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Ezekiel第48章

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1 καί-C οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ὄνομα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--GPF φυλή-N1--GPF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἀρχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSF κατάβασις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSM περισχίζω-V1--PAPGSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF εἴσοδος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSF *ημαθ-N---GS αὐλή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM *αιναν-N---GS ὅριον-N2N-ASN *δαμασκός-N2--GSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM κατά-P μέρος-N3E-ASN *ημαθ-N---GS αὐλή-N1--GSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *δαν-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

2 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GSM *δαν-N---GSM ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPM πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ασηρ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

3 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *ασηρ-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *νεφθαλιμ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

4 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *νεφθαλι-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *μανασσή-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

5 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *μανασσή-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ἐφράιμ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

6 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *ἐφράιμ-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ρουβην-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

7 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *ρουβην-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ιουδα-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

8 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *ιουδα-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀπαρχή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSM ἀφορισμός-N2--GSM πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF εὖρος-N3E-ASN καί-C μῆκος-N3E-ASN καθώς-D εἷς-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--GPF μερίς-N3D-GPF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ἅγιος-A1A-NSN ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPN

9 ἀπαρχή-N1--NSF ὅς- --ASF ἀποὁρίζω-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM μῆκος-N3E-ASN πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C εὖρος-N3E-ASN εἴκοσι-M καί-C πέντε-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF

10 οὗτος- D--GPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀπαρχή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ὁ- A--DPM ἱερεύς-N3V-DPM πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF πλάτος-N3E-ASN δέκα-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF πλάτος-N3E-ASN δέκα-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM μῆκος-N3E-ASN εἴκοσι-M καί-C πέντε-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSN

11 ὁ- A--DPM ἱερεύς-N3V-DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἁγιάζω-VT--XMPDPM υἱός-N2--DPM *σαδδουκ-N---GSM ὁ- A--DPM φυλάσσω-V1--PAPDPM ὁ- A--APF φυλακή-N1--APF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ὅστις- X--NPM οὐ-D πλανάω-VCI-API3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλάνησις-N3I-DSF υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM πλανάω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM *λευίτης-N1M-NPM

12 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--NSF ἀπαρχή-N1--NSF δίδωμι-VM--XMPNSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF ἀπαρχή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἅγιος-A1A-NSN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPM *λευίτης-N1M-GPM

13 ὁ- A--DPM δέ-X *λευίτης-N1M-DPM ὁ- A--NPN ἔχω-V1--PMPNPN ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPM ἱερεύς-N3V-GPM μῆκος-N3E-ASN πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C εὖρος-N3E-ASN δέκα-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NSN μῆκος-N3E-NSN πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C εὖρος-N3E-ASN εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF

14 οὐ-D πιπράσκω-VC--FPI3S ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GSM οὐδέ-C καταμετρέω-VC--FPI3S οὐδέ-C ἀποαἱρέω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--NPN πρωτογένημα-N3M-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅτι-C ἅγιος-A1A-NSN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM

15 ὁ- A--APF δέ-X πέντε-M χιλιάς-N3D-APF ὁ- A--APF περισσός-A1--APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSM πλατύς-A3U-DSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-DPF προτείχισμα-N3M-NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κατοικία-N1A-ASF καί-C εἰς-P διάστημα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM

16 καί-C οὗτος- D--APN ὁ- A--APN μέτρον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GSF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C τετρακισχίλιοι-M καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPM χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPM χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF τετρακισχίλιοι-A1A-APM πεντακόσιοι-A1A-APM

17 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S διάστημα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM διακόσιοι-A1A-NPM πεντήκοντα-M καί-C πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM διακόσιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C πεντήκοντα-M καί-C πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF διακόσιοι-A1A-NPM πεντήκοντα-M καί-C πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF διακόσιοι-A1A-NPM πεντήκοντα-M

18 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN περισσός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--GSN μῆκος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--NSN ἔχω-V1--PMPNSN ὁ- A--GPF ἀπαρχή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM δέκα-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C δέκα-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἀπαρχή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--APN γένημα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GSF εἰς-P ἄρτος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DPM ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMPDPM ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF

19 ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMPNPM ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMI3P αὐτός- D--ASF ἐκ-P πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF φυλή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

20 πᾶς-A1S-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ἀπαρχή-N1--NSF πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF ἐπί-P πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-APF τετράγωνος-A1B-ASM ἀποὁρίζω-VF2-FAI2P αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASF ἀπαρχή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF κατάσχεσις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

21 ὁ- A--NSN δέ-X περισσός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--DSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPDSM ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPF ἀπαρχή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐπί-P πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-APF μῆκος-N3E-ASN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF καί-C πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ἐπί-P πέντε-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ἔχω-V1--PMPAPN ὁ- A--GPF μερίς-N3D-GPF ὁ- A--GSM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPGSM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ἀπαρχή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GPN ἅγιος-A1A-GPN καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ἁγίασμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GSF

22 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF κατάσχεσις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GPM *λευίτης-N1M-GPM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF κατάσχεσις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM ὁ- A--GPM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPGPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *βενιαμίν-N---GSM ὁ- A--GPM ἀποἡγέομαι-V2--PMPGPM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

23 καί-C ὁ- A--NSN περισσός-A1--NSN ὁ- A--GPF φυλή-N1--GPF ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *βενιαμίν-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

24 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN *βενιαμίν-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *συμεων-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

25 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN *συμεων-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

26 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *ζαβουλων-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

27 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN *ζαβουλων-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF *γαδ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

28 καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN *γαδ-N---GSM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN πρός-P λίψ-N3--ASM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NPN ὅριον-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀπό-P *θαιμαν-N---GS καί-C ὕδωρ-N3T-GSN *μαριμωθ-N---G *καδης-N---G κληρονομία-N1A-GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF ὁ- A--GSF μέγας-A1--GSF

29 οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ὅς- --ASF βάλλω-VF2-FAI2P ἐν-P κλῆρος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DPF φυλή-N1--DPF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NPM ὁ- A--NPM διαμερισμός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

30 καί-C οὗτος- D--NPF ὁ- A--NPF διεκβολή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--NPF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM τετρακισχίλιοι-M καί-C πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM μέτρον-N2N-DSN

31 καί-C ὁ- A--NPF πύλη-N1--NPF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐπί-P ὄνομα-N3M-DPN φυλή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM πύλη-N1--NPF τρεῖς-A3--NPF πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM πύλη-N1--NSF *ρουβην-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *ιουδα-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *λευί-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

32 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P ἀνατολή-N1--APF τετρακισχίλιοι-M καί-C πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C πύλη-N1--NPF τρεῖς-A3--NPF πύλη-N1--NSF *ιωσηφ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *βενιαμίν-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *δαν-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

33 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM τετρακισχίλιοι-M καί-C πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM μέτρον-N2N-DSN καί-C πύλη-N1--NPF τρεῖς-A3--NPF πύλη-N1--NSF *συμεων-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *ισσαχαρ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *ζαβουλων-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

34 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF τετρακισχίλιοι-M καί-C πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM μέτρον-N2N-DSN καί-C πύλη-N1--NPF τρεῖς-A3--NPF πύλη-N1--NSF *γαδ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *ασηρ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF καί-C πύλη-N1--NSF *νεφθαλιμ-N---GSM εἷς-A1A-NSF

35 κύκλωμα-N3M-NSN δέκα-M καί-C ὀκτώ-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἀπό-P ὅς- --GSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF γίγνομαι-VB--AMS3S εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF

   

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342. CHAPTER 7

1. After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

2. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

3. saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."

4. And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of Israel:

5. of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

6. of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;

7. of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;

8. of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

9. After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

10. and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

11. And all the angels stood around the throne, with the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

12. saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

13. Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?"

14. And I said to him, "Lord, you know." So he said to me, "These are the ones who are coming out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.

15. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.

16. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; neither shall the sun strike them, nor any heat;

17. for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

THE SPIRITUAL MEANING

The Contents of the Whole Chapter

This chapter describes people who are and who will be in the Christian heaven. It describes first their separation from evil people (verses 1-3); after that, those of them who are impelled by love toward the Lord and so by wisdom, of whom the higher heavens consist (verses 4-8); and those who are impelled by charity from the Lord and its accompanying faith because they fought against evils, of whom the lower heavens consist (verses 9-17).

The Contents of the Individual Verses:

Verse ContentsSpiritual Meaning
1. After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth,The whole of heaven now in an effort to execute the Last Judgment.
holding back the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.The Lord's holding back and restraining a closer and thus stronger influx into the lower regions where good people were attached to evil ones.
2. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,The Lord providing and moderating,
having the seal of the living God.who alone knows the character of each and every person, and can distinguish and separate them from each other.
And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3. saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the treesThe Lord's restraining and holding back the closer and stronger influx into the lower regions,
till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."before those people were separated who were governed by truths springing from goodness from the Lord.
4. And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand,All people who acknowledge the Lord as God of heaven and earth and are governed by truths of doctrine springing from the goodness of love, received from Him through the Word.
sealed out of every tribe of Israel:The heaven and the Lord's church formed from them.
5. of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;Celestial love, which is love toward the Lord, and this in all those people who will be in the New Heaven and in the New Church.
of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed;Wisdom springing from celestial love in those people who will be there.
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;Useful life endeavors, which are the exercises of wisdom springing from that love, in those people who will be there.
6. of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;Mutual love in those people.
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;A perception of useful endeavor, and of what is useful, in those people.
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;A will to serve and to put into practice in those people.
7. of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;Spiritual love, which is love for the neighbor, in those people.
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;An affection for truth springing from goodness, producing intelligence in those people.
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;Goodness of life in those people.
8. of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;The conjugal love of goodness and truth in those people.
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;A doctrine of goodness and truth in those people.
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.A life of truth springing from goodness in accord with doctrine in those people.
9. After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number,All other people who are not among those enumerated and yet are in the New Heaven and the Lord's New Church, who form the lowest heaven and the external church, and whose character is known to the Lord alone.
of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues,All in the Christian world who have some religion springing from goodness and are guided by truths from doctrine,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb,listening to the Lord and doing what He commands.
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,A communication and conjunction with the higher heavens, and a confession springing from Divine truths.
10. and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"An acknowledgment from the heart that the Lord is their Savior.
11. And all the angels stood around the throne, with the elders and the four living creatures,All in the whole of heaven listening and doing what the Lord commands.
and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,A humbling of their heart, and in their humility an adoration of the Lord.
12. saying, "Amen!Divine truth and an affirmation in response to it.
Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving,The Lord's spiritual Divine attributes;
and honor and power and might,the Lord's celestial Divine attributes;
be to our God forever and ever.these being in the Lord and emanating from the Lord to eternity.
Amen."The agreement of all.
13. Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?" 14. And I said to him, "Lord, you know."Their desire to know and wish to inquire, and the reply and instruction given.
So he said to me, "These are ones who are coming out of the great tribulation,They are people who have undergone temptations or trials, and have fought against evils and falsities,
and have washed their robeswho have cleansed their religious beliefs of the evils accompanying falsity,
and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.and by truths have purified those religious beliefs from the falsities accompanying evil, and so have been reformed by the Lord.
15. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.They are in the Lord's presence, and live constantly and faithfully in His church in accordance with the truths that they receive from Him.
16. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore;Hereafter they will not lack goods and truths.
neither shall the sun strike them, nor any heat;Hereafter they will not possess lusts for evil, nor for the falsity accompanying evil.
17. for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd themThe Lord alone will teach them
and lead them to living fountains of waters.and lead them by the truths in the Word to conjunction with Him.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."They will be caught up no longer in battles against evils and the accompanying falsities, and so will no longer experience times of distress, but will be surrounded by goods and truths and thus by heavenly joys emanating from the Lord.

THE EXPOSITION

After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. (7:1) This symbolizes the whole of heaven now in an effort to execute the Last Judgment on the people who were in the world of spirits.

There follows now much concerning the state of the spiritual world just before the Last Judgment, which no one could know without its being revealed by the Lord. And because I have been given to see how the Last Judgment was executed, including the transformations which preceded it and the dispositions following it, I can relate therefore the symbolic meaning of everything in this chapter and in the chapters that follow.

[2] The four angels here symbolize the whole of heaven. The four corners of the earth symbolize the entire world of spirits, which is midway between heaven and hell. For the Last Judgment was executed on people who were in the world of spirits, and not on anyone in heaven, nor on anyone in hell.

Angels symbolize heaven because an angel in the highest sense means the Lord in respect to His Divine humanity (no. 344), and as heaven is heaven owing to the Lord, angels symbolize heaven as well.

[3] The four angels here symbolize the whole of heaven because they were seen standing at the four corners of the earth, and the four corners symbolize the four quarters of the compass.

They symbolize that the whole of heaven was now in an effort to execute the Last Judgment for the reason that when the Last Judgment was at hand, the Lord caused the heavens to draw closer over the world of spirits, and the closeness of the heavens produced such a change in the state of the inner constituents of the people's minds below that they saw nothing but terrors before their eyes.

[4] That corners symbolize quarters of the compass, and thus the four quarters all points, can be seen from the following passages:

You shall measure, outside the city, the corner toward the east..., the corner toward the south..., the corner toward the west..., and the corner toward the north... (Numbers 35:5)

You shall make the boards for the Tabernacle, ...for the south corner..., and for... the north corner... (Exodus 26:18, 20, 23)

And... the court..., for the south corner..., for the north corner..., for the west corner..., and... for the east corner... (Exodus 27:9, 11-13)

[5] The four quarters are also called four corners often in Ezekiel, as in Ezekiel 47:18-20, and 48.

Since corners symbolize the quarters of the compass, they also therefore symbolize everything, such as everything in heaven or in hell, or everything pertaining to goodness or to truth, as is apparent from the following:

(Satan) will go out to lead astray the nations which are at the four corners of the earth... (Revelation 20:8)

I will cut off nations, (and) their corners will be devastated. (Zephaniah 3:6)

...(Israel) gathered together as one man... And the corners of all the people stationed themselves... (Judges 20:1-2)

A scepter shall rise out of Israel, and crush the corners of Moab... (Numbers 24:17)

A day of trumpet and alarm... upon the high corners. (Zephaniah 1:16)

I will cast them into the ends of the corners. (Deuteronomy 32:26)

[6] That a corner symbolizes the lowest component supporting higher ones, as a foundation does a house, and so symbolizes also everything, is apparent from the following:

(He) will lay in Zion a corner stone..., the price of the laying of a foundation. (Isaiah 28:16)

They shall not take from it a stone for a corner... (Jeremiah 51:26)

From (Judah) shall come the corner stone... (Zechariah 10:4)

The stone which (they) rejected has become the corner stone. (Psalms 118:22, Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17-18)

  
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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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