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Jeremiah 39

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1 ο- A--NSM λογος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM γιγνομαι-VB--AMPNSM παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P *ιερεμιας-N1T-ASM εν-P ο- A--DSM ενιαυτος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM δεκατος-A1--DSM ο- A--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM *σεδεκιας-N1T-DSM ουτος- D--NSM ενιαυτος-N2--NSM οκτωκαιδεκατος-A1--NSM ο- A--DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM *ναβουχοδονοσορ-N---GSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF

2 και-C δυναμις-N3I-NSF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF χαρακοω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF και-C *ιερεμιας-N1T-NSM φυλασσω-V1I-IMI3S εν-P αυλη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSF φυλακη-N1--GSF ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P οικος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM βασιλευς-N3V-GSM

3 εν-P ος- --DSF κατακλειω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *σεδεκιας-N1T-NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM δια-P τις- I--ASN συ- P--NS προφητευω-V1--PAI2S λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS διδωμι-V8--PAI1S ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ουτος- D--ASF εν-P χειρ-N3--DPF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--ASF

4 και-C *σεδεκιας-N1T-NSM ου-D μη-D σωζω-VC--APS3S εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GPM *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM οτι-C παραδοσις-N3I-DSF παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S εις-P χειρ-N3--APF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C λαλεω-VF--FAI3S στομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSM προς-P στομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM οραω-VF--FMI3P

5 και-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S *σεδεκιας-N1T-NSM εις-P *βαβυλων-N3W-ASF και-C εκει-D καταιζω-VF2-FMI3S

6 και-C λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S προς-P *ιερεμιας-N1T-ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

7 ιδου-I *αναμεηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *σαλωμ-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS ερχομαι-V1--PMI3S προς-P συ- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM κταομαι-VA--AMD2S σεαυτου- D--DSM ο- A--ASM αγρος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASM εν-P *αναθωθ-N---DPF οτι-C συ- P--DS κριμα-N3M-ASN παραλαμβανω-VB--AAN εις-P κτησις-N3I-ASF

8 και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS *αναμεηλ-N---NSM υιος-N2--NSM *σαλωμ-N---GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS εις-P ο- A--ASF αυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF φυλακη-N1--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS κταομαι-VA--AMD2S ο- A--ASM αγρος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *βενιαμιν-N---GSM ο- A--ASM εν-P *αναθωθ-N---DPF οτι-C συ- P--DS κριμα-N3M-ASN κταομαι-VA--AMN και-C συ- P--NS πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSMS και-C γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI1S οτι-C λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S

9 και-C κταομαι-VAI-AMI1S ο- A--ASM αγρος-N2--ASM *αναμεηλ-N---GSM υιος-N2--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DSM επτα-M σικλος-N2--APM και-C δεκα-M αργυριον-N2N-GSN

10 και-C γραφω-VAI-AAI1S εις-P βιβλιον-N2N-ASN και-C σφραγιζω-VAI-AMI1S και-C διαμαρτυρεω-VAI-AMI1S μαρτυς-N3--APM και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN εν-P ζυγος-N2--DSM

11 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASN βιβλιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κτησις-N3I-GSF ο- A--ASN σφραγιζω-VTI-XMPASN και-C ο- A--ASN αναγιγνωσκω-VT--XMPASM

12 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASN ο- A--DSM *βαρουχ-N---DSM υιος-N2--DSM *νηριος-N2--GSM υιος-N2--GSM *μαασαιας-N1T-GSM κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM *αναμεηλ-N---GSM υιος-N2--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM ο- A--GPM ιστημι-VXI-XAPGPM και-C γραφω-V1--PAPGPM εν-P ο- A--DSN βιβλιον-N2N-DSN ο- A--GSF κτησις-N3I-GSF και-C κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM ο- A--GPM *ιουδαιος-N2--GPM ο- A--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSF αυλη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSF φυλακη-N1--GSF

13 και-C συντασσω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--DSM *βαρουχ-N---DSM κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

14 ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASN βιβλιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κτησις-N3I-GSF ουτος- D--ASN και-C ο- A--ASN βιβλιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN αναγιγνωσκω-VT--XMPASN και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN εις-P αγγειον-N2N-ASN οστρακινος-A1--ASN ινα-C διαμενω-VA--AAS3S ημερα-N1A-GSF πολυς-A3C-NPM

15 οτι-C ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ετι-D κταομαι-VC--FPI3P αγρος-N2--NPM και-C οικια-N1A-NPF και-C αμπελων-N3W-NPM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--DSF

16 και-C προςευχομαι-VA--AMI1S προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM μετα-P ο- A--ASN διδωμι-VO--AAN εγω- P--AS ο- A--ASN βιβλιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κτησις-N3I-GSF προς-P *βαρουχ-N---ASM υιος-N2--ASM *νηριου-N---GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

17 ω-I κυριος-N2--VSM συ- P--NS ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--DSF ισχυς-N3U-DSF συ- P--GS ο- A--DSF μεγας-A1--DSF και-C ο- A--DSM βραχιων-N3N-DSM συ- P--GS ο- A--DSM υψηλος-A1--DSM και-C ο- A--DSM μετεωρος-A1B-DSM ου-D μη-D αποκρυπτω-VD--APS3S απο-P συ- P--GS ουδεις-A3--ASN

18 ποιεω-V2--PAPNSM ελεος-N3E-ASN εις-P χιλιας-N3D-APF και-C αποδιδωμι-V8--PAPNSM αμαρτια-N1A-APF πατηρ-N3--GPM εις-P κολπος-N2--APM τεκνον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM μεγας-A1P-NSM και-C ισχυρος-A1A-NSM

19 κυριος-N2--NSM μεγας-A1--GSF βουλη-N1--GSF και-C δυνατος-A1--NSM ο- A--DPN εργον-N2N-DPN ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM μεγας-A1P-NSM ο- A--NSM παντοκρατωρ-N3 -NSM και-C μεγαλωνυμος-A1B-NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--APF οδος-N2--APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM διδωμι-VO--AAN εκαστος-A1--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF αυτος- D--GSM

20 ος- --NSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S σημειον-N2N-APN και-C τερας-N3T-ASN εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF και-C εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM γηγενης-A3H-DPM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S σεαυτου- D--DSM ονομα-N3M-ASN ως-C ο- A--NSF ημερα-N1A-NSF ουτος- D--NSF

21 και-C εκαγω-VBI-AAI2S ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS *ισραηλ-N---ASM εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF εν-P σημειον-N2--DPN και-C εν-P τερας-N3T-DPN και-C εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF κραταιος-A1A-DSF και-C εν-P βραχιων-N3N-DSM υψηλος-A1--DSM και-C εν-P οραμα-N3M-DPN μεγας-A1--DPN

22 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI2S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF ος- --ASF ομνυμι-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--DPM πατηρ-N3--DPM αυτος- D--GPM γη-N1--ASF ρεω-V2--PAPASF γαλα-N3--ASN και-C μελι-N3--ASN

23 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF και-C ου-D ακουω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS και-C εν-P ο- A--DPN προσταγμα-N3M-DPN συ- P--GS ου-D πορευομαι-VCI-API3P απας-A3--APN ος- --APN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI2S αυτος- D--DPM ου-D ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S συνβαινω-VZ--AAN αυτος- D--DPM πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN κακος-A1--APN ουτος- D--APN

24 ιδου-I οχλος-N2--NSM ηκω-V1--PAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ουτος- D--ASF συνλαμβανω-VB--AAN αυτος- D--ASF και-C ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S εις-P χειρ-N3--APF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM ο- A--GPM πολεμεω-V2--PAPGPM αυτος- D--ASF απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN μαχαιρα-N1--APF και-C ο- A--GSM λιμος-N2--GSM ως-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S ουτως-D γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S

25 και-C συ- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI2S προς-P εγω- P--AS κταομαι-VA--AMD2S σεαυτου- D--DSM αγρος-N2--ASM αργυριον-N2N-GSN και-C γραφω-VAI-AAI1S βιβλιον-N2N-ASN και-C σφραγιζω-VAI-AMI1S και-C επιμαρτυρεω-VAI-AMI1S μαρτυς-N3--APM και-C ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF διδωμι-VCI-API3S εις-P χειρ-N3--APF *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM

26 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

27 εγω- P--NS κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM πας-A1S-GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF μη-D απο-P εγω- P--GS κρυπτω-VD--FPI3S τις- I--ASN

28 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM διδωμι-VC--APPNSF παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF ουτος- D--NSF εις-P χειρ-N3--APF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S αυτος- D--ASF

29 και-C ηκω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM *χαλδαιος-N2--GPM πολεμεω-V2--PAPNPM επι-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C καιω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ουτος- D--ASF εν-P πυρ-N3--DSN και-C κατακαιω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--APF οικια-N1A-GSF εν-P ος- --DPF θυμιοω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--GPN δωμα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DSF *βααλ-N---DSF και-C σπενδω-V1I-IAI3P σπονδη-N1--APF θεος-N2--DPM ετερος-A1A-DPM προς-P ο- A--ASN παραπικραινω-VA--AAN εγω- P--AS

30 οτι-C ειμι-V9--IAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM μονος-A1--NPM ποιεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASN πονηρος-A1A-ASN κατα-P οφθαλμος-N2--APM εγω- P--GS εκ-P νεοτης-N3T-GSF αυτος- D--GPM

31 οτι-C επι-P ο- A--ASF οργη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS και-C επι-P ο- A--ASM θυμος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF ουτος- D--NSF απο-P ος- --GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF και-C εως-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ουτος- D--GSF αποαλλασσω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF απο-P προσωπον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GS

32 δια-P πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF πονηρια-N1A-APF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C *ιουδα-N---GSM ος- --GPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P πικραινω-VZ--AAN εγω- P--AS αυτος- D--NPM και-C ο- A--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPM προφητης-N1M-NPM αυτος- D--GPM ανηρ-N3--NPM *ιουδα-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM *ιερουσαλημ-N---ASF

33 και-C επιστρεφω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P εγω- P--AS νωτον-N2N-ASN και-C ου-D προσωπον-N2N-ASN και-C διδασκω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM ορθρος-N2--GSM και-C διδασκω-VAI-AAI1S και-C ου-D ακουω-VAI-AAI3P επιλαμβανω-VB--AAN παιδεια-N1A-ASF

34 και-C τιθημι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN μιασμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ος- --GSM επικαλεω-VCI-API3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS επι-P αυτος- D--DSM εν-P ακαθαρσια-N1A-DPF αυτος- D--GPM

35 και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APM βωμος-N2--APM ο- A--DSF *βααλ-N---DSF ο- A--APM εν-P φαραγξ-N3G-DSF υιος-N2--GSM *εννομ-N---GSM ο- A--GSN αναφερω-V1--PAN ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DSM *μολοχ-N---DSM βασιλευς-N3V-DSM ος- --APN ου-D συντασσω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--DPM και-C ου-D αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S επι-P καρδια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GS ο- A--GSN ποιεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASN βδελυγμα-N3M-ASN ουτος- D--ASN προς-P ο- A--ASN επιαμαρτανω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM *ιουδας-N1T-ASM

36 και-C νυν-D ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF συ- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI2S παραδιδωμι-VC--FPI3S εις-P χειρ-N3--APF βασιλευς-N3V-GSM *βαβυλων-N3W-GSF εν-P μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF και-C εν-P λιμος-N2--DSM και-C εν-P αποστολη-N1--DSF

37 ιδου-I εγω- P--NS συναγω-V1--PAI1S αυτος- D--APM εκ-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ος- --GSM διασπειρω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM εκει-D εν-P οργη-N1--DSF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--DSM θυμος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GS και-C παροξυσμος-N2--DSM μεγας-A1--DSM και-C επιστρεφω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM και-C καταιζω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--APM πειθω-VX--XAPAPM

38 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P εγω- P--DS εις-P λαος-N2--ASM και-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P θεος-N2--ASM

39 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--DPM οδος-N2--ASF ετερος-A1A-ASF και-C καρδια-N1A-ASF ετερος-A1A-ASF φοβεω-VC--APN εγω- P--AS πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF εις-P αγαθος-A1--ASM αυτος- D--DPM και-C ο- A--DPN τεκνον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM μετα-P αυτος- D--APM

40 και-C διατιθημι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DPM διαθηκη-N1--ASF αιωνιος-A1A-ASF ος- --ASF ου-D μη-D αποστρεφω-VF--FAI1S οπισθεν-D αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASM φοβος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S εις-P ο- A--ASF καρδια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM προς-P ο- A--ASN μη-D αποιστημι-VH--AAN αυτος- D--APM απο-P εγω- P--GS

41 και-C επισκεπτω-VF--FMI1S ο- A--GSN αγαθοω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APM και-C φυτευω-VA--AAS1S αυτος- D--APM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--DSF εν-P πιστις-N3I-DSF και-C εν-P πας-A1S-DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF και-C εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ψυχη-N1--DSF

42 οτι-C ουτως-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM καθα-D επιαγω-VBI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--ASM λαος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN κακος-A1--APN ο- A--APN μεγας-A1--APN ουτος- D--APN ουτως-D εγω- P--NS επιαγω-VF--FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN αγαθος-A1--APN ος- --APN λαλεω-VAI-AAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM

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567. REVELATION: CHAPTER 13

1. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns ten jewels, 1 and on its heads a blasphemous name.

2. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, whose feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave it its power, its throne, and great authority.

3. And I saw one of its heads appearing as though fatally wounded, and its mortal injury was healed. And all the earth went marveling after the beast.

4. Then they worshiped the dragon which gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can fight against it?"

5. And it was given a mouth speaking great and blasphemous things, and it was given authority to do so for forty-two months.

6. Then it opened its mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and against His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

7. It was granted it to make war with the saints and overcome them. And it was given authority over every tribe, tongue, and nation.

8. All who dwell on the earth will worship it, all whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9. If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10. Anyone who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; anyone who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11. Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

12. And it exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal injury was healed.

13. It also performs great signs, so as to even make fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of men,

14. and to lead astray those who dwell on the earth, because of the signs which it was granted to do in the presence of the beast, telling those dwelling upon the earth to make an image of the beast that was injured by the sword and lived.

15. It was also granted it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast might speak and cause whoever does not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

16. And it causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive from it a mark on their right hand and on their foreheads,

17. so that no one can buy or sell if he does not have the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of its name.

18. Here is wisdom: let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and its number is 666.

THE SPIRITUAL MEANING

The Contents of the Whole Chapter

The dragon continues to be the subject in this chapter, which describes the doctrine and faith meant by the dragon. The character of that doctrine and faith among the laity, and then its character among the clergy. The beast rising up out of the sea describes the doctrine and faith among the laity (verses 1-10), and the beast coming up out of the earth the doctrine and faith among the clergy (verses 11-17).

Lastly it describes the clergy's falsification of the Word's truth (verse 18).

The Contents of the Individual Verses:

Verse ContentsSpiritual Meaning
1. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea,The laity in the Protestant Reformed churches who are caught up in the doctrine and faith of the dragon regarding God and salvation.
having seven headsThe irrationality resulting from their absolute falsities.
and ten horns,Their great power.
and on its horns ten jewels, 2 Their power to falsify many of the Word's truths.
and on its heads a blasphemous name.Their denial of the Lord's Divine humanity and affirmation of their church's doctrine, drawn not from the Word but from their own intelligence.
2. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard,Their heresy destructive of the church, being founded on the Word's truths falsified,
whose feet were like those of a bear,full of misconceptions taken from the literal sense of the Word, read but not understood.
and its mouth like the mouth of a lion.Their reasonings based on falsities as though on truths.
And the dragon gave it its power, its throne, and great authority.This heresy prevails and reigns as a result of its acceptance by the laity.
3. And I saw one of its heads appearing as though fatally wounded,Their doctrine of faith alone does not accord with the Word, in which works are so often commanded.
and its mortal injury was healed.A remedy for this explained.
And all the earth went marveling after the beast.That doctrine and faith then accepted with joy.
4. Then they worshiped the dragon which gave authority to the beast;Their acknowledgment that the doctrine is such as declared by the leaders of the church and its teachers, who have caused the doctrine to prevail as a result of its acceptance by the general populace.
and they worshiped the beast,An acknowledgment by the general populace that the doctrine is a sacred truth.
saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can fight against it?"The preeminence of that doctrine because no one can dispute it.
5. And it was given a mouth speaking great and blasphemous things,It teaches evils and falsities.
and it was given authority to do so for forty-two months.The scope to teach and practice the evils and falsities accompanying that doctrine even to the end of that church, until the beginning of a new one.
6. Then it opened its mouth in blasphemies against God and His name,Their assertions, which are scandalous, against the Divine itself and the Lord's Divine humanity, and at the same time against everything that the church has from the Word by which the Lord is worshiped.
and against His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.Scandalous assertions against the Lord's celestial church and against heaven.
7. It was granted it to make war with the saints and overcome them.They attacked the Word's Divine truths and overturned them.
And it was given authority over every tribe, tongue, and nation.Their consequent dominion over everything connected with the church, over everything pertaining to its doctrine and over everything pertaining to its life.
8. All who dwell on the earth will worship it, all whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the LambThey all acknowledged that heresy as a sacred tenet of the church, all but those who believed in the Lord.
slain from the foundation of the world.The Lord's Divine humanity unacknowledged from the inception of the church.
9. If anyone has an ear, let him hear.Let people who wish to be wise pay attention to this.
10. Anyone who leads into captivity shall go into captivity;Someone who uses that heresy to draw others away from believing rightly and living rightly is drawn by his own falsities and evils into hell.
anyone who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword.Someone who uses falsities to destroy another's soul is destroyed by falsities and perishes.
Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.Through the temptations or trials occasioned by these falsities a person of the Lord's New Church is examined to discover his character in respect to his life and faith.
11. Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth,The clergy who are caught up in the dragon's doctrine and faith regarding God and salvation.
and it had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.They quote the Word in speaking, teaching and writing as though it were the Lord's Divine truth, and yet it is truth falsified.
12. And it exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,They have defended the dogmas, and the dogmas prevail in consequence of it.
and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal injury was healed.By supporting arguments they have established that what the general populace has accepted be acknowledged as a sacred tenet of the church.
13. It also performs great signs,Testifications that their teachings are true, even though they are false.
so as to even make fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of men,Assertions that their falsities are true.
14. and to lead astray those who dwell on the earth, because of the signs which it was granted to do in the presence of the beast,Through their testifications and assertions they lead people in the church into errors.
telling those dwelling upon the earth to make an image of the beast that was injured by the sword and lived.They induce people in the church to accept as doctrine that faith is the only means of salvation, for the reason stated.
15. It was also granted it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast might speakThey were permitted to use the Word to defend the doctrine, so as to cause the doctrine to be seemingly animated by it.
and cause whoever does not worship the image of the beast to be killed.They pronounce damnation on people who do not acknowledge their doctrine of faith as a sacred doctrine of the church.
16. And it causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave,All the people in Protestant Reformed church, of whatever condition, degree of education, or degree of intelligence.
to receive from it a mark on their right hand and on their foreheads,No one is acknowledged as a Protestant Reformed Christian but one who accepts that doctrine in faith and love.
17. so that no one can buy or sell if he does not have the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of its name.No one allowed to teach from the Word but one who acknowledges that doctrine and swears to a belief in it and love for it, and to such as is in conformity with it.
18. Here is wisdom:From what we have said and explained in this chapter, it is the part of a wise person to see and understand the nature of the doctrine and faith among the clergy regarding God and salvation.
let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast,One who is enlightened by the Lord can discern the character of the arguments the clergy use from the Word in defense of that doctrine and faith.
for it is the number of a man,The character of the Word and so of the church.
and its number is 666.Their character being this, that by them all the Word's truth has been falsified.

THE EXPOSITION

13:1

And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. This symbolizes the laity in the Protestant Reformed churches who are caught up in the doctrine and faith of the dragon regarding God and salvation.

The nature and character of the faith of the dragon may be seen in no. 537. The same faith continues to be the subject in this chapter, and the beast here that John saw rising up out of the sea means that faith among the laity, whereas the beast from the earth, described in verse 11, means that faith among the clergy.

That the dragon continues to be the subject here is apparent from the following statements in this chapter: that the dragon gave to the beast rising up out of the sea its power, its throne, and great authority (verse 2); that they worshiped the dragon which gave authority to the beast (verse 4); and, concerning the beast coming up out of the earth, that it spoke like a dragon (verse 11); and that it exercised all the authority of the first beast in the presence of the dragon (verse 12).

The laity are the people meant by the beast from the sea, and the clergy those meant by the beast from the earth, because the sea symbolizes the outer aspect of the church, and the land its inner aspect (no. 398 and elsewhere); and the laity are concerned with the external elements of the church's doctrine, while the clergy are concerned with its internal elements. That is why the beast from the earth is later called a false prophet. 3

That they are people in the Protestant Reformed churches is because the Protestant Reformed are the subject to the end of chapter 16, while Roman Catholics are the subject in chapters 17, 18. Then the subject after that is the Last Judgment and finally the New Church.

[2] These people were seen as beasts because the dragon is a beast, and because a beast in the Word symbolizes a person in respect to his affections - harmless and useful beasts a person in respect to good affections, and harmful and useless ones a person in respect to evil affections. People of the church are in general called sheep, therefore, and a company of them a flock, and one who teaches is called a shepherd.

That is also why the Word in respect to its power, affection, understanding and wisdom is described above in chapter four by four living creatures - a lion, a calf, an eagle and a human being - and an understanding of the Word by horses in chapter six.

The reason is that in the spiritual world a person's affections look at a distance like animals, as we have often said before; and regarded in themselves, animals are no more than embodiments of natural affections, while people are embodiments not only of natural affections, but also at the same time of spiritual affections.

[3] That animals mean people in respect to their affections can be seen from the following passages:

You... will cause to fall a kindly rain. You will confirm Your inheritance... The beast, Your congregation, 4 shall dwell in it. (Psalms 68:9-10)

...every wild beast of the forest is Mine, the beasts on a thousand mountains. I know every bird of the mountains; the beast of My fields is with Me. (Psalms 50:10-11)

...Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon... ...its height was exalted... All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs, and under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young, and in its shade all great nations made their home. (Ezekiel 31:3-6, cf. 31:10, 31:13, Daniel 4:10-16)

In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beast of the field, and with the bird of the heavens... And I will betroth you to Me forever. (Hosea 2:18-19)

Rejoice and be glad! ...Do not be afraid, you beasts of My fields, for the habitations of the wilderness have become grassy meadows. (Joel 2:21-23)

In that day there shall be a great tumult... Judah... will fight against Jerusalem... And such also shall be the plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, and the donkey, and every beast... And it shall come to pass that the remnant... shall go up (to Jerusalem). (Zechariah 14:13-16)

Birds shall abominate him, and every beast of the earth shall disdain him. (Isaiah 18:6)

...you, son of man..., "Say to every winged bird and to every beast of the field, '...Gather together... to My sacrifice... on the mountains of Israel... (Thus) I will set My glory among the nations.'" (Ezekiel 39:17-21)

(Jehovah) gathers the outcasts of Israel... Every beast of My fields, come... (Isaiah 56:8-9)

(Jehovah) will destroy Assyria... There shall lie down in her midst every wild beast of the nation, both the desert owl and the screech owl in her pomegranates... (Zephaniah 2:13-14)

(The sheep) were scattered without a shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast of the field... (Ezekiel 34:5, cf. 34:8)

I will cast you out on the face of the field, and cause to dwell on you every bird of the heavens. And with you I will satiate the wild beasts of the whole earth. (Ezekiel 32:4; see also 5:17; 29:5; 33:27; 39:4, Jeremiah 15:3; 16:4; 19:7; 27:5-6)

An enemy reproaches Jehovah... Do not deliver the life of (the) turtledove to the beast! (Psalms 74:18-19)

"I saw in... vision... four... beasts coming up from the sea... The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings... ...a second, like a bear... ...(a third) like a leopard... ...and a fourth..., dreadful... (Daniel 7:2-7)

...the Spirit drove (Jesus) out into the wilderness. And He was... with the beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. (Mark 1:12-13)

[4] He was not with beasts, but with devils, who are here meant by beasts.

So also in other places where beasts and wild beasts are mentioned, such as Isaiah 35:9; 43:20; Jeremiah 12:4, 8-10; Ezekiel 8:10; 34:23, 25, 28; 38:18-20; Hosea 4:2-3; 13:8; Exodus 23:28-30; Leviticus 26:6; Deuteronomy 7:22; 32:24. Beasts in these places symbolize people in respect to their affections.

[5] Man and beast mentioned together in the following passages symbolize a person in respect to his spiritual affection and in respect to his natural affection: Jeremiah 7:20; 21:6; 27:5; 31:27; 32:43; 33:10-12; 36:29; 50:3; Psalms 36:6; Numbers 18:15.

All the animals that were sacrificed symbolized good affections. So, too, animals that were eaten. And the converse animals that were not to be eaten (Leviticus 20:25-26).

Footnotes:

1.,. and 2. The word translated as "jewels" here means diadems or crowns in the original Greek and Latin, but the writer's definitions of the term elsewhere make plain that he regularly and consistently interpreted it to mean jewels or gems.

3. Revelation 16:13; 19:20; 20:10

4. The beast, Your congregation, reflects the Latin translation of the Bible by Sebastian Schmidt, which includes the phrase translated as Your congregation in parentheses as an alternate reading. This is actually the preferred reading, but "the beast" accords with Roman Catholic tradition.

  
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