707、启16:16.“他就把他们聚集在一个地方，希伯来话叫作哈米吉多顿”表示虚假和真理争战的状态，以及源于对统治和优越的爱的摧毁新教会的意图或欲望。“聚集在一个地方”，在此是为了战斗，表示煽动人们利用虚假与真理争战。这是一种争战的状态，因为“地方”表示一个事物的状态。它源于摧毁新教会的意图或目的，因为所指的是旧教会与新教会之间的争战，争战的意图或目的是摧毁。下面我们将说明，“哈米吉多顿”表示什么。前面经上说：
龙去与妇人其余的种争战，就是那守神诫命，为耶稣基督作见证的。(启示录12:17)
还说：
又赐予从海里上来的兽与圣徒作战。 (启示录13:7)
在本章说：
从龙口、兽口和假先知的口中出来的鬼魔的灵，出去到地上的列王那里，召集他们去赴那神全能者大日的争战。(启示录16:13, 14)。
此处论述的是战斗本身；但经上没有描述战斗的过程，只描述了“哈米吉多顿”所表示的它的状态。
“哈米吉多顿”(Armageddon")表示在天上，对赞誉、统治和优越的爱；在希伯来语，“哈米”(Aram或Arom)表示高傲；在古希伯来语，“米吉多”(Megiddo)表示源于高傲的爱，这从它在阿拉伯语中的含义明显看出来。在撒迦利亚书(12:11)，“米吉多谷之哈达临门”(Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo)所表相同。在撒迦利亚书第12章，经上还论述了主的降临，并论述了那时犹太教会的结束和主将建立的一个新教会的开始，以及这些教会之间的冲突。这就是为何“那日”多次出现在那一章；“那日”表示主的降临，如前所述(AR 704节)。为看到这一点，我引用以下经文：
那日，我必使耶路撒冷向众民成为一块沉重的石头。到那日，我必以惊惶击打一切马匹，以疯狂击打骑马的。那日，我必使犹大的族长如木柴中的火炉。那日，耶和华必保护耶路撒冷的居民，叫那些被赶出的可以在他们当中。那日，我必设法毁灭来攻击耶路撒冷的所有民族。(撒迦利亚书12:3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
最后：
那日，耶路撒冷必有哀号，如米吉多谷之哈达临门的哀号。(撒迦利亚书12:11)
下一章：
那日，必给大卫家和耶路撒冷的居民开一个泉源。那日，先知必羞愧，不再穿毛衣欺骗人。(撒迦利亚书13:1, 4)
“那日”表示主的降临，以及那时旧教会的结束和一个新教会的开始，如前所述。至于“米吉多谷”表示什么，则无法看出来，除非在撒迦利亚书的这一章和接下来的两章中的一系列事物通过灵义被揭示出来；由于这一系列含义已经揭示给我，所以我要解释它们，但只简要解释一下。在撒迦利亚书第12章，经上在灵义上描述的是：
主即将形成一个新教会(撒迦利亚书12:1)。
那时旧教会将没有任何教义，因此，人们将逃离它(撒迦利亚书12:2-3)。
对真理的任何理解都将不复存在，除非在那些处于圣言，并属于新教会的人中间(撒迦利亚书12:4)。
这些人将学习来自主的教义良善(撒迦利亚书12:5)。
那时，主通过圣言的真理摧毁一切虚假，以免新教会的教义教导其它东西，而不是真理(撒迦利亚书12:6-7)。
那时，该教会将处于关于主的教义(撒迦利亚书12:8)。
祂将摧毁违背该教义的所有人和所有事物(撒迦利亚书12:9)。
那时，将会有一个来自主的新教会(撒迦利亚书12:10)。
那时教会的每一个和一切事物或部分，都将处于哀悼的状态(撒迦利亚书12:11-14)。
这些是第12章在灵义上的内容。
第13章的内容是这些：
圣言将给新教会，并向他们敞开(撒迦利亚书13:1) 。
教义和敬拜的虚假将被彻底摧毁(撒迦利亚书13:2-3)。
旧的预言和教义的教导将要止息，将不再有教义的虚假(撒迦利亚书13:4-5)。
那些在旧教会的人将以驱散信主之人的意图而杀害主(撒迦利亚书13:6-7)。
那些属于这荒废教会的人将灭亡，那些属于新教会的人将被主洁净并教导(撒迦利亚书13:8-9)。
这些是第13章在灵义上的内容。
第14章的内容是这些：
主与邪恶的争战，以及它们的驱散(撒迦利亚书14:1-5)。
那时将没有真理，但有来自主的神性真理(撒迦利亚书14:6-7)。
神性真理将从主发出(撒迦利亚书14:8-9)。
真理将在新教会中增多，那里将不会有任何邪恶之虚假(撒迦利亚书14:10-11)。
与这些真理争战的人，将把自己交给各种虚假(撒迦利亚书14:12)。
那时，教会的一切都将毁灭(撒迦利亚书14:13-15)。
那时，他们将接近或转向对主的敬拜，甚至来自外在属世，或外在和纯属世的外邦人或列族的人(撒迦利亚书14:16-19)。
那时将有源于仁之良善的聪明，敬拜将出于仁之良善，或仁之良善将产生敬拜(撒迦利亚书14:20-21)。
这些就是撒迦利亚书第12-14这三章在灵义上的内容，被揭示出来，是因为它们也论述了旧教会的最后状态和新教会的最初状态。由于经上说“就把他们聚集在一个地方，希伯来话叫作哈米吉多顿”，所以很明显，该先知书所说的这些话涉及当今教会的最后状态和新教会的最初状态。“哈米吉多顿”表示对赞誉、统治和优越的爱，如前所述；争战或冲突因这爱而产生，撒迦利亚书(12:11-14)所描述的哀悼也是来自并因为这爱。“米吉多”(列王纪下23:29-30; 历代志下35:20-24)所表相同，不过是在灵义上相同。
707. 16:16 And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon. This symbolizes a state of combat, of falsities against truths, and, arising from a love of dominion and preeminence, a mind to destroy the New Church.
To gather together to the place, in this case for battle, means, symbolically, to incite people to use falsities to fight against truths. It is a state of combat, because a place symbolizes the state of something. It springs from a mind to destroy the New Church, because the combat meant is between the former church and a new one, and the intent of the combat is to destroy. What Armageddon symbolizes we will say below.
We were told previously that the dragon went off to make war with the rest of the woman's offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ (Revelation 12:17). Also that it was granted the beast from the sea to make war with the saints (Revelation 13:7). Then in this chapter we are told that spirits of demons coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, went away to the kings of the earth to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty (Revelation 16:13-14). And here now the subject is the battle itself, whose outcome is not described, but only its state, which is symbolized by Armageddon.
[2] Armageddon symbolizes in heaven a love of acclaim, dominion and preeminence, and in Hebrew, too, Aram or Arom symbolizes loftiness, and Megiddo in ancient Hebrew a love in consequence of loftiness, as is apparent from its meaning in Arabic. 1Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo has the same symbolic meaning in Zechariah 12:11. The subject of that chapter is also the Lord's advent, the end of the Jewish Church then and the beginning of a new one to be established by the Lord, and a conflict, too, between those churches. That is why we find so many times in that chapter the phrase "in that day," and that day symbolizes the Lord's advent, as in no. 704 above. For this to be seen, I will quote the passages:
...in that day that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples... In that day... I will strike every horse with stupor, and its rider with madness... In that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a fiery furnace in the woodpile... In that day the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that there may be a force among them... ...in that day... I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. (Zechariah 12:3-4, 6, 8-9)
And finally:
In that day there shall be... mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad-Rimmon in the valley of Megiddo. (Zechariah 12:11)
And in the following chapter:
In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem... It shall be in that day that the prophets will be ashamed... and... not put on a robe of coarse hair, so as to deceive. (Zechariah 13:1, 4)
[3] That day symbolizes the Lord's advent and the end of the former church and the beginning of a new one, as said above. But what the valley of Megiddo in that chapter symbolizes cannot be seen unless the series of symbolic meanings there and in the two following chapters in that prophetic book are revealed by disclosure of the spiritual sense; and because this series of meanings has been revealed to me, I will say what it is, but in brief summation. In the spiritual sense Zechariah 12 describes the following:
The Lord will form a new church (verse 1).
The former church will have no doctrine then left in it, and therefore the people will run from it (verses 2, 3).
There will no longer be any understanding of truth, except in people who hold to the Word and will belong to the new church (verse 4).
They will learn the goodness of doctrine from the Lord (verse 5).
By means of the Word's truths the Lord will destroy all falsities then, lest the doctrine of the new church teach anything other than truth (verses 6, 7).
The church will have then a doctrine regarding the Lord (verse 8). He will destroy everyone and everything that stands in opposition to that doctrine (verse 9), and a new church will exist then from the Lord (verse 10).
Each and every part of the church will be in a state of mourning then (verses 10 to 14).
[4] These are the contents of Chapter 12 in the spiritual sense. The contents of the next chapter, Zechariah 13, are as follows:
For the new church there will be a Word, and it will lie open to them (verse 1).
Falsities in their doctrine and worship will be entirely destroyed (verses 2, 3).
The former prophetic or doctrinal teaching will cease, and there will no longer be any falsities in their doctrine (verses 4, 5).
People in the former church will kill the Lord, with the intention of dispersing those who believe in Him (verses 6, 7).
Those of the devastated church will perish, while those of the new church will be purified and taught by the Lord (verses 8, 9).
[5] These are the contents of chapter 13 in the spiritual sense. The contents of chapter 14 are as follows:
The combats of the Lord against evil people and their dispersion (verses 1 to 5).
The absence of any truth then other than Divine truth from the Lord (verses 6, 7).
Divine truth will emanate from the Lord (verses 8, 9).
Truth in the new church will increase, and there will be in it no falsity that accompanies evil (verses 10, 11).
People who fight against those truths will surrender themselves to falsities of every kind (verse 12).
The destruction then of every facet of the church (verses 13 to 15).
People will then turn to worship of the Lord, even from nations that are external and merely natural (verses 16 to 19).
And their intelligence then, springing from the goodness of charity that produces their worship (verses 20, 21).
These are the contents of the three chapters, Zechariah 12 to Zechariah 14, in the spiritual sense, disclosed because they also have as their subject the last state of a former church and the first state of a new church. Moreover, because [in the present verse] we are told that people were to be gathered together to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon, it follows that what is said in Zechariah applies equally to the last state of today's church and to the first state of the New Church.
Armageddon symbolizes, as we said, a love of acclaim, dominion and preeminence, for it is because of that love that a conflict arises, and it is because of that love and on its account that there is the mourning described in Zechariah 12:11-14.
Megiddo also has the same symbolic meaning in 2 Kings 23:29-30 and 2 Chronicles 35:20-24, but in the spiritual sense.
Footnotes:
1. Modern scholarship recognizes Armageddon as a combination of the Hebrew har, meaning a mountain or hill, and the place name Megiddo, etymology unknown.
707. [verse 16] 'And he gathered them together into the place termed in Hebrew Armageddon' signifies the state of the combat fought against truths with untruths, and the intention (animus) of destroying the New Church, originating out of a love of command and supereminence. By 'to gather together into the place,' here for battle, is signified to incite to fight against truths with untruths. The reason it is the state of combat is because 'place' signifies the state of a thing. It is derived from the intention to destroy the New Church, because a combat between the old Church and the new is understood, and the intention of the combat is to destroy. What is signified by 'Armageddon' will be stated below. It was said before that:
The dragon went away to wage war with the remnant of the seed of the woman, keeping the commandments of God, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 12:17; also that:
To the beast out of the sea it was given to make war with the saints. Revelation 13:7; and in this chapter that:
The spirits of the demons going out of the mouth of the dragon, of the beast and of the false prophet, went away to the kings of the land to gather them together to the war of that great day of God Omnipotent (verses 13-14).
Here now it treats of the battle itself. The progress of this is not described, but only the state, which is signified by 'Armageddon.
[2] By 'Armageddon' is signified in heaven the love of honour, of dominion, and of supereminence. Moreover in the Hebrew language by 'Aram' or 'Arom' is signified loftiness, and in very old Hebrew by 'Megiddon' a love derived from loftiness, as is plain from its signification in the Arabic language. A similar thing is signified in Zechariah 12:11 by 'Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.' In that chapter also it treats of the Lord's coming, and of the end of the Jewish Church at that time and of the beginning of a New one to be set up by the Lord, and also of the clash between those Churches. For this reason it is said so many times in that chapter In that day, and by 'that day' is signified the Lord's coming, as above (704). That it may be seen I will quote the passages:
In that day I will make Jerusalem a stone of burden unto all peoples. In that day I will smite every horse with numbness and the rider with madness. In that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a furnace of fire among the firewood. In that day Jehovah shall protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that outcasts may be among them. In that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem. (And lastly) In that day there shall be a wailing in Jerusalem, as the wailing in Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon Vers. 3-4, 6, 8-9, 11; and in the following chapter:
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. In that day the prophets shall be ashamed, and shall put on a tunic of hair that they may deceive [Zechariah] 13:1, 4.
[3] By 'that day' is signified the Lord's coming and the end of the old Church at that time and the beginning of a New Church, as was said above. But what is signified there by 'the valley of Megiddon' cannot be seen unless the series of things in that chapter and in the following two in that Prophet be disclosed by means of the spiritual sense. And because this has been disclosed to me it will be stated, but in a short summary. In chapter 12 in Zechariah there is described in the spiritual sense:
That the Lord is going to form a New Church (verse 1).
That there will not then be anything of doctrine in the Old Church, and that therefore they are going to flee from it (2-3).
That [there will be] no longer any understanding of truth, except with those who are in the Word, and who belong to the New Church (4).
That these will learn the good of doctrine from the Lord (5).
That then the Lord by means of the truths of the Word will destroy all untruths, lest the doctrine of the New Church should teach anything other than what is true (6-7).
That then the Church will be in the doctrine concerning the Lord (8).
That He is going to destroy all persons and things that are against that doctrine (9).
And that then [there will be] a New Church from the Lord (10).
And that then all things of the Church collectively and separately will be in mourning (10-14).
These are the contents of chapter 12 in the spiritual sense.
[4] The contents of the following chapter 13 are these:
That for the New Church there will be a Word, and this will be opened to them (verse 1).
That untruths of doctrine and worship will be destroyed absolutely (2-3).
That what is prophetical or doctrinal of long standing is going to fall into disuse; and untruths of doctrine will no longer exist (4-5).
That by those who are in the Old Church the Lord will be slain with the intention of scattering those who believe in Him (6-7).
That those who belong to the devastated Church are going to perish, and that those who belong to the New Church are to be purified and taught by the Lord (8-9).
These are the contents of chapter 13 in the spiritual sense.
[5] The contents of chapter 19 are these:
Concerning the Lord's combats against the evil, and concerning their dispersion (verses 1-5).
That then [there will be] nothing true, but from the Lord [will be] Divine Truth (6-7).
That Divine Truth will proceed from the Lord (8-9).
That the Truth in the New Church will be multiplied, and there will not be untruth of evil there (10-11).
That he who fights against those truths will give himself up to untruths of every kind (12).
That then [will be] the destruction of all things of the Church (13-15).
That then they are going to draw near to the worship of the Lord, even from the nations that are external natural (16-19).
And that then [there will be] intelligence derived from the good of charity out of which the worship [will be] (20-21).
These are the contents of the three chapters 12; 13; 14 of Zechariah in the spiritual sense, disclosed because in them also it treats of the last state of the Old Church and the first state of the New Church. And because it is said that they are 'to be gathered together into the place termed in Hebrew Armageddon' it is established that in that Prophet the same things were said concerning the last state of the present Church and concerning the first state of the New Church. By 'Armageddon' is signified, as was said, the love of honour, of dominion and of supereminence, for the combat results from this, and from it and on account of it there is the mourning that is described there (12:11-14). A similar thing is signified by 'Megiddon' (2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:20-24), but in the spiritual sense.
707. Verse 16. And he gathered them together into the place called in Hebrew Armageddon, signifies a state of combat of falsities against truths, and a desire to destroy the New Church, springing from the love of dominion and preeminence. "To gather together into a place," here to battle, signifies to excite to combat from falsities against truths. It is the state of combat, because "place" signifies the state of a thing. That it is from the purpose of destroying the New Church, is because combat between the Old Church and the New is meant, and the purpose of the combat is to destroy. What is signified by "Armageddon" will be told below. It has been said before, that:
The dragon went away to make war with the rest of the seed of the woman, that keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ, (Revelation 12:17);
Also that:
It was given to the beast out of the sea to make war with the saints, (Revelation 13:7).
And in this chapter that:
The spirits of demons that went out of the mouth of the dragon, of the beast, and of the false prophet, went away to the kings of the earth, to gather them together to the war of that great day of God Almighty, (Revelation 16:13-14).
Here the battle itself is now treated of, the success of which is not described, but only its state, which is signified by "Armageddon."
[2] By "Armageddon" is signified in heaven the love of honor, of dominion, and of supereminence; and also in the Hebrew language by Aram or Arom loftiness is signified, and love from loftiness is by "Megiddo" in the ancient Hebrew language, as is manifest from its signification in the Arabic language. The same is signified by "Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo" in Zechariah 12:11. In that chapter the coming of the Lord is also treated of, and the end of the Jewish Church at that time, and the beginning of a New Church to be established by the Lord, and also the collision between those churches; on which account the expression "in that day" so often occurs in that chapter; and by "that day" is signified the Coming of the Lord, as above, (704). That it may be seen, I will adduce the passages:
In that day I will make Jerusalem a stone of burden unto all peoples. In that day I will smite every horse with astonishment and his rider with madness. In that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a furnace of fire in wood. In that day Jehovah will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that those driven out may be among them. In that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem, (Zechariah 12:3-4, 6, 8-9).
And lastly:
In that day there shall be a wailing in Jerusalem like the wailing in Hadradrimmon in the valley of Megiddo, (Zechariah 12:11).
And in the following chapter:
In that day a fountain shall be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. In that day the prophets shall be ashamed, and shall put on a garment of hair, that they may deceive, (Zechariah 13:1, 4).
[3] By "that day" is signified the coming of the Lord and then the end of the Old Church and the beginning of a New Church, as was said above. But what is signified there by "the valley of Megiddo" cannot be seen, unless the series of things in that chapter and the two following in that prophet be disclosed by means of the spiritual sense; which, as it has been disclosed to me, shall be explained, but in a brief summary. In the twelfth chapter of Zechariah it is described in the spiritual sense:
That the Lord is about to form a New Church, (Zechariah 12:1).
That there will then be nothing of doctrine in the Old Church, and that therefore they will flee from it, (Zechariah 12:2-3.
That there will no longer be any understanding of truth, only with those who are in the Word, and who are of the New Church, (Zechariah 12:4).
That these will learn the good of doctrine from the Lord, (Zechariah 12:5).
That the Lord will then destroy all falsities by the truths of the Word, lest the doctrine of the New Church should teach anything else but the truth, (Zechariah 12:6-7).
That the church will then be in doctrine concerning the Lord, (Zechariah 12:8).
That He will destroy all and all things that are contrary to that doctrine, (Zechariah 12:9);
And that then there will be a New Church from the Lord, (Zechariah 12:10).
And that then each and everything of the church will be in mourning, (Zechariah 12:10-14).
These are the contents of chapter 12 in the spiritual sense.
[4] The contents of chapter 13 are these:
That the Word will be for the New Church, and will be opened to them, (Zechariah 13:1).
That falsities of doctrine and worship will be altogether destroyed, (Zechariah 13:2-3).
That the old prophetic or doctrinal teaching is to cease, and that there will no longer be falsities of doctrine, (Zechariah 13:4-5).
That the Lord will be slain by those who are in the Old church, from their intention to disperse them that believe in Him, (Zechariah 13:6-7).
That they who are of the vastated church will perish, and that those who are of the New Church are to be purified and taught by the Lord, (Zechariah 13:8-9).
These are the contents of chapter 13 in the spiritual sense.
[5] The contents of chapter 14 are these:
The Lord's combats against the evil, and their dispersion, (Zechariah 14:1-5).
That then there will be no truth, but there will be Divine truth from the Lord, (Zechariah 14:6-7).
That the Divine truth will proceed from the Lord, (Zechariah 14:8-9).
That truth will be multiplied in the New Church, nor will there be any falsity of evil there, (Zechariah 14:10-11).
That he who combats against those truths, will give himself up to falsities of every kind, (Zechariah 14:12).
That then will be the destruction of all things of the church, (Zechariah 14:13-15).
That they will then approach to the worship of the Lord, even from the Gentiles who are external natural, (Zechariah 14:16-19).
And that then there will be intelligence from the good of charity, from which will be their worship, (Zechariah 14:20-21).
These are the contents of the three chapters, 12-14 of Zechariah, in the spiritual sense, disclosed because in them also the last state of the Old Church and the first state of the New Church are treated of. And as it is said that "they are to be gathered together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon," it is evident that the same things were said in this prophet concerning the last state of the church of this day and the first state of the New Church. By "Armageddon" is signified, as was said, the love of honor, of dominion, and of supereminence; for from that is the combat, and from that and on account of it is lamentation which is described there, (Zechariah 12:11-14). The like is also signified by "Megiddo" (2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:20-24); but in the spiritual sense.
707. (Vers. 16.) "Et congregavit illos in locum dictum Hebraice Armageddon," significat statum pugnae ex falsis is contra vera, et animum destruendi Novam Ecclesiam, oriundum ex amore imperii et supereminentiae. - Per "congregare in locum" hic ad proelium, significatur excitare ad pugnandum ex falsis contra vera; quod sit status pugnae, est quia "locus" significat statum rei; quod sit ex animo destruendi Novam Ecclesiam, est quia pugna inter Ecclesiam veterem et novam intelligitur, et animus pugnae est destruere: quid per "Armageddon" significatur, dicetur infra. Dictum est prius, quod Draco "abiverit ad faciendum bellum cum reliquis ex semine mulieris, observantibus mandata Dei, et habentibus testimonium Jesu Christi," (Apocalypsis 12:17);
tum, quod Bestiae ex Mari datum sit "bellum gerere cum sanctis," (13:7);
et in hoc capite, quod spiritus daemonum exeuntes ex ore Draconis, Bestiae et Pseudoprophetae abirent ad reges terrae, "ad congregandum illos in bellum diei illius magni Dei Omnipotentis," (vers. 13, 14); hic nunc agitur de ipso proelio, cujus successus non describitur, sed modo status, qui significatur per "Armageddon." Per "Armageddon" in Caelo significatur amor honoris, imperii et supereminentiae; et quoque in lingua Hebraea per "Aram" seu "Arom" significatur celsitudo, et amor ex celsitudine per "Megiddonem" in lingua vetusta Hebraea, ut patet a significatione ejus in lingua Arabica; simile per "Hadadrimmon in valle Megiddonis" significatur apud Sacharias 12:11. In eo capite etiam agitur de Adventu Domini, et tunc de fine Ecclesiae Judaicae et de principio Novae a Domino instaurandae, et quoque de collisione inter illas Ecclesias: quare toties in illo capite dicitur "in Die illo;" et per "Diem illum" significatur Adventus Domini, ut supra (704). Ut videatur, adducam loca:
"In Die illo ponam Hierosolymam lapidem oneris omnibus populis," (Sacharias 12:3);
"In Die illo percutiam omnem equum stupore et equitem amentia," (vers. 4);
"In Die illo ponam duces Jehudae sicut fornacem ignis in lignis," (vers. 6);
"In Die illo proteget Jehovah habitatores Hierosolymae, ut sit impulsus inter illos," (vers. 8);
"In Die illo quaeram perdere omnes gentes venientes contra Hierosolymam," (vers. 9);
et tandem,
"In Die illo erit planctus in Hierosolyma, sicut planctus in Hadadrimmon in valle Megiddon," (vers. 11);
et in capite sequente:
"In Die illo erit fons apertus domui Davidis et habitatoribus Hierosolymae," (13:1);
"In Die illo pudefient prophetae, et induent tunicam pili, ut mentiantur," (vers. 4).
Per "Diem illum" significatur Adventus Domini, et tunc finis Ecclesiae veteris et principium Ecclesiae Novae, ut supra dictum est; quid autem ibi per "vallem Megiddonis" significatur, non videri potest, nisi series rerum in eo capite et in binis sequentibus apud illum Prophetam per Sensum spiritualem detegatur; quae, quia mihi detecta est, dicetur, sed in brevi summario. In capite 12, apud Sachariam, in Sensu spirituali describitur,
Quod Dominus formaturus sit Novam Ecclesiam, (vers. 1);
Quod non aliquid doctrinae tunc erit in Ecclesia veteri, et quod ideo illam fugituri, (vers. 2-3);
Quod non intellectus veri amplius, modo apud illos qui in Verbo sunt, et qui ab Ecclesia nova, (vers. 4);
Quod hi bonum doctrinae a Domino discent, (vers. 5);
Quod tunc Dominus per vera Verbi destruet omnia falsa, ne Doctrina Novae Ecclesiae aliud quam verum doceat, (vers. 6-7);
Quod tunc Ecclesia in Doctrina de Domino erit, (vers. 8);
Quod destructurus sit omnes et omnia quae contra illam doctrinam sunt, (vers. 9);
Et quod tunc Nova Ecclesia a Domino, (vers. 10);
Et quod tunc omnia et singula Ecclesiae in luctu erunt, (vers. 10-14);
haec sunt Contenta capitis 12, in Sensu spirituali. Contenta capitis sequentis 13. sunt haec:
Quod pro Nova Ecclesia erit Verbum, et hoc illis apertum, (vers. 1);
Quod falsa doctrinae et cultus prorsus destruentur, (vers. 2-3);
Quod cessaturum propheticum seu doctrinale vetus; et quod non amplius falsa doctrinae, (vers. 4-5);
Quod Dominus, ab illis qui in veteri Ecclesia sunt, occidetur, ex intentione ut dispergantur qui credunt in Ipsum, (vers. 13:6-7);
Quod qui ab Ecclesia devastata perituri sint, et quod qui ab Ecclesia Nova purificandi et docendi sint a Domino (vers. 13:8-9);
haec sunt Contenta capitis 13, in Sensu spirituali. Contenta capitis 14. sunt haec:
De pugnis Domini contra malos, et de dispersione illorum, (vers. 1-5);
Quod tunc nullam verum, sed a 1Domino Divinum Verum, (vers. 6-7);
Quod Divinum Verum a Domino procedet, (vers. 8-9);
Quod Verum in Nova Ecclesia multiplicabitur, nec ibi erit falsum mali, (vers. 10-11);
Quod qui contra illa vera pugnat, in omnis generis falsa se dabit, (vers. 12);
Quod tunc destructio omnium Ecclesiae, (vers. 13-15);
Quod tunc accessuri ad cultum Domini, etiam a gentibus qui externi naturales sunt, (vers. 1-19);
Et quod tunc intelligentia ex bono charitatis, ex quo cultus, (vers. 20-21).
Haec sunt Contenta trium capitum 12; 13; 14 apud Sachariam, in Sensu spirituali, detecta quia in illis etiam de ultimo statu Ecclesiae veteris et de primo statu Ecclesiae Novae agitur: et quia dicitur quod congregandi sint "in locum dictum Hebraice Armageddon," constat quod eadem apud Prophetam dicta sint de statu ultimo Ecclesiae hodiernae et de primo statu Ecclesiae Novae. Per "Armageddon" significatur, ut dictum est, amor honoris, imperii et supereminentiae; ex illo enim fit pugna, et ex illo et propter illum fit planctus, qui describitur ibi 12:11-14, Simile etiam significatur per "Megiddonem," (2 Regnum 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:20-24), sed in Sensu spirituali.
Footnotes:
1. Sic, nisi legeris "in":--vide Summ. Expos. Proph. et Psalm."