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The word \u201cmeek\u201d is used just a handful of times in the Bible<\/a>, but it is attributed several times to Jesus<\/a> himself\u00a0and is used in the Beatitudes (the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount), so it has somewhat of a high profile.<\/p>\n Swedenborg<\/a>\u00a0only really address its internal meaning<\/a> once, in connection with the Beatitudes. There it says \u201cthe meek\u201d means \u201cthose who are in the good<\/a> of charity<\/a>,\u201d which means those who love to do what is good for other people<\/a>, and from that love have an understanding of how to serve.<\/p>\n Passages from Swedenborg<\/strong><\/p>\n Apocalypse Explained 304<\/strong><\/p>\n [44] In Matthew:<\/p>\n “Blessed are the\u00a0meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (v. 5).<\/p>\n The inheritance of the earth does not signify the possession of the earth, but the possession of heaven and blessedness there the\u00a0meeksignify those who are in the good of charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meek The word \u201cmeek\u201d is used just a handful of times in the Bible, but it is attributed several times to Jesus himself\u00a0and is used in the Beatitudes (the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount), so it has somewhat of a high profile. Swedenborg\u00a0only really address its internal meaning once, in connection with the […]<\/p>\n
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