Monday, December 22, 2008

AC 10083 - "waving upon the palms of Aaron" - the first of all

AC 10083 [5]
As by the "waving upon the palms of Aaron"
is signified vivification (giving life to)
through the acknowledgment of the Lord,
and that all things are from Him,
therefore a few words shall be said about this acknowledgment
and the faith thence derived.
It was often said by the Lord, when the sick were healed,
that they should "have faith,"
and that it would be done to them "according to their faith"
(as Matt. 8:10-13; 9:2, 22, 27-29; 13:57, 58; 15:28; 21:21, 22, 31, 32;
Mark 5:34, 36; 10:49, 52; Luke 7:9, 48-50; 8:48; 17:19; 18:42, 43).
The reason was that the first of all
is to acknowledge that the Lord is the Savior of the world,
for without this acknowledgment
no one can receive anything of truth and good from heaven, thus no faith;
and because this is the first and most essential of all,
therefore in order that the Lord might be acknowledged
when He came into the world,
in healing the sick He questioned them concerning their faith,
and those who had faith were healed.
The faith was that He was the Son of God who was to come into the world,
and that He had power to heal and to save.
Moreover, all the healings of diseases by the Lord,
when He was in the world,
signified healings of the spiritual life,
thus the things that belong to salvation.

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