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Luke 24:13-35 : The Road to Emmaus

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13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass therein these days?

19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

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По дороге в Эммаус

Написано Joe David (Машинный перевод на Pyccĸий)

Lelio Orsi's painting, Camino de Emaús, is in the National Gallery in London, England.

В каждом Евангелии есть что-то о явлении Иисуса Своим ученикам после утра воскресенья, когда они нашли гробницу пустой. Например, см. От Матфея 28:16-20; Марка 16:14-19; От Луки 24:13-33; Иоан 20:19-31и Иоан 21.

В Евангелии от Луки есть история о двух учениках, идущих из Иерусалима в деревню Эммаус, пешком около семи миль. Вскоре после того, как они покидают город, к ним приближается другой путешественник, который замечает их беспокойные лица и серьезные разговоры и спрашивает их, что их беспокоит. Проходя вместе, они спрашивают странника: "Разве вы не слышали о бедствиях в Иерусалиме, как пророк из Галилеи, на которого мы надеялись, что он спасет Израиль, был предан на распятие? И странно сказать, что когда некоторые из женщин на третий день пошли помазывать Его тело, то увидели ангелов, которые сказали им, что Его нет, но Он воскрес из мертвых".

Услышав это, путешественник укоряет их за то, что они не верили, и говорит: "Разве вы не видите, что Христос должен был пострадать и войти во славу Свою"? Затем незнакомец рассказывает обоим ученикам много нового об Иисусе из книг Моисея и пророков Ветхого Завета. Оба ученика с трепетом слушают, но не узнают пришельца. Длительное время они прибывают в Эммаус. Похоже, что пришелец хочет идти дальше, когда оба остановятся, но они умоляют и его тоже остановиться, потому что уже поздно, и они хотят услышать больше. Поэтому они все садятся, чтобы разделить вечернюю трапезу, и когда незнакомец берет буханку хлеба и разбивает ее, давая им куски, их глаза открываются, и они узнают Его, и Он исчезает.

Можно представить себе ошеломительный трепет, который пришел на них обоих, когда они поняли, что это был Иисус. Они знали, что Он распят, но Он ходил и разговаривал с ними несколько часов. Женщины были правы! Ангелы были правы! Он был жив!

Новая Церковь верит, что есть внутренний смысл всех историй в Слове Господнем, священных Писаниях, и что этот внутренний смысл, в буквальных историях об Аврааме, Исааке и Иакове, Иисусе Навине, Самуиле, Давиде и остальных, и всех изречений пророков от Исаии до Малахии, и четырех Евангелиях... именно этот смысл делает Слово святым".

Так что же мы можем увидеть в этой истории? Ну, этот внутренний смысл в "Моисееве и пророках" - история жизни Иисуса в мире, от Его рождения в Вифлееме до всех Его "смерти", а затем Его воскресения. Поскольку Иисус знал это и, конечно же, читал Писания и понимал их изнутри, Он долгое время знал, как закроется Его земная жизнь, и что для спасения человеческого рода необходимо закрыть ее, как было "написано". Поэтому Он рассказал эту историю двум ученикам, когда они шли к Эммаусу.

Больше об этой прогулке... В Слове любое упоминание о прогулке действительно относится к тому, как мы живем день ото дня. Во многих историях Слова говорится, что кто-то ходил с Богом. Говорят, что мы должны идти Его путями, и что мы должны идти по прямому и узкому пути.

Также в этой истории нам рассказывают, что это было путешествие шестидесяти стадий (на древнегреческом языке). Шестьдесят (или другие кратные "шесть") представляют собой пожизненную работу по отказу от искушений, исходящих от нашего врожденного эгоизма. Апокалипис Разъясненный 648. Итак, это путешествие в Эммаус означает наше жизненное путешествие - как человека, который пытается следовать учению Господа и стать ангелом.

Место назначения - Эммаус. В Слове любой город представляет собой учение, организованный набор истин, которые мы навели в порядок, чтобы мы могли жить согласно им - нашим правилам жизни. См. . Небесные тайны 402. Они не обязательно хороши, как в Иерусалиме или Вифлееме, но могут быть и злыми учениями, например, Содом или Вавилон. В моем словаре сказано, что имя Эммаус означает "горячие источники". Другое универсальное значение в Слове заключается в том, что вода означает истину в ее полезном использовании, но может также означать и истину, закрученную в ложь теми, кто находится в аду, в противоположном смысле. Смотрите, например, Небесные тайны 790. Подумайте о колодцах, которые вырыл Авраам, или о водах, которые Иисус обещал самарянке, когда они говорили у колодца Иакова, или о чистой реке воды, вытекающей из-под престола в новом Иерусалиме в книге Откровение. В обратном смысле, где вода разрушительна, подумай о потопе, уничтожившем всех, кроме Ноя и его семьи, или о Чермном море, которое пришлось расстаться, чтобы сыны Израиля могли пересечь. Источники, представленные Эммаусом, были святыми истинами, пузырящимися из Слова, чтобы мы могли их использовать. А это горячие источники, и тепло означает любовь. Так вот куда мы направляемся, где истина и любовь вместе вытекают для нас, чтобы мы могли использовать их в непрерывном потоке от Господа.

Этот простой маленький анекдот об учениках, встречающих Господа на пути в Эммаус, - не просто история о воскресении Иисуса с духовным телом. Это также история о том, как мы должны жить своей жизнью. Мы можем путешествовать к небесам, слушать Господа, идти с Ним по пути, и в конце Он преломит хлеб и поужинает с нами.

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Apocalypse Explained # 677

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677. And the rest became afraid, signifies the disturbance of mind and turning away of those who were to some extent spiritual. This is evident from the signification of "the rest," as being those who had not been merely external and natural, but also to some extent internal and spiritual (of which presently); also from the signification of "to become afraid," as being to be disturbed in mind and to be turned away from those who have been merely natural, and thus in mere falsities and evils.

[2] That "to become afraid" signifies such disturbance and turning away will be seen below. In the first place, let something be said about those who are meant by "the rest that became afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven," as being not merely natural, but also to some extent spiritual. For when from those who are merely natural the truths of good that resided in their externals are taken away, they are not disturbed by the influx of falsities and evils from hell, still less do they turn away; for their proper thought and will, which has been interiorly concealed with them, consists of mere falsities and evils therefrom and of evils and falsities therefrom; and when they are in these they are enraged against truths and goods, and thence are eager to destroy them. This is why the evil, when they are no longer in externals, are not afraid of evils and falsities, or even of hell, for these belong to their love, consequently to the delights of their life. But it is not so with those who are also spiritual; these are disturbed in mind and become afraid when they are infested by evils and falsities, which takes place when they are among the evil; for they fear the loss of their spiritual life, respecting which they are disturbed in mind and are alarmed, and supplicate the Lord for aid, and turn themselves away from the evil.

[3] When societies in the spiritual world are purified, which takes place whenever those who are evil, especially hypocrites, have insinuated themselves into them, and mingled themselves with the good there (the signs of whose presence are an obscuration of the understanding, a loss of the perception of good, a dullness of the affection of truth, and the like), then influx is let in from hell, at which the evil rejoice, but the good are disturbed in mind, and turn themselves away; thus there is a separation, and those who become afraid and turn themselves away are preserved, while the rest are cast out. Thence it is clear why it is that it is said that some "became afraid," and why this signifies the disturbance of mind and turning away of those who are to some extent spiritual.

[4] In the Word "to become afraid," "to be dismayed," and like expressions are often used in reference both to the good and to the evil, and "terror" and "dismay" signify a state of the mind disturbed and changed by an imminent or visible danger to the life; but this is one thing with the good and another with the evil; with the good it is a disturbance of mind and a change of state from imminent and visible danger to the soul, but with the evil it is from imminent and visible danger to the life of the body. This is because the good regard the life of the soul and not so much the life of the body as the chief and final thing, while the evil regard the life of the body and not so much the life of the soul as the chief and final thing; in fact, the evil do not in heart believe in that life, and such as do believe still love only the things that are of the body, such as the appetites and pleasures of various kinds. But with the good the reverse is true.

[5] To make clear that "to become afraid," "to be dismayed," "to dread," and the like, signify to be disturbed in mind from a change of state of the interiors, I will cite some passages from the Word by way of confirmation. In David:

My heart is agitated in the midst of me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me; fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath covered me (Psalms 55:4, 5).

This is said of temptations, in which evils and falsities break in from hell and inspire terror in regard to damnation; for as has been said above, the good become afraid and tremble on account of imminent dangers to the soul, thus from the invasion of evils into the thoughts and intentions of the will. Thus there are various disturbances of mind that in particular are signified by "agitation of heart," "terrors of death," "fear," "trembling," and "horror," which are here mentioned according to the order of their succession.

[6] In Isaiah:

The islands came 1 and feared, the ends of the earth were agitated, they drew near and came (Isaiah 41:5).

This is said of the Lord's coming; and "the islands and ends of the earth" mean the Gentiles that are remote from the truths of the church; and their "fear and agitation" signify disturbances of mind from fear of being destroyed.

[7] In Ezekiel:

All hands are relaxed, and all knees go into waters, whence they shall gird themselves with sackcloth, terror shall cover them, and upon all faces there shall be shame; they shall cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be an abomination (Ezekiel 7:17-19).

This, too, treats of the Lord's coming, and these things are said of it; the various disturbances of the mind from grief on account of evils and from joy on account of goods are described by various expressions of fear and grief, as that "the hands are relaxed," "the knees go into waters," "terror shall cover them," and "upon all faces shall be shame," which signify not only various disturbances of mind and changes of state of the life, but also turnings from falsities and evils; for the falsities that they will reject are signified by the "silver that they shall cast into the streets," and the evils by "the gold that shall be an abomination;" "all knees shall go into waters" signifies grief on account of the loss of the good of love, and joy that it is now recovered, "knees" signifying the love of good, and "to go into waters" signifying to weep.

[8] The holy tremor that seizes upon, agitates, and convulses the inner parts of the head, when the Divine flows in and fills them is called "fear," "terror," "dread," as can be seen from the following passages. In Luke:

When Zacharias saw the angel he was troubled, and fear fell upon him; the angel therefore said to him, Fear not, Zacharias (Luke 1:12, 13).

Likewise when the virgin Mary saw the angel (Luke 1:29, 30).

When the angel of the Lord stood by the shepherds, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, they were afraid with a great fear; but the angel said to them, Be not afraid; behold, I proclaim unto you good tidings of great joy, which is 2 to all the people (Luke 2:9, 10).

When Jesus was transfigured and was seen in glory, it is said that Peter, James, and John feared when they entered into the cloud (Luke 9:34).

And when they heard the voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, they fell upon their faces and feared exceedingly; but Jesus drawing near touched them, saying, Arise, be not afraid (Matthew 17:5-7; Mark 9:6).

When the Lord healed the palsied man, it is said that fear took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen wonderful things today (Luke 5:26).

And when the Lord raised to life the dead young man of Nain, it is said that fear took hold on all, and they praised God (Luke 7:16).

So here in Revelation it is said that "they became afraid, and gave glory to the God of heaven." Furthermore:

When the women entered into the tomb they saw an angel sitting at the right side, clothed in a white robe; and they were terrified (Mark 16:5, 6).

And when the women departed from the tomb they were seized with fear, trembling, and amazement, and at the same time with great joy; and they told no one, for they were afraid; therefore Jesus said to them, Fear not; tell the brethren (Matthew 28:8, 10; Mark 16:8).

The two disciples going to Emmaus said to Jesus, Certain women terrified us (Luke 24:22).

From these passages it can be concluded that "terror" and "alarm" mean in the Word various disturbances of mind arising from the influx of such things as cause amazement, connected also with joy.

[9] Again, "terror" signifies in the spiritual sense terror on account of evils and falsities that are from hell, for these terrify the spiritual man, because they are the opposites of the goods and truths, which the spiritual man loves and the loss of which he fears. In this sense "terror" is mentioned in many passages of the Word. Thus in Isaiah:

About the time of evening behold terror; before the morning it is not (Isaiah 17:14).

"Evening" signifies the last time of the church, when there are mere evils and falsities; these are called "terror" because they are hell. But the "morning" signifies the first time of the church, when there are no evils and falsities, therefore it is said, "before the morning the terror is not."

[10] In Jeremiah:

Fear thou not, my servant Jacob, and be not terrified, O Israel, for behold, I save thee from afar; Jacob shall be tranquil and quiet, none shall make him afraid (Jeremiah 30:9, 10).

And in Zephaniah:

The remnant of Israel shall feed and be at rest, none making them afraid (Zephaniah 3:13).

"Jacob" and "Israel" mean those in the church who are in goods and truths; and "none terrifying and making afraid" signifies that nothing of evil and falsity from hell shall infest them. It is similar in many other passages. But what is signified by "fearing God" in the spiritual sense will be told in the explanation of the eighteenth verse of this chapter.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.