281.“因为你曾被杀，用自己的血把我们赎回来，归于神”表凭与主的结合而从地狱解脱并得救。此处无需解释所提到的一切细节在灵义上的具体含义，如“被杀”、“赎回来，归于神”、“祂的血”，因为它们都是未显现在字义中的奥秘，只要知道它描述的是救赎即可。既是救赎，那么所表示的就是凭与主的结合而从地狱解脱并得救。此处仅通过圣言证实，耶和华亲自降世，生为一个人，成为凡凭仁及其信的生活与其神性人结合者的救赎主和救主，并且耶和华是永恒之主，所以主的神性人（与神性人必有结合）就是耶和华自己的神性人。
故此处引用一些经文，以证明耶和华与主为一；并且由于他们为一而非二，故永恒之主，也就是耶和华自己通过披上人身而成为救赎主和救主。这一点从以下经文明显看出来：
耶和华啊，你是我们的父，是我们的救赎主。你的名来自亘古。（以赛亚书63:16）
万军之耶和华以色列的王、以色列的救赎主如此说，我是首先的，我是末后的，除我以外，再没有神。（以赛亚书44:6）
你的救赎主、形成你的耶和华如此说；我是独自创造万物的耶和华。（以赛亚书44:24）
耶和华你的救赎主、以色列的圣者如此说，我是耶和华你的神。（以赛亚书48:17）
耶和华我的磐石，我的救赎主。（诗篇19:14）
他们的救赎主大有力量，万军之耶和华是祂的名。（耶利米书50:34）
万军之耶和华是祂的名，救赎你的是以色列的圣者，祂必称为全地之神。（以赛亚书54:5）
凡有血气的，必都知道我耶和华是你的救主，是你的救赎主，是雅各的大能者。（以赛亚书49:26；60:16）
我们的救赎主，祂的名是万军之耶和华。（以赛亚书47:4）
我要以永远的慈爱怜悯你，这是耶和华你的救赎主说的。（以赛亚书54:8）
耶和华你们的救赎主，以色列的圣者如此说。（以赛亚书43:14）
耶和华以色列的圣者、你们的救赎主如此说。（以赛亚书49:7）
信实的耶和华啊！你救赎了我。（诗篇31:5）
以色列啊，你当仰望耶和华！因祂有丰盛的救恩，祂必救赎以色列，脱离一切罪恶。（诗篇130:7，8）
耶和华啊，求你起来帮助我们，凭你的慈爱救赎我们！（诗篇44:26）
耶和华神如此说，我必救赎他们脱离地狱之手，救赎他们脱离死亡。（何西阿书13:4，14）
耶和华啊，求你听我的声音，祂必救赎我的灵魂。（诗篇55:17，18）
另有诗篇（49:15；69:18；71:23；103:1，4；107:2；）、 耶利米书（15:20，21）。
教会不否认主的人性是救赎主，因为这是与经文相符，如以下经文：
这从以东来，能力广大的是谁呢？祂的救赎之年已经来到。祂救赎了他们。（以赛亚书63:1，4，9）
你要对锡安的女子说，看哪，你的拯救者来到，看哪，祂的赏赐在祂那里，人必称他们为圣民，为耶和华的赎民。（以赛亚书62:11-12）
主以色列的神是应当称颂的，因祂眷顾祂的百姓，为他们施行救赎。（路加福音1:68等）
还有很多其它经文证明，永恒之主，也就是耶和华自己，来到世上，取了人身，为要救赎人类。对此，可参看《新耶路撒冷教义之主篇》（37-46节）一书。在很多地方，耶和华也被称为救主，因这样的经文太多，不再引用。
281. "Because You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood." This symbolizes deliverance from hell and salvation by conjunction with the Lord.
We need not have recourse to the spiritual sense to explain the specific symbolic meanings of the particulars here, such as what it means to be slain, to redeem us to God, and the meaning of His blood, for they are arcana which are not apparent in the literal sense. It is enough to say that it is redemption that is thus described. And because redemption is deliverance from hell and salvation by conjunction with the Lord, these are what are symbolically meant.
Here we will simply confirm from the Word that Jehovah Himself came into the world, was born a human being, and became the Redeemer and Savior for all who by a life of charity and its faith are conjoined with His Divine humanity, and that Jehovah is the Lord from eternity, so that the Lord's Divine humanity, with which one must be conjoined, is the Divine humanity of Jehovah Himself.
[2] We will accordingly cite here passages which confirm that Jehovah and the Lord are one, and that because they are one and not two, the Lord from eternity, who is Jehovah Himself, is, by assuming a human form, the Redeemer and Savior. This is apparent from the following:
You, O Jehovah, are our Father; our Redeemer from of old is Your name. (Isaiah 63:16)
Thus said Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: "I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6)
Thus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, and He who formed you...: "I am Jehovah, who makes all things and... alone... by Myself. (Isaiah 44:24)
Thus says Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am Jehovah your God...." (Isaiah 48:17)
...Jehovah, my rock, and my Redeemer. (Psalms 19:14)
Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of Hosts is His name. (Jeremiah 50:34)
...Jehovah of Hosts is His name; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He shall be called the God of the whole earth. (Isaiah 54:5)
...that all flesh may know that I, Jehovah, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. (Isaiah 49:26; 60:16)
As for our Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts is His name... (Isaiah 47:4)
."..with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you." Thus said Jehovah your Redeemer. (Isaiah 54:8)
...said Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 43:14)
...said Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One... (Isaiah 49:7)
You have redeemed me, O Jehovah, God of truth. (Psalms 31:5)
Let Israel hope in Jehovah, for... with Him is abundant redemption. He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Psalms 130:7-8)
Arise (O Lord) for our help, and redeem us for Your mercies' sake. (Psalms 44:26)
(Jehovah God said,) I will redeem them from the power of hell; I will redeem them from death. (Hosea 13:4, 14)
(O Jehovah,) hear my voice... He will redeem my soul... (Psalms 55:17-18)
See also Psalms 49:15; 69:18; 71:23; 103:1, 4; 107:2, Jeremiah 15:20-21.
[3] People in the church do not deny that the Lord is the Redeemer in His humanity, because it accords with Scripture, including this statement:
Who... comes from Edom..., traveling in the greatness of His strength? ...the year of My redeemed has come... ...He redeemed them... (Isaiah 63:1, 4, 9)
Say to the daughter of Zion, "Surely your salvation is coming; behold, His reward is with Him, and... they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of Jehovah." (Isaiah 62:11-12)
Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people... (Luke 1:68)
And so, too, elsewhere.
For still more passages confirming that the Lord from eternity, who is Jehovah Himself, came into the world and assumed human form in order to redeem mankind, see The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord, nos. 37-46.
Jehovah is also called a Savior in many places, too many to cite them here.
281. 'Because Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God in Thy blood' signifies liberation from hell, and salvation by means of conjunction with Himself. There is no need to disclose by means of the spiritual sense what is signified by each of the things separately, as what by 'to have been slain,' 'to redeem us to God,' and what by 'His blood' for they are arcana that do not appear in the sense of the letter. Suffice it [to say] that it is redemption that is described in this manner; and since redemption is liberation from hell, and salvation by means of conjunction with the Lord, these are the things that are signified. Here it shall be confirmed out of the Word, only that Jehovah Himself came into the world, was born Man, and became the Redeemer and Saviour of all who by a life of charity and the faith thereof are conjoined with His Divine Human, and that Jehovah is the Lord from eternity, consequently that the Lord's Divine Human, with which the conjunction will be, is the Divine Human of Jehovah Himself.
[2] Here therefore the passages will be adduced that confirm that Jehovah and the Lord are one; and, since they are one and not two, that the Lord from eternity Who is Jehovah Himself became the Redeemer and Saviour by the assumption of the Human. This is plain from these statements:
Thou, O Jehovah, art our Father, our Redeemer from an age is Thy Name. Isaiah 63:16.
Thus says the king of Israel, and His Redeemer Jehovah Zebaoth, I am the First and the Last, and besides Me there is no God. Isaiah 44:6.
Thus says Jehovah thy Redeemer and thy Former, I am Jehovah, making all things, and Only by Myself. Isaiah 44:24.
Thus says Jehovah thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am Jehovah thy God. Isaiah 48:17.
O Jehovah, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalms 19:14; [H.B. 15].
Their Redeemer is strong, Jehovah Zebaoth is His Name. Jeremiah 50:34.
Jehovah Zebaoth is His Name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel, the God of the whole land shall He be called. Isaiah 54:5.
That all flesh may know that I Jehovah am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob. Isaiah 49:26; 60:16.
As for our Redeemer, Jehovah Zebaoth is His Name. Isaiah 47:4.
With everlasting mercy will I have mercy, thus says thy Redeemer Jehovah. Isaiah 54:8.
Says Jehovah your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 43:14.
Says Jehovah the Holy One of Israel your Redeemer. Isaiah 49:7.
Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah of truth. Psalms 31:5; [H.B. 6].
Let Israel hope in Jehovah, for with Him there is plenteous redemption,
He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Psalms 130:7-8.
Arise, O Lord, for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake. Psalms 44:26; [H.B. 27].
Says Jehovah God, I will redeem them out of the hand of hell, I will redeem them out of death, Hosea 13:4, 14.
O Jehovah, hear my voice, He shall redeem my soul. Psalms 55:17-18 [H.B. 18-19].
Also, Psalms 49:15; [H.B. 16]; 69:18 [H.B. 19]; Psalms 71:23; 103:1, 4; 107:2; Jeremiah 15:20-21.
[3] That the Lord as to His Human is the Redeemer is not denied in the Church, because it is according to Scripture, and also this:
Who is coming out of Edom, marching along in the multitude of His strength? The year of His redeemers is come. This One redeemed them. Isaiah 63:1, 4, 9.
Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy Salvation comes, behold His reward is with Him, and they shall call them the people of holiness, the redeemed of Jehovah. Isaiah 62:11-12.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and made a redemption for His people. Luke 1:68; besides elsewhere. Still more passages, confirming that the Lord from eternity Who is Jehovah Himself came into the world and took to Himself a Human for the purpose of redeeming men, may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem Regarding the Lord 37-46. Jehovah is also said to be the 'Saviour' in many passages, which there is not time to quote by reason of their abundance.
281. For thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God in Thy blood, signifies deliverance from hell, and salvation by conjunction with Him. It is not necessary to explain by the spiritual sense what is specifically signified by all the particulars here mentioned, as what by "being slain," by "redeeming us to God," and what by "His blood," for they are arcana which do not appear in the sense of the letter; suffice it to know that it is redemption which is thus described; and since it is redemption it is deliverance from hell, and salvation by conjunction with the Lord, which are signified. Here it shall only be confirmed from the Word that Jehovah Himself came into the world, was born a Man, and became the Redeemer and Savior of all, who by a life of charity and its faith are conjoined with His Divine Human, and that Jehovah is the Lord from eternity, consequently that the Divine Human of the Lord, with which there must be conjunction, is the Divine Human of Jehovah Himself.
[2] Here therefore some passages shall be adduced, which prove that Jehovah and the Lord are one; and since they are one and not two, that the Lord from eternity, who is Jehovah Himself, by the assumption of the Human, is the Redeemer and Savior: this is evident from the following passages:
Thou, O Jehovah, art our Father, our Redeemer; Thy name is from everlasting, (Isaiah 63:16).
Thus saith the king of Israel and his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts, I am the First and the Last, and besides Me there is no God, (Isaiah 44:6).
Thus saith Jehovah thy Redeemer, and thy Former; I am Jehovah that maketh all things, alone by Myself, (Isaiah 44:24).
Thus saith Jehovah thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am Jehovah thy God, (Isaiah 48:17).
Jehovah my Rock and my Redeemer, (Psalms 19:14).
Their Redeemer is strong, Jehovah of Hosts is His name, (Jeremiah 50:34).
Jehovah of Hosts is His name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel, the God of the whole earth shall He be called, (Isaiah 54:5).
And all flesh shall know that I Jehovah am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob, (Isaiah 49:26; 60:16).
As for our Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts is His name, (Isaiah 47:4).
With everlasting mercy will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer, (Isaiah 54:8).
Thus saith Jehovah your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, (Isaiah 43:14).
Thus saith Jehovah the Holy One of Israel, your Redeemer, (Isaiah 49:7).
Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah of truth, (Psalms 31:5).
Let Israel hope in Jehovah, for with Him there is plenteous redemption, and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities, (Psalms 130:7-8).
Arise, O Lord, for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake, (Psalms 44:26).
Thus saith Jehovah God, I will redeem them from the hand of hell, I will redeem them from death, (Hosea 13:4, 14).
O Jehovah, hear my voice, He shall redeem my soul, (Psalms 55:17-18).
Also in Psalms 49:15; 69:18; 71:23; 103:1, 4; 107:2; Jeremiah 15:20-21.
[3] That the Lord as to His Human is the Redeemer, is not denied in the church, because it is according to Scripture, and the following passages:
Who is this that cometh from Edom, going in the multitude of His strength? the year of His redeemed is come. He redeemed them, (Isaiah 63:1, 4, 9).
Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh, behold, His reward is with Him, and they shall call them, The people of holiness, the redeemed of Jehovah, (Isaiah 62:11-12).
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and hath made redemption for His people, (Luke 1:68 and other places).
Many other passages, proving that the Lord from eternity, who is Jehovah Himself, came into the world, and took upon Him the Human, to redeem men, may be seen in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem concerning the Lord, (37-46). Jehovah is also called the Savior in many places, which cannot be adduced by reason of their abundance.
281. "Quia occisus es, et redemisti Deo nos in sanguine Tuo," significat liberationem ab Inferno, et salvationem per conjunctionem cum Ipso. - Quid in specie significatur per singula illa, non opus est per Sensum spiritualem evolvere, ut quid per occisum esse," "redimere nos Deo," et quid per "sanguinem Ipsius," sunt enim arcana, quae non apparent in Sensu literae; satis est quod sit Redemptio quae ita describitur; et quia Redemptio, est liberatio ab Inferno, et salvatio per conjunctionem cum Domino; sunt haec quae significantur. Hic solum ex Verbo confirmabitur, quod Ipse Jehovah in mundum venerit, natus sit Homo, et factus Redemptor et Salvator omnibus qui per vitam charitatis et ejus fidem conjunguntur Divino Humano Ipsius, et quod Jehovah sit Dominus ab aeterno; proinde quod Divinum Humanum Domini, cum Quo erit conjunctio, sit Divinum Humanum Ipsius Jehovae: hic itaque adducentur loca quae confirmant quod Jehovah et Dominus unum sint; et quia unum sunt et non duo, quod Dominus ab aeterno, Qui est Ipse Jehovah, per assumptionem Humani, sit Redemptor et Salvator; hoc patet ex his:
"Tu Jehovah Pater noster, Redemptor noster a saeculo Nomen Tuum," (Esaias 63:16);
"Sic dixit Rex Israelis, et Redemptor ejus Jehovah Zebaoth, Ego Primus et Ultimus, et praeter Me non Deus," (Esaias 44:6); 1
"Sic dixit Jehovah Redemptor tuus et Formator tuus, Ego Jehovah faciens omnia, et Solus a Me Ipso," (Esaias 44:24);
"Sic dixit Jehovah Redemptor tuus, Sanctus Israelis, Ego Jehovah Deus tuus," (Esaias 48:17)
"Jehovah Petra mea et Redemptor meus, (Psalm 19:15 (B.A. 14)); 2
"Redemptor eorum fortis, Jehovah Zebaoth Nomen Ipsius," (Jeremias 50:34);
"Jehovah Zebaoth Nomen Ipsius, et Redemptor tuus Sanctus Israelis, Deus totius Terrae vocabitur," (Esaias 54:5);
Ut sciat omnis caro, quod Ego Jehovah Salvator tuus et Redemptor tuus, fortis Jacobi," (Esaias 49:26; 60:16);
"Quod ad Redemptorem nostram, Jehovah Zebaoth Nomen Ipsius," (Esaias 47:4);
"Cum misericordia aeternitatis miserebor: sic dixit Redemptor tuus Jehovah," (Esaias 54:8);
"Dixit Jehovah Redemptor vester, Sanctus Israelis," (Esaias 43:14);
"Dixit Jehovah Sanctus Israelis, Redemptor vester," (Esaias 49:7);
"Redemeras me Jehovah (Deus) veritatis," (Psalm 31:6 (B.A. 5));
"Speret Israel in Jehovah, quia plurima cum Ipso Redemptio est, Ille Redimet Israelem ab omnibus iniquitatibus ejus," (Psalm 130:7-8);
"Domine surge in auxilium nobis, et Redime nos propter misericordiam Tuam," (Psalm 44:27 (B.A. 26));
"Dixit Jehovah Deus, "E manu Inferni Redimam eos, e morte Redimam eos," (Hoschea 13:4, 14);
"Jehovah exaudi vocem meam, Redimet animam meam," (Psalm 55:18-19 (B.A. 17-18)).
(Tum Psalm 49:16 (B.A. 15)); Psalm 69:19 (B.A. 18); Psalm 71:23; Psalm 103:1, 4; Psalm 107:2; Jeremias 15:20-21).
Quod Dominus quoad Humanum Suum sit Redemptor, in Ecclesia non negatur, quia est secundum Scripturam, et quoque hanc:
"Quis venit ex Edom, incedens in multitudine roboris Sui: annus Redemptorum Ejus venit, Hic redemit eos," (Esajas 63:1, 4, 9); 3
"Dicite filiae Sionis, Ecce Salus tua venit, ecce merces Illius cum Illo; et vocabunt illos, populus sanctitatis, Redempti Jehovae," (Esaias 62:11-12);
"Benedictus Dominus Deus Israelis, quia visitavit, et fecit Redemptionem populo Suo," (Luca 1:68).
(Praeter alibi.)
Plura adhuc loca confirmantia, quod Dominus ab aeterno, Qui est Ipse Jehovah, in mundum venerit, et susceperit Humanum, ad redimendum homines, videantur in Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae de Domino (37-46). Jehovah etiam dicitur Salvator in multis locis, quae ob copiam afferre non vacat.
Footnotes:
1. 6 pro "2"
2. xix. pro "xv."
3. lxiii. pro "liii."