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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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Arcana Coelestia #10011

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10011. 'And pour it on his head, and anoint him' means a representative sign of Divine Good in the Lord, suffusing His whole Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'pouring oil on Aaron's head' as Divine Good suffusing the Lord's whole Human, for 'oil' means Divine Good, 4582, 9474, 'Aaron' the Lord in respect of Divine Good, 9806, and 'head' the whole Human; and from the meaning of 'anointing' as a representative sign of this thing, dealt with in 9474, 9954. The reason why 'the head' means the whole Human, or the whole person, is that everything in the human being comes down from the head; for the body is an extension from the head. Therefore also what a person thinks or wills, an activity that takes place in the head, presents itself in the body as an effect. The situation with the head is like that with what is highest or inmost in the heavens. This comes down and flows into heavens below, bringing them into being and making them extensions from itself. Therefore also the human head corresponds to the inmost heaven, the body down to the loins to the middle heaven, and the feet to the lowest heaven. In short, in things that are extensions only that which is inmost has life essentially. From this it is evident that since God is the inmost in all things, or what amounts to the same thing, is the highest of them all, from Him alone comes the life that all things possess. Therefore insofar as a person receives what is of God he has life within him.

[2] Furthermore the oil that a priest was anointed with flowed from the top of his head right down onto his body, as may be seen in David,

It is like the good oil upon the head running down onto Aaron's beard, which runs down over the collar 1 of his garments. Psalms 133:2.

In Matthew,

A woman poured an alabaster flask of balm over Jesus' head as He reclined [at the table]. Jesus said, She has poured this balm over My body to [prepare it for] the tomb. Matthew 26:7, 12.

And in Mark,

A woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly spikenard 2 ; and breaking the alabaster flask she poured it over Jesus' head. And Jesus said, This woman has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. Mark 14:3, 8.

From these places it is also evident that 'anointing the head' is anointing the whole body.

[3] The use of 'the head' to mean the whole person is further clear from very many places in the Word, for example in Isaiah,

The redeemed of Jehovah will return, and will come to Zion with song, and everlasting joy upon their heads. Isaiah 35:10.

In Moses,

Let the precious things of the produce of the sun, the firstfruits of the mountains of the east, and the precious things of the earth come on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the Nazirite among his brothers. Deuteronomy 33:14-16.

In Jeremiah,

Jehovah's storm will burst upon the heads of the wicked. Jeremiah 30:23.

In Ezekiel,

I will bring their way upon their own heads. Ezekiel 11:21; 16:43; 22:31.

[Similar words occur in] Joel 3:4, 7; Obadiah verse 15. In Ezekiel,

Woe to those who make veils upon the head [of persons] of every stature to hunt souls! Ezekiel 13:18.

In David,

God will bruise the head of [His] enemies, the hairy scalp 3 . Psalms 68:21.

From all these places it is now evident that 'head' is used to mean the whole person, so that 'pouring oil on Aaron's head' means Divine Good in the Lord, suffusing His whole Human. While He was in the world the Lord made Himself Divine Truth, and when He left the world He made Himself Divine Good, see the places referred to in 9315(end), 9199(end).

Footnotes:

1. literally, the mouth

2. literally, flask of ointment of liquid and very costly

3. literally, the crown of hair

  
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Arcana Coelestia #9199

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9199. 'Or orphan' means those who possess truth but not as yet good, and still have a desire for good. This is clear from the meaning of 'orphan' as those who possess truth and have a desire for good. Such people are meant by 'orphans' because sons bereft of father and mother, that is, those deprived of interior goodness and truth, are orphans. For 'father' in the Word means interior good, and 'mother' truth joined to that good, 5581; but 'sons' means truths derived from them. For the meaning of 'sons' as truths, see 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2813, 3373, 6583. The fact that sons and not daughters are meant here by 'orphans' is evident from verse 24 below, where it says, And your sons will be orphans. The reason why sons who are orphans are those who desire good is that the Lord then stands in place of their father, according to the following words in David,

A father of the orphans, and a judge of the widows, is God in the habitation of His holiness. Psalms 68:5.

[2] 'Orphans' are those who have received instruction in the Church's truths of faith which come from the Word, and who are then led by means of those truths to good. This is also evident from the Lord's words in John,

I will ask the Father to give you another Paraclete, to remain with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him, because He remains with you and is among you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you. These things I have spoken to you, while I remain with you; but the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, He will teach you all things. John 14:16-18, 24-26.

[3] Every detail of these verses makes it clear that those are 'orphans' who possess truths and have a desire for good. 'The Paraclete' is used to mean Divine Truth, which the Lord was when He was in the world and which has emanated from Him ever since He glorified His Human and went away from the world. Therefore He says that He will send the Paraclete and that He Himself will come. 'Sending the Paraclete' means enlightening and instructing them in the truths of faith, and 'coming to them' means leading them on to good. This is why He says, I will not leave you orphans. As has been stated, 'the Paraclete' is used to mean Divine Truth, which the Lord was when He was in the world and which has emanated from Him ever since He glorified His Human and went away from the world. This was something the Lord taught plainly several times; yet those who identify persons in the Godhead and not essences united into one do not grasp it. For the explanation of the Word and the understanding of it by a person depend on the ideas he already has. The same applies to places where the Lord says that He is in the Father, and the Father is in Him; that the Father and He are One; also that all that is His is the Father's, and all that is the Father's is His, John 10:30; 14:1-11, 20; 16:15; 17:11.

[4] But let these truths stated above receive further explanation.

The Paraclete is used to mean Divine Truth

This is evident from the Lord's actual words; for the Paraclete is called 'the Spirit of truth' by Him, and also He says, 'the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, will teach you all things'.

The Lord was Divine Truth when He was in the world

This too is evident from the Lord's words there; for He says that He will send 'another Paraclete' (that is, another in place of Himself), who will be the Spirit of truth, and - referring to Himself - that they know Him 'because He remains with you and is among you'. He also says, I tell you the truth. If I do not go away the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go away I will send Him to you, John 16:7. Another place, John 7:39, states, 'This He said concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified'. And other places again state that He is the way and the truth, John 14:6; also that He is the Word, that God is the Word, and that the Word became flesh, John 1:1-3, 14, 'the Word' being Divine Truth. For more about the Lord's being Divine Truth when He was in the world, see 3195, 4687, 4727, 6716, 6864, 7499, 8127, 8724.

[5] Divine Truth has emanated from the Lord ever since He glorified His Human and went away from the world This too is evident from the Lord's words, 'When I go away I will send the Spirit of truth to you' ('sending' means going out and emanating from, 2397, 4710), and also 'When He comes He will guide you into all truth; 1 for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears He will speak. He will glorify Me, for He will receive from what is Mine and declare it to you', John 16:7, 13-15.

When the Lord went away from the world His Human became Divine Good as well as Divine Truth, see 3704, 3712, 3737, 3969, 4577, 5704, 6864, 7014, 7499, 8241, 8724, 8760, 9167. And since then Divine Truth has emanated from Divine Good, which He Himself is, as the light of all creation emanates from the sun, 3636, 3643, 3969, 5704, 7083, 8127. The references listed above in 9194 may be added to these.

Footnotes:

1. The Latin means He will teach you in all truth but the Greek means He will guide you into all truth, which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

  
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