226、所有的讲道者都由主任命，因而有讲道的恩赐。其他人则不可在圣殿里讲道。他们被称为“讲道者”，而非“祭司”。他们之所以不是祭司，是因为天堂的祭司职分属于属天国度，因为祭司职分表示对主之爱的良善，属天国度的天使都处在这良善中。而天堂的王权属于属灵国度，因为王权表示源于良善的真理，属灵国度的天使都处在这真理中（参看24节）。｛注1｝
｛注1｝：在神性良善方面，祭司代表主；在神性真理方面，君王代表主（2015，6148）。因此，在圣经中，“祭司”表示那些处在对主之爱的良善中的人，“祭司职分”表示该良善（9806，9809）。“君王”在圣经中表示那些处在神性真理中的人，“王权”表示源于良善的真理（1672，2015，2069，4575，4581，4966，5044）。
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226. 所有牧师都由主指定, 由此享有讲道的恩赐. 其他人则不可在教会讲道. 他们被称为“牧师”, 而非“祭司”. 他们之所以不叫祭司, 是因为属天国度是天堂的祭司职分; 因为祭司职分表示对主之爱的良善, 属天国度里的人都处于这良善. 而属灵国度是天堂的王权, 因为王权表示源于良善的真理, 属灵国度里的人都处于这真理(参看24节).
注: 祭司表示主的神性良善, 君王或国王表示主的神性真理(天国的奥秘 2015, 6148节). 因此, 在圣言中, “祭司”表示那些处于对主之爱的良善之人, “祭司职分”表示该良善(天国的奥秘 9806, 9809节). “君王或国王”表示那些处于神性真理的人, 由此而来的王权表示源于良善的真理(天国的奥秘 1672, 2015, 2069, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044节).
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226. 傳道者皆由主所指定, 享有講道的恩賜。其他人等不得在教堂從事教導一職。
他們被稱為"傳道,"而非"祭司"。因為天國之祭職是仁智天國, 祭司之職表示愛主之善, 善是這個國度之民的特徵。相比而言, 天國之王權則是義信天國, 王權表示源於善的真理, 理是那個國度之民的特徵(24)。
226. All preachers are appointed by the Lord and therefore enjoy the gift of preaching. No one else is allowed to teach in church.
They are called preachers rather than priests. The reason they are not called priests is that heaven's priesthood is the heavenly kingdom, priesthood meaning the good of love for the Lord that characterizes the people in that kingdom. In contrast, heaven's kingship is the spiritual kingdom, kingship meaning the truth from what is good that characterizes people in that kingdom (see above, 24). 1
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1. Priests represented the Lord in respect to divine good, kings in respect to divine truth: 2015, 6148. So a priest in the Word means people who are attuned to the good of love for the Lord, and priesthood means that good itself: 9806, 9809. A king in the Word means people who are attuned to divine truth, so kingship means what is true from the good: 1672, 2015, 2069, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044.
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226. All preachers are appointed by the Lord, and have therefore a gift for preaching. No one else is allowed to teach in the temples. They are called preachers, but not priests. They are not priests because the priesthood of heaven is the celestial kingdom, for priesthood signifies the good of love to the Lord, and those in the celestial kingdom are in that good. The royalty of heaven, however, is the spiritual kingdom, for royalty signifies truth from good in which are those who are in the spiritual kingdom (see above 24). 1
Footnotes:
1. Priests represented the Lord as to Divine Good, kings as to Divine Truth (Arcana Coelestia 2015, 6148).
Therefore, in the Word, a "priest" signifies those who are in the good of love to the Lord, thus the "priesthood" that good (Arcana Coelestia 9806, 9809).
A "king" in the Word signifies those who are in Divine Truth, and "royalty" truth from good (Arcana Coelestia 1672, 2015, 2069, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044).
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226. All preachers are appointed by the Lord, and have therefrom a gift for preaching. No others are permitted to preach in the churches. They are not called priests, but preachers. They are not called priests because the celestial kingdom is the priesthood of heaven; for priesthood signifies the good of love to the Lord, and those in the celestial kingdom are in that good; while the spiritual kingdom is the kingship of heaven, for kingship signifies truth from good, and those in the spiritual kingdom are in that truth (see above, 24).
Therefore, in the Word a "priest" signifies those who are in the good of love to the Lord, and the priesthood signifies that good (Arcana Coelestia 9806, 9809).
2015, 6148).
A "king" in the Word signifies those who are in Divine truth, and therefrom kingship signifies truth from good (1672, 2015, 2069, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044).
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226. Omnes praedicatores sunt constituti a Domino, et inde in dono praedicandi sunt; non licet alicui praeter illos docere in templis. Vocantur praedicatores, non autem sacerdotes. Quod non sacerdotes, causa est, quia sacerdotium caeli est regnum caeleste; sacerdotium enim significat bonum amoris in Dominum, in quo sunt illi qui in eo regno: regium autem caeli est regnum spirituale; regium enim significat verum ex bono, in quo sunt illi qui in eo regno (videatur supra, 24). 1
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