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Apocalypse Revealed #668
668. "For Your judgments have been manifested." This symbolically means that the truths in the Word openly attest to this.
Judgments symbolize the Divine truths in accordance with which a person is to live, truths which reveal his character and are the precepts against which he will be judged. Moreover, because these Divine truths are found in the Word, and the Word now lies open, testifying that the Lord alone is God of heaven and earth, therefore the declaration that "Your judgments have been manifested" means symbolically that the truths in the Word attest to this.
That the Word now lies open, testifying that the Lord alone is God of heaven and earth, that a person ought to live in accordance with His precepts, and that today's faith is to be rejected, can be seen from four doctrinal works now published, one being The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord, another The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Sacred Scripture, a third The Doctrine of Life for the New Jerusalem, and fourth The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding Faith. These are the doctrines meant by the declaration, "For Your judgments have been manifested."
[2] Since the Lord embodies Divine good and truth, and since judgment symbolizes Divine truth, and righteousness Divine good, therefore in many passages referring to the Lord we find mention of righteousness and judgment, as for example in the following:
Zion shall be redeemed in righteousness, and her repatriates with judgment. (Isaiah 1:27)
(He will sit) upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to... establish it with judgment and righteousness... (Isaiah 9:7)
Be Jehovah exalted, for He dwells on high, and has filled the earth with judgment and righteousness. (Isaiah 33:5)
...let him who glories glory in this..., that... Jehovah (exercises)...judgment and righteousness in the earth. (Jeremiah 9:24)
...I will raise to David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as a King... and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. (Jeremiah 23:5; 33:15)
I will betroth Myself to you forever... in righteousness and with judgment... (Hosea 2:19)
Judgment will flow like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream. (Amos 5:24)
Your righteousness, (O Jehovah,) is like the mountains of God, Your judgments like a great deep. (Psalms 36:6)
(Jehovah) shall bring forth His righteousness as the light, and judgment as the noonday. (Psalms 37:6)
(Jehovah) will judge His people with righteousness, and His wretched with judgment. (Psalms 72:2)
Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of His throne. (Psalms 89:14)
...when I learn the judgments of Your righteousness... Seven times a day I praise You because of the judgments of Your righteousness. (Psalms 119:7, 164)
And elsewhere that people ought to exercise righteousness and judgment, as in Isaiah 1:21; 5:16; 56:1; 58:2; Jeremiah 4:2; 22:3, 13, 15; Ezekiel 18:5; 33:14, 16, 19; Amos 6:12; Micah 7:9; Deuteronomy 33:21; John 16:8, 10-11. Righteousness there refers to the goodness of truth, and judgment to the truth accompanying goodness.
[3] Since judgment refers to truth, and righteousness to goodness, therefore in some places we find references to truth and righteousness, as in Isaiah 11:5, Psalms 85:11. Also in Psalms:
The judgments of Jehovah are true; they are righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold..., and sweeter than honey... (Psalms 19:9-10)
That the Lord's government in the celestial kingdom is termed one of righteousness, and in the spiritual kingdom one of judgment, may be seen in the book Heaven and Hell (published in London), nos. 214-216.
Psalms 37
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Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
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Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
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Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
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he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
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Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.
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For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
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For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.
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But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
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The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
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The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.
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Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
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Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
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Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
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They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish-- vanish like smoke.
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The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.
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For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
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A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
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Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
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I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
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All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.
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Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
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For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
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The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
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The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
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Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
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I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
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But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
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As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
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But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. A Psalm by David, for a memorial.
