6334. Verses 1, 2 And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather together, and I will tell you what will happen to you at the end of days. Assemble, and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hear* Israel your father.
'And Jacob called his sons' means organizing the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural. 'And said, Gather together' means the existence together of all in general. 'And I will tell you what will happen to you at the end of days' means the nature of the Church's state within the order in which they were arranged at that time. 'Assemble' means that they should arrange themselves into order. 'And hear, O sons of Jacob' means the truths and forms of good in the natural. 'And hear Israel your father' means a foretelling regarding them made by spiritual good, in the highest sense the Lord's foresight. * lit. hear towards