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1 ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐάν-C οὖν-X μή-D πιστεύω-VA--AAS3P ἐγώ- P--DS μηδέ-C εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P γάρ-X ὅτι-C οὐ-D ὁράω-VX--XPI3S σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM τίς- I--ASN εἶπον-VF2-FAI1S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM

2 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM τίς- I--NSN οὗτος- D--NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ῥάβδος-N2--NSF

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ῥίπτω-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὄφις-N3I-NSM καί-C φεύγω-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM

4 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἐκτείνω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF καί-C ἐπιλαμβάνω-VB--AMD2S ὁ- A--GSF κέρκος-N2--GSF κτείνω-VAI-AAI2S οὖν-X ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐπιλαμβάνω-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--GSF κέρκος-N2--GSF καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ῥάβδος-N2--NSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM

5 ἵνα-C πιστεύω-VA--AAS3P σύ- P--DS ὅτι-C ὁράω-VX--XPI3S σύ- P--DS κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM αὐτός- D--GPM θεός-N2--NSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM καί-C θεός-N2--NSM *ισαακ-N---GSM καί-C θεός-N2--NSM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM

6 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM πάλιν-D εἰςφέρω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM κόλπος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C εἰςφέρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM κόλπος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκφέρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κόλπος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF χείρ-N3--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὡσεί-D χιών-N3N-NSF

7 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πάλιν-D εἰςφέρω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM κόλπος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C εἰςφέρω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM κόλπος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκφέρω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM κόλπος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πάλιν-D ἀπο καταἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF χρόα-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSF σάρξ-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

8 ἐάν-C δέ-X μή-D πιστεύω-VA--AAS3P σύ- P--DS μηδέ-C εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN σημεῖον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρῶτος-A1--GSNS πιστεύω-VF--FAI3P σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN σημεῖον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἔσχατο-A1--GSN

9 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐάν-C μή-D πιστεύω-VA--AAS3P σύ- P--DS ὁ- A--DPN δύο-M---DP σημεῖον-N2N-DPN οὗτος- D--DPN μηδέ-C εἰςἀκούω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM καί-C ἐκχέω-VF2-FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ξηρός-A1A-ASN καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὕδωρ-N3--NSN ὅς- --NSN ἐάν-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAS2S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM ποταμός-N2--GSM αἷμα-N3M-NSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSM ξηρός-A1A-GSM

10 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM δέομαι-V1--PMI1S κύριος-N2--VSM οὐ-D ἱκανός-A1--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI1S πρό-P ὁ- A--GSF χθές-D οὐδέ-C πρό-P ὁ- A--GSF τρίτος-A1--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF οὐδέ-C ἀπό-P ὅς- --GSM ἄρχω-VAI-AMI2S λαλέω-V2--PAN ὁ- A--DSM θεράπων-N3--DSM σύ- P--GS ἰσχνόφωνος-A1B-NSM καί-C βραδύγλωσσος-A1B-NSM ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S

11 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM τίς- I--NSM δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S στόμα-N3M-ASN ἄνθρωπος-N2--DSM καί-C τίς- I--NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S δύσκωφος-A1B-ASM καί-C κωφός-A1--ASM βλέπω-V1--PAPASM καί-C τυφλός-A1--ASM οὐ-D ἐγώ- P--NS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

12 καί-C νῦν-D πορεύομαι-V1--PMD2S καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἀναοἴγω-VA--AAS1S ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C συνβιβάζω-VA--AAS1S σύ- P--AS ὅς- --NSN μέλλω-V1--PAI2S λαλέω-VA--AAN

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM δέομαι-V1--PMI1S κύριος-N2--VSM προςχειρίζω-VA--AAN δύναμαι-V6--PMPASM ἄλλος- D--ASM ὅς- --ASM ἀποστέλλω-VF2-FAI2S

14 καί-C θυμόω-VC--APPNSM ὀργή-N1--DSF κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D ἰδού-I *ααρων-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM *λευίτης-N1M-NSM ἐπίσταμαι-V6--PMI1S ὅτι-C λαλέω-V2--PAPNSM λαλέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--NSM σύ- P--DS καί-C ἰδού-I αὐτός- D--NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--DS καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM σύ- P--AS χαίρω-VD--FPI3S ἐν-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM

15 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἀναοἴγω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνβιβάζω-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--AP ὅς- --APN ποιέω-VF--FAI2P

16 καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM σύ- P--DS προςλαλέω-VF--FAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--GS στόμα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--NS δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM εἰμί-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM

17 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ῥάβδος-N2--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF ὁ- A--ASF στρέφω-VD--APPASF εἰς-P ὄφις-N3I-ASM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--APN σημεῖον-N2N-APN

18 πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P *ιοθορ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM γαμβρός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C λέγω-V1--PAI3S πορεύομαι-VF--FMI1S καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI1S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἀδελφός-N2--APM ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--APM ἐν-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF καί-C ὁράω-VF--FMI1S εἰ-C ἔτι-D ζάω-V3--PAI3P καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιοθορ-N---NSM *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM βαδίζω-V1--PAD2S ὑγιαίνω-V1--PAPNSM

19 μετά-P δέ-X ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--APF πολύς-A1--APF ἐκεῖνος- D--APF τελευτάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM ἐν-P *μαδιαμ-N---DS βαδίζω-V1--PAD2S ἀποἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF θνήσκω-VX--XAI3P γάρ-X πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ζητέω-V2--PAPNPM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF

20 ἀναλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--APN παιδίον-N2N-APN ἀναβιβάζω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN ὑποζύγιον-N2N-APN καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--ASF ῥάβδος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--ASF παρά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF χείρ-N3--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM

21 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM πορεύομαι-V1--PMD2S σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀποστρέφω-V1--PAPGSM εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF ὁράω-V3--PAD2S πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN τέρας-N3T-APN ὅς- --APN δίδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF σύ- P--GS ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APN ἐναντίον-P *φαραώ-N---GSM ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X σκληρύνω-VA--AAS1S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM

22 σύ- P--NS δέ-X εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSM ἐγώ- P--GS *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

23 εἶπον-VAI-AAI1S δέ-X σύ- P--DS ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS ἵνα-C ἐγώ- P--DS λατρεύω-VA--AAS3S εἰ-C μέν-X οὖν-X μή-D βούλομαι-V1--PMI2S ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--APM ὁράω-V3--PAD2S οὖν-X ἐγώ- P--NS ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI1S ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASM πρωτότοκος-A1B-ASM

24 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κατάλυμα-N3M-DSN συνἀντάω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἄγγελος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ζητέω-V2I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAN

25 καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF *σεπφωρα-N1A-NSF ψῆφος-N2--ASF περιτέμνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἀκροβυστία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C προςπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSN αἷμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--GSF περιτομή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS

26 καί-C ἀποἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM διότι-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSN αἷμα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--GSF περιτομή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSN παιδίον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS

27 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P *ααρων-N---ASM πορεύομαι-VC--APD2S εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF *μωυσῆς-N1M-DSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ἔρημος-N2--ASF καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S καί-C συνἀντάω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C καταφιλέω-VAI-AAI3P ἀλλήλω- D--APM

28 καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ααρων-N---DSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --APM ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN σημεῖον-N2N-APN ὅς- --APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

29 πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X *μωυσῆς-N1M-NSM καί-C *ααρων-N---NSM καί-C συνἄγω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF γερουσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

30 καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN οὗτος- D--APN ὅς- --APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *μωυσῆς-N1M-ASM καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APN σημεῖον-N2N-APN ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

31 καί-C πιστεύω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM καί-C χαίρω-VDI-API3S ὅτι-C ἐπισκέπτω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ὅτι-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--ASF θλῖψις-N3I-ASF κύπτω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 7026

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7026. 'And Moses took the rod of God in his hand' means that those things were from Divine power. This is clear from the meaning of 'the rod' as power, dealt with in 4013, 4015, 4876, 4936, so that 'the rod of God' is Divine power. As may be seen above in 7011, 'the rod' means natural power while 'the hand' means spiritual power, and the natural derives its power from the spiritual; and this being so 'the rod' means power when it is being held in the hand. The origin of the meaning of 'the rod' as power lies in representatives in the next life, for there those who practise magic are seen with rods which also serve to provide them with power. This also explains why the magicians of Egypt had rods which they used in performing what seemed to be miracles, and why everywhere in their writings the ancients give magicians rods. From these considerations it may be recognized that 'a rod' is an emblem representing power, and also has a direct correspondence with it since rods are instruments through which power is actually exercised. But among magicians this involves a misuse of correspondence and is altogether ineffective except within the hells where they are, and then only within these because trickery and false impressions reign. Since there is a direct correspondence between a rod and power, Moses was commanded to take the rod in his hand and use it to do the signs. For the same reason kings have a sceptre, which is a short rod and serves as a sign of royal power. The correspondence of rod and power derives from the fact that a rod or staff supports the hand and arm, and so at the same time the body, and the hand and arm correspond to power in the Grand Man, see 878, 3387, 4931-4977, 5327, 5328, 5544, 6947, 7011.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 3387

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3387. 'For he was afraid to say, My wife, [thinking,] The men of the place may perhaps kill me on account of Rebekah' means that it was impossible for Divine Truths themselves to be disclosed, and so for Divine Good to be received. This is clear from the meaning of 'being afraid to say' as an inability to disclose; from the meaning of 'wife', who is Rebekah here, as the Lord's Divine Rational in respect to Divine Truth, dealt with in 3012, 3013, 3077; from the meaning of 'killing me' as good not being received, for 'Isaac', to whom 'me' refers here, represents the Divine Good of the Lord's Rational, 3012, 3194, 3210 - good being said 'to be killed' or to perish when it is not received, for it ceases to exist with that person; and from the meaning of 'the men of the place' as people who possess matters of doctrine concerning faith, dealt with just above in 3385. From these meanings it is now evident what the internal sense of these words is, namely: If Divine truths themselves were disclosed they would not be received by those who possess matters of doctrine concerning faith because those truths go beyond the whole range of their rational grasp of things, and so go beyond the whole of their faith, and as a consequence of this no good at all could flow in from the Lord. For good from the Lord, or Divine good, cannot flow in except into truths, for truths are the vessels for good, as shown many times.

[2] Truths or appearances of truth are given to a person to enable Divine Good to develop the understanding part of his mind, and so the person himself, for truths exist to the end that good may flow in. Indeed without vessels or receptacles good has nowhere to go, for it can find no condition answering to itself. Where no truths exist therefore, that is, where they have not been received, neither does any rational or human good exist; and as a consequence the person does not possess any spiritual life. Therefore, so that a person may nevertheless possess truths, and from these receive spiritual life, appearances of truth are given, to everyone according to his ability to grasp them; and these appearances are acknowledged as truths because they have the capacity to hold Divine things within them.

[3] So that it may be known what appearances are and that they are what serve a person as Divine truths, let the following be used by way of illustration: If man were told that in heaven angels have no concept of place, and so no concept of distance, but that instead they have concepts of state, he could not possibly grasp it, for he would suppose from this that nothing distinct and separate existed but that everything was fused together, that is to say, all the angels were together in a single place. Yet everything there is so distinct and separate that nothing could ever be more so. Places, distances, and intervals of space which exist in the natural order exist in heaven as states, see 3356. From this it is evident that all the things that are stated in the Word about places and intervals of space between objects, also ideas that are formed from these and expressed through them, are appearances of truth; and unless everything were stated by means of those appearances it would in no way be received and would as a consequence be scarcely anything; for the concept of space and time is present in almost every single detail of a person's thought as long as he is in the world, that is, living within space and time.

[4] The fact that the Word speaks according to appearances involving space is clear from almost every single part of it, as in Matthew,

Jesus said, How is it that David says, The Lord [said] to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool? Matthew 22:43-44.

Here the expression 'sitting at the right hand' is derived from the concept of place and so according to the appearance - when in fact it is a state of the Lord's Divine power which is described by that expression. In the same gospel,

Jesus said, Hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven. Matthew 26:64.

Here similarly 'sitting at the right hand' and also 'coming on clouds' are expressions derived from men's concept of place, whereas the concept angels have is one of the state of the Lord's power. In Mark,

The sons of Zebedee said to Jesus, Grant us to sit in Your glory, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left. Jesus replied, To sit at My right hand and at My left is not Mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. Mark 10:37, 40.

From this it is evident what kind of concept the disciples had of the Lord's kingdom, that is to say, one that involved sitting on the right hand and on the left. Such being the concept they had of it the Lord also replied to them in a way they could understand and so by an appearance that could be seen by them.

[5] In David,

Like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, he rejoices as a mighty man to run the course. From the end of the heavens is His going forth, and His circuit to the ends of them. Psalms 19:5-6.

This refers to the Lord, the state of whose Divine power is described by means of such things as belong to space. In Isaiah,

How you have fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the dawn! You said in your heart, I will go up into the heavens, above the stars of God 1 I will raise my throne. I will go up above the heights of the clouds. Isaiah 14:12-14.

'Falling from heaven', 'going up the heavens', 'raising a throne above the stars of God', 'going up above the heights of the clouds' are all expressions derived from the concept and appearance of space or a place, and are used to describe self-love profaning holy things. Since celestial and spiritual things are presented to man by means of and according to visual objects like these, heaven too is therefore described as being on high when in fact it is not on high but in that which is internal, 450, 1380, 2148.

Mga talababa:

1. The Latin means heaven; but the Hebrew means God which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

  
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