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Joel 4

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1 διοτι ιδου εγω εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις και εν τω καιρω εκεινω οταν επιστρεψω την αιχμαλωσιαν ιουδα και ιερουσαλημ

2 και συναξω παντα τα εθνη και καταξω αυτα εις την κοιλαδα ιωσαφατ και διακριθησομαι προς αυτους εκει υπερ του λαου μου και της κληρονομιας μου ισραηλ οι διεσπαρησαν εν τοις εθνεσιν και την γην μου καταδιειλαντο

3 και επι τον λαον μου εβαλον κληρους και εδωκαν τα παιδαρια πορναις και τα κορασια επωλουν αντι οινου και επινον

4 και τι και υμεις εμοι τυρος και σιδων και πασα γαλιλαια αλλοφυλων μη ανταποδομα υμεις ανταποδιδοτε μοι η μνησικακειτε υμεις επ' εμοι οξεως και ταχεως ανταποδωσω το ανταποδομα υμων εις κεφαλας υμων

5 ανθ' ων το αργυριον μου και το χρυσιον μου ελαβετε και τα επιλεκτα μου και τα καλα εισηνεγκατε εις τους ναους υμων

6 και τους υιους ιουδα και τους υιους ιερουσαλημ απεδοσθε τοις υιοις των ελληνων οπως εξωσητε αυτους εκ των οριων αυτων

7 ιδου εγω εξεγειρω αυτους εκ του τοπου ου απεδοσθε αυτους εκει και ανταποδωσω το ανταποδομα υμων εις κεφαλας υμων

8 και αποδωσομαι τους υιους υμων και τας θυγατερας υμων εις χειρας υιων ιουδα και αποδωσονται αυτους εις αιχμαλωσιαν εις εθνος μακραν απεχον οτι κυριος ελαλησεν

9 κηρυξατε ταυτα εν τοις εθνεσιν αγιασατε πολεμον εξεγειρατε τους μαχητας προσαγαγετε και αναβαινετε παντες ανδρες πολεμισται

10 συγκοψατε τα αροτρα υμων εις ρομφαιας και τα δρεπανα υμων εις σειρομαστας ο αδυνατος λεγετω οτι ισχυω εγω

11 συναθροιζεσθε και εισπορευεσθε παντα τα εθνη κυκλοθεν και συναχθητε εκει ο πραυς εστω μαχητης

12 εξεγειρεσθωσαν και αναβαινετωσαν παντα τα εθνη εις την κοιλαδα ιωσαφατ διοτι εκει καθιω του διακριναι παντα τα εθνη κυκλοθεν

13 εξαποστειλατε δρεπανα οτι παρεστηκεν τρυγητος εισπορευεσθε πατειτε διοτι πληρης η ληνος υπερεκχειται τα υποληνια οτι πεπληθυνται τα κακα αυτων

14 ηχοι εξηχησαν εν τη κοιλαδι της δικης οτι εγγυς ημερα κυριου εν τη κοιλαδι της δικης

15 ο ηλιος και η σεληνη συσκοτασουσιν και οι αστερες δυσουσιν φεγγος αυτων

16 ο δε κυριος εκ σιων ανακεκραξεται και εξ ιερουσαλημ δωσει φωνην αυτου και σεισθησεται ο ουρανος και η γη ο δε κυριος φεισεται του λαου αυτου και ενισχυσει κυριος τους υιους ισραηλ

17 και επιγνωσεσθε διοτι εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων ο κατασκηνων εν σιων εν ορει αγιω μου και εσται ιερουσαλημ πολις αγια και αλλογενεις ου διελευσονται δι' αυτης ουκετι

18 και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη αποσταλαξει τα ορη γλυκασμον και οι βουνοι ρυησονται γαλα και πασαι αι αφεσεις ιουδα ρυησονται υδατα και πηγη εξ οικου κυριου εξελευσεται και ποτιει τον χειμαρρουν των σχοινων

19 αιγυπτος εις αφανισμον εσται και η ιδουμαια εις πεδιον αφανισμου εσται εξ αδικιων υιων ιουδα ανθ' ων εξεχεαν αιμα δικαιον εν τη γη αυτων

20 η δε ιουδαια εις τον αιωνα κατοικηθησεται και ιερουσαλημ εις γενεας γενεων

21 και εκδικησω το αιμα αυτων και ου μη αθωωσω και κυριος κατασκηνωσει εν σιων

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Apocalypse Explained #729

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729. Verse 6. 11 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and sixty days."

"And the woman fled into the wilderness," signifies the church among a few, because with those who are not in good, and therefore not in truths; "where she hath a place prepared by God," signifies its state, that in the meantime provision may be made for it among many; "that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and sixty days," signifies until it grows to fulness.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Leviticus 16:5-34

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5 He shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

6 "Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

7 He shall take the two goats, and set them before Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

9 Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for Yahweh, and offer him for a sin offering.

10 But the goat, on which the lot fell for the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before Yahweh, to make atonement for him, to send him away for the scapegoat into the wilderness.

11 "Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull of the sin offering which is for himself.

12 He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:

13 and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.

14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

16 and he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins; and so he shall do for the Tent of Meeting, that dwells with them in the midst of their uncleanness.

17 No one shall be in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

18 "He shall go out to the altar that is before Yahweh and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the bull's blood, and some of the goat's blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar.

19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and make it holy from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

20 "When he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

22 The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.

23 "Aaron shall come into the Tent of Meeting, and shall take off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.

24 Then he shall bathe himself in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.

25 The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar.

26 "He who lets the goat go for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

27 The bull for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried forth outside the camp; and they shall burn their skins, their flesh, and their dung with fire.

28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

29 "It shall be a statute to you forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no kind of work, the native-born, or the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you:

30 for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before Yahweh.

31 It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever.

32 The priest, who is anointed and who is consecrated to be priest in his father's place, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments.

33 Then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the Tent of Meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly.

34 "This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel once in the year because of all their sins." It was done as Yahweh commanded Moses.