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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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True Christianity #260

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260. It is important to know as well that the literal meaning is a protection to prevent harm to the genuine truths that lie inside it. The nature of this protection is that the literal meaning can be turned this way and that and explained to different levels of comprehension without damaging or violating what is inside. It does no harm if one person takes the literal meaning one way and another takes it another way. It is harmful, however, if people bring in false ideas that go against divine truths. Only people who are adamant about falsities do this. Doing so does violence to the Word. The literal meaning offers protection to prevent this from happening. It also offers protection to people who have been given false ideas by their religion but have not become adamant about them.

The angel guardians in the Word both stand for and portray the protecting role of the Word's literal meaning. This protection is the meaning of the angel guardians who were placed at the entrance of the garden of Eden after Adam was thrown out with his wife. About this we read,

When Jehovah God expelled the human, he made angel guardians dwell on the east side of the garden of Eden and made the flame of a sword turning this way and that to guard the pathway to the tree of life. (Genesis 3:23-24)

[2] No one could see what these details mean without knowing the meaning of "angel guardians," "the garden of Eden," the garden's "tree of life," and "the flame of a sword" turning this way and that. These details have been explained in the relevant chapter of Secrets of Heaven, published in London [Secrets of Heaven 305-313]. To be specific, the "angel guardians" mean protection. The "pathway to the tree of life" means the access to the Lord available to people through the truths in the Word's spiritual meaning. The "flame of a sword turning" means divine truth on the outermost level, which is like the Word in its literal meaning; it is similarly capable of being turned this way and that.

The same thing is meant by the angel guardians made of gold that were placed on the two ends of the mercy seat that was on top of the ark in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:18-21). The "ark" meant the Word because the Ten Commandments are the most basic thing in the Word. The "angel guardians" meant protection, which is why the Lord spoke with Moses from between the angel guardians (Exodus 25:22; 37:9; Numbers 7:89). Further, the Lord spoke to Moses in the earthly meaning because he does not speak with us unless he speaks in a complete way, and divine truth has its complete form in the literal meaning (see 214-224 above).

The angel guardians on the curtains and the veil in the tabernacle (Exodus 26:31) had a similar meaning. The curtains and the veil in the tabernacle meant the outermost aspects of heaven and the church; therefore they meant the outermost aspects of the Word as well (see 220 above).

The same applies to the angel guardians carved on the walls and doors of the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6:29, 32, 35); see 221 above. Likewise, the angel guardians in the new temple (Ezekiel 41:18-20).

[3] Angel guardians mean the protection that prevents people from going directly to the Lord, heaven, and the divine truth in the form it takes inside the Word, and steers them instead to go indirectly through the [Word's] outermost level. For this reason we read the following statements about the king of Tyre:

You who seal up your measurement; full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, you were in the Garden of Eden. Every precious stone was your covering. You, O angel guardian, were the stretching out of a covering. I lost you, O protecting angel guardian, in the midst of the stones of fire. (Ezekiel 28:12-14, 16)

"Tyre" means the church's knowledge of goodness and truth. "The king of Tyre" means the Word where that knowledge exists and originates. The king clearly means the Word on its outermost level and the angel guardian means protection, because it says, "You who seal up your measurement, every precious stone is your covering, you, O angel guardian, were the stretching out of a covering," and "O protecting angel guardian. " On the precious stones listed in that passage as referring to aspects of the literal meaning, see 217, 218 above. Since "angel guardians" mean the Word at the outermost level and protection as well, therefore we read the following phrases in David:

Jehovah bowed down the heavens and came down. He rode upon an angel guardian. (Psalms 18:9-10)

Shine forth, O Shepherd of Israel who sits upon angel guardians. (Psalms 80:1)

Jehovah sitting upon angel guardians. (Psalms 99:1)

Riding and sitting "upon angel guardians" refers to the Word's outermost meaning.

The Word's divine truth and the qualities of that truth are portrayed by four creatures that are also called angel guardians (Ezekiel 1:9-10), and by four creatures in the middle of the throne and next to it (Revelation 4:6-7). See Revelation Unveiled (which I published in Amsterdam) 239, 275, 314.

  
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