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Elles ne sont que vanité, et un ouvrage propre à abuser; elles périront au temps de leur visitation.
Jérémie 51:18
Israel
'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.
In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.
(Mga Sanggunian: 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.
(Mga Sanggunian: Apocalypse Explained 695 [19]; Arcana Coelestia 9221, 9222)
