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Ezekiel第43章

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1 και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS επι-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF βλεπω-V1--PAPASF κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS

2 και-C ιδου-I δοξα-N1S-NSF θεος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM αρχω-V1I-IMI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF προς-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C φωνη-N1--NSF ο- A--GSF παρεμβολη-N1--GSF ως-C φωνη-N1--NSF διπλασιαζω-V1--PAPGPN πολυς-A1--GPN και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF εκλαμπω-V1I-IAI3S ως-C φεγγος-N3E-NSN απο-P ο- A--GSF δοξα-N1S-GSF κυκλοθεν-D

3 και-C ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S οτε-D ειςπορευομαι-V1I-IMI1S ο- A--GSN χριω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--NSF ορασις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSN αρμα-N3M-GSN ος- --GSN οραω-VBI-AAI1S κατα-P ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF ος- --ASF οραω-VBI-AAI1S επι-P ο- A--GSM ποταμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *χοβαρ-N---GS και-C πιπτω-V1--PAI1S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS

4 και-C δοξα-N1S-NSF κυριος-N2--GSM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM κατα-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF ο- A--GSF πυλη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF βλεπω-V1--PAPGSF κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF

5 και-C αναλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS πνευμα-N3M-NSN και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--AS εις-P ο- A--ASF αυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--ASF εσωτερος-A1A-ASF και-C ιδου-I πληρης-A3H-NSM δοξα-N1S-GSF κυριος-N2--GSM ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM

6 και-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI1S και-C ιδου-I φωνη-N1--NSF εκ-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM λαλεω-V2--PAPGSM προς-P εγω- P--AS και-C ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM ιστημι-VXI-YAI3S εχω-V1--PMPNSM εγω- P--GS

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS οραω-VX--XAI2S υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM θρονος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN ιχνος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GPM πους-N3D-GPM εγω- P--GS εν-P ος- --DPM κατασκηνοω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN εγω- P--GS εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM οικος-N2--GSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM και-C ου-D βεβηλοω-VF--FAI3P ουκετι-D οικος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS αυτος- D--NPM και-C ο- A--NPM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPNPM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSF πορνεια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPM φονος-N2--DPM ο- A--GPM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM

8 εν-P ο- A--DSN τιθημι-V7--PAN αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASN προθυρον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DPN προθυρον-N2N-DPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APF φλια-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS εχω-V1--PMPAPF ο- A--GPF φλια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASM τοιχος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ως-C συνεχω-V1--PMPASM εγω- P--GS και-C αυτος- D--GPM και-C βεβηλοω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--ASN αγιος-A1A-ASN εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DPF ανομια-N1A-DPF αυτος- D--GPM ος- --DPF ποιεω-V2I-IAI3P και-C εκτριβω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--APM εν-P θυμος-N2--DSM εγω- P--GS και-C εν-P φονος-N2--DSM

9 και-C νυν-D αποωθεω-VA--AMD3P ο- A--ASF πορνεια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APM φονος-N2--APM ο- A--GPM ηγεομαι-V2--PMPGPM αυτος- D--GPM απο-P εγω- P--GS και-C κατασκηνοω-VF--FAI1S εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--ASM αιων-N3W-ASM

10 και-C συ- P--NS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM δεικνυω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C κοπαζω-VF--FAI3P απο-P ο- A--GPF αμαρτια-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASF ορασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF διαταξις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM

11 και-C αυτος- D--NPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASF κολασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GPM περι-P πας-A3--GPM ος- --GPM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3P και-C διαγραφω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--APF εξοδος-N2--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF υποστασις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN νομιμος-A1--APN αυτος- D--GSM γνωριζω-VF2-FAI2S αυτος- D--DPM και-C διαγραφω-VF--FAI2S εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GPM και-C φυλασσω-VF--FMI3P πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN δικαιωμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APN

12 και-C ο- A--ASF διαγραφη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--GSF κορυφη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN ορος-N3E-GSN πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN οριον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM κυκλοθεν-D αγιος-A1A-APN αγιος-A1A-GPN

13 και-C ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN μετρον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN εν-P πηχυς-N3U-DSM ο- A--GSM πηχυς-N3U-GSM και-C παλαιστη-N1--GSF κολπωμα-N3M-NSN βαθος-N3E-NSN επι-P πηχυς-N3U-ASM και-C πηχυς-N3U-NSM ο- A--NSN ευρος-N3E-NSN και-C γεισος-N3E-NSN επι-P ο- A--ASN χειλος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSM κυκλοθεν-D σπιθαμη-N1--GSF και-C ουτος- D--NSN ο- A--NSN υψος-N3E-NSN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN

14 εκ-P βαθος-N3E-GSN ο- A--GSF αρχη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN κοιλωμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM προς-P ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ο- A--ASN υποκατωθεν-D πηχυς-N3V-DPM δυο-M και-C ο- A--ASN ευρος-N3E-ASN πηχυς-N3U-GSM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN ιλαστηριον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN μικρος-A1A-GSN επι-P ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN πηχυς-N3U-NPM τεσσαρες-A3--NPM και-C ευρος-N3E-NSN πηχυς-N3U-NSN

15 και-C ο- A--ASN αριηλ-N---ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM τεσσαρες-A3--GPM και-C απο-P ο- A--GSN αριηλ-N---GSN και-C υπερανω-D ο- A--GPN κερας-N3T-GPN πηχυς-N3U-NSM

16 και-C ο- A--ASN αριηλ-N---ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM δωδεκα-M μηκος-N3E-GSN επι-P πηχυς-N3U-APM δωδεκα-M πλατος-N3E-GSN τετραγωνος-A1B-ASM επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN μερος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C ο- A--ASN ιλαστηριον-N2N-ASN πηχυς-N3V-DPM δεκα-M τεσσαρες-A3--GPM ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN επι-P πηχυς-N3U-APM δεκα-M τεσσαρες-A3--APM ο- A--ASN ευρος-N3E-ASN επι-P τεσσαρες-A3--ASM μερος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASN γεισος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--DSM κυκλοθεν-D κυκλοω-V4--PMPASN αυτος- D--DSM ημισυς-A3U-ASN πηχυς-N3U-GSM και-C ο- A--ASN κυκλωμα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM πηχυς-N3U-NSM κυκλοθεν-D και-C ο- A--NPM κλιμακτηρ-N3H-NPM αυτος- D--GSM βλεπω-V1--PAPNPM κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF

18 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ουτος- D--NPN ο- A--NPN προσταγμα-N3M-NPN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF ποιησις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSN αναφερω-V1--PAN επι-P αυτος- D--GSM ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN και-C προςχεω-V1--PAN προς-P αυτος- D--ASN αιμα-N3M-ASN

19 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI2S ο- A--DPM ιερευς-N3V-DPM ο- A--DPM *λευιτης-N1M-DPM ο- A--DPM εκ-P ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN *σαδδουκ-N---GSM ο- A--DPM εγγιζω-V1--PAPDPM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN λειτουργεω-V2--PAN εγω- P--DS μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM περι-P αμαρτια-N1A-GSF

20 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSN αιμα-N3M-GSN αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιτιθημι-VF--FAI3P επι-P ο- A--APN τεσσαρες-A3--APN κερας-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--APF τεσσαρες-A3--APF γωνια-N1A-APF ο- A--GSN ιλαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C επι-P ο- A--ASF βασις-N3I-ASF κυκλος-N2--DSM και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3P αυτος- D--ASN

21 και-C λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASM μοσχος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM περι-P αμαρτια-N1A-GSF και-C κατακαιω-VC--FPI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM αποχωριζω-VT--XMPDSM ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM εξωθεν-D ο- A--GPM αγιος-A1A-GPM

22 και-C ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF δευτερος-A1A-DSF λαμβανω-VF--FMI3P εριφος-N2--APM δυο-M αιξ-N3G-GPM αμωμος-A1B-APM υπερ-P αμαρτια-N1A-APF και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN καθοτι-D εκιλασκομαι-VAI-AMI3P εν-P ο- A--DSM μοσχος-N2--DSM

23 και-C μετα-P ο- A--ASN συντελεω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS ο- A--ASM εξιλασμος-N2--ASM προςφερω-VF--FAI3P μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM αμωμος-A1B-ASM και-C κριος-N2--ASM εκ-P προβατον-N2N-GPN αμωμος-A1B-ASM

24 και-C προςφερω-VF--FAI2P εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C επιριπτω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM επι-P αυτος- D--APN αλς-N3--ASM και-C αναφερω-VF--FAI3P αυτος- D--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM

25 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF ποιεω-VF--FAI2S εριφος-N2--ASM υπερ-P αμαρτια-N1A-APF κατα-P ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C μοσχος-N2--ASM εκ-P βους-N3--GPM και-C κριος-N2--ASM εκ-P προβατον-N2N-GPN αμωμος-A1B-APN ποιεω-VF--FAI3P

26 επτα-M ημερα-N1A-APF και-C εκιλασκομαι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C καθαριζω-VF2-FAI3P αυτος- D--ASN και-C πιμπλημι-VF--FAI3P χειρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM

27 και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S απο-P ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSF ογδοος-A1--GSF και-C επεκεινα-D ποιεω-VF--FAI3P ο- A--NPM ιερευς-N3V-NPM επι-P ο- A--ASN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--APN ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-APN συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--APN ο- A--GSN σωτηριον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GP και-C προςδεχομαι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--AP λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM

   

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630. And the court which is without the temple cast out, and measure it not.- That this signifies that the external of the Word, and therefore of the church and of worship, is not to be explored, is evident from the signification of the court, which denotes the external of the Word, and therefore of the church and worship. The court has this signification because the temple signifies heaven and the church as to Divine Truth, as shown above, and consequently the court, which was without the temple, or before the front of the temple, signifies the first or ultimate heaven. For the temple, considered in itself, signifies the higher heavens. The adytum (or oracle), where the ark of the covenant was, signified the inmost or third heaven, and the temple without the adytum, the middle or second heaven, and therefore the court signified the ultimate or first heaven. And that which signifies heaven, signifies also the church, for the church is the Lord's heaven on earth, and that which signifies the church, signifies also the Word, and also worship, for the Word is the Divine Truth, from which heaven and the church exist, and worship is according to Divine Truth, which is the Word. For this reason the court signifies the external or ultimate of heaven and of the church, and also the external or ultimate of the Word and of worship.

[2] The Word and worship resemble heaven and the church; for in the Word there are three distinct senses, just as there are three heavens. The inmost sense, which is called the celestial sense, is for the inmost or third heaven; the middle sense, which is called the spiritual sense, is for the middle or second heaven; and the ultimate sense, which is called the celestial and spiritual-natural sense, is for the ultimate or first heaven. These three senses, in addition to the natural, which is for the world, are in the Word and in every detail of it. And because the three heavens possess the Word, and each heaven is in its own sense of the Word, and their heaven and also their worship exist in consequence, it therefore follows that that which signifies heaven signifies also the Word and worship. Now it is from this fact that the court signifies the external of the Word, and therefore the external of the church and of worship.

[3] Moreover, it must be noted that there were two courts to the temple, one without the temple, and the other within; the court without the temple signifies the very entrance into heaven and the church, where those are who are being introduced into heaven, and the court within the temple represents the ultimate heaven. It is similar with the church as it is both with the Word and with worship; for the court without the temple signifies the external of the Word, that is, the Word such as it is in the natural sense, which is for the world, by means of which man is introduced into its spiritual sense, in which are the angels of heaven. But the signification of each court, the inner and the outer, will be shown in what follows; the reason also why it is said here that the court without the temple should be cast out and not measured, will be shown in the following article, where the signification of its being given to the nations will be explained.

[4] From what has been said the signification of court and courts in the Word can now be seen in some degree in the following passages.

In Moses:

"Thou shalt make the court of the habitation at the corner of the south towards the south, hangings for the court," twenty pillars, twenty bases, the hooks of the pillars and the fillets of silver; the gate of the court with the veil; the length thereof shall be one hundred cubits from the south to the north, and the breadth thereof fifty from the east to the west (Exodus 27:9-18).

This court was the court of the tent of meeting, which similarly represented and signified the ultimate or first heaven. For the tent of meeting represented heaven; its inmost, where the ark was, over which was the propitiatory, represented the inmost or third heaven. The law in the ark represented the Lord Himself as to Divine Truth or the Word; and the tent without the veil, where the table for the loaves, the altar of incense, and the lampstand were, represented the middle or second heaven; while the court represented the ultimate or first heaven. That the three heavens were represented by that tent may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia 3478, 9457, 9481, 9485); but what is specifically signified by the court, and by all things pertaining to it, may be seen (n. 9741-9775).

[5] Because the court represented the ultimate heaven, and consequently also the external of the church, of the Word, and of worship, therefore the residue of the meat-offerings and of the sacrifices for sin were eaten by Aaron and his sons in the court (Leviticus 6:16, 26). By eating those sanctified things in the court was signified to appropriate to themselves the goods of the church, signified by the meat-offerings and sacrifices; and all appropriation of holy things is effected by means of ultimates, for there can be no appropriation of interior and holy things except by means of ultimates.

[6] Moreover, concerning the courts of the temple it is thus written in the First Book of Kings:

Solomon made "a court before the front of the temple of the house," and "afterwards he built the inner court, three rows of hewn stones, and a row of hewn cedar" (6:3, 36).

The temple similarly represented heaven and the church. The adytum (or oracle) where the ark was, represented the inmost or third heaven, also the church with those who are in inmost things, which is called the celestial church. The temple without the adytum (or oracle) represented the middle or second heaven, also the church with those who are in the middle, which is called the internal-spiritual church. The inner court represented the ultimate or first heaven, also the church with those who are in ultimates, which is called the internal-natural church; but the outer court represented the entrance into heaven.

[7] And because the temple, in the highest sense, signifies the Lord as to His Divine Human, and also as to Divine Truth, therefore it also signifies the Divine Truth proceeding from the Lord, consequently the Word, for this is the Divine Truth in the church. That the Divine Human of the Lord is signified by the temple, is evident from the Lord's words, where He saith,

"Destroy this temple, but in three days I will raise it up; and He spake of the temple of His body" (John 2:18-23).

That the temple signifies the church, is evident from these words of the Lord, that

"there should not be left of the temple one stone upon another which should not be thrown down" (Matthew 24:1, 2; Luke 21:5-7).

These words mean that all Divine Truth, consequently every thing of the church, would perish; for the end of the church, called the consummation of the age, is there treated of.

[8] That there were two courts built, an inner and an outer, with little chambers, porticoes or colonnades, and many other things, is evident from the description of them in Ezekiel:

The angel "brought me to the outer court, where behold were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about, thirty chambers upon the pavement," which he measured as to the length and the breadth, and he also measured the bed chambers, and the porticoes, and the gate, every thing as to length and breadth (40:17-22, 31, 34, and following verses; chap. 42:1-14).

And concerning the inner court in the same prophet; he measured the inner court, the gates thereof towards the north, the east, and the south; the porticoes, the steps with the ascents, the bed-chambers, the chambers of the singers, the upper lintels (40:23-31, 44, and the following verses).

And in Jeremiah:

"In the chamber of Gemariah the scribe, in the upper court, at the door of the gate of the new house" (36:10).

In the prophet Ezekiel, from chap. 40 to chap. 48, a new city, a new temple, and a new earth are treated of, which signify the new church which was to be established by the Lord. The chambers, bed-chambers, porticoes, and the rest, signify such things as pertain to the church, its doctrine and worship; and their dimensions signify the quality of these, as shown in the article above. But it does not belong to this place to explain the signification of the details, except to say that the courts signify the external things of heaven and of the church, and thence the externals of the Word and of worship. And this is evident from this fact alone, that the temple in general signifies heaven and the church, therefore the three divisions of the temple, or the courts, the temple itself, and the adytum (or oracle), signify the three heavens, according to their degrees. The nature and quality of the three heavens, according to their degrees, may be seen in Heaven and Hell 29-40).

[9] That heaven and the church are signified by the temple and the court, may appear more fully from these words in Ezekiel:

"The spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court" of the temple, "when behold the glory of Jehovah filled the house; and I heard one speaking unto me out of the house," saying, "Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel for ever" (43:4-7).

That these courts signify the ultimate heaven, or the external of the church, is evident from its being said, that he was brought into the court, and thence saw the house filled with the glory of Jehovah, the glory of Jehovah denoting the Divine Truth, which makes heaven and the church; also because that house was the place of the throne of Jehovah, and the place of the soles of His feet, where He will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel for ever. That the throne of Jehovah means heaven, may be seen above (n. 253, 297, 343, 460, 462, 477, 482); and that the place of the soles of the feet of Jehovah means the church, may also be seen above (n. 606). The sons of Israel mean all who are of the church of the Lord; therefore to dwell with them for ever, signifies the continual presence of the Lord with them.

[10] In the same:

"The glory of Jehovah lifted up itself from above the cherub over the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with a cloud, and the cloud filled the inner court, and the court was full of the shining of the glory of Jehovah; and the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court" (10:4, 3, 5).

The cherubim seen by the prophet represented the Lord as to Providence and protection that He may not be approached except by means of the good of love; consequently the cherubim signify the higher heavens, specifically the inmost heaven, for that protection (tutela) is there, as may be seen above (n. 277, 313, 322, 362, 370, 462). By the house which was filled with the cloud is therefore signified heaven and the church. The inner court, which the cloud also filled, signifies the ultimate heaven, and the outer court, as far as the part where the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard, signifies the entrance into heaven, which specifically is in the natural world, and afterwards in the world of spirits; for man enters into heaven through the church in the world, and afterwards through the world of spirits. What the world of spirits is, may be seen in Heaven and Hell 421-431), and following paragraphs. But the cloud, and the shining of the glory of Jehovah, signify the Divine Truth proceeding from the Lord.

[11] From these things the signification of courts in the following passages is evident; as in David:

"Blessed is he whom thou choosest, and causest to approach; he shall inhabit thy courts; we shall be satisfied with the good of thy house, with the holy [place] of thy temple" (Psalm 65:4).

These words signify that those who are in charity, or in spiritual affection, shall live in heaven, and be in intelligence and wisdom there from Divine Truth and Divine Good. The elect, or he whom thou choosest, signifies those who are in love towards the neighbour or in charity. By causing to approach is signified spiritual affection or love, for so far as man is in that love or in that affection, so far is he with the Lord, since every one approaches Him according to that love. By inhabiting the courts is signified to live in heaven, to inhabit denoting to live, and the courts denoting heaven. To be satisfied with the good of the house signifies to be in wisdom from Divine Good; and to be satisfied with the holy [place] of the temple is signified to be in intelligence from Divine Truth, and from both to partake of heavenly joy. The house of God signifies heaven and the church as to Divine Good, and the temple, heaven and the church as to Divine Truth, while holy has reference to spiritual good, which is truth.

[12] Again:

"A day in thy courts is better than thousands, I have chosen to stand at the gate in the house of my God" (Psalm 84:10).

The courts here signify the first or ultimate heaven, by means of which there is entrance into the higher heavens, therefore it is added, I have chosen to stand at the door in the house of my God.

Again:

"Give unto Jehovah the glory of His name, bring an offering, and come into His courts" (Psalm 96:8).

Again:

"Praise ye the name of Jehovah, praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, who stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God" (Psalm 135:1, 2).

Again:

"How amiable are thy habitations, O Jehovah Zebaoth, my soul hath desired, yea, it hath been consumed for the courts of Jehovah" (Psalm 84:1, 2).

Again:

"Enter ye his gates in confession, his courts in praise, confess ye to him, bless his name" (Psalm 100:4).

Again:

"I will pay my vows to Jehovah before all his people, in the courts of the house of Jehovah, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem" (Psalm 116:14, 18, 19).

Again:

"The just shall flourish as the palm, he shall grow as the cedar in Lebanon, they that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall spring up in the courts of our God" (Psalm 92:12, 13).

That the courts mentioned in these passages mean heaven, specifically the ultimate heaven, and the church, is evident without explanation.

[13] Similarly in the following passages; as in Isaiah:

"They shall gather" the corn and the new wine, "they shall eat and shall praise Jehovah, and they who shall gather it together shall drink in the courts of my holiness" (62:9).

By collecting the corn and the new wine (mustum) is signified instruction in the goods and truths of doctrine and of the church. By they shall eat and shall praise Jehovah is signified appropriation and the worship of the Lord. By they who gather it together shall drink in the courts of my holiness is signified the fruition of Divine Truth, and thence of felicity in the heavens.

[14] Again in Joel:

"Between the court and the altar let the priests weep, the ministers of Jehovah, and let them say, Spare thy people, Jehovah" (2:17).

Weeping between the court and the altar signifies lamentation over the vastation of Divine Truth and Divine Good in the church; for the court, like the temple, signifies the church as to Divine Truth, and the altar, the church as to Divine Good, therefore between the court and the altar signifies the marriage of truth and good, which makes heaven and the church; and by weeping is signified lamentation over the vastation thereof. Courts signify the ultimates of heaven, and also the externals of the church, of the Word, and of worship, elsewhere in the Word; as in Isaiah (1:12); Zech. (3:7).

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.