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Она тотчасъ опустила съ себя ведро свое, и сказала: пей; я напою и верблюдовъ твоихъ. Итакъ я пилъ, и верблюдовъ она напоила.
Бытие第24章:46
Arcana Coelestia#10483
10483. 'And Moses stood in the gate of the camp' means where the opening to hell is situated. This is clear from the representation of 'Moses' as the internal, dealt with above in 10468; from the meaning of 'in the gate' as where the opening is situated, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'the camp' as hell, also dealt with above, in 10458. The reason why Moses stood in the gate of the camp and did not go inside the actual camp was in order that the impossibility for the internal to enter hell might be represented; for Moses represented the internal and the camp represented hell. The interest of all those in hell lies in external things separated from what is internal, because self-love and love of the world rule within them. Therefore what is internal cannot go in there since it is not received. Instead some who are there immediately reject it, some smother it and snuff it out, and some pervert it. Whether you say the internal or heaven, it amounts to the same thing; for heaven constitutes what is internal, not only the internal side of the Word but also the internal side of the Church and of worship, consequently the internal of the person who has celestial and spiritual love reigning within him, that is, love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour.
[2] What hell's opening is, meant by 'the gate' of this camp, must be stated briefly. Each hell is closed all the way around it, but it is opened above as necessity and need demand. It is an opening into the world of spirits, the world that lies midway between heaven and hell; for that world serves as the upper boundary of the hells and as the lower boundary of the heavens, 5852. The reason for saying that they are opened as necessity and need demand is that each person in the world has spirits present with him from hell, and angels from heaven. The spirits from hell are present in his bodily and worldly loves, and the angels from heaven in those which are celestial and spiritual; for without the spirits the person can have no life at all. If the spirits were taken away from him he would drop dead as a stone. Consequently to enable a person to lead a life in keeping with his loves the hells are opened of necessity and as need demands, and from there such spirits come out to him as are ruled by loves similar to his.
[3] That opening is what should be understood by the gate of hell. I have been allowed several times to see such openings. They are gates which the Lord guards by means of angels, to stop more spirits than are needed from coming out of there. From this it is evident what 'the gates of hell' and 'the gates of enemies' mean in the Word, as in Matthew,
Jesus said to Peter, On this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18.
'The gates of hell will not prevail' means that the hells will not dare to come out and destroy the truths of faith, 'the rock' on which the Church stands being faith in the Lord received from the Lord. This faith is the faith of charity because it is rooted in charity and for that reason makes one with it.
'The rock' means that faith, see Preface to Genesis 22, and also 8581, 10438.
Real faith consists in charity, 654, 1162, 1176, 1608, 2228, 2343, 2349, 2419, 2839, 3324, 4368, 6348, 7039, 7623-7627, 7752-7762, 8530, 9154, 9783, 9924.
[4] The like is also meant by your seed will inherit the gate of their enemies, Genesis 22:17; 24:60. 'Inheriting the gate of their enemies' means destroying evils and falsities which come from hell. This was also represented by driving out and destroying the nations in the land of Canaan; for the nations there represented evils and falsities which come from hell, see 1573, 1574, 1868, 4818, 6306, 8054, 8317, 9320, 9327.
Also in David,
Those who dwell in the gate plot against me; those who drink strong wine sing songs. Psalms 69:12.
In the same author,
Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver. They will not be put to shame, for they will speak with enemies in the gate. Psalms 127:5.
'Gates' in the good sense however stands for the opening into heaven.
In David,
Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O eternal doors, and the King of glory will come in. Psalms 24:7-10.
In addition admission into heaven and into the Church through truth and good is meant in the Word by 'gates', and also good and truth flowing in and present with a person.
Psalms第69章
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Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
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I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
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I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
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Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn't take away.
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God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren't hidden from you.
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Don't let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don't let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.
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Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.
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I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother's children.
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For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
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When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
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When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
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Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
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But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
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Deliver me out of the mire, and don't let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
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Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.
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Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.
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Don't hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!
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Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
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You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you.
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Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.
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They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
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Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.
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Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.
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Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.
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Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents.
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For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.
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Charge them with crime upon crime. Don't let them come into your righteousness.
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Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
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But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
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I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
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It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
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The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
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For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people.
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Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
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For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
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The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein. For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder.
