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Ezekiel 11

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1 Bukod dito'y itinaas ako ng Espiritu, at dinala ako sa pintuang-daang silanganan ng bahay ng Panginoon, na nakaharap sa dakong silanganan: at narito, nasa pinto ng pintuang-daan ang dalawang pu't limang lalake; at nakita ko sa gitna nila si Jaazanias na anak ni Azur, at si Pelatias na anak ni Benaias, na mga prinsipe ng bayan.

2 At sinabi niya sa akin, Anak ng tao, ito ang mga lalake na nagsisikatha ng kasamaan, at nagbibigay ng masamang payo sa bayang ito;

3 Na nagsasabi, Hindi malapit ang panahon ng pagtatayo ng mga bahay; ang bayang ito ang caldera, at tayo ang karne.

4 Kaya't manghula ka laban sa kanila, manghula ka, Oh anak ng tao.

5 At ang Espiritu ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, at sinabi niya sa akin, Salitain mo, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon: Ganito ang inyong sinabi, Oh sangbahayan ni Israel; sapagka't nalalaman ko ang mga bagay na pumasok sa inyong pag-iisip.

6 Inyong pinarami ang inyong pinatay sa bayang ito, at inyong pinuno ang mga lansangan nito ng mga patay.

7 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Ang inyong mga patay na inyong ibinulagta sa gitna nito, ay karne, at ang bayang ito ay siyang caldera: nguni't kayo'y ilalabas sa gitna nito.

8 Kayo'y nangatakot sa tabak; at aking pararatingin ang tabak sa inyo, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

9 At aking ilalabas kayo sa gitna nito, at ibibigay ko kayo sa mga kamay ng mga taga ibang lupa, at maglalapat ako ng mga kahatulan sa inyo.

10 Kayo'y mangabubuwal sa pamamagitan ng tabak; aking hahatulan kayo sa hangganan ng Israel; at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

11 Ang bayang ito ay hindi magiging inyong caldera, o kayo man ay magiging karne sa gitna nito, aking hahatulan kayo sa hangganan ng Israel;

12 At inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon: sapagka't kayo'y hindi nagsilakad ng ayon sa aking mga palatuntunan, o inyo mang isinagawa ang aking mga kahatulan, kundi kayo'y nagsigawa ng ayon sa mga kaugalian ng mga bansa na nangasa palibot ninyo.

13 At nangyari, nang ako'y nanghuhula, na si Pelatias na anak ni Benaias ay namatay. Nang magkagayo'y nasubasob ako, at ako'y sumigaw ng malakas, at aking sinabi, Ah Panginoong Dios! gagawa ka baga ng lubos na wakas sa nalabi sa Israel?

14 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na sinasabi,

15 Anak ng tao, ang iyong mga kapatid, sa makatuwid baga'y ang iyong mga kapatid, na mga lalake sa iyong kamaganakan, at ang buong sangbahayan ni Israel, silang lahat, siyang mga pinagsabihan ng mga nananahan sa Jerusalem. Magsilayo kayo sa Panginoon; sa amin ay ibinigay ang lupaing ito na pinakaari.

16 Kaya't iyong sabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Bagaman sila'y aking inilayo sa gitna ng mga bansa, at bagaman aking pinangalat sila sa gitna ng mga lupain, gayon ma'y ako'y magiging pinaka santuario sa kanila sa sandaling panahon sa mga lupain na kanilang kapaparunan.

17 Kaya't iyong sabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Aking pipisanin kayo mula sa mga bayan, at titipunin ko kayo sa mga lupain na inyong pinangalatan, at aking ibibigay sa inyo ang lupain ng Israel.

18 At sila'y magsisiparoon, at kanilang aalisin ang lahat na karumaldumal na bagay niyaon, at ang lahat ng kasuklamsuklam niyaon, mula roon.

19 At aking bibigyan sila ng isang puso, at aking lalagyan ng bagong diwa ang loob ninyo; at aking aalisin ang batong puso sa kanilang laman, at aking bibigyan sila ng pusong laman;

20 Upang sila'y magsilakad sa aking mga palatuntunan, at ganapin ang aking mga kahatulan at isagawa: at sila'y magiging aking bayan, at ako'y magiging kanilang Dios.

21 Nguni't tungkol sa kanila na ang puso ay nagsisunod ayon sa kanilang mga karumaldumal na bagay, at sa kanilang mga kasuklamsuklam, aking pararatingin ang kanilang lakad sa kanilang sariling mga ulo, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

22 Nang magkagayo'y itinaas ng mga kerubin ang kanilang mga pakpak, at ang mga gulong ay nangasa siping nila; at ang kaluwalhatian ng Dios ng Israel ay nasa itaas ng mga yaon.

23 At ang kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon ay napailanglang mula sa pinakaloob ng bayan, lumagay sa ibabaw ng bundok na nasa dakong silanganan ng bayan.

24 At itinaas ako ng Espiritu, at dinala ako sa pangitain sa Caldea sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu ng Dios, sa kanila na mga bihag. Sa gayo'y ang pangitain na aking nakita ay napaitaas mula sa akin.

25 Nang magkagayo'y sinalita ko sa kanila na mga bihag ang lahat na bagay na ipinakita sa akin ng Panginoon.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #926

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926. (Verse 1) And I saw another sign in heaven. That this signifies revelation from the Lord concerning the state of the church immediately before the Last Judgment, is evident from the signification of a sign, as denoting revelation, and from the signification of heaven, as denoting the Lord, of which we shall speak presently.

The reason why a sign signifies revelation is, that by a sign are meant those things that were seen by John, and are afterwards related; and those things seen by him involve arcana concerning the state of the church immediately before the Last Judgment. For, in general, whatever appears in heaven is wholly similar to what exists in our material world in its three kingdoms. And those things appear before the eyes of the angels just like those of the three kingdoms seen by men in the world. Gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, stones precious and not precious, ground, earths, mountains, hills, valleys, waters, fountains, and other things pertaining to the mineral kingdom appear there. Parks, gardens, forests, fruit-trees of every kind, lawns, corn-fields, plains full of flowers, herbs, and grasses of every kind appear there; also things derived from them, as oils, wines, all kinds of juices, and other things belonging to the vegetable kingdom. Animals of the earth, fowls of the heaven, fishes of the sea, reptiles, and these of every kind, appear there; and they are so much like those on our earth, that they cannot be distinguished. I have seen them, and could not perceive any difference.

[2] But still there is this difference, that the things that appear in heaven are from a spiritual origin; while those in our world are from a material origin. And the things that are from a spiritual origin affect the senses of the angels, because they are spiritual, as those that are from a material origin affect the sense of men, because they are material. For spiritual things are in harmony with those who are spiritual; and material things are in harmony with those who are material. It is said, that they are from a spiritual origin, because they exist from the Divine which proceeds from the Lord as a Sun; and the Divine proceeding from the Lord as a Sun is spiritual. For the Sun there is not fire, but it is Divine love, appearing before the eyes of the angels, as the sun of the world before the eyes of men. And whatever proceeds from the Divine love is Divine, and is spiritual. What proceeds in general appears as light, and is felt as heat; but still that light is spiritual, and also the heat. For that light is Divine wisdom, and is called Divine truth; and that heat is Divine love, and is called Divine Good. Therefore that light inwardly enlightens the understanding of the angels; and that heat inwardly fills the will of the angels with the good of love. From this origin are all the things that exist in the heavens; and they appear in forms like those in our world in its three kingdoms, as said above. That they appear in such forms is the result of the order of creation, that is to say, those things which belong to wisdom and love in the angels, when they descend into a lower sphere - in which the angels are as to their bodies, and as to the sensations thereof - are presented in such forms and types; these are correspondences.

[3] These things are said in order that it may be known what is meant by the sign which John says he himself saw; also what is meant by the sign mentioned in chapter 12 (vers. 1 and 3), namely, that it denotes revelation by such things as exist in heaven from a Divine spiritual origin, and thence contain in them Divine arcana; in the present case, arcana concerning the state of the church immediately before the Last Judgment. For there were seen seven angels with seven golden vials, clothed in linen pure and glistening white, and girt about the breasts with golden girdles. There was also seen a glassy sea mingled with fire; and there were seen those who had victory over the beast, having harps; the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony was also seen; and there were heard songs, in which they glorified the Lord. All these things are called a sign which he saw, because they are significative. But the things signified by them can be seen only from correspondences; and because Divine arcana are therein, they cannot be seen unless the Lord reveals them.

[4] It is said, a sign from heaven, by which is meant revelation from the Lord. The reason why it denotes from the Lord is, because heaven is the Lord. There are indeed angels of whom heaven consists, but still the angels are not heaven, but the Lord; for it is the Divine proceeding from the Lord, which is called Divine Good and Divine truth, from which the angels have all love and all wisdom. The angels are angels from love and from wisdom; and they have love and wisdom from the Lord; and because these are from the Lord, they are the Lord's, consequently are the Lord with them, as is evident from the Lord's words to His disciples.

That they are in the Lord and he in them (John 14:20) and that he hath his abode in the Word from himself with them (vers. 22-24).

Since therefore heaven is from the angels, and the angels are angels from the Lord, it follows that heaven is the Lord.

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