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Ezekiel 27

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1 Ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating uli sa akin, na nagsasabi:

2 At ikaw, anak ng tao, panaghuyan mo ang Tiro;

3 At sabihin mo sa Tiro, Oh ikaw na tumatahan sa pasukan sa dagat, na ikaw ang mangangalakal sa mga bansa sa maraming pulo, ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Ikaw, Oh Tiro, nagsabi, Ako'y sakdal sa kagandahan.

4 Ang iyong mga hangganan ay nangasa kalaliman ng mga dagat, ang nagsipagtayo sa iyo ay nangagpasakdal ng iyong kagandahan.

5 Ang ginawa nilang makakapal mong tabla ay mga puno ng abeto na mula sa Senir: sila'y nagsikuha ng cedro mula sa Libano, upang gawing palo ng sasakyan mo.

6 Ginawa nilang iyong mga saguwan ang mga encina sa Basan; ang kanilang ginawang mga bangko mong garing na nalalapat sa kahoy na boj ay mula sa mga pulo ng Chittim.

7 Manipis na kayong lino na yaring may burda na mula sa Egipto ang iyong layag, upang maging sa iyo'y isang watawat; kulay asul at morado na mula sa mga pulo ng Elisah ang iyong kulandong.

8 Ang mga nananahan sa Sidon at Arvad ay iyong mga mananaguwan: ang iyong mga pantas, Oh Tiro, ay nangasa iyo, sila ang iyong mga tagaugit.

9 Ang mga matanda sa Gebal at ang mga pantas niyao'y pawang tagapagpasak mo: ang lahat na sasakyan sa dagat sangpu ng mga tao ng mga yaon ay nangasa iyo upang pangasiwaan ang iyong kalakal.

10 Ang Persia, ang Lud, at ang Phut ay nangasa iyong hukbo, na iyong mga lalaking mangdidigma: kanilang ibinitin ang kalasag at ang turbante sa iyo; nagpapaganda sa iyo.

11 Ang mga lalake sa Arvad na kasama ng iyong hukbo ay nangasa ibabaw ng iyong mga kuta sa palibot, at ang mga matatapang ay nasa iyong mga moog; kanilang isinabit ang kanilang mga kalasag sa iyong mga kuta sa palibot; kanilang pinasakdal ang iyong kagandahan.

12 Ang Tarsis ay iyong mangangalakal dahil sa karamihan ng sarisaring kayamanan; na ang pilak, bakal, lata, at tingga, ay ipinapalit nila sa iyong mga kalakal.

13 Ang Javan, ang Tubal, at ang Mesec, mga mangangalakal mo: kanilang kinakalakal ang mga tao at ang mga sisidlang tanso na ipinapalit nila sa iyong mga kalakal.

14 Ang sangbahayan ni Togarma ay nakikipagpalitan sa iyong mga kalakal ng mga kabayo at ng mga kabayong pangdigma at ng mga mula.

15 Ang mga tao sa Dedan ay iyong mangangalakal: maraming pulo ay nangagdadala ng kalakal sa iyong kamay: kanilang dinadala sa iyo na pinakapalit ay mga sungay na garing at ebano.

16 Naging mangangalakal mo ang Siria dahil sa karamihan ng iyong mga gawang kamay: sila'y nakikipagpalitan sa iyong mga kalakal ng mga esmeralda, kulay ube, at yaring may burda, at manipis na kayong lino, at gasang at mga rubi.

17 Naging mga mangangalakal mo ang Juda, at ang lupain ng Israel: sila'y nakikipagpalitan sa iyong mga kalakal ng trigo ng Minith, at ng pannag, at ng pulot, at ng langis, at ng balsamo.

18 Mangangalakal mo ang Damasko dahil sa karamihan ng iyong mga gawang kamay, dahil sa karamihan ng sarisaring kayamanan, sangpu ng alak sa Helbon, at maputing lana.

19 Nakikipagpalitan ang Vedan at Javan sa iyong mga kalakal ng sinulid na lana: ang makinang na bakal, ang kasia, at ang kalamo, ay ilan sa iyong mga kalakal.

20 Naging iyong mangangalakal ang Dedan sa mga mahalagang kayo na ukol sa pangangabayo.

21 Ang Arabia, at lahat na prinsipe sa Cedar, mga naging mangangalakal ng iyong kamay; sa mga cordero, at mga lalaking tupa, at mga kambing, sa mga ito'y naging mga mangangalakal mo sila.

22 Ang mga mangangalakal sa Seba at sa Raama, mga naging mangangalakal mo; kanilang ipinapalit sa iyong mga kalakal ang mga pinakamainam na especia, at lahat na mahalagang bato, at ang ginto.

23 Ang Haran at ang Canneh at ang Eden, na mga mangangalakal sa Seba, ang Assur at ang Chilmad ay naging mga mangangalakal mo.

24 Ang mga ito ang iyong mga mangangalakal sa mga piling kalakal sa mga balutan ng mga yaring asul at may burda, at sa mga baul na may mainam na hiyas, natatalian ng mga sintas, at yaring cedro, na ilan sa iyong mga kalakal.

25 Ang mga sasakyan sa Tarsis ay iyong mga pulutong sa iyong kalakal: at ikaw ay napuno at naging totoong maluwalhati sa kalagitnaan ng mga dagat.

26 Dinala ka ng iyong mga manggagaod sa malawak na dagat: binagbag ka ng hanging silanganan sa kalagitnaan ng dagat.

27 Ang iyong kayamanan, at ang iyong mga kalakal, ang iyong tinda, at ang iyong mga manggagaod, at ang iyong mga tagaugit, ang iyong mga tagapagpasak, at ang nagsisipamahala ng iyong mga kalakal, at ang lahat mong lalaking mangdidigma na nangasa iyo, sangpu ng iyong lahat na pulutong na nangasa gitna mo, mangalulubog sa kalagitnaan ng dagat sa kaarawan ng iyong pagkasira.

28 Sa lakas ng hiyaw ng iyong mga tagaugit, ang mga nayon ay mangayayanig.

29 At lahat na nagsisihawak ng gaod, ang mga tao sa sasakyan, at lahat ng tagaugit sa dagat, ay magsisibaba sa kanilang mga sasakyan; sila'y magsisitayo sa ibabaw ng lupain,

30 At iparirinig ang kanilang tinig sa iyo, at hihiyaw ng kalagimlagim, at mangagbubuhos ng alabok sa kanilang mga ulo, sila'y magsisigumon sa mga abo:

31 At mangagpapakakalbo dahil sa iyo, at mangagbibigkis ng kayong magaspang, at kanilang iiyakan ka ng kapanglawpanglaw sa kalooban, na may mapanglaw na pananangis.

32 At sa kanilang pagtangis ay pananaghuyan ka nila, at tatangisan ka, na sasabihin, Sino ang gaya ng Tiro na gaya niya na nadala sa katahimikan sa gitna ng dagat?

33 Pagka ang iyong mga kalakal ay inilalabas sa mga dagat, iyong binubusog ang maraming bayan; iyong pinayaman ang mga hari sa lupa ng karamihan ng iyong mga kayamanan at ng iyong mga kalakal.

34 Sa panahon na ikaw ay bagbag sa tabi ng mga dagat sa kalaliman ng tubig, ang iyong kalakal at ang iyong buong pulutong ay lumubog sa gitna mo.

35 Lahat ng mananahan sa mga pulo ay nangatitigilan dahil sa iyo, at ang kanilang mga hari ay nangatakot ng di kawasa, sila'y nangamanglaw sa kanilang mukha.

36 Pinagsutsutan ka ng mga mangangalakal sa gitna ng mga bayan; ikaw ay naging kakilakilabot, at hindi ka na mabubuhay pa.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #1143

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1143. And fine linen and crimson.- That these signify truths and goods from a celestial origin, profaned, is evident from the signification of fine linen, which denotes truths from a celestial origin, of which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of crimson, which denotes goods from a celestial origin (concerning which see above, n. 1042), but in this case those truths and goods profaned, because the fine linen and crimson are called the merchandise of Babylon, and Babylon as a harlot and the mother of the whoredoms and abominations of the earth, signifies profanations of truth and good. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are the truths and goods with those who are in love to the Lord, which are called celestial, and are distinguished from the truths and goods from a spiritual origin, signified by the silk and scarlet, which we shall refer to presently. They profane truths and goods from a celestial origin, especially in this, that they have arrogated to themselves the Lord's Divine Power of saving mankind, and thus also love to Him they have diverted [to the pope] as his vicar and to his ministers. But the Lord cannot be loved when the power of salvation is taken away from Him, and a man is loved instead of Him. They say, indeed, that the Lord is loved for giving that power to man, and that he is loved, and also reverently honoured by those who have received that power, and is worshipped by the rest. But love to the Lord cannot exist with such, the love of ruling over heaven and the Church being altogether contrary to it; for that love is the love of self, which is diabolical love, and from this the Lord cannot be loved. Such love, regarded in itself, is rather hatred against the Lord, into which also it is changed when they become spirits, and domination is taken away from them then they also persecute all those who are in love to the Lord. From these things it is evident how they profane truths and goods which are from a celestial origin.

[2] That fine linen signifies truths from a celestial origin, is evident from the following passages.

Thus in Ezekiel:

"I clothed thee with broidered-work, I shod thee with badger's skin (taxus), and I girded thee with fine linen, and covered thee with silks; thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, and thy garments were fine linen, silk, and broidered-work" (16:10, 13).

This is said of Jerusalem, by which the Church is meant, in this case, at its first establishment. Broidered-work and badger's skin there signify the knowledges of truth and good from the Word. Fine linen and silk signify truths from a celestial origin and truths from a spiritual origin; these are described as garments, because garments signify truths, with which good is clothed or invested.

Again in the same:

"Fine linen in broidered-work [from Egypt] was thine expansion, and crimson from the isle of Elisha was thy covering" (27:7).

This refers to Tyre, which signifies the Church as to the knowledges of good and truth; those knowledges are signified by broidered-work from Egypt, truths by fine linen, and good by crimson, both from a celestial origin.

So in Luke:

"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in crimson and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day" (16:19).

The rich man here means the Jewish race, which is said to be clothed in crimson and fine linen, because they possessed the Word, from which they were in possession of goods and truths; goods are there meant by crimson, and truths by fine linen, both from a celestial origin. By Lazarus, who lay at the rich man's porch, are meant the nations who had not the Word.

[3] Because fine linen (byssus), which also is xylinum, signified truths from a celestial origin, and the garments of Aaron represented Divine truths, he himself representing the Lord, therefore fine linen and xyhinum were interwoven in his mitre and belt (Exodus 28:39; 39:27); they were also interwoven in the curtains of the tabernacle and its coverings, because they represented those things of the Church which inclose, and these are truths (Exodus 26:1; 27:9, 18; 36:8; 38:9, 16).

The signification of fine linen (byssus) in the following passages of the Apocalypse is similar:

"The time of the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready; and it was given unto her that she should be clothed in fine linen, clean and shining" (19:7, 8);

The armies of him that sat upon the white horse "followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean" (19:14).

The reason why fine linen signifies truth from a celestial origin is, because that kind of linen was a species of very white flax, of which garments are made. Flax, and also whiteness, signify truth, and a garment made from it signifies according to its brightness, truth pure and clean.

[4] Continuation of the Athanasian Creed.- The hell where those are who are called devils is the love of self; and the hell where those who are called satans is the love of the world. The reason why the diabolical hell is the love of self, is, that that love is the opposite of celestial love, which is love to the Lord; and the reason why the satanical hell is the love of the world, is, that this love is the opposite of spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbour.

Now, since the two loves of hell are the opposite of the two loves of heaven, therefore hell and the heavens are in opposition to each other. For all who are in the heavens have regard to the Lord and to the neighbour, but all who are in the hells have regard to themselves and the world. All who are in the heavens love the Lord and the neighbour, but all who are in the hells love themselves and the world, and hence bear hatred to the Lord and to the neighbour. All who are in the heavens think what is true and will what is good, because they think and will from the Lord; but all who are in the hells think what is false and will what is evil, because they think and will from themselves. It is for this reason that all who are in the hells appear averted, their faces being turned away from the Lord, they also appear inverted, their feet being upwards and their heads downwards; this appearance arises from their loves being the opposite of the loves of heaven.

[5] Since hell is the love of self, it is also fire; for all love corresponds to fire, and in the spiritual world is so presented as to seem at a distance like fire, yet still it is not fire but love. For this reason the hells appear within as if they were on fire, and without like ejections of fire in the midst of smoke rising from furnaces or conflagrations; sometimes the devils themselves also appear like fires of charcoal. The heat which they have from that fire is like an effervescence from impurities, which is lust, and the light which they receive from that fire is merely an appearance of light from phantasies, and from confirmations of evils by falsities; but yet, it is not light, for whenever the light of heaven enters by influx it becomes thick darkness to them, and when the heat of heaven enters it becomes cold to them. They see, however, from their own light, and live from their own heat; but their sight is like that of owls, birds of night, and bats, whose eyes are dim to the light of heaven, and they live in a semi-torpid state. The living principle pertaining to them consists merely in their ability to think and will, to speak and act, and hence to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel. It is merely a faculty derived from that life which is God acting upon them from without, according to order, and continually impelling them to order. It is from this faculty that they live for ever. The dead principle pertaining to them is from the evils and falsities derived from their loves; hence it is, that their life, viewed from their loves, is not life, but death; and therefore hell, in the Word is called "death," and its inhabitants are called "dead."

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