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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 #704

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704. That perform signs to go away to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. This symbolizes assertions that their falsities are true, and efforts to stir up all those throughout the church who are caught up in the same falsities to attack the truths of the New Church.

To perform signs is to testify and also to assert that something is true, as may be seen in nos. 598, 599 above, here that their falsities are true. Kings of the earth and of the whole world symbolize people who are caught up primarily in falsities springing from evil, here all who are caught up in the same falsities throughout the church. For kings symbolize people impelled by truths that spring from goodness, and in an opposite sense people impelled by falsities springing from evil (no. 483). The earth symbolizes the church (no. 285), and so likewise does the world (no. 551). To go away to gather them to battle means, symbolically, to stir those people to fight or attack; for war symbolizes a spiritual war, which is one of falsity against truth and of truth against falsity (nos. 500, 586). It is to attack the truths of the New Church because it is called the battle of that great day of God Almighty, and that day symbolizes the Lord's advent and a new church then. That this is the symbolic meaning of the great day there will be seen below.

We are told that the spirits of demons would do this, because the spirits of demons symbolize lusts to falsify truths and to reason on the basis of falsities, as just said in no. 703 above.

It is apparent from this that spirits of demons performing signs to go away to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty, symbolize assertions by the people meant by the dragon, the beast and the false prophet, as described in nos. 701, 702 above, that their falsities are true, and efforts to stir up all those throughout the church who are caught up in the same falsities to attack the truths of the New Church.

[2] That the great day of God Almighty symbolizes the Lord's advent and a new church then, is clear from many passages in the Word, as from the following:

Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:11)

...in that day... Israel... will depend on Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. (Isaiah 10:20)

In that day a Root of Jesse... shall the Gentiles seek, and His resting place shall be glorious. (Isaiah 11:10-11)

In that day... eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 17:7, 9)

They will say in that day: "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, to set us free." (Isaiah 25:9)

...My people shall know My name...(and) in that day, I am He who speaks: "Behold, it is I." (Isaiah 52:6)

Alas! ...great is (the day of Jehovah, and) there is none like it. (Jeremiah 30:7)

Behold, the days are coming... when I will make a new covenant... and the city shall be built for Jehovah... (Jeremiah 31:27, 31, 38)

In those days... I will cause to grow up to David a righteous Branch... (Jeremiah 33:15)

(They will not) stand in battle on the day of Jehovah. (Ezekiel 13:5)

In that day Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over the children of your people... In that day... shall be delivered everyone who is found written in the book. (Daniel 12:1)

...in that day... you will call Me "My Husband."... In that day I will make a covenant for them... ...in that day I will hear... (Hosea 2:16, 18, 21).

Behold, I am sending you Elijah... before the coming of the great... day of Jehovah. (Malachi 4:5)

Jehovah... will save them in that day, as the flock of His people. (Zechariah 9:16)

In that day Jehovah will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Zechariah 12:8)

Behold, the day of Jehovah is coming... It shall be one day which is known to Jehovah... In that day Jehovah shall be one and His name one... In that day there shall be a great tumult... In that day "Holiness to the Lord" shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. (Zechariah 14:1, 4, 6-9, 13, 20-21)

There are many other passages in addition to these in which "the day of Jehovah" means the Lord's advent and a new church from Him then, as in the following: Isaiah 4:2; 19:16, 18, 21, 24; 22:20; 28:5; 29:18; 30:25-26; 31:7; and elsewhere.

Since the end of an age or final period of a former church is the time when the Lord's advent takes place and a new church begins, therefore the day of Jehovah in many places symbolizes the end of a previous church, and we are told that then there will be rumors, tumult, and wars. 1 See the passages collected in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord, nos. 4, 5.

Footnotes:

1. E.g., Matthew 24:6

  
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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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