494# 启8:4.“那香的烟和众圣徒的祈祷，从天使的手中一同升到神面前”表示所有人与主的结合。这从“香的烟”、“圣徒的祈祷”、“天使”和“神面前”的含义清楚可知：“香的烟”是指属灵良善的真理(对此，我们很快就会谈到)；“圣徒的祈祷”是指与那些将要与恶人分离，并得救的人同在的来自良善的真理(对此，参看AE 493节)；“天使”是指天堂(AE 490节)，故“从天使的手中”表示通过天堂；“神面前”是指与主结合(参看AE 462, 477, 488节)。因此，“那香的烟和众圣徒的祈祷，从天使的手中一同升到神面前”表示通过天堂所实现的所有人与主的结合。“香的烟”表示来自属灵良善的真理，因为烟所来自的“乳香”表示属灵良善，点燃乳香的“火”表示属天良善；因此，从那香升起的“烟”表示来自良善的真理，因为一切真理都从良善发出。这就是为何“烟”成为代表；因其芳香和甜味而悦人的“香的烟”代表来自良善的真理；因为“芳香和甜味”表示悦人并可接受之物(参看AE 324a节)。在摩西五经中，“烟”具有相同的含义：
利未人要把烟放在你鼻孔，把全燔祭献在你的坛上。(申命记33:10)
“利未人”表示那些处于属灵良善的真理之人；这些真理由“烟”来表示，“属天良善”由“全燔祭”来表示。香的烟也被称为“香云”(以西结书8:11)。因此，“烟”在反面意义上也表示来自邪恶的虚假(如以赛亚书34:10; 约珥书2:30; 那鸿书2:13; 诗篇18:8; 37:20)；因为产生这烟的火表示爱之邪恶。
494. And the smoke of the incenses with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God.- That this signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord, is plain from the signification of the smoke of the incenses, as denoting the truths of spiritual good, of which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of the prayers of the saints, as denoting truths from good with those who are to be separated from the evil, and saved (see above, n. Deuteronomy 33:10).
The sons of Levi mean those who are in the truths of spiritual good, and those truths are signified by smoke [of incense], and celestial good is signified by the burnt sacrifice. The smoke of the incenses is also called a cloud of incense (Ezekiel 8:11). Hence also smoke, in the opposite sense, signifies falsity from evil; as in Isaiah (chap. 34:10; Joel 2:30; Nahum 2:13; Psalm 18:8, 37:20); because the fire which gives rise to that smoke signifies the evil of love.
494. Verse 4. And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints ascended out of the angel's hand before God, signifies the conjunction of all with the Lord. This is evident from the signification of "the smoke of the incense" as being the truths of spiritual good (of which presently); also from the signification of "the prayers of the saints," as being truths from good with those who were to be separated from the evil and saved (of which above, n. Deuteronomy 33:10).
"The sons of Levi" mean those who are in truths of spiritual good; these truths are signified by "smoke," and celestial good is signified by "the whole burnt-offering." The smoke of incense is also called "a cloud of incense" (Ezekiel 8:11). Thence also "smoke" in the contrary sense signifies falsity from evil (in Isaiah 34:10; Joel 2:30; Nahum 2:13; Psalms 18:8; 37:20), because the fire that makes such smoke signifies the evil of love.
494. [Vers. 4.] "Et ascendit fumus suffituum precibus sanctorum de manu angeli coram Deo." - Quod significet conjunctionem omnium cum Domino, constat ex significatione "fumi suffituum", quod sint vera boni spiritualis (de qua sequitur); ex significatione "precum sanctorum", quod sint vera ex bono apud illos qui separandi sunt a malis et salvandi (de qua mox supra, n. 493); et ex significatione "angeli" hujus, quod sit caelum (de qua supra, n. 490); inde "e manu angeli" est medio caelo: et ex significatione "coram Deo", quod sit quod conjuncti Domino (de qua supra, n. 462, 477, 488): exinde, per quod "ascendit fumus suffituum precibus sanctorum de manu angeli coram Deo" significatur conjunctio omnium cum Domino medio caelo.
Quod "fumus suffituum" significet vera ex bono spirituali, est quia "thus", ex quo fumus, significabat bonum spirituale, et "ignis", quo accensum erat thus, bonum caeleste; inde "fumus" ex illis ascendens significat verum ex bono, nam ex bono procedit omne verum. Inde fumus factus est repraesentativus; fumus suffitus repraesentativus veri ex bono, qui gratus quia fragrans et suaveolens; nam per "fragrantiam" et "suaveolentiam " significabatur gratum et acceptum (videatur supra, n 1
324 [a]). Simile per "fumum" significatur apud Mosen,
Filii Levi "ponent fumum in nasum tuum, et holocaustum super altare tuum" (Deuteronomius 33:10):
per "filios Levi" intelliguntur qui in veris boni spiritualis sunt; illa vera significantur per "fumum", et bonum caeleste per "holocaustum." Fumus suffituum etiam vocatur "nubes suffimenti" apud Ezechielem 8:11). Inde etiam "fumus" in opposito sensu significat falsum ex malo (Apud Esaiam 34:10: apud Joelem 3:3 [B.A. 2:30] : apud Nahum 2:1[413] : apud Davidem, 18:9[8] ; Psalms 37:20); quia "ignis", per quem ille fumus, significat malum amoris.
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