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Scriptural Confirmations #1

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Scripture Confirmations of New Church Doctrine [Brief Latin Title: Dicta Probantia]

1. The Apostles; Miracles

The apostles are named (Acts of the Apostles 1:13, 26).

Judas the traitor burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out (Acts of the Apostles 1:16-19).

Many miracles and signs were done by the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 2:43). Peter and John healed the lame man sitting at the gate of the temple, therefore all were astonished, but when the priests heard them preaching about Jesus, they laid hands upon them, thrust them into prison, and afterwards having threatened them sent them away because of the people (Acts of the Apostles 3:1-20; 4). This miracle was done in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts of the Apostles 4:10, 30).

Many miracles done by the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 5:12, 5:15, 5:16), but yet they were put in prison by the high priest, and although they were led out thence by an angel miraculously, yet they were beaten, and warned not to preach concerning Jesus (verses 29-40).

Stephen also did great signs and miracles (Acts of the Apostles 6:8).

Miracles done by Philip (Acts of the Apostles 8:6, 7, 13).

Simon the sorcerer made himself great in Samaria, saying, here is the great power of God; but he was severely reproved by Peter (Acts of the Apostles 8:9, 10 seq., 20-24).

Miracles done by Peter, and also that he raised the dead to life (Acts of the Apostles 9:33, 34, 36-42).

The miracle of Paul, that a certain man was made blind (Acts of the Apostles 13:11); also others (Acts of the Apostles 19:11, 12; 20:9 seq.; 28:3 seq., 8).

Miracles done by the disciples, and with Paul (Acts of the Apostles 14:3, 8-10, 19, 20; 16:25, 26 seq.).

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Arcana Coelestia #2534

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2534. Quod ‘quia propheta ille’ significet quod sic doceretur, constat a significatione ‘prophetae’; propheta in Verbo multoties legitur, et in sensu litterae significat illos quibus revelatio, tum abstracte ipsam revelationem, sed in sensu interno significat docentem, tum abstracte ipsam doctrinam; et quia Dominus est, ut dictum, ipsa doctrina, seu Verbum quod docet, Ille ‘Propheta’ nominatur, sicut etiam apud Mosen,

Prophetam e medio tui, e fratribus, sicut me, suscitabit Jehovah Deus tuus, huic oboedietis, Deut. 18:15, 18;

‘sicut me’ dicitur quia Dominus per Mosen, aeque ac per Abrahamum, Isacum, Jacobum, Davidem, et plures repraesentatus est; et quia exspectaverunt Ipsum, ideo 1 apud Johannem, Homines videntes, quod fecit signum Jesus, dixerunt, Qui hic est revera Propheta, qui venturus est in mundum, 6:14.

[2] Quia Dominus in supremo sensu est Propheta, et ‘testimonium Jesu est spiritus prophetiae’, Apoc. 19:10, inde est quod ‘propheta’ i sensu interno Verbi significet docentem, tum abstracte doctrinam quod ab his locis manifeste constare potest;

apud Lucam,

Tu puer propheta Altissimi vocaberis, 1:76 2 ; ita Zacharias de Johanne Baptista filio, qui quod non fuerit propheta, sed praeparans viam docendo et evangelizando de Adventu Domini ipse dicit, Quaesiverunt illum, Quid es? an Elias es tu? sed dixit, Non sum. An propheta es tu? respondit Non; quare dixerunt illi, Quis es?... dixit, Ego vox clamantis in deserto, rectam facite viam Domini, Joh. 1:21-23

[3] apud Matthaeum, Multi dicent in die illo, Domine, Domine, nonne per nomen Tuum prophetavimus? 7:22;

ubi quod ‘prophetare’ sit docere, patet:

apud Johannem, Oportet te rursus prophetare super populos, et gentes, et linguas, et reges multos, Apoc. 10:11;

‘prophetare’ pro docere; quid ‘populi, gentes, linguae, reges’, passim dictum et ostensum est:

apud eundem,

Gentes civitatem sanctam conculcabunt menses quadraginta duos, dabo autem duobus testibus Meis, ut prophetent dies mille ducentos sexaginta, induti saccis, 11:2, 3;

ubi etiam ‘prophetare’ pro docere:

apud Mosen,

Dixit Jehovah ad Mosen, Vide, dedi te deum Pharaoni, et Aharon frater tuus erit propheta tuus, Exod. 7:1;

ubi ‘propheta’ pro docente aut dicente quod Moses dicturus:

apud Joelem,

Effundam spiritum Meum super omnem carnem, et prophetabunt filii vestri et filiae vestrae, 3:1;

[4] ‘prophetabunt’ pro docebunt:

apud Esaiam,

Effudit super vos Jehovah spiritum soporis, et occlusit oculos vestros, prophetas et capita vestra, videntes obtexit, et facta vobis visio omnium, sicut verba libri obsignati, quem dant scienti litteras, dicendo, Lege quaeso istum, et dicet, Non possum, quia obsignatus est, 29:10, 11;

ubi per ‘prophetas’ intelliguntur illi qui verum docent, et ‘videntes’ qui verum vident, qui ‘obtegi’ dicuntur cum nihil veri sciunt et nihil veri vident; quia prophetae antiquis temporibus dicebantur qui docebant, ideo quoque ‘videntes’ dicti [sunt], quia ‘videre’ significabat intelligere, n. 2150, 2325; quod dicti ‘videntes’, videatur 3 1 Sam. 9:9; 2 Sam. 24:11;

tum quoque ‘viri Dei’ ex significatione ‘viri’, [de qua] n. 158, 265, 749, 915, 1007, 2517; quod dicti ‘viri Dei’, videatur 2 Reg. 1:9-16; 4:7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27, 40, 42; 5:8, 14, 20; 13:19; 4 23:16, 17.

[5] Quod per ‘prophetas’ in sensu interno significentur 5 docentes, constat apud Jeremiam toto capite xxiii, et apud Ezechielem toto capite xiii ubi de prophetis in specie agitur, tum etiam multis in locis alibi ubi nominantur: inde etiam per ‘pseudoprophetas’ significantur illi qui falsa docent, ut apud Matthaeum, In consummatione saeculi, multi pseudoprophetae exsurgent, et seducent multos, ... surgent falsi christi, et falsi prophetae, et dabunt signa magna, et in errorem inducent, si possibile, etiam electos, 24:11, 24; Marcus 13:22;

ubi per ‘pseudoprophetas et falsos prophetas’ non alii significantur; similiter per ‘pseudoprophetam’ in Apoc. 16:13; 19:20; 20:10.

[6] Quantum obscuratur sensus internus Verbi ab ideis quae captae sunt ex repraesentativis Ecclesiae Judaicae, inde quoque constare potest quod quoties memoratur propheta in Verbo, ilico obveniat idea prophetarum quales fuerunt illo tempore, quae idea multum obstat ut appercipiatur quid per illos significatur; at quo quis sapientior est, eo facilius idea ex repraesentativis illis capta removetur; ut pro exemplo, ubi templum memoratur, qui sapientius cogitant, non percipiunt templum quod Hierosolymae, sed templum Domini; ubi mons Zionis vel Zion, non illud quod fuit Hierosolymae, sed regnum Domini; et ubi Hierosolymae, non illam quae fuit in tribu Benjaminis et Jehudae, sed Hierosolymam sanctam et caelestem.

Footnotes:

1. The Manuscript has inde.

2. The editors of the third Latin edition made a minor correction here. For details, see the end of the appropriate volume of that edition.

3. The Manuscript has constare potest.

4. The editors of the third Latin edition made a minor correction here. For details, see the end of the appropriate volume of that edition.

5. The Manuscript has intelligantur.

  
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This is the Third Latin Edition, published by the Swedenborg Society, in London, between 1949 and 1973.

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Matthaeus 24:24-25

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24 Surgent enim pseudochristi, et pseudoprophetæ : et dabunt signa magna, et prodigia, ita ut in errorem inducantur (si fieri potest) etiam electi.

25 Ecce prædixi vobis.