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Apocalypse Explained #814

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814. Verse 11. And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had [two] horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

"And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth," signifies, confirmations from the sense of the letter of the Word in favour of faith separated from life, and thence falsifications of the truth of the church; "and he had two horns like a lamb," signifies, the power of persuading the conjunction with the Word of faith separated, as from the Lord; "and he spake as a dragon," signifies, with affection, thought, doctrine, and preaching, similar to what prevails with those who separate faith from the life of faith, which is charity.

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

The Bible

 

Luke 21:16-17

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16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

      

The Bible

 

Psalms 65:9-13

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9 You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.

10 You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.

11 You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.

12 The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.

13 The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing. For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm.