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Ezekiel第44章

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1 καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF βλέπω-V1--PAPGSF κατά-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S κλείω-VT--XPPNSF

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSF πύλη-N1--NSF οὗτος- D--NSF κλείω-VT--XPPNSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S οὐ-D ἀναοἴγω-VQ--FPI3S καί-C οὐδείς-A3--NSM μή-D διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S διά-P αὐτός- D--GSF ὅτι-C κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S διά-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S κλείω-VT--XPPNSF

3 διότι-C ὁ- A--NSM ἡγέομαι-V2--PMPNSM οὗτος- D--NSM καταἵημι-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--GSN ἐσθίω-VB--AAN ἄρτος-N2--ASM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αιλαμ-N---GSN ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S

4 καί-C εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM κατέναντι-D ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI1S καί-C ἰδού-I πλήρης-A3H-NSM δόξα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C πίπτω-V1--PAI1S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ἐγώ- P--GS

5 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM τάσσω-VA--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM ὀφθαλμός-N2--DPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--DPN οὖς-N3T-DPN σύ- P--GS ἀκούω-V1--PAD2S πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--NS λαλέω-V2--PAI1S μετά-P σύ- P--GS κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C τάσσω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF καρδία-N1A-ASF σύ- P--GS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF εἴσοδος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM κατά-P πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF ἔξοδος-N2--APF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἅγιος-A1A-DPM

6 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM παραπικραίνω-V1--PAPASM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἱκανόω-V4--PMD3S σύ- P--DP ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀνομία-N1A-GPF σύ- P--GP οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

7 ὁ- A--GSN εἰςἄγω-VB--AAN σύ- P--AP υἱός-N2--APM ἀλλογενής-A3H-APM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-APM καρδία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-APM σάρξ-N3K-DSF ὁ- A--GSN γίγνομαι-V1--PMN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM ἅγιος-A1A-DPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C βεβηλόω-V4I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN προςφέρω-V1--PAN σύ- P--AP ἄρτος-N2--APM στέαρ-N3--ASN καί-C αἷμα-N3M-ASN καί-C παραβαίνω-V1I-IAI2P ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF σύ- P--GP

8 καί-C διατάσσω-VAI-AAD2P ὁ- A--GSN φυλάσσω-V1--PAN φυλακή-N1--APF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἅγιος-A1A-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS

9 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πᾶς-A3--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ἀλλογενής-A3H-NSM ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NSM καρδία-N1A-DSF καί-C ἀπερίτμητος-A1B-NSM σάρξ-N3K-DSF οὐ-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A3--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM ἀλλογενής-A3H-GPM ὁ- A--GPM εἰμί-V9--PAPGPM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

10 ἀλλά-C ἤ-C ὁ- A--NPM *λευίτης-N1M-NPM ὅστις- X--NPM ἀποἅλλομαι-VAI-AMI3P ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πλανάω-V3--PMN ὁ- A--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---ASM ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS κατόπισθεν-D ὁ- A--GPN ἐνθύμημα-N3M-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἀδικία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM

11 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἅγιος-A1A-DPN ἐγώ- P--GS λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM θυρωρός-N2--NPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF πύλη-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM καί-C λειτουργέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--NPM σφάζω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APN ὁλοκαύτωμα-N3M-APN καί-C ὁ- A--APF θυσία-N1A-APF ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--DPM

12 ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM λειτουργέω-V2I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GPN εἴδωλον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM εἰς-P κόλασις-N3I-ASF ἀδικία-N1A-GSF ἕνεκα-P οὗτος- D--GSM αἴρω-VAI-AAI1S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

13 καί-C οὐ-D ἐγγίζω-VF2-FAI3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN ἱερατεύω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS οὐδέ-C ὁ- A--GSN προςἄγω-V1--PAN πρός-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN υἱός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM οὐδέ-C πρός-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἀτιμία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλάνησις-N3I-DSF ὅς- --DSF πλανάω-VCI-API3P

14 καί-C κατατάσσω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APM φυλάσσω-V1--PAN φυλακή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔργον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰς-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅσος-A1--APN ἄν-X ποιέω-VA--AAS3P

15 ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM ὁ- A--NPM *λευίτης-N1M-NPM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM *σαδδουκ-N---GSM ὅστις- X--NPM φυλάσσω-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--APF φυλακή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πλανάω-V3--PMN οἶκος-N2--ASM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NPM προςἄγω-VF--FAI3P πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P πρό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN προςφέρω-V1--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS θυσία-N1A-ASF στέαρ-N3--ASN καί-C αἷμα-N3M-ASN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

16 οὗτος- D--NPM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ἅγιος-A1A-APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM προςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C φυλάσσω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APF φυλακή-N1--APF ἐγώ- P--GS

17 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM ὁ- A--APF πύλη-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF στολή-N1--APF λινοῦς-A1C-APF ἐνδύω-VF--FMI3P καί-C οὐ-D ἐνδύω-VF--FMI3P ἐρέα-N3--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN αὐτός- D--APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐσώτερος-A1A-GSF αὐλή-N1--GSF

18 καί-C κίδαρις-N3I-APF λινοῦς-A1C-APF ἔχω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF κεφαλή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C περισκελής-A3H-APN λινοῦς-A1C-APN ἔχω-VF--FAI3P ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF ὀσφύς-N3U-APF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C οὐ-D περιζωννύω-VF--FMI3P βία-N1A-DSF

19 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐξώτερος-A1A-ASF πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐκδύω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--APF στολή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὅς- --DPF αὐτός- D--NPM λειτουργέω-V2--PAI3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἐξέδρα-N1--DPF ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN καί-C ἐνδύω-VF--FMI3P στολή-N1--APF ἕτερος-A1A-APF καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἁγιάζω-VA--AAS3P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF στολή-N1--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM

20 καί-C ὁ- A--APF κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D ξυράω-VF--FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APF κόμη-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D ψιλόω-VF--FAI3P καλύπτω-V1--PAPNPM καλύπτω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--APF κεφαλή-N1--APF αὐτός- D--GPM

21 καί-C οἶνος-N2--ASM οὐ-D μή-D πίνω-VB--AAS3P πᾶς-A3--NSM ἱερεύς-N3V-NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMN αὐτός- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF

22 καί-C χήρα-N1A-ASF καί-C ἐκβεβηλόω-VM--XPPASF οὐ-D λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM εἰς-P γυνή-N3K-ASF ἀλλά-C ἤ-C παρθένος-N2--ASF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN σπέρμα-N3M-GSN *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C χήρα-N1A-NSF ἐάν-C γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S ἐκ-P ἱερεύς-N3V-GSM λαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P

23 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS διδάσκω-VF--FAI3P ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἅγιος-A1A-GSN καί-C βέβηλος-A1B-GSN καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-GSN καί-C καθαρός-A1A-GSN γνωρίζω-VF2-FAI3P αὐτός- D--DPM

24 καί-C ἐπί-P κρίσις-N3I-ASF αἷμα-N3M-GSN οὗτος- D--NPM ἐπιἵστημι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--GSN διακρίνω-V1--PAN ὁ- A--APN δικαίωμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS δικαιόω-VF--FAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN κρίμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS κρίνω-VF2-FAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρόσταγμα-N3M-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF ἑορτή-N1--DPF ἐγώ- P--GS φυλάσσω-VF--FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--APN σάββατον-N2N-APN ἐγώ- P--GS ἁγιάζω-VF--FAI3P

25 καί-C ἐπί-P ψυχή-N1--ASF ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὐ-D εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--GSN μιαίνω-VC--APN ἀλλά-C ἤ-C ἐπί-P πατήρ-N3--DSM καί-C ἐπί-P μήτηρ-N3--DSF καί-C ἐπί-P υἱός-N2--DSM καί-C ἐπί-P θυγάτηρ-N3--DSF καί-C ἐπί-P ἀδελφός-N2--DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ἀδελφή-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --NSF οὐ-D γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3S ἀνήρ-N3--DSM μιαίνω-VC--FPI3S

26 καί-C μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN καθαρίζω-VS--APN αὐτός- D--ASM ἑπτά-M ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ἐκἀριθμέω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM

27 καί-C ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐσώτερος-A1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSN λειτουργέω-V2--PAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἅγιος-A1A-DSN προςφέρω-VF--FAI3P ἱλασμός-N2--ASM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

28 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P κληρονομία-N1A-ASF ἐγώ- P--NS κληρονομία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C κατάσχεσις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--DPM οὐ-D δίδωμι-VC--FPI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS κατάσχεσις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM

29 καί-C ὁ- A--APF θυσία-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὑπέρ-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF καί-C ὁ- A--APN ὑπέρ-P ἄγνοια-N1A-APF οὗτος- D--NPM ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN ἀφόρισμα-N3M-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM αὐτός- D--DPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

30 ἀπαρχή-N1--NPF πᾶς-A3--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρωτότοκος-A1B-APN πᾶς-A3--GPN καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἀφαίρεμα-N3M-APN πᾶς-A3--APN ἐκ-P πᾶς-A3--GPF ὁ- A--GPF ἀπαρχή-N1--GPF σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--DPM ἱερεύς-N3V-DPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APN πρωτογένημα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GP δίδωμι-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--DSM ἱερεύς-N3V-DSM ὁ- A--GSN τίθημι-VE--AAN εὐλογία-N1A-APF σύ- P--GP ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM οἶκος-N2--APM σύ- P--GP

31 καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSN θνησιμαῖος-A1A-NSN καί-C θηριάλωτος-A1B-NSN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN πετεινόν-N2N-GPN καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN οὐ-D ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἱερεύς-N3V-NPM

   

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Arcana Coelestia#2049

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2049. 'From every son who is a foreigner and not of your seed' means those outside the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'son who is a foreigner' as those who are not born inside the Church and so are not governed by goods and truths of faith because they have no knowledge of them. 'Sons who are foreigners' also means people whose worship is external, dealt with in 1097, though in that context people inside the Church are the subject. Here however, the subject being the Lord's Church in its widest extent, 'sons who are foreigners' means those who, like gentiles, are not born inside the Church. Gentiles outside the Church can possess truths, but not the truths of faith. Their truths, like the Ten Commandments, are that parents should be honoured; that people should not murder, steal, commit adultery, or covet the things that belong to others; and also that they should worship God. Truths of faith consist however of all doctrinal teachings concerning eternal life, the Lord's kingdom, and the Lord. Such teachings cannot be known by gentiles because they do not possess the Word.

[2] These are the people who are meant by 'sons who are foreigners and not of your seed' but who are to be circumcised, that is to be purified. From this it is evident that they are just as much capable of being purified as those inside the Church, which purification was represented by being circumcised. They are purified when they cast aside filthy loves and live among one another in charity, for in their case truths have a part to play in their lives because charity and all truths go together, though such truths belong to the first of the two types mentioned above. When these truths play a part in their lives they then absorb the truths of faith with ease, if not during this life then in the next, because truths of faith are the interior truths of charity. Indeed at that point there is nothing they desire more than to be introduced into the interior truths of charity. Interior truths of charity are what constitute the Lord's kingdom. Regarding these, see 932, 1032, 1059, 1327, 1328, 1366.

[3] In the next life mere knowledge of the cognitions of faith is of no value at all, for the worst people, even those in hell, can have such knowledge, sometimes a better knowledge than others have. Leading a life in accordance with those cognitions is what matters, for all cognitions have life as their end in view. If life was not the reason for learning them they would have no use, apart from enabling people to discuss them and as a result to be considered learned in the world, to be raised to positions of importance, and to enhance reputation and wealth. From this it is clear that a life in keeping with the cognitions of faith is nothing other than the life of charity. Indeed love to the Lord and love towards the neighbour constitute the Law and the Prophets, that is, the doctrine of faith in its entirety together with all the cognitions of it, as is plain to anyone from the Lord's words in Matthew 22:35-40, and Mark 12:28-35.

[4] Matters of doctrine, or cognitions of faith, are nevertheless absolutely vital for the formation of the life of charity; it cannot be formed without them. This is the life which saves a person after death. The life of faith never exists without the life of charity, for without charity the life of faith is impossible. People in whom the life of love and charity dwells have the Lord's life within them. Nobody can be joined to Him by means of any other life. From this it is also clear that the truths of faith cannot possibly be acknowledged as truths - that is, no acknowledgement of what they are saying is possible - other than outwardly or with the lips, if they are not implanted within charity, since inwardly or at heart they are denied. For as has been stated, all truths of faith have charity as their end in view, and if charity is not present within them then inwardly they are rejected. The nature of the things that are interior is plain to see when those that are exterior are taken away, as is done in the next life, namely that they are utterly contrary to all the truths of faith. No people can possibly receive the life of charity, or mutual love, in the next life, when they have had none in this life; but their life as it has been with them in the world remains with them after death. Indeed they are averse to and hate mutual love. When merely approaching a community where the life that belongs to mutual love exists they quiver and shake, and experience torment.

[5] Although people such as these are born inside the Church, they are called 'sons who are foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in the flesh' who are not to be allowed into the sanctuary, that is, into the Lord's kingdom. They are also meant in Ezekiel,

No son who is a foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter the sanctuary. Ezekiel 44:7, 9.

And in the same prophet,

Whom have you thus become like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You will be made to go down with the trees of Eden into the nether world; you will lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword. Ezekiel 31:18.

This refers to Pharaoh who means types of knowledge in general, 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462. 'The trees of Eden' with which they were to go down into the nether world also means types of knowledge, but knowledge of the cognitions of faith. From this it is now evident what 'one uncircumcised' means in the internal sense, namely one in whom filthy loves and the life belonging to these are present.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.