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Malachi 3

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1 Narito, aking sinusugo ang aking sugo, at siya'y maghahanda, ng daan sa harap ko: at ang Panginoon na inyong hinahanap, ay biglang paroroon sa kaniyang templo; at ang sugo ng tipan na inyong kinaliligayahan, narito, siya'y dumarating, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

2 Nguni't sino ang makatatahan sa araw ng kaniyang pagparito? at sino ang tatayo pagka siya'y pakikita? sapagka't siya'y parang apoy ng mangdadalisay, at parang sabon ng mga tagapagpaputi:

3 At siya'y mauupong gaya ng mangingintab at mangdadalisay ng pilak, at kaniyang dadalisayin ang mga anak ni Levi, at kaniyang pakikinising parang ginto at pilak; at sila'y mangaghahandog sa Panginoon ng mga handog sa katuwiran.

4 Kung magkagayo'y ang handog ng Juda at ng Jerusalem ay magiging kalugodlugod sa Panginoon, gaya ng mga araw nang una, at gaya ng mga taon nang una.

5 At aking lalapitan kayo sa kahatulan; at ako'y magiging maliksing saksi laban sa mga manghuhula, at laban sa mga mangangalunya, at laban sa mga sinungaling na manunumpa, at laban doon sa nagsisipighati sa mangaaraw sa kaniyang mga kaupahan, sa babaing bao, at sa ulila, at sa nagliligaw sa taga ibang lupa mula sa kaniyang matuwid, at hindi natatakot sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

6 Sapagka't ako, ang Panginoon, ay hindi nababago, kaya't kayo, Oh mga anak na lalake ni Jacob ay hindi nangauubos.

7 Mula nang mga kaarawan ng inyong mga magulang kayo'y nangagpakaligaw sa aking mga tuntunin, at hindi ninyo tinalima. Manumbalik kayo sa akin, at ako'y manunumbalik sa inyo, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo. Nguni't inyong sinasabi, Sa ano kami manunumbalik?

8 Nanakawan baga ng tao ang Dios? gayon ma'y ninanakaw ninyo ako. Nguni't inyong sinasabi, Sa ano ka namin ninakawan? Sa mga ikasangpung bahagi at sa mga handog.

9 Kayo'y nangagsumpa ng sumpa sapagka't inyo akong ninakawan, sa makatuwid baga'y nitong buong bansa.

10 Dalhin ninyo ang buong ikasangpung bahagi sa kamalig, upang magkaroon ng pagkain sa aking bahay, at subukin ninyo ako ngayon sa bagay na ito, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, kung hindi ko bubuksan sa inyo ang mga dungawan sa langit, at ihuhulog ko sa inyo ang isang pagpapala, na walang sapat na silid na kalalagyan.

11 At aking sasawayin ang mananakmal dahil sa inyo, at hindi niya sisirain ang mga bunga sa inyong lupa; ni malalagasan man ng bunga sa di panahon ang inyong puno ng ubas sa parang, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo,

12 At tatawagin kayo ng lahat na bansa na mapalad: sapagka't kayo'y magiging maligayang lupain, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

13 Ang inyong mga salita ay naging lapastangan laban sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon. Gayon ma'y inyong sinasabi, Sa ano kami nangagsalita ng laban sa iyo?

14 Inyong sinabi, Walang kabuluhan ang maglingkod sa Dios; at anong kapakinabangan nito na ating iningatan ang kanyang bilin, at tayo'y nagsilakad na may pananangis sa harap ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo?

15 At ngayo'y ating tinatawag ang palalo na mapalad, oo, silang nagsisigawa ng kasamaan ay nangagtayo; oo, kanilang tinutukso ang Dios, at tumatakas.

16 Nang magkagayo'y silang nangatatakot sa Panginoon ay nagsangusapan: at pinakinggan ng Panginoon, at dininig, at isang aklat ng alaala ay nasulat sa harap niya, para sa kanila na nangatakot sa Panginoon, at gumunita ng kaniyang pangalan.

17 At sila'y magiging akin, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sa araw na aking gawin, sa makatuwid baga'y isang tanging kayamanan; at akin silang kaaawaan, na gaya ng isang tao na naaawa sa kaniyang anak na naglilingkod sa kaniya.

18 Kung magkagayo'y manunumbalik kayo at makikilala ninyo ang matuwid at ang masama, yaong naglilingkod sa Dios at yaong hindi naglilingkod sa kaniya.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9334

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9334. 'Lest perhaps the land becomes desolate' means a deficiency in that case, and little spiritual life, that is to say, if the removal were hurried. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land' as the Church in general and also in particular, the Church in particular being a person who becomes an embodiment of the Church, since the Church exists within a person and comprises one who has been regenerated (for the meaning of 'the land' as the Church in general, see 9325, and for its meaning as the Church in particular, or a person who has been regenerated, 82, 620, 636, 913, 1411, 1733, 2117, 2118 (end), 2571, 3368, 3379; this person is also called 'the land' in Malachi,

All the nations will declare you blessed, and you will be a land of delight. Malachi 3:12.) and from the meaning of 'desolate' as a deficiency, and little spiritual life. For 'desolate', when used in reference to the Church within a person, means a deficiency of truth and good, thus also a deficiency of spiritual life since that life is provided by these. The implications of this, that there is a deficiency and little spiritual life if falsities and evils are removed hurriedly, are that when a person undergoes regeneration, which is accomplished by the implantation of spiritual truth and good, and at the same time by the removal of falsity and evil, the regeneration is not hurried but takes place slowly.

[2] The reason for this is that all the things the person has thought, intended, or done since early childhood have entered into the composition of his life. They have also formed themselves into a network which is such that one cannot be moved without all of them together being moved. For a wicked person is an image of hell, and a good person is an image of heaven; and also the evils and falsities with a wicked person are interconnected in the same way as the communities of hell are with one another, of which that person is a part, while the forms of good and the truths with a good person are interconnected in the same way as heavenly communities are with one another, of which this person is a part. From this it is evident that the evils and falsities with a wicked person cannot be removed suddenly from where they are. They can be removed only in the measure that forms of good and truths in their proper order have been implanted more deeply within the person; for heaven with a person removes hell. If the removal were done suddenly the person would pass out, for the whole network of things, every single one, would be thrown into confusion and deprive him of his life.

[3] The fact that regeneration or the implantation of the life of heaven with a person begins when he is a young child and continues right on to the final phase of his life in the world, and the fact that after life in the world his perfection continues for evermore, see 2679, 3203, 3584, 3665, 3690, 3701, 4377, 4551, 4552, 5126, 6751, 8772, 9103, 9296, 9297, and in particular 5122, 5398, 5912, 9258. Also, and this is an arcanum, a person's regeneration in the world is merely the foundation for the unending perfection of his life. The person who has led a good life undergoes perfection in the next life; see what has been shown regarding young children, in 2289-2309, and regarding the state and condition of gentiles there, in 2589-2604.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #55

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55. Verse 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, 1 and over every living thing that creeps upon the earth.

Because the most ancient people applied the term Marriage to understanding and will, or faith and love, when joined together, they gave the name Fruitfulness to any good resulting from that marriage, and Multiplication to any truth. For this reason similar expressions occur in the Prophets, as in Ezekiel,

I will multiply upon you man and beast, and they will multiply and be fruitful, and I will resettle you 2 to be as in your ancient times, and I will bless you more than in your former times, and you will know that I am Jehovah, and I will cause man to walk upon you, even My people Israel. Ezekiel 36:8-11.

Here 'man' is used to mean the spiritual man, who is also called Israel, 'ancient times' the Most Ancient Church, 'former times' the Ancient Church which came after the Flood. The reason why 'multiplying', which relates to truth, comes first and why 'being fruitful', which relates to good, follows is that the subject is the person who is to be regenerated, not one who has been regenerated.

[2] When the understanding is coupled to the will, or faith to love, the individual is called by the Lord in Isaiah 'a married land',

Your land will no more be called Desolate, but you will be named My-good-pleasure-is-in-her, and your land, Married; for Jehovah will take His pleasure in you, and your land will be married. Isaiah 62:4.

The resulting fruits which are matters of truth are called 'sons', and the fruits which are matters of good are called 'daughters'. This recurs very frequently in the Word.

[3] The earth is 'being filled' when there are many goods and truths, for when the Lord is 'blessing' and 'saying' - that is, when He is at work - the increase of good and truth is limitless, as the Lord says,

The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is indeed the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of all plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air 3 come and nest in its branches. Matthew 13:31-32.

'A grain of mustard seed' is the good a person has before he becomes spiritual. It is 'the smallest of all seeds' because he imagines that he himself is the source of the good he does. In reality what he does of himself is nothing but evil, yet because he is in a state of being regenerated there is some element of good, though it is quite 'the smallest of all'. Later on when faith is being joined to love it grows larger and becomes 'a plant'. Once it has finally been joined to love it develops into a tree, and at that point 'the birds of the air, 3 which here are truths or intellectual concepts, 'nest in its branches', which are facts.

[4] A person is involved in conflict not only when becoming spiritual, but also when he is spiritual. Hence the statement, 'Subdue the earth, and have dominion over it'.

Fotnoter:

1. literally, bird of the heavens (of the skies)

2. literally, I will cause you to inhabit

3. literally, birds of heaven (or the sky)

  
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