658# “他们的尸首三天半”表示神性真理和神性良善的完全灭绝。这从“尸首”和“三天半”的含义清楚可知：“尸首”(也就是“见证人”)是指那些在自己里面灭绝一切神性真理和神性良善的人；因为他们所杀害的“两个见证人”表示爱与仁之良善，以及教义与信仰之真理(参看AE 228, 635节)；因此，他们的尸首，就是当被杀害时，表示这些已经被灭绝了；但由于爱与仁之良善，以及教义与信仰之真理只能在那些处于教义的虚假和生活的邪恶之人身上被灭绝，所以所指的是这些人，因为其他人看不到爱之良善和教义之真理灭绝了。事实上，每个人都照其状态的品质看到属于主、因而属于天堂和教会的事物，因为他从这种状态去观看；结果，他只能看到与这种品质一致的东西。因此，否认主，以及祂在天堂和教会中的神性之人看不到它们，因为他从否定的角度看待它们；因此，这样一个人看不到活着的见证人，只看到他们像尸首一样的身体，也就是说，视爱之良善和教义之真理如无物，或说认为爱之良善和教义之真理不是真理和良善，因而如灭绝了一样。“三天半”是指完全，在此是指完全灭绝。
“三天半”表示完全，是因为“三”表示从开始到结束的整个时期或持续时间；因此，在论述教会的地方，如此处，“三天半”表示甚至直到结束，同时直到一个新的开始；因此，经上补充说“过了这三天半，有生命的灵从神那里进入他们里面，他们就双脚站起来”，这表示旧教会结束之后，一个新教会的开始。因为在教会结束时，一切爱之良善和教义之真理都灭绝了，然后却有一个复活，这复活发生在那些主在其中建立一个新教会的人身上，这也由进入他们里面的“生命的灵”来表示。“三天半”还表示一个完全或完整的状态，因为这个数字与数字“七”具有相同的含义，它是七的一半；减半或加倍的数字与被减半或加倍的数字具有相同的含义；数字“七”表示全部或所有，同样表示完全和完整之物，论及属于天堂和教会的神圣之物。关于这个数字的含义，可参看前文(AE 20, 24, 257, 300节)。由小数字构成的大数字与相乘得出它们的简单数字具有相同的含义(可参看AE 430a,b节)；“三”表示从开始到结束的一个或大或小的完整时期(AE 532节)。
658. Their bodies three days and a half. 1- That this signifies the complete extinction of Divine Truth and Divine Good, is evident from the signification of bodies, namely, of the witnesses, as denoting those who have extinguished in themselves all Divine Truth and Divine Good. For the two witnesses, whom they slew, signify the goods of love and of charity and the truths of doctrine and of faith, see above (n. 228, 635); consequently their bodies, when slain, signify that these have been extinguished. But because the good of love and of charity and the truth of doctrine and of faith cannot be extinguished except with those who are in falsities of doctrine and in evils of life, therefore these are meant, since others do not see that the goods of love and the truths of doctrine are extinguished. For every one sees the things which are of the Lord, and thence the things which pertain to heaven and the church, according to the quality of his state, and it is from this that he sees, therefore he cannot see otherwise than in agreement with that quality. Thus he who denies the Lord and His Divine in heaven and in the church does not see them, because he regards them negatively, therefore he does not see the witnesses alive, but their bodies as carcases, that is, he considers the goods of love and truths of doctrine as nothing, consequently also extinguished. The above is evident from the signification of three days and a half, as denoting what is complete, in this case, a complete extinction.
[2] "Three and a half" denotes what is complete, because three signifies an entire period or duration from beginning to end, consequently, where the church is treated of, as in the present case, three and a half signifies even unto its end, and at the same time to a new beginning wherefore it is said that after three days and a half the spirit of life from God entered into them and that they stood upon their feet, which signifies the beginning of a new church after the end of the old. For all the good of love and truth of doctrine is extinguished at the end of the church, but then there is a resuscitation which takes place with those in whom a new church is established by the Lord, which is also signified by the spirit of life which entered into them. A full or complete state is also signified by three days and a half, for the reason that this number has a similar signification to that of the number seven, for it is its half; and a number halved, like a number doubled, has a signification similar to that of the number itself that is halved or doubled; and the number seven signifies all, also what is full and complete, and it is used in reference to what is holy pertaining to heaven and the church. The signification of this number may be seen treated of above (n. 20, 24, 257, 388). That the greater numbers, as they are composed of smaller numbers, have a signification similar to that of the simple numbers from which they arise by multiplication, may be also seen above (n. 430:1-4), and that three signifies an entire period greater or less from beginning to end may be seen above (n. 532).
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1. Note in Photolithographic copy- "3 1:2: - 1 Kings xvii; viii; Luke 4:25."
658. Their bodies three days and a half, signifies the complete extinction of Divine truth and of Divine good. 1This is evident from the signification of "bodies" (that is, of the "witnesses"), as being those who have extinguished with themselves all Divine truth and Divine good; for "the two witnesses," whom they killed, signify the goods of love and charity and the truths of doctrine and faith (See above, n. 228, 635); consequently "their bodies when killed" signify that these have been extinguished; but because the good of love and charity and the truth of doctrine and faith can be extinguished only with those who are in falsities of doctrine and in evils of life, these are meant, since others do not see that the goods of love and the truths of doctrine are extinguished; for everyone sees the things that are of the Lord, and thus of heaven and the church, according to what his state is, since from that he sees; consequently he can see no otherwise than in accord with what that is. Thus he who denies the Lord and His Divine in heaven and in the church sees them not, because he sees from the negative; therefore such a one does not see the witnesses alive, but their bodies as carcasses, that is, the goods of love and the truths of doctrine as no truths and goods, consequently as extinguished. The above is evident also from the signification of "three days and a half," as meaning what is complete, here complete extinction.
[2] "Three and a half" means completeness, because "three" signifies an entire period or duration from beginning to end, consequently where the church is treated of, as here, "three and a half" signifies even to the end, and at the same time to a new beginning of it; therefore it is added "after three days and a half the spirit of life from God entered into them and they stood upon their (20, 24, 257, 300). That the greater numbers that are composed of smaller ones have a similar signification as the simple numbers from which they arise by multiplication, may be also seen above (n. 430); and that "three" signifies an entire period greater or less from beginning to end (above, n. 532).
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1. ([MARGINAL NOTE:] 3 1/2:1 Kings 17;1 Kings 18; Luke 4:25.)
658. "Corpora illorum dies tres et dimidium." 1
– Quod significet plenariam exstinctionem Divini Veri ac Divini Boni, constat ex significatione "corporum", nempe "testium", quod sint qui apud se exstinxerunt omne Divinum Verum ac Divinum Bonum; per "binos" enim "testes", quos occiderunt, significantur bona doctrinae et fidei (videatur supra, n. 228, 635); inde per "corpora illorum", dum occisi, significatur quod illa exstincta, sint; at quia bonum amoris et charitatis ac verum doctrinae et fidei non exstingui possunt nisi quam apud illos qui in falsis doctrinae et in malis vitae sunt, ideo illi intelliguntur, quoniam alii non vident bona amoris et vera doctrinae exstincta: (unusquisque enim videt illa quae Domini sunt, et inde quae caeli et ecclesiae, secundum sui status quale, videt enim ex illo; quare non aliter videt quam qualis ille est: ut qui negat Dominum ac Divinum Ipsius in caelo et in ecclesia, ille non videt illa, quia ex negativo videt; quare is non videt testes vivos, sed "corpora" illorum sicut cadavera; hoc est, bona amoris et vera doctrinae ut nulla, proinde exstincta): et ex significatione "dierum trium et dimidii", quod sit plenarium, hic exstinctio plenaria;
[2] quod "tria et dimidium" sint plenarium, est quia "tria" significant integram periodum seu durationem a principio ad finem; proinde ubi de ecclesia agitur, ut hic, "tria et dimidium" significant usque ad finem et simul ad novum principium ejus; quare sequitur quod "post tres dies et dimidium spiritus vitae a Deo intraverit in illos", et quod "steterint super pedibus suis", per quae significatur principium novae ecclesiae post finem veteris: nam omne bonum amoris et verum doctrinae in fine ecclesiae exstinctum est; at tunc quoque resuscitatur, quod fit apud illos apud quos nova ecclesia a Domino instauratur, quod etiam significatur per "spiritum vitae" qui intravit in illos.
Quod "dies tres et dimidium" significent plenarium seu statum plenum, est quoque ex eo, quod ille numerus simile significet cum numero "septem", est enim dimidium ejus, ac per numerum dimidiatum, ut et per numerum duplicatum, simile significatur quod per numerum cujus dimidium aut duplum est; ac per numerum "septem" significatur omne, tum plenum et plenarium, et praedicatur de sancto caeli et ecclesiae, de qua illius numeri significatione videatur su
). Quod numeri majores et congregati ex minoribus simile significent cum simplicibus ex quibus per multiplicationem exsurgunt, videatur etiam supra (n. 430 [a, b]); et quod "tria" significent integram periodum majorem aut minorem, a principio ad finem (supra, n. 532).
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1. The editors made a correction or note here.. [NOTA: – .] 3 1/2: - 1 Reg. 27; cap. 8: Luca 4:25.
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