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Joel

198.Joel Chapter 1 [Joel] 1-3 To all who are of the church. 2 4 Falsity from the sensual man and afterwards evil therefrom has consumed all things of the church. 2 5-7 Let them repent, for evil from the sensual man has destroyed the different things of the church. 2 8-13 Mourning over the destruction of the goods and truths of the church. 2 14 Exhortation to be converted, 2 15 and to reflect that thus will be the last time, when the Lord will come, 1 16, 17 and that everything of the church has been devastated; 3 18-20 for which reason there is lamentation. 3

199.Chapter 2 [Joel] 1, 2 The Lord will come and will execute judgment 1, 15 2, 3 when falsity and evil from the sensual has destroyed the whole church. 3 4-9 Falsity of evil will destroy all things of it by various insanities. 3 10 All good and truth has been dispersed, together with the knowledges [cognitiones] of them. 3 11 The Lord will fight with them. 7 12-17 Exhortation to be converted to Him, to repent, and to be wise. 2 18, 19 The Lord will establish the church, to which He will give its goods and truths, 1111 20 and will remove falsities of evil, and thus hell. 11 21-25 They will have trust in the Lord, from which they will have goods and felicities, 11 26, 27 and acknowledgment from the heart. 11 28, 29 (H.B. 3:1, 2) By His Divine the Lord will fill those who are of that church with all things and will vivify them. 11 30, 31 (H.B. 3:3, 4) Falsities of evil and evils of falsity will dissipate influx on the day of judgment, 3, 15 32 (H.B. 3:5) but those who acknowledge and worship the Lord will be saved. 17

200.Chapter 3 (H.B. 4) [Joel] 1 Then the church will be gathered together, 11 2, 3 and then judgment will be executed upon those who have scattered the goods and truths of the church; 15 4-8 upon those who are in knowledges [cognitiones] alone and in faith alone, and have thereby destroyed the truths of the Word and of doctrine. 15 9-12 Combat of good and truth against evils and falsities at that time. 15 13-15 Then evil is consummated. 3 16, 17 This is from the Lord, whom they will then also acknowledge, and from whom is the church. 11 18, 19 The Lord will then teach them the Word, and falsifications of the Word will be removed. 11 20, 21 Then the church will be the Lord’s, and from the Word. 11