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Ιδου, εγω θελω καταθλιψει υμας εν τω τοπω υμων, καθως καταθλιβεται η αμαξα η πληρης δραγματων.
Amos 2:13
Ιερεμία 17
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Η αμαρτια του Ιουδα ειναι γεγραμμενη με γραφιδα σιδηραν, με ονυχα αδαμαντινον, ενεχαραχθη επι της πλακος της καρδιας αυτων και επι των κερατων των θυσιαστηριων υμων·
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ωστε οι υιοι αυτων ενθυμουνται τα θυσιαστηρια αυτων και τα αλση αυτων, μετα των πρασινων δενδρων επι τους υψηλους λοφους.
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Ω ορος μου εν τη πεδιαδι, θελω δωσει την περιουσιαν σου και παντας τους θησαυρους σου εις διαρπαγην και τους υψηλους σου τοπους κατα παντα τα ορια σου, δια την αμαρτιαν.
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Και συ, μαλιστα αυτη συ, θελεις εκβληθη απο της κληρονομιας σου, την οποιαν εδωκα εις σε, και θελω σε καταδουλωσει εις τους εχθρους σου, εν γη την οποιαν δεν εγνωρισας· διοτι πυρ εξηψατε εν τω θυμω μου, το οποιον θελει καιεσθαι εις τον αιωνα.
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Ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Επικαταρατος ο ανθρωπος, οστις ελπιζει επι ανθρωπον και καμνει σαρκα βραχιονα αυτου και του οποιου η καρδια απομακρυνεται απο του Κυριου.
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Διοτι θελει εισθαι ως η αγριομυρικη εν ερημω, και δεν θελει ιδει οταν ελθη το αγαθον· αλλα θελει κατοικει τοπους ξηρους εν ερημω, γην αλμυραν και ακατοικητον.
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Ευλογημενος ο ανθρωπος ο ελπιζων επι Κυριον και του οποιου ο Κυριος ειναι η ελπις.
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Διοτι θελει εισθαι ως δενδρον πεφυτευμενον πλησιον των υδατων, το οποιον εξαπλονει τας ριζας αυτου πλησιον του ποταμου, και δεν θελει ιδει οταν ερχηται το καυμα αλλα το φυλλον αυτου θελει θαλλει· και δεν θελει μεριμνησει εν τω ετει της ανομβριας ουδε θελει παυσει απο του να καμνη καρπον.
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Η καρδια ειναι απατηλη υπερ παντα και σφοδρα διεφθαρμενη· τις δυναται να γνωριση αυτην;
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Εγω ο Κυριος εξεταζω την καρδιαν, δοκιμαζω τους νεφρους, δια να δωσω εις εκαστον κατα τας οδους αυτου, κατα τον καρπον των εργων αυτου.
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Καθως η περδιξ η επωαζουσα και μη νεοσσευουσα, ουτως ο αποκτων πλουτη αδικως θελει αφησει αυτα εις το ημισυ των ημερων αυτου και εις τα εσχατα αυτου θελει εισθαι αφρων.
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Θρονος δοξης υψωμενος εξ αρχης ειναι ο τοπος του αγιαστηριου ημων.
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Κυριε, η ελπις του Ισραηλ, παντες οι εγκαταλειποντες σε θελουσι καταισχυνθη και οι αποσταται εμου θελουσι γραφθη εν τη γη· διοτι εγκατελιπον τον Κυριον, την πηγην των ζωντων υδατων.
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Ιασαι με, Κυριε, και θελω ιαθη· σωσον με και θελω σωθη· διοτι συ εισαι το καυχημα μου·
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Ιδου, ουτοι λεγουσι προς εμε, Που ο λογος του Κυριου; ας ελθη τωρα.
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Αλλ' εγω δεν απεσυρθην απο του να σε ακολουθω ως ποιμην, ουδε επεθυμησα την ημεραν της θλιψεως· συ εξευρεις τουτο· τα εξελθοντα εκ των χειλεων μου ησαν ενωπιον σου.
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Μη γεινης εις εμε τρομος· συ εισαι η ελπις μου εν ημερα συμφορας·
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Ας καταισχυνθωσιν οι καταδιωκοντες με, εγω δε ας μη καταισχυνθω· ας τρομαξωσιν εκεινοι αλλ' ας μη τρομαξω εγω· φερε επ' αυτους ημεραν συμφορας και συντριψον αυτους διπλουν συντριμμα.
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Ουτως ειπε Κυριος προς εμε· Υπαγε και στηθι εν τη πυλη των υιων του λαου σου, δι' ης εισερχονται οι βασιλεις Ιουδα και δι' ης εξερχονται, και εν πασαις ταις πυλαις της Ιερουσαλημ·
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και ειπε προς αυτους, Ακουσατε τον λογον του Κυριου, βασιλεις Ιουδα και, πας ο Ιουδας και παντες οι κατοικοι της Ιερουσαλημ, οι εισερχομενοι δια των πυλων τουτων·
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ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Προσεχετε εις εαυτους, και μη βασταζετε φορτιον την ημεραν του σαββατου μηδε εμβιβαζετε δια των πυλων της Ιερουσαλημ·
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μηδε εκφερετε φορτιον εκ των οικιων σας την ημεραν του σαββατου και μη καμνετε μηδεμιαν εργασιαν· αλλα αγιαζετε την ημεραν του σαββατου, καθως προσεταξα εις τους πατερας υμων·
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δεν υπηκουσαν ομως ουδε εκλιναν το ωτιον αυτων, αλλ' εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων δια να μη ακουσωσι και δια να μη δεχθωσι νουθεσιαν.
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Αλλ' εαν υπακουσητε εις εμε, λεγει Κυριος, ωστε να μη εμβιβαζητε φορτιον δια των πυλων της πολεως ταυτης την ημεραν του σαββατου, αλλα να αγιαζητε την ημεραν του σαββατου μη καμνοντες εν αυτη μηδεμιαν εργασιαν·
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τοτε θελουσιν εισελθει δια των πυλων της πολεως ταυτης βασιλεις και αρχοντες καθημενοι επι του θρονου του Δαβιδ, εποχουμενοι επι αμαξας και ιππους, αυτοι και οι αρχοντες αυτων, οι ανδρες Ιουδα και οι κατοικοι της Ιερουσαλημ· και η πολις αυτη θελει κατοικεισθαι εις τον αιωνα.
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Και θελουσιν ελθει εκ των πολεων Ιουδα και εκ των περιξ της Ιερουσαλημ και εκ της γης Βενιαμιν και εκ της πεδινης και εκ των ορεων και εκ του νοτου, φεροντες ολοκαυτωματα και θυσιας και προσφορας εξ αλφιτων και λιβανον, φεροντες ετι και προσφορας ευχαριστηριους εις τον οικον του Κυριου.
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Αλλ' εαν δεν μου υπακουσητε, ωστε να αγιαζητε την ημεραν του σαββατου και να μη βασταζητε φορτιον και εμβιβαζητε εις τας πυλας της Ιερουσαλημ την ημεραν του σαββατου, τοτε θελω αναψει πυρ εν ταις πυλαις αυτης και θελει καταφαγει τα παλατια της Ιερουσαλημ και δεν θελει σβεσθη.
Apocalypse Revealed # 316
316. "And do not harm the oil and the wine." This symbolizes the Lord's provision that they not violate and profane the goods and truths concealed inwardly in the Word.
Oil symbolizes the goodness of love, and wine the truth springing from that goodness. Thus the oil here symbolizes sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth. The Lord's provision that these not be violated and profaned is symbolized by the people's being told not to harm them. For this instruction came from the midst of the four living creatures, thus from the Lord (no. 314). Whatever the Lord says He also provides. That this is something He provides may be seen in nos. 314 and 255 above.
That oil symbolizes the goodness of love - this we will see in nos. 778, 779 below.
That wine symbolizes the truth springing from that goodness is clear from the following passages:
Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes..., buy wine and milk without money... (Isaiah 55:1)
It shall come to pass in that day that the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills flow with milk... (Joel 3:18, cf. Amos 9:13-14)
Joy is taken away... from Carmel, and in the vineyards there will be no singing... No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease. (Isaiah 16:10, cf. Jeremiah 48:32-33)
Carmel symbolizes the spiritual church, because it had vineyards there.
[2] ...wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth... The vinedressers have wailed... (Joel 1:5, 10-11)
Almost the same images occur in Hosea 9:2-3.
He washes his clothing in wine, and His vesture in the blood of grapes. His eyes are red with wine... (Genesis 49:11-12)
The subject is the Lord, and the wine symbolizes Divine truth. That is why the Lord instituted the Holy Supper, in which the bread symbolizes the Lord in respect to Divine good, and the wine the Lord in respect to Divine truth; and in their recipients the bread symbolizes a sacred goodness, and the wine sacred truth, received from the Lord. Therefore He said,
I say to you, that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you... in My Father's kingdom. (Matthew 26:29, cf. Luke 22:18)
Because bread and wine have these symbolic meanings, so too Melchizedek, going to meet Abram, brought out bread and wine, he being a priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18-19).
[3] The grain offering and drink offering used in sacrifices had similar symbolic meanings, as described in Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 23:12-13, 18-19ff. The grain offering was an offering of wheat flour, thus taking the place of bread, and the drink offering was an offering of wine.
It can be seen from this what these words of the Lord symbolize:
Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins... But they put the... wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17, cf. Luke 5:37-38)
New wine is the Divine truth in the New Testament, thus in the New Church, and the old wine is the Divine truth in the Old Testament, thus in the old church.
A similar idea is symbolized by these words of the Lord at the wedding in Cana of Galilee:
Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now! (John 2:1-10)
[4] Something similar is symbolized by the wine in the Lord's parable concerning the man wounded by thieves, on whose wound the Samaritan poured oil and wine (Luke 10:33-34); for the man wounded by thieves means people whom the Jews wounded spiritually by evils and falsities, and to whom the Samaritan brought aid by pouring oil and wine on their wounds, that is, by teaching them goodness and truth, and as far as possible, healing them.
Sacred truth is symbolized by wine and new wine also elsewhere in the Word, as in Isaiah 1:21-22; 25:6; 36:17.
[5] Because of this, a vineyard in the Word symbolizes a church that possesses truths from the Lord.
That wine symbolizes sacred truth can be seen also from its opposite meaning, in which it symbolizes truth falsified and profaned, as in the following places:
Harlotry, wine, and new wine have taken hold of the heart... Their wine is gone, they commit harlotry continually. (Hosea 4:11, 18)
Harlotry symbolizes the falsification of truth, and so, too, do the wine and new wine here.
...in the hand of Jehovah a cup, and He mixed it with wine; He filled it with the mixture and poured it out, and its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth, sucking, drink. (Psalms 75:8)
Babylon was a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they are deranged. (Jeremiah 51:7)
Babylon has fallen..., because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication... If anyone worships the beast..., he shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed with undiluted wine in the cup of the wrath (of God). (Revelation 14:8-10)
(Babylon has made) all the nations (drink) of the wine... of her fornication. (Revelation 18:3)
...great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. (Revelation 16:19)
...the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (Revelation 17:1-2)
[6] The wine that Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, and his lords and wives and concubines drank from the vessels of the Temple in Jerusalem, while they praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone (Daniel 5:2-4) - that wine symbolized nothing else but the sacred truth of the Word and church profaned, which is why the writing then appeared on the wall, and the king that very night was slain (Daniel 5:25, 30)
Wine symbolizes truth falsified also in Isaiah 5:11-12, 21-22; 28:1, 3, 7; 29:9; 56:11-12.
The drink offering that they poured out as an offering to idols has the same symbolic meaning in Isaiah 65:11; 57:6; Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19; Ezekiel 20:28; Deuteronomy 32:38.
It is owing to its correspondence that wine symbolizes sacred truth, and in an opposite sense, truth profaned. For when a person reads "wine" in the Word, angels - who apprehend everything spiritually - have just this interpretation of it. Such is the correspondence between the natural thoughts of people and the spiritual thoughts of angels. The case is the same with the wine in the Holy Supper. That is why the Holy Supper occasions an introduction into heaven (no. 224 at the end).
