Monday, November 09, 2009

AR 493 - two olive trees & two lampstands

AR 493
These are the two olive trees,
and the two lampstands
which are standing before the God of the earth,

(Revelation 11:4)
signifies love and intelligence, or charity and faith,
both from the Lord with them.
By "an olive tree" is signified love and charity . . .
and by "lampstands" is signified enlightenment in truths,
and consequently intelligence and faith,
because intelligence is from enlightenment in truths, and faith is from this.
By "standing before God" is signified to hear and do what He commands. . .

that by the two witnesses being "two olive trees and two lampstands"
is signified that they were love and intelligence, or charity and faith,
for these two make the church;
love and charity its life,
and intelligence and faith its doctrine.

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