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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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Arcana Coelestia #1812

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1812. 'He believed in Jehovah' means the Lord's faith at that time. This is clear from the words themselves, and also from the train of thought in the internal sense, the train of thought being that while He lived in the world the Lord was engaged repeatedly in conflicts brought about by temptations, and was repeatedly victorious. And what is meant here by 'believing in Jehovah' is the truth that the Lord was filled repeatedly with an inmost confidence and faith that, because it was pure love out of which He was fighting for the salvation of the whole human race, He could not but be victorious. From the love out of which anyone fights it is known what his faith is. A person who fights out of any other love than love towards the neighbour and love towards the Lord's kingdom is not fighting out of faith, that is, he does not believe in Jehovah but in that which he loves; for the love itself for which he fights constitutes his faith. Take, for example, one who fights out of the love of becoming the greatest in heaven. He does not believe in Jehovah, but rather in himself, for wishing to become the greatest is wishing to have control over others. Thus he fights for control. It is the same with every other example that may be taken. From the love itself therefore out of which a person fights one may know what his faith is.

[2] The Lord however, in all His conflicts brought about by temptations, never fought out of self-love, that is, for Himself, but for all throughout the universe. He did not fight therefore to become the greatest in heaven, for that is contrary to Divine love. He scarcely did so to become the least. He fought solely so that all others might become something and be saved, as He Himself also declares in Mark,

The two sons of Zebedee said, Grant us to sit in Your glory, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left. Jesus said, Whoever would be great among you must be your minister, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man also came not to be ministered to but to minister, and to give His life 1 as the price of redemption for many. Mark 10:37, 43-45.

This is the love, that is, the faith, out of which the Lord fought, and which is meant by 'believing in Jehovah'.

Footnotes:

1. literally, soul

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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