Spiritual Meanings in Ezekiel, chapter 23

Full text of Ezekiel 23
Theme: The church which is in truth, and the church which is in good. [2]

Verses:
1, 2: There are two churches, one which is in truth, which is "Samaria," and the other which is in good, which is "Jerusalem." [2]
3, 4: Both are external natural, perverted in the beginning. [2]
5-8: "Samaria" falsified the truths of the Word by reasonings from knowledges [scientifica]; [2, 3]
9, 10: thus she became corrupted. [2, 3]
11-13: "Jerusalem" likewise falsified truths, [2, 3]
14-17: and adulterated goods also by various means. [2, 3]
18: Thereby she separated herself from the Lord, [2]
19, 20, 21: and defiled truths and goods still further by knowledges [scientifica] of the natural man. [2]
22-25: They will wholly perish on the day of judgment. [15]
26, 27: Thus the truths and goods of the church will no longer be perverted. [15]
28-31: They will be in hell where there is nothing but evils and falsities. [15]
32-34: They will also be in the falsification of all truth; [15]
35: and this, because they have denied the Lord. [4]
36-39: They have destroyed all the holy things of the church. [3]
40-42: They boasted before others because of their having the Word and the holy things of the church, [3]
43-45: although these were entirely falsified and adulterated. [3]
46-49: Falsities and evils will destroy all things of the church among them, and such must be separated that they may no longer mislead. [3, 11]

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