The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #206
206. Internal Meaning of Amos, Chapter 6
Of the spiritual church which was instituted. (3, 3)
1-2 It turned out worse than the religions of other nations. (3)
3-6 It possesses all things of the church in abundance; they think nothing of the destruction of the church. (3)
7-9 Therefore all things will perish, (3)
10-12 until nothing remains, (3)
13-14 for the reason that they acquired those things from what is their own. (3, 17)
Amos 6:7-9
7
Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.
8
"The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of Armies: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.
9
It will happen, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.