Jesus, knowing that all things were not finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled said, I thirst. And there had been placed a vessel full of vinegar; and they filled a sponge and placed it upon hyssop, and put it to His mouth. And when Jesus had received the vinegar He said, It is finished." John 19:28-30
Those who think of these things only naturally and not spiritually may believe that they involve nothing more than that the Lord thirsted, and that vinegar was then given Him; but it was because all things that the Scriptures said of Him were then finished, and because He came into the world to save mankind that He said,,, "I thirst," which means that from Divine love He willed and desired the salvation of the human race; and that "vinegar was given Him" signifies that in the coming church there would be no genuine truth, but truth mixed with falsities, such as there is with those who separate faith from charity or truth from good; this is what "vinegar" signifies; "they placed it upon hyssop" signifies some kind of purification by it, for "hyssop" signifies an external means of purification (AC 7918). Every particular related in the Word respecting the Lord's passion involves and signifies Divine celestial and Divine spiritual things....
Friday, March 31, 2006
Thursday, March 30, 2006
AE 386b,c,d - famine
AE 386b [2] (1)
..."famine" signifies the deprivation of the knowledges of truth and good which exists with those who are in evils and thence in falsities...
AE 386c [11] (2)
..."famine" signifies also the lack of knowledges with those who cannot know them because they are not in the church or in the doctrine thereof...
AE 386d [17] (3)
... "famine" in the Word also signifies ignorance of the knowledges of truth and good, such as are with those who know that there are knowledges and therefore desire them...
..."famine" signifies the deprivation of the knowledges of truth and good which exists with those who are in evils and thence in falsities...
AE 386c [11] (2)
..."famine" signifies also the lack of knowledges with those who cannot know them because they are not in the church or in the doctrine thereof...
AE 386d [17] (3)
... "famine" in the Word also signifies ignorance of the knowledges of truth and good, such as are with those who know that there are knowledges and therefore desire them...
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
AE 384 - good & truth exist in each other
AE 384 [2]
...where no conjunction of good and truth exists, there they are not;
for there can be no good without truth, nor truth without good;
they are in their essence one, since truth is of good, and good is of truth.
...where no conjunction of good and truth exists, there they are not;
for there can be no good without truth, nor truth without good;
they are in their essence one, since truth is of good, and good is of truth.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
AE 376e - bread & wine and Holy Supper
AE 376e [26]
Now, because "bread" signifies the good of love, and "wine" the good of faith, which in its essence is the truth from that good; and in the highest sense, "bread" signifies the Lord in respect to Divine good, and "wine" the Lord in respect to Divine truth, and because there is a correspondence between spiritual things and natural, (and such a correspondence that when "bread" and "wine" are in man's thought, the good of love and the good of faith are in the angel's thoughts), and because all things of heaven and the church have reference to the good of love and the good of faith, therefore the Lord instituted the Holy Supper in order that by means of it there might be a conjunction of the angels of heaven with men of the church.
Now, because "bread" signifies the good of love, and "wine" the good of faith, which in its essence is the truth from that good; and in the highest sense, "bread" signifies the Lord in respect to Divine good, and "wine" the Lord in respect to Divine truth, and because there is a correspondence between spiritual things and natural, (and such a correspondence that when "bread" and "wine" are in man's thought, the good of love and the good of faith are in the angel's thoughts), and because all things of heaven and the church have reference to the good of love and the good of faith, therefore the Lord instituted the Holy Supper in order that by means of it there might be a conjunction of the angels of heaven with men of the church.
Monday, March 27, 2006
AE 376a - truths from good
AE 376a
The good of charity and the good of faith in their essence are truth, because that good is implanted by the Lord in man's intellectual part by means of the truths that are called the truths of faith, and when man lives according to these truths they become good; for by means of truths a new will is formed in that part, and whatever proceeds from the will is called good.
[3] ...for the Lord flows into man's good, and by means of good illustrates him and gives him the light to perceive truths, therefore without that light, which is man's very spiritual life, there is no truth....
...no one can be in genuine truths from good unless in heart he acknowledges the Lord alone as the God of heaven and earth, for from Him is every good and thence every truth.
The good of charity and the good of faith in their essence are truth, because that good is implanted by the Lord in man's intellectual part by means of the truths that are called the truths of faith, and when man lives according to these truths they become good; for by means of truths a new will is formed in that part, and whatever proceeds from the will is called good.
[3] ...for the Lord flows into man's good, and by means of good illustrates him and gives him the light to perceive truths, therefore without that light, which is man's very spiritual life, there is no truth....
...no one can be in genuine truths from good unless in heart he acknowledges the Lord alone as the God of heaven and earth, for from Him is every good and thence every truth.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
AE 375e - the Good Samaritan
AE 375e [42]
The Lord says of the Samaritan, who as he journeyed saw in the way a man wounded by thieves, that he poured oil and wine into his wounds, and then set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and told them to care for him. (Luke 10:33-35)
In the spiritual sense these things are thus perceived:
"The Samaritan"
means the Gentiles that were in the good of charity towards the neighbor;
"the man wounded by thieves"
means those who are infested by those from hell,
who are thieves because they injure and destroy man's spiritual life;
"oil and wine that he poured into his wounds"
mean things spiritual that heal man, "oil" good, and "wine" truth;
"he set him on his own beast"
signifies that he did this according to his intelligence so far as he was able,
"horse," and likewise "beast of burden," signifying the intellect;
"he brought him to an inn and told them to care for him"
signifies to bring to those that are well instructed in the doctrine of the church from the Word, and who are better able to heal him than one who is still in ignorance.
These words are understood in heaven, and from them it is evident that the Lord when He was in the world spoke by pure correspondences, thus for the world and for heaven at the same time.
The Lord says of the Samaritan, who as he journeyed saw in the way a man wounded by thieves, that he poured oil and wine into his wounds, and then set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and told them to care for him. (Luke 10:33-35)
In the spiritual sense these things are thus perceived:
"The Samaritan"
means the Gentiles that were in the good of charity towards the neighbor;
"the man wounded by thieves"
means those who are infested by those from hell,
who are thieves because they injure and destroy man's spiritual life;
"oil and wine that he poured into his wounds"
mean things spiritual that heal man, "oil" good, and "wine" truth;
"he set him on his own beast"
signifies that he did this according to his intelligence so far as he was able,
"horse," and likewise "beast of burden," signifying the intellect;
"he brought him to an inn and told them to care for him"
signifies to bring to those that are well instructed in the doctrine of the church from the Word, and who are better able to heal him than one who is still in ignorance.
These words are understood in heaven, and from them it is evident that the Lord when He was in the world spoke by pure correspondences, thus for the world and for heaven at the same time.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
AE 375d - the good of love to the Lord
AE 375d [7]
For the good of love to the Lord from the Lord is the holy itself of heaven and the church, since through it everything Divine flows in.
For the good of love to the Lord from the Lord is the holy itself of heaven and the church, since through it everything Divine flows in.
Friday, March 24, 2006
AE 374c - to learn & know the Word
AE 374c [9]
... it is of no avail to learn and know the Word except for the purpose of applying its good and truth to the use of life; from this source and no other is intelligence from the Lord.
... it is of no avail to learn and know the Word except for the purpose of applying its good and truth to the use of life; from this source and no other is intelligence from the Lord.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
AE 373 - understanding of the Word
AE 373
And he that sat upon him had a balance in his hand,
signifies the estimation of truth from the Word in that state of the church ... for all measures and weights mentioned in the Word, signify the estimation of the thing treated of in respect to good and in respect to truth, the numbers adjoined determining the estimation in respect to the quality and quantity thereof...
[2] The Word in itself is Divine truth, but the understanding of it is according to the state of the man who reads it. A man who is not in good perceives nothing of the good in it, and a man who is not in truths sees nothing of the truth in it; the cause of this, therefore, is not in the Word, but in him who reads it.
And he that sat upon him had a balance in his hand,
signifies the estimation of truth from the Word in that state of the church ... for all measures and weights mentioned in the Word, signify the estimation of the thing treated of in respect to good and in respect to truth, the numbers adjoined determining the estimation in respect to the quality and quantity thereof...
[2] The Word in itself is Divine truth, but the understanding of it is according to the state of the man who reads it. A man who is not in good perceives nothing of the good in it, and a man who is not in truths sees nothing of the truth in it; the cause of this, therefore, is not in the Word, but in him who reads it.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
AE 365h - What destroys peace?
AE 365h [42]
As those have peace who are in the conjunction of good and truth from the Lord, and as evil destroys good, and falsity destroys truth, so do these destroy peace. From this it follows that those who are in evils and falsities have no peace. It appears as if they had peace when they have success in the world, and they even seem to themselves at such times to be in a contented state of mind; but that apparent peace is only in their extremes, while inwardly there is no peace....
As those have peace who are in the conjunction of good and truth from the Lord, and as evil destroys good, and falsity destroys truth, so do these destroy peace. From this it follows that those who are in evils and falsities have no peace. It appears as if they had peace when they have success in the world, and they even seem to themselves at such times to be in a contented state of mind; but that apparent peace is only in their extremes, while inwardly there is no peace....
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
AE 365c - peace and the Priestly Blessing
AE 365c
..."peace" in the internal sense of the Word signifies the Lord and thence heaven and eternal life....
[12] Again in Moses:--
Jehovah bless and keep thee;
Jehovah make His faces to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
and Jehovah lift up His faces upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)
Divine truth, from which is all intelligence and wisdom, with which the Lord flows in,
is meant by "Jehovah makes His faces to shine upon thee;"
and protection thereby from falsities
is meant by "Be gracious unto thee;"
and the Divine good, from which is all love and charity, with which the Lord flows in,
is meant by "Jehovah lift up His faces upon thee;"
and protection thereby from evils, and thence heaven and eternal happiness,
are meant by "give thee peace;"
for when evils and falsities are removed and no longer infest, the Lord flows in with peace, in which and from which is heaven and the delight that fills with bliss the interiors of the mind, thus heavenly joy. (This benediction may also be seen explained above, no. 340b.)
..."peace" in the internal sense of the Word signifies the Lord and thence heaven and eternal life....
[12] Again in Moses:--
Jehovah bless and keep thee;
Jehovah make His faces to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
and Jehovah lift up His faces upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)
Divine truth, from which is all intelligence and wisdom, with which the Lord flows in,
is meant by "Jehovah makes His faces to shine upon thee;"
and protection thereby from falsities
is meant by "Be gracious unto thee;"
and the Divine good, from which is all love and charity, with which the Lord flows in,
is meant by "Jehovah lift up His faces upon thee;"
and protection thereby from evils, and thence heaven and eternal happiness,
are meant by "give thee peace;"
for when evils and falsities are removed and no longer infest, the Lord flows in with peace, in which and from which is heaven and the delight that fills with bliss the interiors of the mind, thus heavenly joy. (This benediction may also be seen explained above, no. 340b.)
Monday, March 20, 2006
AE 365a - good & understanding truth
AE 365a [2]
By good, the good of love to the Lord and the good of love towards the neighbor are meant, since all good is of love.
AE 365a [3]
... so far as man is in good the Lord flows in and gives the affection of truth, and thus understanding; for the interior human mind is formed entirely in the image of heaven, and the whole heaven is formed according to the affections of good and of truth from good; therefore unless there is good with man, that mind cannot be opened...
By good, the good of love to the Lord and the good of love towards the neighbor are meant, since all good is of love.
AE 365a [3]
... so far as man is in good the Lord flows in and gives the affection of truth, and thus understanding; for the interior human mind is formed entirely in the image of heaven, and the whole heaven is formed according to the affections of good and of truth from good; therefore unless there is good with man, that mind cannot be opened...
Sunday, March 19, 2006
AE 357d, 359 - knowledge, reformation, eternal life
AE 357d [27]
... knowledge is of no avail if it does not serve the rational and the spiritual man.
AE 357d [31]
... no one can be reformed, that is, be withdrawn from falsities and evils except by means of truths....
AE 359
... he who fights against evils and falsities and conquers them, in the world even to the end of life, conquers them to eternity; for such as man is at the end of his life, in consequence of his past life, such he remains to eternity.
... knowledge is of no avail if it does not serve the rational and the spiritual man.
AE 357d [31]
... no one can be reformed, that is, be withdrawn from falsities and evils except by means of truths....
AE 359
... he who fights against evils and falsities and conquers them, in the world even to the end of life, conquers them to eternity; for such as man is at the end of his life, in consequence of his past life, such he remains to eternity.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
AE 357b - "God teaches..."
AE 357b [4]
God teaches my hands war
and places a bow of brass in my arms. (Psalms 18:34)
"War" here signifies war in a spiritual sense, which is war against evils and falsities;
this is the war that God teaches;
and "the bow of brass" signifies the doctrine of charity;
God places this in the arms, that is, makes it to prevail.
God teaches my hands war
and places a bow of brass in my arms. (Psalms 18:34)
"War" here signifies war in a spiritual sense, which is war against evils and falsities;
this is the war that God teaches;
and "the bow of brass" signifies the doctrine of charity;
God places this in the arms, that is, makes it to prevail.
Friday, March 17, 2006
AE 355g - think & live from the Lord
AE 355g [37]
...only let no one from being a spiritual man become natural,
and lead himself,
and trust in what is his own instead of in the Lord,
that is,
let not the truths of the spiritual man serve the natural,
instead of the knowledges of the natural man serving the spiritual;
for this latter is according to order,
but the former contrary to order.
...only let no one from being a spiritual man become natural,
and lead himself,
and trust in what is his own instead of in the Lord,
that is,
let not the truths of the spiritual man serve the natural,
instead of the knowledges of the natural man serving the spiritual;
for this latter is according to order,
but the former contrary to order.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
AE 355d - protecting truths
AE 355d [16]
... protecting truths, which in general are,
that there is a God,
and that the Word is Divine,
and that there is eternal life.
... protecting truths, which in general are,
that there is a God,
and that the Word is Divine,
and that there is eternal life.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
AE 355b - those who....
AE 355b [9]
...those who from the good of life are in the affection of knowing the truths of the church come into the light, and they resist evils and falsities, and constitute the church.
...those who from the good of life are in the affection of knowing the truths of the church come into the light, and they resist evils and falsities, and constitute the church.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
AE 349b - order
AE 349b
The Divine good that proceeds from the Lord is that from which order comes,
and the Divine truths are the laws of order.
The Divine good that proceeds from the Lord is that from which order comes,
and the Divine truths are the laws of order.
Monday, March 13, 2006
AE 342c - spiritual or natural sight
I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away. (Revelation 21:1)
...it has been understood heretofore that the visible heaven and the habitable earth were to perish, and that a new heaven and a new earth were to arise. That "heaven" here means the heaven where angels are, and "earth" means the church where men are, and that these are to become new, those who think merely naturally and sensually are not willing to admit, and therefore do not understand; for they do not suffer their mind to be elevated out of the natural light into spiritual light.... For every one has an internal and an external man, or a spiritual and a natural; the internal or spiritual man sees from the light of heaven, but the external or natural man sees from the light of the world.
...it has been understood heretofore that the visible heaven and the habitable earth were to perish, and that a new heaven and a new earth were to arise. That "heaven" here means the heaven where angels are, and "earth" means the church where men are, and that these are to become new, those who think merely naturally and sensually are not willing to admit, and therefore do not understand; for they do not suffer their mind to be elevated out of the natural light into spiritual light.... For every one has an internal and an external man, or a spiritual and a natural; the internal or spiritual man sees from the light of heaven, but the external or natural man sees from the light of the world.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
AE 340b - The Priestly Blessing
AE 340b [11]
The Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons,
'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
'"The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious unto you;
The Lord lift up His faces upon you,
and give you peace.'" (Numbers 6:22-26)
..."blessing" as a whole involves...that the Lord, from Divine love flows in with Divine truth and with Divine good with those who receive...
The Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons,
'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
'"The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious unto you;
The Lord lift up His faces upon you,
and give you peace.'" (Numbers 6:22-26)
..."blessing" as a whole involves...that the Lord, from Divine love flows in with Divine truth and with Divine good with those who receive...
Saturday, March 11, 2006
AE 338 - true wisdom
AE 338
...true wisdom is to see what is conducive to any one's life to eternity,
and to determine oneself according to that which is done
when a person not only knows these things
and perceives them with his understanding,
but also wills and does them;
but Divine wisdom is to provide these things with a person;
thus it is Divine Providence.
...true wisdom is to see what is conducive to any one's life to eternity,
and to determine oneself according to that which is done
when a person not only knows these things
and perceives them with his understanding,
but also wills and does them;
but Divine wisdom is to provide these things with a person;
thus it is Divine Providence.
Friday, March 10, 2006
AE 331a - things that mean goods and things that mean truths
All peoples, nations, and tongues shall worship Him;
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and His kingdom that which shall not perish. (Daniel 7:14)
This is said of the Lord;
and "peoples" and "nations" mean all who are in truths and goods;
and "all tongues" mean all of whatever doctrine or religion;
for the Lord's church is universal,
since it exists with all who are in the good of life,
and who from their doctrine look to heaven,
and thereby conjoin themselves to the Lord.
Because "nations" signify those who are in the good of love,
and "peoples" whose who are in the good of charity and in the truths of faith therefrom,
it is said, "His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom shall not pass away;"
"dominion" in the Word is predicated of good,
and "kingdom" of truth;
for this reason the Lord is call "Lord" from Divine good,
and "King" from Divine truth.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and His kingdom that which shall not perish. (Daniel 7:14)
This is said of the Lord;
and "peoples" and "nations" mean all who are in truths and goods;
and "all tongues" mean all of whatever doctrine or religion;
for the Lord's church is universal,
since it exists with all who are in the good of life,
and who from their doctrine look to heaven,
and thereby conjoin themselves to the Lord.
Because "nations" signify those who are in the good of love,
and "peoples" whose who are in the good of charity and in the truths of faith therefrom,
it is said, "His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom shall not pass away;"
"dominion" in the Word is predicated of good,
and "kingdom" of truth;
for this reason the Lord is call "Lord" from Divine good,
and "King" from Divine truth.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
AE 329e - "One of the soldiers pierced His side"
AE 329e [16]
One of the soldiers pierced His side, and straightway there came out blood and water. And he that saw bore witness, and his witness is true; he knows that he said true things, that you also may believe. (John 19:34, 35)
These things were done to signify the Lord's conjunction with the human race through Divine truth proceeding from the Divine good of His love;
"breast" signifies Divine love;
"blood and water" signify Divine truth proceeding,
"blood" the Divine truth that is for the spiritual man,
and "water" the Divine truth that is for the natural man;
for all things that are related in the Word respecting the Lord's passion...signify His love, and man's salvation by means of Divine truth proceeding from Him....
One of the soldiers pierced His side, and straightway there came out blood and water. And he that saw bore witness, and his witness is true; he knows that he said true things, that you also may believe. (John 19:34, 35)
These things were done to signify the Lord's conjunction with the human race through Divine truth proceeding from the Divine good of His love;
"breast" signifies Divine love;
"blood and water" signify Divine truth proceeding,
"blood" the Divine truth that is for the spiritual man,
and "water" the Divine truth that is for the natural man;
for all things that are related in the Word respecting the Lord's passion...signify His love, and man's salvation by means of Divine truth proceeding from Him....
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
AE 329a - spiritual nourishment is from the good and truth that proceed from the Lord
AE 329a [2]
Spiritual food is all the good that is communicated and given to man by the Lord,
and spiritual drink is all the truth that is communicated and given to man by the Lord.
These two, namely, good and truth, or love and faith, make man spiritual;
it is said, or love and faith, because all good is of love and all truth is of faith.
From this it can be seen that "bread" means the Divine good of the Lord's Divine Love,
and in reference to man, this good received by him;
also that "wine" means the Divine truth that proceeds from the Divine good of the Lord's Divine love,
and in reference to man, this truth received by him.
..."to eat" it means to receive it, and make it one's own,
and thus to be conjoined to the Lord;
...that "drinking" it means to receive that truth and make it one's own,
and thus be conjoined to the Lord.
Spiritual food is all the good that is communicated and given to man by the Lord,
and spiritual drink is all the truth that is communicated and given to man by the Lord.
These two, namely, good and truth, or love and faith, make man spiritual;
it is said, or love and faith, because all good is of love and all truth is of faith.
From this it can be seen that "bread" means the Divine good of the Lord's Divine Love,
and in reference to man, this good received by him;
also that "wine" means the Divine truth that proceeds from the Divine good of the Lord's Divine love,
and in reference to man, this truth received by him.
..."to eat" it means to receive it, and make it one's own,
and thus to be conjoined to the Lord;
...that "drinking" it means to receive that truth and make it one's own,
and thus be conjoined to the Lord.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
AE 328a - "blood of the Lord"
For thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in Thy blood (Rev. 5:9)
AE 328a [2]
The "blood of the Lord" signifies Divine truth proceeding from Him; and because man by the reception of Divine truth from the Lord is liberated from hell and conjoined to Him, therefore "thou didst redeem us to God in Thy blood" signifies conjunction with the Divine by the reception of Divine truth from the Lord.
AE 328a [2]
The "blood of the Lord" signifies Divine truth proceeding from Him; and because man by the reception of Divine truth from the Lord is liberated from hell and conjoined to Him, therefore "thou didst redeem us to God in Thy blood" signifies conjunction with the Divine by the reception of Divine truth from the Lord.
Monday, March 06, 2006
AE 325b - prayers
AE 325b [5]
...Divine worship itself consists primarily in a life of charity, and secondarily in prayers...
AE 325b [12]
...when man is in a life of charity he is constantly praying, if not with the mouth yet with the heart; for that which is of the love is constantly in the thought, even when man is unconscious of it...
...it is clear that "praying" in the spiritual sense is worship from love. But those who place piety in prayers and not in the life have no relish for this truth, in fact their thought is contrary to it; such do not even know what practical piety is.
...Divine worship itself consists primarily in a life of charity, and secondarily in prayers...
AE 325b [12]
...when man is in a life of charity he is constantly praying, if not with the mouth yet with the heart; for that which is of the love is constantly in the thought, even when man is unconscious of it...
...it is clear that "praying" in the spiritual sense is worship from love. But those who place piety in prayers and not in the life have no relish for this truth, in fact their thought is contrary to it; such do not even know what practical piety is.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
AE 325a - affection & practical piety
AE 325a [3]
In each thing that a man utters there is affection, and every man, spirit, and angel is his own affection, for their affection is their life; it is the affection itself that speaks, and not the man without it; therefore such as the affection is such is the praying. Spiritual affection is what is called charity towards the neighbor; to be in that affection is true worship; praying is what proceeds. From this it can be seen that the essential of worship is the life of charity... and its secondary is praying. ...those who place all Divine worship in oral piety, and not in practical piety, err greatly.
[4] Practical piety is to act in every work and in every duty from sincerity and right, and from justice and equity, and this because it is commanded by the Lord in the Word; for thus man in his every work looks to heaven and to the Lord and thus is conjoined with Him. ...practical piety is worship itself.
In each thing that a man utters there is affection, and every man, spirit, and angel is his own affection, for their affection is their life; it is the affection itself that speaks, and not the man without it; therefore such as the affection is such is the praying. Spiritual affection is what is called charity towards the neighbor; to be in that affection is true worship; praying is what proceeds. From this it can be seen that the essential of worship is the life of charity... and its secondary is praying. ...those who place all Divine worship in oral piety, and not in practical piety, err greatly.
[4] Practical piety is to act in every work and in every duty from sincerity and right, and from justice and equity, and this because it is commanded by the Lord in the Word; for thus man in his every work looks to heaven and to the Lord and thus is conjoined with Him. ...practical piety is worship itself.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
AE 324b - worshipping the Lord
AE 324b [6]
(from Leviticus 10:1-5)
"their murmuring against Moses and Aaron"
signified the profanation of the good of celestial love;
for "Moses" and "Aaron" represented the Lord;
and "to murmur" (that is, to rebel) against the Lord
and at the same time to perform holy offices,
is profanation....
AE 324b [7]
(from Leviticus 24:7)
... all worship of the Lord which is truly worship
comes from celestial good through spiritual good;
for spiritual good,
which is charity towards the neighbor,
is an effect of celestial good,
for charity towards the neighbor is the performance of uses,
and living a moral life from a heavenly origin.
(from Leviticus 10:1-5)
"their murmuring against Moses and Aaron"
signified the profanation of the good of celestial love;
for "Moses" and "Aaron" represented the Lord;
and "to murmur" (that is, to rebel) against the Lord
and at the same time to perform holy offices,
is profanation....
AE 324b [7]
(from Leviticus 24:7)
... all worship of the Lord which is truly worship
comes from celestial good through spiritual good;
for spiritual good,
which is charity towards the neighbor,
is an effect of celestial good,
for charity towards the neighbor is the performance of uses,
and living a moral life from a heavenly origin.
AE 324a - odors & perceptions
AE 324a
... things of pleasant odor represented pleasant perception, but those of unpleasant odor unpleasant perception.
...good without truth has nothing perceptive, neither has truth without good.
... things of pleasant odor represented pleasant perception, but those of unpleasant odor unpleasant perception.
...good without truth has nothing perceptive, neither has truth without good.
Friday, March 03, 2006
AE 323a - musical instruments
AE 323a
...because the harp was a stringed instrument, and by such instruments spiritual things, or those that are of truth, are signified, while wind instruments signify celestial things, or those that are of good.
...because the harp was a stringed instrument, and by such instruments spiritual things, or those that are of truth, are signified, while wind instruments signify celestial things, or those that are of good.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
AE 316a - "horns" signify Divine truth with power
AE 316a [7]
"the hiding of His strength in the horns" (Habakkuk 3:4)
signifies the omnipotence of Divine good through Divine truth,
for all power of good is through truth,
and in Divine truth lies concealed the omnipotence that is of Divine good.
"the hiding of His strength in the horns" (Habakkuk 3:4)
signifies the omnipotence of Divine good through Divine truth,
for all power of good is through truth,
and in Divine truth lies concealed the omnipotence that is of Divine good.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
AE 315a - "to be slain"
AE 315a [2]
... "to be slain" means in the Word to perish by falsities and evils.
But spiritually the Lord is said "to be slain" when the truth from Him is denied
and the good from Him is rejected;
with these the Lord is also not acknowledged,
for he who denies and rejects what is from Him,
denies and rejects Him also,
for the the Lord is with man in his truths and goods.
... "to be slain" means in the Word to perish by falsities and evils.
But spiritually the Lord is said "to be slain" when the truth from Him is denied
and the good from Him is rejected;
with these the Lord is also not acknowledged,
for he who denies and rejects what is from Him,
denies and rejects Him also,
for the the Lord is with man in his truths and goods.
AE 314a - "lamb"
AE 314a
... when "lamb" is mentioned, or is read in the Word, the angels, because they are all in the spiritual sense of the Word, perceive the good of innocence; and when the Lord is so called, they perceive His Divine Human, and at the same time the good of innocence that is from Him. I know that this will with difficulty be believed, but yet it is true.
... when "lamb" is mentioned, or is read in the Word, the angels, because they are all in the spiritual sense of the Word, perceive the good of innocence; and when the Lord is so called, they perceive His Divine Human, and at the same time the good of innocence that is from Him. I know that this will with difficulty be believed, but yet it is true.
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