207# 对应之学——灵义藉此得以存在——今日之所以被揭示，其原因在于：如今教会的神性真理正在显明于光中；而圣言的灵义正由这些真理构成。并且，当这些真理在人里面时，圣言的字义便不能被歪曲；因为圣言的字义可以被引向此处或彼处；但若被引向伪谬，则其内在的圣性随之灭亡，外在的圣性也与之一同灭亡；若被引向真理，则其圣性仍得存留。关于这些，以下还将详加论述。
今日灵义将被开启，这由约翰看见天开了，并看见白马得以表示；也由他看见并听见那站在日中的天使召集众人赴大筵席得以表示；这些都记在启示录中（启19:11—18）。然而，灵义长期不被承认，则由兽和地上的众王将要与骑在白马上的那位交战得以表示（启19:19）；也由龙追赶那生了男孩的妇人，直到旷野，并在那里从口中吐出水来，像河一样，要将妇人冲没得以表示（启12:13—17）。
207# 如今，传达或产生圣言灵义的对应知识已经被揭示出来了，因为现在教会的神性真理正在走向光明，这些真理就是构成圣言灵义的真理。当这些真理在人里面时，圣言的字义就无法被歪曲。因为圣言的字义可以转向任意方向：如果它转向虚假，那么它的内在神圣性就会灭亡，它的外在神圣性也随之灭亡；但如果它转向真理，那么它的神圣性仍然存在。下文会详述这个主题（TCR 260，508节）。约翰看见天开了，然后看见一匹白马，以及他看见和听见一位天使站在日头中，召集所有人来赴大筵席（对此，可参看启示录19:11-18），就是指灵义将在这个时候被打开。兽和地上的君王即将与骑在白马上的那一位争战（启示录19:19），以及龙追赶那生了男孩子的妇人，甚至追到旷野，在那里从口中吐出水来，像洪水一样，要淹没她（启示录12:13-17），是指然而，这灵义在很长一段时间内不会被承认。
207. The study of correspondences that yields the Word's spiritual meaning has been revealed today because now the divine truths of the church are coming forward into the light. These truths are what the Word's spiritual meaning consists of. When these truths are in us, the Word's literal meaning cannot be perverted. The Word's literal meaning is capable of being bent this way and that, but if it is bent in the direction of falsity, its inner holiness is destroyed, and so is its outer holiness. If it is bent in the direction of truth, it stays holy. (More will be said about this in what is to come [260, 508].)
The opening of the spiritual meaning at this day is what is meant by John's seeing heaven opened and seeing a white horse, and seeing and hearing an angel standing in the sun calling all people to a great feast (Revelation 19:11-18). The fact that the spiritual meaning would not be acknowledged for a long time, however, is what is meant by the beast and the kings of the earth who were going to make war against the One sitting on the white horse (Revelation 19:19) and by the dragon that first pursued the woman who had given birth to a son, then went out into the desert and cast water like a river out of its mouth to drown her (Revelation 12:13-17).
207. The science of correspondences, which allows the spiritual sense to be grasped, has been revealed at the present time, because the Divine truths of the church are now coming into light, and it is of these that the spiritual sense of the Word consists. When people possess these, the literal sense of the Word cannot be corrupted. The literal sense of the Word can be bent in either direction; if it is bent towards falsehood, then its inward, and with it its outward, holiness is destroyed. But if it is bent towards truth, its holiness is maintained. But I shall have more to say on this subject in the following pages.
The opening out of the spiritual sense at the present time is meant by John's vision of heaven being opened and of a white horse, and also by his seeing and hearing an angel standing in the sun, inviting all to a great feast, as described in Revelation (Revelation 19:11-18). The fact that for a long time it would not be recognised is meant by the beast and the kings of the earth, who were going to make war on the rider of the white horse (Revelation 19:19); and also by the dragon's pursuit into the desert of the woman who had borne a son, and there emitting water from its mouth like a river, to drown her (Rev. 'Revelation 12:13-17).
207. The knowledge of correspondences, whereby the spiritual sense of the Word is communicated, has been at this day revealed because the Divine truths of the church are now being brought to light, and these are the truths of which the spiritual sense of the Word consists; and when these truths are in man the sense of the letter of the Word cannot be perverted. For the sense of the letter of the Word may be turned in any direction. If it is turned to what is false its internal holiness perishes, and with it its external holiness; but if turned to what is true its holiness remains. But of all this more shall be said in what follows. That the spiritual sense would be opened at this time is meant by John's seeing heaven opened, and then seeing a white horse; also by his seeing and hearing an angel standing in the sun calling all to the great supper (on which seeRevelation 19:11-18). But that this sense would not for a long time be acknowledged is meant by the beast and the kings of the earth being about to make war with Him who sat upon the white horse (Revelation 19:19); also by the dragon's persecuting the woman who brought forth the man-child, even to the wilderness, where he cast out of his mouth water as a flood, that he might overwhelm her (Revelation 12:13-17).
207. The science of correspondences, by which is communicated the spiritual sense [of the Word], is to-day revealed, because the Divine truths of the Church are now being brought to light. These are the truths of which the spiritual sense of the Word consists, and while these are in man, the sense of the Letter of the Word cannot be perverted. For this sense can be turned in two ways: if it is turned to favor falsity, then its internal holiness perishes, and with this, its external holiness also; but if it is turned to what is true, its holiness remains. More, however, will be said on this subject in what follows. That the spiritual sense would be opened at this time is meant by John's seeing heaven open, and then the white horse; and also by his seeing and hearing an angel, who stood in the sun and called all together to a great supper, Revelation 19:11-18. However, that this sense would not be acknowledged for a long time, is meant by the beast and the kings of the earth, who would make war with Him that sat upon the white horse, Revelation 19:19; and also by the dragon pursuing the woman, that brought forth the man-child, into the wilderness, where he cast out of his mouth water as a flood, to overwhelm her, Revelation 12:13-17.
207. Quod Scientia Correspondentiarum, per quam datur Sensus spiritualis, hodie revelata sit, est causa, quia nunc Divina Vera Ecclesiae in lucem prodeunt, et haec sunt, ex quibus Sensus spiritualis Verbi consistit; et dum haec in homine sunt, sensus literae Verbi non perverti potest: Sensus enim literae Verbi potest flecti huc illuc, sed si flectitur ad Falsum, tunc perit ejus Sanctitas interna et cum hac externa, at si flectitur ad Verum, manet illa; sed de his in sequentibus plura dicentur. Quod Sensus spiritualis hodie aperiretur, intelligitur per quod Johannes viderit Coelum apertum, et tunc Equum album, tum quod viderit et audiverit, quod Angelus stans in Sole omnes ad Caenam magnam 1 convocaverit, de quibus in Apocalypsi 19:11-18. Quod autem diu non agnosceretur, intelligitur per Bestiam et per Reges terrae, qui facturi bellum cum Sedente super Equo albo, Apocalypsis 19:19 ut et per Draconem, quod persequutus sit Mulierem, quae peperit Filium, usque in desertum, 2 et ibi ex ore suo ejecerit aquas sicut flumen, ut illam submergeret, Apocalypsis 12:13-17.
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