1045# “手拿盛满了可憎之物和她淫乱污秽的金杯”表示从被亵渎的良善和真理中获得教义。这从“杯”、“可憎之物”和“淫乱污秽”的含义清楚可知：“杯”是指来自地狱的虚假，因为“杯”与“酒”具有相同的含义，“酒”表示来自天堂的真理，在反面意义上表示来自地狱的虚假（参看AE887,960a,b,1022节）。由于“杯”表示真理或虚假，而每个教会的教义都要么属于真理，要么属于虚假，因为教会的一切真理或虚假都包含在教义中，所以“杯”也表示教义，“金杯”表示来自邪恶的虚假之教义。
如在耶利米书：巴比伦是耶和华手中的金杯，使全地沉醉。（耶利米书51:7）
出于经上说那女人“穿着紫色和朱红色的衣服，镶嵌着金子、宝石和珍珠”那样的原因，也就是说，出于外在上的表象，它被称为“金杯”；然而，它在内在上就像“盛满了可憎之物和污秽”的杯子。因为这就像主对文士和法利赛人所说关于外在和内在的话：
你们这文士和法利赛人有祸了，因为你们洗净杯盘的外面，里面却盛满了勒索和放荡。你们又好像粉白的坟墓，外面好看，里面却满了死人的骨头和一切的污秽。（马太福音23:25–27）
“可憎之物”是指对良善的亵渎（对此，我们稍后会提到）；“淫乱污秽”是指对真理的亵渎。因为“淫乱”表示对真理的歪曲，如前所述；因此，它的“污秽”表示亵渎。
至于“可憎之物”所表示的亵渎，它们是对教会圣物的扭曲，因而是将教会的良善转变为邪恶，将教会的真理转变为虚假。它们被称为“可憎之物”，因为天使憎恶它们；事实上，只要它们是源于来自圣言的良善和真理的教会圣物，它们就会升入天堂；但只要它们被用于邪恶，从而被亵渎，它们就会携带隐藏在里面的地狱之物。因此，它们被感觉为死物，其中曾有一个活的灵魂；这就是为何天堂厌恶和憎恨它们。
这就是在圣言中，“可憎之物或可憎之事”的含义，这一点从以西结书对耶路撒冷的可憎之事的描述明显看出来：
她拿了给她作妆饰的衣服，为自己做成各种颜色的丘坛，在其上行淫；她拿了给她的金银器皿，为自己造男性的像，与它们行淫；她把给她的油、香、饼、细面和蜂蜜制成安息之气；他们将自己的儿女献为祭；她先是在埃及行淫，后来与亚述人行淫，最后与迦勒底人行淫。除此之外，还有其它在那里被称为可憎之事的几件事。（以西结书16:2–63）
所有这些事物都表示对圣言、教会和敬拜的亵渎。在要么讲述，要么提及可憎之事或可憎之物的其它经文中，也是如此（如耶利米书7:9,10;16:18;32:35;以西结书5:11;7:19,20;8:6–18;11:21;14:6;20:7,8;申命记7:25,26;12:31;18:9,10;马太福音24:15;马可福音13:14;但以理书9:27;11:31;以及别处）。
1045. Having a golden cup in her hand full of the abominations and uncleanness of her whoredoms. That this signifies doctrine from goods and truths profaned, is evident from the signification of a cup, as denoting falsity from hell. For the signification of a cup is the same as that of wine; and by wine is signified truth from heaven, and, in the opposite sense, falsity from hell (see (n. 887, 960, 1022). And because a cup signifies truth or falsity; and the doctrine of every church is either that of truth or of falsity - for all the truth or falsity of the church is contained in doctrine - therefore by a cup is also signified doctrine, and by a golden cup, the doctrine of falsity from evil.
[2] Similarly in Jeremiah:
"A golden cup is Babel in the hand of Jehovah, making drunken the whole earth" (51:7).
It is called a golden cup for the same reason that the woman is said to be clothed in crimson and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, namely, from appearance in externals, although, in internals, it is as a cup full of abominations and uncleanness. For it is as the Lord says of the externals and internals with the scribes and Pharisees:
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, who make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. And ye make yourselves like to whitened sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of bones of the dead and all uncleanness" (Matthew 23:25-27).
It is also evident from the signification of abominations, as denoting the profanations of good, of which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of the uncleanness of whoredom, as denoting the profanation of truth. For whoredom signifies the falsification of truth, as above, hence the uncleanness thereof signifies profanation.
[3] As to the profanations signified by abominations, they are the perversions of the holy things of the church; thus, the turning of its goods into evils, and its truths into falsities. They are called abominations, because the angels abominate them; for so far as they were the holy things of the church, from goods and truths from the Word, they ascend into heaven; but so far as they were applied to evils, and thus profaned, they carry with them that which is infernal, concealed within. Consequently, they are perceived as things dead, in which there once was a living soul, and therefore heaven abominates and detests them.
[4] That such things are meant by abominations in the Word, is evident from the account of the abominations of Jerusalem. Thus in Ezekiel:
As that she took off the garments of her adorning which were given to her, and made herself variegated lofty places, and played the harlot upon them.
That of the gold and silver given to her, she made herself images of a male, with which she also committed whoredom.
That the oil, the incense, the bread, fine flour, and honey, which were given to her, she made into an odour of rest.
That they sacrificed their sons and their daughters.
That she committed whoredom first in Egypt, and afterwards with the sons of Asshur, and lastly with the Chaldeans. Besides several other things which are there called abominations (16:2-63).
By all these things are signified the profanations of the Word, of the church, and of worship. Similarly in other passages where abominations are either recounted or spoken of:
As Jeremiah 7:9, 10; 16:18; 32:35; Ezekiel 5:11; 7:19, 20; 8:6-18; 11:21; 14:6; 20:7, 8; Deuteronomy 7:25, 26; 12:31; 18:9, 10; Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; Dan. 9:27; 11:31; and elsewhere.
1045. Having in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredoms, signifies having doctrine from profaned goods and truths. This is evident from the signification of a "cup," as being falsity from hell, for a "cup" has a similar signification as "wine," and "wine" signifies truth from heaven, and in the contrary sense falsity from hell (See n. 887, 960, 1022). And as a "cup" signifies truth or falsity, and the doctrine of every church is either of truth or of falsity, for all truth or falsity of the church is contained in doctrine, so a "cup" also signifies doctrine, and "a golden cup" the doctrine of falsity from evil.
[2] As in Jeremiah:
Babylon is a golden cup in the hand of Jehovah, making the whole earth drunken (Jeremiah 51:7).
It is called "a golden cup" for the same reason that the woman is said to be "arrayed in purple and scarlet, and inwrought with gold, precious stones and pearls," that is, from the appearance in externals; and yet in internals it is like a cup "full of abominations and uncleanness." For it is like what the Lord says of the externals and internals with the Scribes and Pharisees:
Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, who cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. And ye make yourselves like unto whited sepulchers, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of bones of the dead and all uncleanness (Matthew 23:25-27).
The above is evident also from the signification of "abominations," as being the profanations of good (of which presently); also from the signification of "the uncleanness of whoredom," as being the profanation of truth. For "whoredom" signifies falsification of truth (See above), therefore its "uncleanness" signifies profanation.
[3] In regard to the profanations that are signified by "abominations," they are perversions of the holy things of the church, thus conversions of its goods into evils, and of its truths into falsities. They are called "abominations" because the angels abominate them; for so far as they have been holy things of the church, derived from goods and truths from the Word, they ascend into heaven; but so far as they have been applied to evils, and thus profaned, they carry with them what is infernal, which lies hidden within; and consequently they are perceived as things dead, in which there was once a living soul; and this is why heaven abominates and detests them.
[4] That this is the meaning of "abominations" in the Word is evident from the account of the abominations of Jerusalem in Ezekiel:
As that she took of the garments of her adorning which were given to her, and made for herself high places of various colors, and committed whoredom upon them;
That of the gold and silver given to her, she made herself images of a male, and committed whoredom with them;
That the oil, incense, bread, fine flour, and honey, that were given to her, she gave for an odor of rest;
That they sacrificed their sons and daughters;
That she committed whoredom first in Egypt, and afterwards with the sons of Assyria, and finally with the Chaldeans; besides other things that are there called abominations. (Ezekiel 16:2-63).
All these things signify profanations of the Word, of the church, and of worship. So in other passages where abominations are either recounted or mentioned (as Jeremiah 7:9, 10; 16:18; 32:35; Ezekiel 5:11; 7:19, 20; 8:6-18; 11:21; 14:6; 20:7, 8; Deuteronomy 7:25, 26; 12:31; 18:9, 10; Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; Daniel 9:27; 11:31).
1045. "Habens aureum poculum in manu sua, plenum abominationibus et immunditie scortationum." - Quod significet doctrinam ex profanatis bonis et veris, constat ex significatione "poculi", quod sit falsum ab inferno, nam per "poculum" simile significatur quod per "vinum", et per "vinum", significatur verum ex caelo, et in opposito sensu falsum ab inferno (videatur (supra, ) n. 887, 960 (a, b), 1022); et quia "poculum" significat verum aut falsum, et doctrina cujusvis ecclesiae est aut veri aut falsi, nam omne ecclesiae verum aut falsum continetur in doctrina, ideo per "poculum" etiam significatur doctrina; et per "poculum aureum" doctrina falsi ex malo:
[2] (similiter apud Jeremiam,
"Poculum aureum Babel in manu Jehovae, inebrians universam terram" (51:7);
"poculum aureum" dicitur ex simili causa ex qua mulier dicitur "induta purpura et coccino, et inaurata auro, lapide pretioso et margaritis", nempe, ex apparentia in externis; cum tamen in internis est sicut in poculo "pleno abominationibus et immunditie"; est enim sicut Dominus dicit de externis et internis apud Scribas et Pharisaeos,
"Vae vobis, Scribae et Pharisaei, .. qui purgatis exterius poculi et patinae, interiora vero plena sunt rapina et intemperantia: .... et similes facitis vos sepulcris dealbatis, quae foris quidem apparent pulchra, intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum, et omni immunditie" (Matthaeus 23:25-27): – )
ex significatione abominationum, quod sint profanationes boni (de qua sequitur): et ex significatione "immunditiae scortationis", quod sit profanatio veri; "scortatio" enim significat falsificationem veri (ut supra); inde "immundities" ejus significat profanationem.
[3] Quod profanationes, quae per "abominationes" significantur, concernit, sunt illae perversiones sanctorum ecclesiae, ita conversiones bonorum ejus in mala, et verorum in falsa. "Abominationes" dicuntur, quia angeli illa abominantur; nam quatenus fuerunt sancta ecclesiae, ex bonis et veris ex Verbo, ascendunt in caelum; sed quatenus applicata sunt malis, et sic profanata, ferunt secum infernale quod intus latet; ideo sentiuntur sicut mortua, in quibus anima vivens fuerat; inde est quod caelum illa abominetur et detestetur.
[4] Quod talia per "abominationes" in Verbo intelligantur, patet ex recensione abominationum Hierosolymae, apud Ezechielem,
Ut quod sumpserit ex vestibus ornatus suae, quae ei datae sunt, et fecerit sibi excelsa variegata, et scortata (sit) super illis; Quod ex auro et argento ei dato, fecerit sibi imagines masculi, cum quibus etiam scortata; Quod oleum, suffimentum, panem, similam et mel, ei data, dederit illis in odorem quietis; Quod filios et filias sacrificaverint; Quod scortata sit primum in Aegypto, et postea cum filiis Aschuris, et demum cum Chaldaeis; Praeter plura, quae ibi vocantur "abominationes" (16:2-63):
per quae omnia significantur profanationes Verbi, ecclesiae et cultus. Similiter aliis in locis ubi abominationes vel recensentur vel dicuntur (Ut Jeremias 7:9, 10; 16:18; 32:35; Ezechiel 5:11; 7:19, 20; 8:6-18; 11:21; 14:6; 20:7, 8; Deuteronomius 7:25, 26; 12:31; 18:9, 10; Matthaeus 24:15; Marcus 13:14; Daniel 9:27; 11:31: et alibi).