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Exodus 28

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1 και-C συ- P--NS προςαγω-VB--AMD2S προς-P σεαυτου- D--ASM ο- A--ASM τε-X *ααρων-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ιερατευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DS *ααρων-N---ASM και-C *ναδαβ-N---ASM και-C *αβιουδ-N---ASM και-C *ελεαζαρ-N---ASM και-C *ιθαμαρ-N---ASM υιος-N2--APM *ααρων-N---GSM

2 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S στολη-N1--ASF αγιος-A1A-ASF *ααρων-N---DSM ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM συ- P--GS εις-P τιμη-N1--ASF και-C δοξα-N1S-ASF

3 και-C συ- P--NS λαλεω-VA--AAD2S πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM σοφος-A1--DPM ο- A--DSF διανοια-N1A-DSF ος- --APM ενπιμπλημι-VAI-AAI1S πνευμα-N3M-GSN αισθησις-N3I-GSF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF στολη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF αγιος-A1A-ASF *ααρων-N---DSM εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εν-P ος- --DSF ιερατευω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--DS

4 και-C ουτος- D--NPF ο- A--NPF στολη-N1--NPF ος- --APF ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASN περιστηθιον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF και-C ο- A--ASM ποδηρης-A3--ASM και-C χιτων-N3W-ASM κοσυμβωτος-A1--ASM και-C κιδαρις-N3I-ASF και-C ζωνη-N1--ASF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P στολη-N1--APF αγιος-A1A-APF *ααρων-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--ASN ιερατευω-V1--PAN εγω- P--DS

5 και-C αυτος- D--NPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASN χρυσιον-N2N-ASN και-C ο- A--ASF υακινθος-N2--ASF και-C ο- A--ASF πορφυρα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN κοκκινος-A1--ASN και-C ο- A--ASF βυσσος-N2--ASF

6 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--ASF επωμις-N3D-ASF εκ-P βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF εργον-N2N-ASN υφαντος-A1--ASN ποικιλτης-N1M-GSM

7 δυο-M επωμις-N3D-NPF συνεχω-V1--PAPNPF ειμι-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--DSM ετερος-A1A-NSF ο- A--ASF ετερος-A1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--DPN δυο-M---DP μερος-N3E-DPN εκαρταω-VM--XPPNPF

8 και-C ο- A--NSN υφασμα-N3T-NSN ο- A--GPF επωμις-N3D-GPF ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF ποιησις-N3I-ASF εκ-P αυτος- D--GSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN και-C υακινθος-N2--GSF και-C πορφυρα-N1A-GSF και-C κοκκινος-A1--GSN διανηθω-VT--XMPGSN και-C βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF

9 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ο- A--APM δυο-M λιθος-N2--APM λιθος-N2--APM σμαραγδος-N2--GSF και-C γλυφω-VF--FAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

10 εξ-M ονομα-N3M-APN επι-P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C ο- A--APN εξ-M ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--APN λοιπος-A1--APN επι-P ο- A--ASM λιθος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM κατα-P ο- A--APF γενεσις-N3I-APF αυτος- D--GPM

11 εργον-N2N-ASN λιθουργικος-A1--GSF τεχνη-N1--GSF γλυμμα-N3M-ASN σφραγις-N3D-GSF διαγλυφω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APM δυο-M λιθος-N2--APM επι-P ο- A--DPN ονομα-N3M-DPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM

12 και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APM δυο-M λιθος-N2--APM επι-P ο- A--GPM ωμος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF λιθος-N2--NPM μνημοσυνον-N2N-GSN ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM και-C αναλαμβανω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--GPM δυο-M ωμος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM μνημοσυνον-N2N-ASN περι-P αυτος- D--GPM

13 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S ασπιδισκη-N1--APF εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN καθαρος-A1A-GSN

14 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S δυο-M κροσσωτος-A1--APN εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN καθαρος-A1A-GSN καταμιγνυμι-VK--XPPAPN εν-P ανθος-N3E-DPN εργον-N2N-ASN πλοκη-N1--GSF και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--APN κροσσωτος-A1--APN ο- A--APN πλεκω-VK--XPPAPN επι-P ο- A--APF ασπιδισκη-N1--APF κατα-P ο- A--APF παρωμις-N3D-APF αυτος- D--GPM εκ-P ο- A--GPN εμπροσθιος-A1B-GPN

15 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GPF κρισις-N3I-GPF εργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτης-N1M-GSM κατα-P ο- A--ASM ρυθμος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN και-C υακινθος-N2--GSF και-C πορφυρα-N1A-GSF και-C κοκκινος-A1--GSN κλωθω-VT--XMPGSN και-C βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN

16 τετραγωνος-A1B-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S διπλους-A1C-NSN σπιθαμη-N1--GSF ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN και-C σπιθαμη-N1--GSF ο- A--ASN ευρος-N2--ASN

17 και-C καταυφαινω-VF2-FAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DSN υφασμα-N3M-ASN καταλιθος-A1B-ASN τετραστιχος-A1B-ASN στιχος-N2--NSM λιθος-N2--GPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S σαρδιον-N2N-NSN τοπαζιον-N2N-NSN και-C σμαραγδος-N2--NSF ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM εις-A3--NSM

18 και-C ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM δευτερος-A1A-NSM ανθραξ-N3K-NSM και-C σαπφειρος-N2--NSF και-C ιασπις-N3D-NSF

19 και-C ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM τριτος-A1--NSM λιγυριον-N2N-NSN αχατης-N1M-NSM και-C αμεθυστος-N2--NSF

20 και-C ο- A--NSM στιχος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM τεταρτος-A1--NSM χρυσολιθος-N2--NSM και-C βηρυλλιον-N2N-NSN και-C ονυχιον-N2N-NSN περικαλυπτω-VM--XPPNPN χρυσιον-N2N-DSN συνδεω-VM--XPPNPN εν-P χρυσιον-N2N-DSN ειμι-V9--PAD3P κατα-P στιχος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM

21 και-C ο- A--NPM λιθος-N2--NPM ειμι-V9--PAD3P εκ-P ο- A--GPN ονομα-N3M-GPN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δεκα-M δυο-M κατα-P ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM γλυφη-N1--NPF σφραγις-N3D-GPF εκαστος-A1--NSM κατα-P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ειμι-V9--PAD3P εις-P δεκα-M δυο-M φυλη-N1--APF

22 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN κροσος-N2--APM συνπλεκω-VK--XMPAPM εργον-N2N-ASN αλυσιδωτος-A1--ASN εκ-P χρυσιον-N2N-GSN καθαρος-A1A-GSN

29 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--GSN λογειον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF επι-P ο- A--GSN στηθος-N3E-GSN ειςειμι-V9--PAPDSM εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN μνημοσυνον-N2N-ASN εναντι-P ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM

29a και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF ο- A--APM κροσος-N2--APM ο- A--APN αλυσιδωτος-A1--APN επι-P αμφοτεροι-A1A-GPN ο- A--GPN κλιτος-N3E-GPN ο- A--GSN λογειον-N2N-GSN επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S και-C ο- A--APF δυο-M ασπιδισκη-N1--APF επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P αμφοτεροι-A1A-APM ο- A--APM ωμος-N2--APM ο- A--GSF επωμις-N3D-GSF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN

30 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λογειον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF κρισις-N3I-GSF ο- A--ASF δηλωσις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--ASF αληθεια-N1A-ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN στηθος-N3E-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM οταν-D ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3S εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C φερω-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APF κρισις-N3I-NPF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM επι-P ο- A--GSN στηθος-N3E-GSN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM δια-P πας-A3--GSM

31 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S υποδυτης-N1M-ASM ποδηρης-A3--ASM ολος-A1--ASM υακινθινος-A1--ASM

32 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN περιστομιον-N2N-NSN εκ-P αυτος- D--GSM μεσος-A1--ASN ωα-N1A-ASF εχω-V1--PAPASN κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSN περιστομιον-N2N-GSN εργον-N2N-ASN υφαντης-N1M-GSM ο- A--ASF συμβολη-N1--ASF συνυφαινω-VT--XMPASF εκ-P αυτος- D--GSN ινα-C μη-D ρηγνυναι-VD--APS3S

33 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S επι-P ο- A--ASN λωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM υποδυτης-N1M-GSM κατωθεν-D ωσει-D εκανθεω-V2--PAPGSF ροα-N1--APF ροισκος-N2--APM εκ-P υακινθος-N2--GSF και-C πορφυρα-N1A-GSF και-C κοκκινος-A1--GSN διανηθω-VT--XMPGSN και-C βυσσος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF επι-P ο- A--GSN λωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM υποδυτης-N1M-GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM ο- A--ASN αυτος- D--ASN δε-X ειδος-N3E-ASN ροισκος-N2--APM χρυσους-A1C-APM και-C κωδων-N3--APM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASN ουτος- D--GPM περικυκλω-D

34 παρα-P ροισκος-N2--ASM χρυσους-A1C-ASM κωδων-N3--ASM και-C ανθινος-A1--ASN επι-P ο- A--GSN λωμα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GSM υποδυτης-N1M-GSM κυκλος-N2--DSM

35 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S *ααρων-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN λειτουργεω-V2--PAN ακουστος-A1--NSF ο- A--NSF φωνη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM ειςειμι-V9--PAPDSM εις-P ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C εκειμι-V9--PAPDSM ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS3S

36 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S πεταλον-N2N-ASN χρυσους-A1C-ASN καθαρος-A1A-ASN και-C εκτυποω-VF--FAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DSN εκτυπωμα-N3M-ASN σφραγις-N3D-GSF αγιασμα-N3M-NSN κυριος-N2--GSM

37 και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN επι-P υακινθος-N2--GSF κλωθω-VT--XMPGSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF μιτρα-N1A-GSF κατα-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF μιτρα-N1A-GSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S

38 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN μετωπον-N2N-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM και-C εκαιρω-VF2-FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM ο- A--APN αμαρτημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN οσος-A1--APN αν-X αγιαζω-VA--AAS3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM πας-A3--GSN δομα-N3M-GSN ο- A--GPN αγιος-A1A-GPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GSN μετωπον-N2N-GSN *ααρων-N---GSM δια-P πας-A3--GSM δεκτος-A1--ASN αυτος- D--DPM εναντι-P κυριος-N2--GSM

39 και-C ο- A--NPM κοσυμβος-N2--NPM ο- A--GPM χιτων-N3W-GPM εκ-P βυσσος-N2--GSF και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S κιδαρις-N3I-ASF βυσσινος-A1--ASF και-C ζωνη-N1--ASF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτης-N1M-GSM

40 και-C ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM *ααρων-N---GSM ποιεω-VF--FAI2S χιτων-N3W-APM και-C ζωνη-N1--APF και-C κιδαρις-N3I-APF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM εις-P τιμη-N1--ASF και-C δοξα-N1S-ASF

41 και-C ενδυω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APN *ααρων-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APM υιος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C χριω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF και-C αγιαζω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--APM ινα-C ιερατευω-V1--PAS3P εγω- P--DS

42 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM περισκελης-A3--APN λινους-A1C-APN καλυπτω-VA--AAN ασχημοσυνη-N1--ASF χρως-N3T-GSM αυτος- D--GPM απο-P οσφυς-N3U-GSF εως-P μηρος-N2--GPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

43 και-C εχω-VF--FAI3S *ααρων-N---NSM αυτος- D--APN και-C ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ως-C αν-X ειςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3P εις-P ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSN μαρτυριον-N2N-GSN η-C οταν-D προςπορευομαι-V1--PMS3P λειτουργεω-V2--PAN προς-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSN αγιος-A1A-GSN και-C ου-D επιαγω-VF--FMI3P προς-P εαυτου- D--APM αμαρτια-N1A-ASF ινα-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS3P νομιμος-A1--NSN αιωνιος-A1B-NSN αυτος- D--DSM και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--ASM

   

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Apocalypse Revealed # 751

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751. 17:18 "And the woman whom you saw is the great city which holds sway over the kings of the earth." This symbolically means that the Roman Catholic religion will reign as to doctrine in the Christian world, and to some extent still also among the Protestant Reformed, even though the latter are not under papal dominion.

These words symbolize all of this because they form a conclusion and so involve not only the declarations made about Roman Catholics, but also those made about the French nation and Protestants. Thus we are told that the woman, which is the great city, also holds sway over these.

But we must say how this is so. The Roman Catholic Church holds sway over Protestants, not to the degree that it does over those who are committed to its religion, but to the extent that Protestants in some measure have accepted its doctrines. The doctrines they have accepted are these, that they turn to God the Father and not the Lord; that they do not acknowledge the Lord's humanity as Divine; that His suffering of the cross constitutes an atonement, conciliation and satisfaction with God the Father; the imputation of the merit of Christ; some tenets regarding baptism, original sin, and free will; and, in the case of Lutherans, that they come close to accepting the doctrine of transubstantiation. 1

These doctrines taken over from Roman Catholicism, and that in some part accord with it, are the reason we are told that the woman, which is the great city, holds sway over the kings of the earth.

The woman symbolizes the Roman Catholic religion, as we have said. A city symbolizes doctrine (nos. 194, 501, 502, 712). A kingdom symbolizes the church (no. 749), and thus to hold sway symbolizes the governing of it. Kings of the earth symbolizes a church's truths or falsities (nos. 20, 483, 664, 704, 720, 737, 740), and so also its doctrines. The earth symbolizes the church (no. 285).

It is apparent from this that the declaration that the woman whom you saw is the great city which holds sway over the kings of the earth, symbolically means that the Roman Catholic religion will reign as to doctrine in the Christian world, and to some extent still also among the Protestant Reformed, even though the latter are not under papal dominion.

Mga talababa:

1. The doctrine teaching that in Holy Communion the bread and wine are as to substance converted actually into the body and blood of the Christ, under the continuing appearance of bread and wine.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Apocalypse Revealed # 194

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194. "'And the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem.'" This symbolically means that they will have the doctrine of the New Church engraved on their hearts.

The New Jerusalem symbolizes the New Church, and when it is called a city, it symbolizes the New Church in respect to its doctrine. Therefore to "write on him the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem," means, symbolically, that they will have the doctrine of the New Church engraved on their hearts.

To be shown that Jerusalem symbolizes the church, and that as a city it means the church in respect to its doctrine, see nos. 880, 881, below.

A city symbolizes doctrine because a land, and particularly the land of Canaan, symbolizes a church in its entirety; and the inheritances into which the land of Canaan was divided consequently symbolized various components of the church, and the cities in it doctrines. Because of this, when cities are mentioned in the Word, the angels understand them to mean nothing else. I have also had this attested for me through a good deal of experience.

The case with this is the same as with the symbolic meanings of mountains, hills, valleys, springs, and rivers, all of which symbolize such things as have to do with the church.

[2] That cities symbolize doctrines can be seen to some extent from the following passages:

The land shall be... emptied..., the land shall be turned upside down..., the land shall be profaned... The empty city shall be broken down... What is left in the city shall be waste, and the gate shall be stricken even to its destruction. (Isaiah 3; 4; 5; 10; 11; 12)

The lion has come up from his thicket..., to make your land a wasteland. Your cities will be destroyed... I beheld... Carmel a wilderness, and all its cities desolate... ...the land shall mourn... The whole city shall flee..., forsaken... (Jeremiah 4:7, 26-29)

The land there is the church, and the city is its doctrine. The devastation of the church by doctrinal falsities is described in this way.

The despoiler shall come upon every city, so that no city escapes. The valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed... (Jeremiah 48:8)

Likewise:

Behold, I have made you this day as a fortified city... against the whole land... (Jeremiah 1:18)

This was addressed to the prophet because a prophet symbolizes the doctrine of the church (no. 8).

On that day they will sing... in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks." (Isaiah 26:1-2)

...the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. (Revelation 16:18-19)

(The prophet saw) on a very high mountain... the structure of a city to the south... (And an angel measured the wall, the gates, their chambers, and the vestibule of the gate,) and the name of the city... shall be JEHOVAH IS THERE. (Ezekiel 40:1ff., 48:35)

There is a river whose streams have made glad the city of God? (Psalms 46:4-5)

I will embroil Egypt with Egypt, so that... city (fights) against city, and kingdom against kingdom. (Isaiah 19:2)

Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city... divided against itself will not stand. (Matthew 12:25)

Cities in these passages mean, in the spiritual sense, doctrines, as is the case also in Isaiah 6:11; 14:4, 17, 21; 19:18-19; 25:1-3; 33:8-9; 54:3; 64:10, and elsewhere.

[3] From the symbolic meaning of a city it can be seen what cities mean in this parable of the Lord:

A... nobleman (going) into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom..., delivered to (his servants) minas (with which to) do business... ...when he returned..., he (called the) servants... The first came, saying, ."..your mina has earned ten minas," and he said to him, ."..good servant..., you shall have authority over ten cities." And the second came, saying, ."..your mina has earned five minas." And he said... to him, "You also be over five cities." (Luke 19:12-19)

Cities here likewise symbolize doctrines or doctrinal truths, and to be over them is to be intelligent and wise. Thus to give power over them is to impart intelligence and wisdom. Ten symbolizes much, and five some. It is apparent that to do business and earn a profit means to acquire intelligence for oneself by making use of one's abilities.

[4] That the holy city Jerusalem symbolizes the doctrine of the New Church is clearly apparent from its description in chapter 21 of the book of Revelation, for it is described in respect to its dimensions, its gates, and its wall and foundations, and inasmuch as Jerusalem symbolizes the church, these can symbolize nothing other than matters having to do with its doctrine. Neither is the church a church on any other basis.

Because the city Jerusalem means the church in respect to doctrine, it is therefore called the City of Truth (Zechariah 8:3-4), and in many places a holy city, and this because holiness is predicated of truths derived from the Lord (no. 173).

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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