passions of
the other peoples; "and Thy wrath is come"(64)--that is to say, all will be
afflicted by evident loss; because they do not follow Thy precepts,
counsels and teachings, they will be deprived of Thy everlasting bounty,
and veiled from the light of the Sun of Reality.

"And the time of the dead, that they should be judged" means that the time
has come that the dead(65)--that is to say, those who are deprived of the
spirit of the love of God and have not a share of the sanctified eternal
life--will be judged with justice, meaning they will arise to receive that
which they deserve. He will make the reality of their secrets evident,
showing what a low degree they occupy in the world of existence, and that
in reality they are under the rule of death.

"That Thou shouldst give reward unto Thy servants the prophets, and the
saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great"(66)--that is to say,
He will distinguish the righteous by endless bounty, making them shine on
the horizon of eternal honor, like the stars of heaven. He will assist
them by endowing them with behavior and actions which are the light of the
world of humanity, the cause of guidance, and the means of everlasting
life in the Divine Kingdom.

"And shouldst destroy them which destroy the earth"(67) means that He will
entirely deprive the neglectful; for the blindness of the blind will be
manifest, and the vision of the seers will be evident; the ignorance and
want of knowledge of the people of error will be recognized, and the
knowledge and wisdom of the people under guidance will be apparent;
consequently, the destroyers will be destroyed.

"And the temple of God was opened in heaven"(68) means that the divine
Jerusalem is found, and the Holy of Holies has become visible. The Holy of
Holies, according to the terminology of the people of wisdom, is the
essence of the Divine Law, and the heavenly and true teachings of the
Lord, which have not been changed in the cycle of any Prophet, as it was
before explained. The sanctuary of Jerusalem is likened to the reality of
the Law of God, which is the Holy of Holies; and all the laws,
conventions, rites and material regulations are the city of Jerusalem--this
is why it is called the heavenly Jerusalem. Briefly, as in this cycle the
Sun of Reality will make the light of God shine with the utmost splendor,
therefore, the essence of the teachings of God will be realized in the
world of existence, and the d