The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense: In which the Arcana Therein Predicted But Heretofore Concealed are Revealed, Volume 1This is the fourth part of Swedish philosopher and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg's spiritual commentary on the book of Revelation. |
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according affection for truth angels Apocalypse Arcana Caelestia Asshur Balaam Behold called celestial celestial kingdom charity cherubim children of Israel church in respect commit whoredom conjoined David Divine Love Divine truth going doctrine earth eternity evident evils and falsities Exod eyes Ezekiel Father former heaven garments glory gold hath heart Heaven and Hell holy infernal love intelligence and wisdom internal sense Isaiah Israel Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus John Judah kingdom kings knowledges of truth lampstands Last Judgment light live Lord in respect Lord's Divine Human love and faith Luke man's Matt meant nations natural Nazirites Nicolaitans nifies numbers outmosts Pergamum prophets Psalm receive respect to Divine seen signifies Divine truth signifies the church signifies the Lord signify truths sons spiritual affection spiritual sense sword temple thee therefrom things saith thou hast thou shalt throne treated truths n truths of faith understanding unto Verse voice Word signifies worship
Popular passages
Page 46 - Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory.
Page 153 - Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city...
Page 343 - He shall glorify me : for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine : therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you.
Page 369 - Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, And gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; And to the south, Keep not back: Bring my sons from far, And my daughters from the ends of the earth...
Page 406 - And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Page 122 - And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, He shall in no wise lose his reward.
Page 421 - Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Page 212 - Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border, ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near? that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall...
Page 130 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the -waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 308 - Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut...