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até que lhes falte o pão e a água, e se espantem uns com os outros, e se definhem na sua iniqüidade.
Ezequiel 4:17
Heaven and Hell #5
5. There can be no doubt among church people that the Lord is God of heaven, because he himself teaches that everything of the Father's belongs to him (Matthew 11:27, John 16:15; 17:2) and that he has all power in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). It says "in heaven and on earth" because the ruler of heaven rules earth as well, the one actually depending on the other. 1 His "ruling heaven and earth" means our accepting from him everything good that is intrinsic to love and everything true that is intrinsic to faith. It therefore means accepting all intelligence and wisdom, and thus all happiness - in short, eternal life.
This too the Lord teaches when he says, "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; but whoever does not trust the Son will not see life" (John 3:36). Or again, he says, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, will be alive, and whoever lives and believes in me will not die to eternity" (John 11:25-26). Or again, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6).
Footnotes:
1. [Swedenborg's footnote] The whole of heaven belongs to the Lord: 2751, 7086. Power in the heavens and on earth belongs to him: 1607, 10089, 10827. Because the Lord governs heaven, he also governs everything that depends on heaven, which means everything in this world: 2026-2027, 4523-4524. Only the Lord has the power to banish the hells, restrain people from evils, and keep them engaged in what is good - the power therefore to save: 10019.
John 14:6-11
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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
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Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
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Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
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Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
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Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else Believe me for the very works' sake.
