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1 Magsiparito kayo, at tayo'y manumbalik sa Panginoon; sapagka't siya'y lumapa, at pagagalingin niya tayo; siya'y nanakit, at kaniyang tatapalan tayo.

2 Pagkatapos ng dalawang araw ay muling bubuhayin niya tayo: sa ikatlong araw ay ibabangon niya tayo, at tayo'y mangabubuhay sa harap niya.

3 At ating kilalanin, tayo'y magpatuloy upang makilala ang Panginoon: ang kaniyang paglabas ay tunay na parang umaga; at siya'y paririto sa atin na parang ulan, na parang huling ulan na dumidilig ng lupa.

4 Oh Ephraim, ano ang gagawin ko sa iyo? Oh Juda, ano ang gagawin ko sa iyo? sapagka't ang inyong kabutihan ay parang ulap sa umaga, at parang hamog na lumalabas na maaga.

5 Kaya't aking pinutol sila sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta; aking pinatay sila ng mga salita ng aking bibig; at ang iyong mga kahatulan ay parang liwanag na lumalabas.

6 Sapagka't ako'y nagnanasa ng kaawaan, at hindi hain; at ng pagkakilala sa Dios higit kay sa mga handog na susunugin.

7 Nguni't sila gaya ni Adan ay sumalangsang sa tipan: doo'y nagsigawa silang may paglililo laban sa akin.

8 Ang Galaad ay bayang gumagawa ng kasamaan; tigmak sa dugo.

9 At kung paanong ang mga pulutong ng mga tulisan na nagsisiabang sa isang tao, ay gayon ang pulutong ng mga saserdote na nagsisipatay sa daan na dakong Sichem; Oo, sila'y gumawa ng kahalayan.

10 Sa sangbahayan ni Israel ay nakakita ako ng kakilakilabot na bagay: doo'y nagpatutot ang Ephraim, ang Israel ay napahamak.

11 Sa iyo man, Oh Juda, may takdang paggapas, pagka aking ibabalik ang nangabihag sa aking bayan.

   

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True Christianity #248

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248. 9. There Is a Marriage between the Lord and the Church, and Therefore a Marriage between Goodness and Truth, in the Individual Details in the Word

Until now people have not seen that there is a marriage between the Lord and the church, and therefore a marriage between goodness and truth, in the individual details in the Word. It has been impossible for people to see this because the Word's spiritual meaning was not revealed before, and this marriage is visible only through the spiritual meaning.

There are two meanings in the Word that lie hidden inside its literal meaning. They are called the spiritual meaning and the heavenly meaning. The elements of the Word's spiritual meaning relate primarily to the church, and the elements of its heavenly meaning relate primarily to the Lord. The elements of the Word's spiritual meaning also relate to divine truth, while the elements of the heavenly meaning relate to divine goodness. These two come together in the marriage that exists in the Word.

This is not apparent, though, to any except those who know what the names and the words stand for in the Word's spiritual and heavenly meanings. Some words and names apply to something good, others to something true; some words and names apply to both goodness and truth. If we do not know this, we cannot see the marriage in the individual details in the Word; this secret has not been discovered before, because of this blindness.

Because this type of marriage exists in the individual details in the Word, there are often two-part expressions whose elements seem like repetitions of the same thing. These are not in fact repetitions. One element relates to goodness and the other to truth. Both of them taken together form a composite and become one thing. The divine holiness of the Word is a result of this also. In every divine work there is goodness united to truth and truth united to goodness.

  
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Zechariah 10:7

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7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their heart will rejoice as through wine; yes, their children will see it, and rejoice. Their heart will be glad in Yahweh.