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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 #8868

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8868. 1 Paucis etiam dicendum est de veris quae aliunde sunt quam ex Domino; sunt illa in genere in quibus non est Dominus; tunc in veris non est Dominus apud hominem cum negat Ipsum ac Divinum Ipsius, et quoque cum agnoscit Ipsum et usque credit quod 2 bonum et verum non sint ab Ipso sed a semet, et qui inde sibi vindicat 3 justitiam; etiam vera in quibus non est Dominus sunt 4 quae ex Verbo sumuntur, imprimis ex sensu litterae ibi, et ad favorem sui dominii et sui lucri explicantur; haec in se 5 vera sunt, quia ex Verbo, sed non vera quia sinistre explicantur et sic pervertuntur; talia sunt quae intelliguntur a Domino per haec apud Matthaeum,

Si quis dixerit, Ecce hic est Christus, aut ibi, ne credite, surgent enim falsi Christi et falsi prophetae, et dabunt signa magna et prodigia, ut in errorem inducant, si possibile, etiam electos, Matth. 24:23-26 6 ; videatur n. 3900:

et apud Lucam,

Videte ne seducamini, multi enim venient in nomine Meo, dicentes quod Ego sim, et tempus prope est; ne ergo ite post eos, 21:8.

[2] Vera quae a Domino in forma interna usque a Domino sunt vera, at 7 vera quae non a Domino solum in forma externa apparent vera, non autem in forma interna, intus enim sunt vel vana, vel falsa, vel mala; ut verum sit, esse debet vita [in] illo, nam verum absque vita non est verum fidei apud hominem, et vita non aliunde est quam ex bono, hoc est, per bonum a Domino; si itaque non Dominus est in vero, est verum absque vita, ita non verum, at 8 si falsum in illo 9 , aut malum in illo 9 , est ipsum verum apud hominem falsum aut malum; nam quod intus est, hoc facit essentiam, et quoque in altera vita per externum translucet; ex his nunc constare potest quomodo intelligendum quod non ‘sit cogitandum’ de veris aliunde quam ex Domino.

[3] Quia pauci sciunt quomodo se habet cum veris quae in forma interna sunt vera, ita quae vivunt a Domino, dicetur aliquid de his ab experientia: in altera vita manifeste percipitur ab unoquovis qui loquitur ibi, quid intus se recondit in verbis loquelae ejus, sicut num inibi clausum est 10 , vel num apertum, 11 tum qualis affectio inest, si affectio boni est molle intus, si affectio mali est durum intus, et sic porro; apud angelos caeli sunt omnia sermonis illorum aperta usque ad Dominum, quod et clare percipitur et quoque auditur ex 12 mollitie et ejus quali; inde quoque scitur quid intus in veris reconditum latet, num Dominus vel non; vera in quibus est Dominus sunt vera quae vivunt, at vera in quibus non est Dominus sunt vera quae non vivunt; quae vivunt sunt vera fidei ex amore in Dominum et ex charitate erga proximum; quae non vivunt sunt non vera, quia intus in illis est amor sui et 13 amor mundi; ex his possunt spiritus et angeli in altera vita discerni, nam unicuique vera sunt secundum ejus vitam, hoc est, secundum id quod apud illum universaliter regnat.

Footnotes:

1Arcana Coelestia 8867 and Arcana Coelestia 8868 were first written as a single number; they were divided however before Arcana Coelestia 8869 was started.

2. quod non bonum et verum ab Ipso sint, sed quod a semet et qui inde vindicant sibi justitiam

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

4. The Manuscript places this before in quibus.

5. The following two (or in some cases more) words are transposed in the Manuscript.

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

7. et, in the First Latin Edition and in the Second Latin Edition

8. et

9. illis

10. sit

11. The Manuscript inserts num inibi bonum vel malum, .

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

13. aut

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

The Bible

 

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.