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1 λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM ος- --NSM γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S προς-P *ιωηλ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM ο- A--GSM *βαθουηλ-N---GSM

2 ακουω-VA--AAD2P δη-X ουτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NPM και-C ενωτιζομαι-VA--AMD2P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ει-C γιγνομαι-VX--XAI3S τοιουτος-A1--NPN εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF συ- P--GP η-C εν-P ο- A--DPF ημερα-N1A-DPF ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM συ- P--GP

3 υπερ-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--DPN τεκνον-N2N-DPN συ- P--GP διαηγεομαι-VAI-AMD2P και-C ο- A--NPN τεκνον-N2N-NPN συ- P--GP ο- A--DPN τεκνον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPN τεκνον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GPM εις-P γενεα-N1A-ASF ετερος-A1A-ASF

4 ο- A--APN καταλοιπος-A1B-APN ο- A--GSF καμπη-N1--GSF καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ακρις-N3D-NSF και-C ο- A--APN καταλοιπος-A1B-APN ο- A--GSF ακρις-N3D-GSF καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM βρουχος-N2--NSM και-C ο- A--APN καταλοιπος-A1B-APN ο- A--GSM βρουχος-N2--GSM καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ερυσιβη-N1--NSF

5 εκνηφω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--NPM μεθυω-V1--PAPNPM εκ-P οινος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GPM και-C κλαιω-VA--AAD2P θρηνεω-VA--AAD2P πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM πινω-V1--PAPNPM οινος-N2--ASM εις-P μεθη-N1--ASF οτι-C εκαιρω-VX--XMI3S εκ-P στομα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GP ευφροσυνη-N1--NSF και-C χαρα-N1A-NSF

6 οτι-C εθνος-N3E-NSN αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ισχυρος-A1A-NSN και-C αναριθμητος-A1B-NSN ο- A--NPM οδους-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GSM οδους-N3--NPM λεων-N3--GSM και-C ο- A--NPF μυλη-N1--NPF αυτος- D--GSM σκυμνος-N2--GSM

7 τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S ο- A--ASF αμπελος-N2--ASF εγω- P--GS εις-P αφανισμος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APF συκη-N1--APF εγω- P--GS εις-P συγκλασμος-N2--ASM ερευναω-V3--PAPNSM εκερευναω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI3S λευκαινω-V1I-IAI3S κλημα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSF

8 θρηνεω-VA--AAD2S προς-P εγω- P--AS υπερ-P νυμφη-N1--ASF περιζωννυμι-VM--XMPASF σακκος-N2--ASM επι-P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASM παρθενικος-N2--ASM

9 εκαιρω-VX--XMI3S θυσια-N1A-NSF και-C σπονδη-N1--NSF εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM κυριος-N2--GSM πενθεω-V2--PAD2P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM ο- A--NPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM θυσιαστηριον-N2N-DSN

10 οτι-C ταλαιπωρεω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--NPN πεδιον-N2N-NPN πενθεω-V2--PAD3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF οτι-C ταλαιπωρεω-VX--XAI3S σιτος-N2--NSM ξηραινω-VCI-API3S οινος-N2--NSM ολιγοω-VCI-API3S ελαιον-N2N-NSN

11 ξηραινω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPM γεωργος-N2--NPM θρηνεω-V2--PAD2P κτημα-N3M-APN υπερ-P πυρος-N2--GSM και-C κριθη-N1--GSF οτι-C αποολλυω-VX--XAI3S τρυγητος-N2--NSM εκ-P αγρος-N2--GSM

12 ο- A--NSF αμπελος-N2--NSF ξηραινω-VCI-API3S και-C ο- A--NPF συκη-N1--NPF ολιγοω-VCI-API3P ροα-N1A-NSF και-C φοινιξ-N3K-NSM και-C μηλον-N2N-NSN και-C πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM ξηραινω-VCI-API3P οτι-C αισχυνω-VAI-AAI3P χαρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM ανθρωπος-N2--GPM

13 περιζωννυμι-VA--AMD2P και-C κοπτω-V1--PMD2P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM θρηνεω-V2--PAI2P ο- A--NPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM θυσιαστηριον-N2N-DSN ειςερχομαι-VB--AAD2P υπνοω-VA--AAD2P εν-P σακκος-N2--DPM λειτουργεω-V2--PAPNPM θεος-N2--DSM οτι-C αποεχω-VX--XAI3S εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP θυσια-N1A-NSF και-C σπονδη-N1--NSF

14 αγιαζω-VA--AAD2P νηστεια-N1A-ASF κηρυσσω-VA--AAD2P θεραπεια-N1A-ASF συναγω-VB--AAD2P πρεσβυτερος-A1A-APM πας-A3--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM γη-N1--ASF εις-P οικος-N2--ASM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP και-C κραζω-VAI-AAD2P προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM εκτενως-D

15 οιμμοι-I οιμμοι-I οιμμοι-I εις-P ημερα-N1A-ASF οτι-C εγγυς-D ημερα-N1A-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM και-C ως-C ταλαιπωρια-N1A-NSF εκ-P ταλαιπωρια-N1A-GSF ηκω-VF--FAI3S

16 κατεναντι-D ο- A--GPM οφθαλμος-N2--GPM συ- P--GP βρωμα-N3M-NPN εκολεθρευω-VCI-API3S εκ-P οικος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM συ- P--GP ευφροσυνη-N1--NSF και-C χαρα-N1A-NSF

17 σκιρτεω-VAI-AAI3P δαμαλις-N3I-NPF επι-P ο- A--DPF φατνη-N1--DPF αυτος- D--GPM απο αναιζω-VSI-API3P θησαυρος-N2--NPM κατασκαπτω-VVI-API3P ληνος-N2--NPF οτι-C ξηραινω-VCI-API3S σιτος-N2--NSM

18 τις- I--ASN αποτιθημι-VF--FAI1P εαυτου- D--DPM κλαιω-VAI-AAI3P βουκολιον-N2N-NPN βους-N3--GPM οτι-C ου-D υποαρχω-V1I-IAI3S νομη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--DPM και-C ο- A--NPN ποιμνιον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN απο αναιζω-VSI-API3P

19 προς-P συ- P--AS κυριος-N2--VSM βοαω-VF--FMI1S οτι-C πυρ-N3--NSN ανααλισκω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN ωραιος-A1A-APN ο- A--GSF ερημος-N2--GSF και-C φλοξ-N3G-NSF ανααπτω-VAI-AAI3S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ξυλον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM

20 και-D ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN αναβλεπω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P συ- P--AS οτι-C ξηραινω-VCI-API3P αφεσις-N3I-NPF υδωρ-N3T-GPN και-C πυρ-N3--NSN καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APN ωραιος-A1A-APN ο- A--GSF ερημος-N2--GSF

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Apocalypse Revealed #645

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645. Crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the hour has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth has dried." This symbolizes a supplication by angels in heaven to the Lord to bring things to an end and execute judgment, because the church had now reached its last state.

To cry with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud symbolizes a supplication by angels in heaven to the Lord, because they lacked anything corresponding to them on earth. For the church on earth is to the angelic heaven like the foundation on which a house rests, or like the feet on which a person stands and which he uses to walk. When the church on earth has been destroyed, therefore, the angels lament and supplicate the Lord. Their supplication is that He may bring the church to an end and raise up a new one. The angel's crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud accordingly symbolizes a supplication by angels in heaven to the Lord.

That He who sat on the cloud symbolizes the Lord in relation to the Word may be seen just above in no. 642. That to thrust in a sickle and reap means, symbolically, to put an end to something and execute judgment - this, too, may be seen in nos. 642, 643 above. For the hour has come to reap means symbolically that the church is at an end. For the harvest has dried means symbolically that the church has reached its last state. A harvest symbolizes the state of the church with respect to Divine truth. The reason is that a harvest yields the grain used to make bread, and grain and bread symbolize the church's goodness, which is achieved through truths.

[2] That this is the symbolic meaning of these words can be more clearly seen from passages in the Word where a harvest, reaping, or sickle are mentioned, as in the following:

...I will sit to judge all the... nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe... For their wickedness is great. (Joel 3:12-13)

Cut off the sower..., and him who handles the sickle at harvest time. (Jeremiah 50:16)

The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor...; a little while yet till the time of her harvest comes. (Jeremiah 51:33)

It shall be when the standing grain of the harvest is gathered, and his arm reaps the ears... ...in the morning your seed flourishes..., the harvest a heap in the day of your possession and desperate sorrow. (Isaiah 17:5-6, 11)

Be ashamed, you farmers..., because the harvest of the field has perished. (Joel 1:11)

(Jesus said to His disciples:) "There are still four months until the harvest comes. ...lift up your eyes and behold the fields, that they are already white for harvest! ...I sent you to reap...." (John 4:35-38)

(Jesus) said to His disciples, "The harvest... is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray... the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His harvest." (Matthew 9:37-38, Luke 10:2)

In these places, and also in Isaiah 16:9, Jeremiah 5:17; 8:20, the harvest symbolizes the church with respect to Divine truth.

[3] Everything contained in these verses in the present chapter, however, and also in the following two chapters, was foretold by the Lord in the parable of a sower and his gathering in of the harvest, and because it shows and illustrates what the symbolism is, we will quote it here:

(Jesus said:) "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but... his enemy came and sowed tares... ...when the plants sprouted..., ...the tares also appeared....

"The servants said..., 'Do you want us to... gather them up?'

"But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn...." ' "

And His disciples came to (Jesus), saying, "Explain to us the parable...."

(Jesus) said...: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man (or the Lord). The field is the world (the church), the... seeds are the sons of the kingdom (the church's truths), the tares are the sons of the evil one (falsities from hell), the enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the culmination of the age (the end of the church), the reapers are the angels (Divine truths). Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the culmination of this age (at then end of the church)." (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)

  
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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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