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Zechariah 2

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1 και ηρα τους οφθαλμους μου και ειδον και ιδου τεσσαρα κερατα

2 και ειπα προς τον αγγελον τον λαλουντα εν εμοι τι εστιν ταυτα κυριε και ειπεν προς με ταυτα τα κερατα τα διασκορπισαντα τον ιουδαν και τον ισραηλ

3 και εδειξεν μοι κυριος τεσσαρας τεκτονας

4 και ειπα τι ουτοι ερχονται ποιησαι και ειπεν προς με ταυτα τα κερατα τα διασκορπισαντα τον ιουδαν και τον ισραηλ κατεαξαν και ουδεις αυτων ηρεν κεφαλην και εισηλθον ουτοι του οξυναι αυτα εις χειρας αυτων τα τεσσαρα κερατα τα εθνη τα επαιρομενα κερας επι την γην κυριου του διασκορπισαι αυτην

5 και ηρα τους οφθαλμους μου και ειδον και ιδου ανηρ και εν τη χειρι αυτου σχοινιον γεωμετρικον

6 και ειπα προς αυτον που συ πορευη και ειπεν προς με διαμετρησαι την ιερουσαλημ του ιδειν πηλικον το πλατος αυτης εστιν και πηλικον το μηκος

7 και ιδου ο αγγελος ο λαλων εν εμοι ειστηκει και αγγελος ετερος εξεπορευετο εις συναντησιν αυτω

8 και ειπεν προς αυτον λεγων δραμε και λαλησον προς τον νεανιαν εκεινον λεγων κατακαρπως κατοικηθησεται ιερουσαλημ απο πληθους ανθρωπων και κτηνων εν μεσω αυτης

9 και εγω εσομαι αυτη λεγει κυριος τειχος πυρος κυκλοθεν και εις δοξαν εσομαι εν μεσω αυτης

10 ω ω φευγετε απο γης βορρα λεγει κυριος διοτι εκ των τεσσαρων ανεμων του ουρανου συναξω υμας λεγει κυριος

11 εις σιων ανασωζεσθε οι κατοικουντες θυγατερα βαβυλωνος

12 διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ οπισω δοξης απεσταλκεν με επι τα εθνη τα σκυλευσαντα υμας διοτι ο απτομενος υμων ως απτομενος της κορης του οφθαλμου αυτου

13 διοτι ιδου εγω επιφερω την χειρα μου επ' αυτους και εσονται σκυλα τοις δουλευουσιν αυτοις και γνωσεσθε διοτι κυριος παντοκρατωρ απεσταλκεν με

14 τερπου και ευφραινου θυγατερ σιων διοτι ιδου εγω ερχομαι και κατασκηνωσω εν μεσω σου λεγει κυριος

15 και καταφευξονται εθνη πολλα επι τον κυριον εν τη ημερα εκεινη και εσονται αυτω εις λαον και κατασκηνωσουσιν εν μεσω σου και επιγνωση οτι κυριος παντοκρατωρ εξαπεσταλκεν με προς σε

16 και κατακληρονομησει κυριος τον ιουδαν την μεριδα αυτου επι την γην την αγιαν και αιρετιει ετι την ιερουσαλημ

17 ευλαβεισθω πασα σαρξ απο προσωπου κυριου διοτι εξεγηγερται εκ νεφελων αγιων αυτου

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3023

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3023. 'I will make you swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth' means an utterly sacred binding to the Divine which existed in highest things and in the things derived from these. This is clear from the meaning of 'making someone swear by' as binding by means of an oath, for to swear by is nothing else than to be bound to; and this bond is utterly sacred when one swears 'by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth', that is, when one is bound to the Divine above and beneath, or what amounts to the same, to the Divine which exists in highest things and in the things derived from these. Since 'Jehovah the God of heaven' is used in reference to the Lord, it means Jehovah Himself, who is called 'the Father', from whom the Lord was conceived and so who was the Lord's Divine Essence; for His very conception transmitted that very Essence from which He had His being. 'Jehovah the God of the earth' means in this case Jehovah who is called 'the Son', and so means His Human Essence. The Human Essence came into being from the Divine Essence when the Lord made that Human Essence Divine also. Thus 'Jehovah the God of heaven' means the Divine as it exists in highest things, while 'Jehovah the God of the earth' means the Divine as it exists in the things derived from these. The Lord however is called 'Jehovah, the God of heaven' by virtue of His Divine in the heavens, and 'the God of the earth' by virtue of His Divine on earth. The Divine in the heavens is also that which resides with man in his internals, whereas the Divine on earth is that which does so in his externals. For man's internals constitute his 'heaven' because through them he is linked to angels, whereas his externals constitute his 'earth' because through them he is linked to men, 82, 913, 1411, 1733. When a person has been regenerated his internals flow into his externals, and externals exist from internals. From this one may also know what the internals of the Church are and what its externals.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #1007

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1007. 'At the hand of man' means from his entire will, and 'at the hand of brother man' from his entire understanding. This is clear from the meaning of 'man' (homo), for the essential element and life of a person is his will - indeed the character of the will determines that of the person; and from the meaning of 'brother man' (vir), for where the understanding resides in man it is called 'brother man', as shown already in 367. Whether the understanding residing there is true, spurious, or false, it is still called 'brother man'. In fact the understanding is called 'a man' (vir), 158, 265, and 'the brother' of the will, 367. The reason why a defiled will and a defiled understanding are here called 'a man' (homo) and 'brother man' (vir) is that the subject here is profanation, the mere mention and consequent representation of which is not tolerated in heaven but instantly rejected with disgust. This is why such mild expressions are employed here. The sense of the words of the verse can be taken two different ways so to speak, so as to prevent those in heaven knowing that this verse contains such matters.

  
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