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Apocalypse Explained #308

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308. Saith unto me, Weep not. That this signifies lest there should be grief thence, is evident from the signification of weeping, as denoting grief of heart; as above, n. 306, where also the cause thereof may be seen.

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

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Revelation 5:5

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5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.