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Zechariah 14

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1 ιδου ημεραι ερχονται του κυριου και διαμερισθησεται τα σκυλα σου εν σοι

2 και επισυναξω παντα τα εθνη επι ιερουσαλημ εις πολεμον και αλωσεται η πολις και διαρπαγησονται αι οικιαι και αι γυναικες μολυνθησονται και εξελευσεται το ημισυ της πολεως εν αιχμαλωσια οι δε καταλοιποι του λαου μου ου μη εξολεθρευθωσιν εκ της πολεως

3 και εξελευσεται κυριος και παραταξεται εν τοις εθνεσιν εκεινοις καθως ημερα παραταξεως αυτου εν ημερα πολεμου

4 και στησονται οι ποδες αυτου εν τη ημερα εκεινη επι το ορος των ελαιων το κατεναντι ιερουσαλημ εξ ανατολων και σχισθησεται το ορος των ελαιων το ημισυ αυτου προς ανατολας και το ημισυ αυτου προς θαλασσαν χαος μεγα σφοδρα και κλινει το ημισυ του ορους προς βορραν και το ημισυ αυτου προς νοτον

5 και εμφραχθησεται φαραγξ ορεων μου και εγκολληθησεται φαραγξ ορεων εως ιασολ και εμφραχθησεται καθως ενεφραγη εν ταις ημεραις του σεισμου εν ημεραις οζιου βασιλεως ιουδα και ηξει κυριος ο θεος μου και παντες οι αγιοι μετ' αυτου

6 εν εκεινη τη ημερα ουκ εσται φως και ψυχος και παγος

7 εσται μιαν ημεραν και η ημερα εκεινη γνωστη τω κυριω και ουχ ημερα και ου νυξ και προς εσπεραν εσται φως

8 και εν τη ημερα εκεινη εξελευσεται υδωρ ζων εξ ιερουσαλημ το ημισυ αυτου εις την θαλασσαν την πρωτην και το ημισυ αυτου εις την θαλασσαν την εσχατην και εν θερει και εν εαρι εσται ουτως

9 και εσται κυριος εις βασιλεα επι πασαν την γην εν τη ημερα εκεινη εσται κυριος εις και το ονομα αυτου εν

10 κυκλων πασαν την γην και την ερημον απο γαβε εως ρεμμων κατα νοτον ιερουσαλημ ραμα δε επι τοπου μενει απο της πυλης βενιαμιν εως του τοπου της πυλης της πρωτης εως της πυλης των γωνιων και εως του πυργου ανανεηλ εως των υποληνιων του βασιλεως

11 κατοικησουσιν εν αυτη και ουκ εσται αναθεμα ετι και κατοικησει ιερουσαλημ πεποιθοτως

12 και αυτη εσται η πτωσις ην κοψει κυριος παντας τους λαους οσοι επεστρατευσαν επι ιερουσαλημ τακησονται αι σαρκες αυτων εστηκοτων αυτων επι τους ποδας αυτων και οι οφθαλμοι αυτων ρυησονται εκ των οπων αυτων και η γλωσσα αυτων τακησεται εν τω στοματι αυτων

13 και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη εκστασις κυριου επ' αυτους μεγαλη και επιλημψονται εκαστος της χειρος του πλησιον αυτου και συμπλακησεται η χειρ αυτου προς χειρα του πλησιον αυτου

14 και ο ιουδας παραταξεται εν ιερουσαλημ και συναξει την ισχυν παντων των λαων κυκλοθεν χρυσιον και αργυριον και ιματισμον εις πληθος σφοδρα

15 και αυτη εσται η πτωσις των ιππων και των ημιονων και των καμηλων και των ονων και παντων των κτηνων των οντων εν ταις παρεμβολαις εκειναις κατα την πτωσιν ταυτην

16 και εσται οσοι εαν καταλειφθωσιν εκ παντων των εθνων των ελθοντων επι ιερουσαλημ και αναβησονται κατ' ενιαυτον του προσκυνησαι τω βασιλει κυριω παντοκρατορι και του εορταζειν την εορτην της σκηνοπηγιας

17 και εσται οσοι εαν μη αναβωσιν εκ πασων των φυλων της γης εις ιερουσαλημ του προσκυνησαι τω βασιλει κυριω παντοκρατορι και ουτοι εκεινοις προστεθησονται

18 εαν δε φυλη αιγυπτου μη αναβη μηδε ελθη εκει και επι τουτοις εσται η πτωσις ην παταξει κυριος παντα τα εθνη οσα εαν μη αναβη του εορτασαι την εορτην της σκηνοπηγιας

19 αυτη εσται η αμαρτια αιγυπτου και η αμαρτια παντων των εθνων οσα αν μη αναβη του εορτασαι την εορτην της σκηνοπηγιας

20 εν τη ημερα εκεινη εσται το επι τον χαλινον του ιππου αγιον τω κυριω παντοκρατορι και εσονται οι λεβητες οι εν τω οικω κυριου ως φιαλαι προ προσωπου του θυσιαστηριου

21 και εσται πας λεβης εν ιερουσαλημ και εν τω ιουδα αγιον τω κυριω παντοκρατορι και ηξουσιν παντες οι θυσιαζοντες και λημψονται εξ αυτων και εψησουσιν εν αυτοις και ουκ εσται χαναναιος ουκετι εν τω οικω κυριου παντοκρατορος εν τη ημερα εκεινη

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #585

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Yiya esigabeni / 962  
  

585. And against His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. This symbolizes scandalous assertions against the Lord's celestial church and against heaven.

The Tabernacle has almost the same symbolic meaning as the Temple, namely, in the highest sense, the Lord's Divine humanity, and in a relative sense, heaven and the church (nos. 191, 529). But in the latter sense the Tabernacle symbolizes the celestial church, which is impelled by the goodness of love toward the Lord received from the Lord; and the Temple symbolizes the spiritual church, which is impelled by truths of wisdom received from the Lord. Those who dwell in heaven symbolize heaven.

The Tabernacle symbolizes the celestial church because the Most Ancient Church, being impelled by love toward the Lord, was a celestial church and held sacred worship in tents. And the Ancient Church was a spiritual church and held sacred worship in temples.

Tents used wood in their construction, while temples used stone, and wood symbolizes goodness, and stone truth.

[2] That the Tabernacle symbolizes the Lord's Divine humanity in respect to Divine love, and a heaven and a church that is impelled by love toward the Lord, can be seen from the following passages:

Jehovah, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy mountain? He who walks uprightly, and practices righteousness, and speaks the truth... (Psalms 15:1-2)

(Jehovah) shall hide me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall conceal me; He shall set me high... (Psalms 27:4-5)

I will abide in Your tabernacle forever. (Psalms 61:4)

Look upon Zion...; let your eyes behold Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that will not be dispelled... (Isaiah 33:20)

(Jehovah) who... spreads (the heavens) out like a tent to dwell in. (Isaiah 40:22)

...you have made Jehovah..., the Most High, your dwelling place..., no plague shall come near your tent. (Psalms 91:9-10)

(Jehovah) set (His) tabernacle among (them).... (He) will walk among (them).... (Leviticus 26:11-12)

(Jehovah) forsook the tent of Shiloh, the tabernacle in which He dwelled among men. (Psalms 78:60)

I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them...." (Revelation 21:3)

...My tabernacle has been laid waste... (Jeremiah 4:20; 10:20)

He shall... pluck you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living. (Psalms 52:5)

And so on elsewhere, as in Isaiah 16:5; 54:2, Jeremiah 30:18, Lamentations 2:4, Hosea 9:6; 12:9, Zechariah 12:7.

[3] Since the Most Ancient Church, which was a celestial church, being impelled by love toward the Lord and being thus in conjunction with Him, held sacred worship in tents, therefore by the Lord's command Moses erected a tent or tabernacle, in which everything relating to heaven and the church was represented. And it was so holy that no one was permitted to enter except Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons; and if any of the people were to do so, they would die (Numbers 17:12-13; 18:1, 22-23; 19:14-19).

Inmostly in that tabernacle, containing the two tables of the Decalogue, was the Ark, on which was the mercy seat and over it the cherubim. And outside the veil was the table holding the showbread, the altar of incense, and the lampstand having seven lamps. All of these things were representative objects relating to heaven and the church. The tabernacle itself is described in Exodus 26:7-16; 36:8-37.

We also read that the design of the Tabernacle was shown to Moses upon Mount Sinai (Exodus 25:9; 26:30); and whatever he was given to see from heaven is a representation relating to heaven and the church.

In memory of the most ancient people's sacred worship of the Lord in tents, and of their conjunction with Him through love, Israel was commanded to observe the Feast of Tabernacles, as recorded in Leviticus 23:39-44, Deuteronomy 16:13-14.

  
Yiya esigabeni / 962  
  

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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