-VDI-API1S

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM τις- I--NSM ανααγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--DS οτι-C γυμνος-A1--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI2S μη-D απο-P ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ος- --GSN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI1S συ- P--DS ουτος- D--GSM μονος-A1--GSM μη-D εσθιω-VB--AAN απο-P αυτος- D--GSN εσθιω-VBI-AAI2S

12 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM *αδαμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF ος- --ASF διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S μετα-P εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSF εγω- P--DS διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSF γυνη-N3K-DSF τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF ο- A--NSM οφις-N3I-NSM απαταω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P

14 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM οφις-N3I-DSM οτι-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S ουτος- D--ASN επικαταρατος-A1B-NSM συ- P--NS απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN θηριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF επι-P ο- A--DSN στηθος-N3E-DSN συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--DSF κοιλια-N1A-DSF πορευομαι-VF--FMI2S και-C γη-N1--ASF εσθιω-VF--FMI2S πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS

15 και-C εχρα-N1A-ASF τιθημι-VF--FAI1S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN συ- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSF αυτος- D--NSM συ- P--GS τηρεω-VF--FAI3S κεφαλη-N1--ASF και-C συ- P--NS τηρεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--GSM πτερνα-N1S-ASF

16 και-C ο- A--DSF γυνη-N3K-DSF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S πληθυνω-V1--PAPNSM πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--APF λυπη-N1--APF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASM στεναγμος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS εν-P λυπη-N1--DPF τικτω-VF--FMI2S τεκνον-N2N-APN και-C προς-P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS ο- A--NSF αποστροφη-N1--NSF συ- P--GS και-C αυτος- D--NSM συ- P--GS κυριευω-VF--FAI3S

17 ο- A--DSM δε-X *αδαμ-N---DSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S οτι-C ακουω-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF συ- P--GS και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI2S απο-P ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ος- --GSN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI1S συ- P--DS ουτος- D--GSM μονος-A1--GSM μη-D εσθιω-VB--AAN απο-P αυτος- D--GSN επικαταρατος-A1B-NSM ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εν-P ο- A--DPN εργον-N2N-DPN συ- P--GS εν-P λυπη-N1--DPF εσθιω-VF--FMI2S αυτος- D--ASF πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS

18 ακανθα-N1A-APF και-C τριβολος-N2--APM ανατελλω-VF2-FAI3S συ- P--DS και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASM χορτος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM

19 εν-P ιδρως-N3T-DSM ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GS εσθιω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--ASM αρτος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS εως-P ο- A--GSN αποστρεφω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εκ-P ος- --GSF λαμβανω-VVI-API2S οτι-C γη-N1--NSF ειμι-V9--PAI2S και-C εις-P γη-N1--ASF αποερχομαι-VF--FMI2S

20 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *αδαμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM *ζωη-N1--NSF οτι-C ουτος- D--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPM ζαω-V3--PAPGPM

21 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αδαμ-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DSF γυνη-N3K-DSF αυτος- D--GSM χιτων-N3W-APM δερματινος-A1--APM και-C ενδυω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

22 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ιδου-I *αδαμ-N---NSM γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ως-C εις-A3--NSM εκ-P εγω- P--GP ο- A--GSN γιγνωσκω-V1--PAN καλος-A1--ASM και-C πονηρος-A1A-ASM και-C νυν-D μηποτε-D εκτεινω-VA--AAS3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAS3S ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C εσθιω-VF--FMI2S και-C ζαω-VF--FMI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

23 και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκ-P ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF εργαζομαι-V1--PMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εκ-P ος- --GSF λαμβανω-VVI-API3S

24 και-C εκβαλλω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---ASM και-C καταοικιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM απεναντι-P ο- A--GSM παραδεισος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF και-C τασσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN χερουβιμ-N---APN και-C ο- A--ASF φλογινος-A1--ASF ρομφαια-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF στρεφω-V1--PMPASF φυλασσω-V1--PAN ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF

   

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Sacred Scripture #97

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97. Further still, we need to realize that the literal meaning of the Word serves to protect the real truths that lie hidden within it. Its protection consists of its being susceptible to being turned in different directions and interpreted to agree with our own grasp of it, so that the inner content is not damaged or transgressed. It does no harm if different people understand the literal meaning of the Word differently. It does do harm, though, if the divine truths that lie hidden within are distorted. This in fact does violence to the Word.

To prevent this from happening, the literal meaning offers protection, and it offers protection for people who take for granted the false beliefs of their religion but do not convince themselves that those false beliefs are true. These people do no harm.

[2] This protection is the meaning of angel guardians in the Word, and the description of angel guardians [in Ezekiel] is a depiction of this protection.

This protection is the meaning of the angel guardians stationed at the entrance after Adam and his wife were expelled from the Garden of Eden, of whom we read,

When Jehovah God drove them out, he made angel guardians dwell to the east of the Garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword turning this way and that, to guard the way of the tree of life. (Genesis 3:24)

The angel guardians mean protection; the way of the tree of life means entrance to the Lord, which we have through the Word; the flame of a sword turning this way and that means divine truth at its very boundaries, which is like the Word in its literal meaning - it too can be turned this way and that.

[3] There is a similar meaning to the angel guardians of gold placed on top of the two ends of the mercy seat that was on the ark in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:18-21). Because this was what the angel guardians meant, the Lord talked with Moses between them (Exodus 25:22; 37:9; Numbers 7:89). As noted in §§37-49 above, the Lord does not say anything to us unless it is complete, and divine truth is in its fullness in the literal meaning of the Word; so that is why the Lord talked with Moses between the angel guardians.

The meaning of the angel guardians on the curtains of the tabernacle and on its veils (Exodus 26:31) is no different, since the curtains and veils represent the boundaries of heaven and the church and therefore of the Word as well (see §46 above). The meaning of the angel guardians in the middle of the Jerusalem temple (1 Kings 6:23-28) and the angel guardians carved on the walls and gates of the Temple (1 Kings 6:29, 32, 35) is no different either. The same holds for the angel guardians in the new temple (Ezekiel 41:18-20; again, see §47 above).

[4] Since the angel guardians mean protection that keeps us from going straight to the Lord, heaven, and the divine truth of the Word as it is inwardly, and makes us instead move indirectly through its outermost forms, we read of the King of Tyre,

You had sealed your full measure and were full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in the Garden of Eden. Every precious stone was your covering. You, angel guardian, were the spreading of a covering. I destroyed you, covering angel guardian, in the midst of stones of fire. (Ezekiel 28:12-14, 16)

Tyre means the church in respect to its concepts of what is true and good, so the king of Tyre means the Word where these concepts can be found and where they come from. We can see that Tyre and the protecting angel guardians here mean the Word in its outermost form, which is its literal meaning, because it says “you had sealed your full measure,” “every precious stone was your covering,” and “you, angel guardian, were the spreading of a covering, ” as well as mentioning a “covering angel guardian.” The precious stones that are also mentioned mean truths of the literal meaning of the Word (see §45 above).

Since angel guardians mean the outermost form of divine truth as protection, it says in David,

Jehovah bowed the heavens and came down, riding upon angel guardians. (Psalms 18:9-10)

O Shepherd of Israel, who sits upon the angel guardians, shine forth! (Psalms 80:1)

and

... Jehovah who sits upon the angel guardians. (Psalms 99:1)

To ride and to sit upon angel guardians is [to rest] on the outermost meaning of the Word.

[5] The divine truth in the Word and its nature are described [through correspondences] as angel guardians in chapters 1, 9, and 10 of Ezekiel; but since no one can know what the details of the description mean except those for whom the spiritual meaning has been opened, the meaning of all the things it says about the angel guardians in the first chapter of Ezekiel has been disclosed to me in summary form, as follows:

There is a depiction of the outward divine aura of the Word (verse 4); that aura is represented as a human being (verse 5); it is shown to be united to spiritual and heavenly realities (verse 6). There is a depiction of the nature of the earthly level of the Word (verse 7), and of the nature of the spiritual and heavenly levels of the Word that are united to its earthly level (verses 8-9). There is a depiction of the divine love within the heavenly, spiritual, and earthly levels of goodness and truth in the Word, together as one and also distinct from one another (verses 10-11), and an indication that they share a common goal (verse 12). There is a depiction of the aura of the Word that comes from the Lord’s divine goodness and divine truth, which give life to the Word (verses 13-14), of the teachings of what is good and true that are in the Word and from the Word (verses 15-21), and of the divine nature of the Lord that is above it and within it (verses 22-23) and that comes from it (verses 24-25). It is shown that the Lord is above the heavens (verse 26) and that to him belong divine love and divine wisdom (verses 27-28).

These summary statements have been checked against the Word in heaven and are in accord with it.

  
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