8
Babylone est tombée en un instant, et a été brisée; hurlez sur elle, prenez du baume pour sa douleur, peut-être qu'elle guérira.
Jérémie 51:8
Israel
'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.
In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.
(Referenser: Apocalypse Explained 768)
Revile
To revile something -- or "reproach," as it is often translated -- represents making a direct and deliberate attack on what is spiritually true, in an effort to destroy it.
(Referenser: Apocalypse Explained 695 [19]; Arcana Coelestia 9221, 9222)
