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Jeremiah 51:16

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16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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Marriage #83

  
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83. Those who convince themselves that all evils are forgiven by the Holy Supper without any repentance and change of life, and who do evils believing that afterwards the evil or their sins are taken away by the Holy Supper their adultery is as with a maternal aunt.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

Commentary

 

Open

  

'To open,' as in Revelation 9, signifies communication and conjunction.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 537)