AE 852a [2]
One who does not know what the Word is in the sense of the letter
might think that when "God and the Lamb" are mentioned,
and here "the Lamb and the Father,"
two are meant,
and yet the Lord alone is meant by the two.
It is the same in the Word of the Old Testament,
where mention is made of "Jehovah," "the Lord Jehovih," "Jehovah of Hosts,"
"Lord," "Jehovah God," "God" in the plural and in the singular,
"the God of Israel," "the Holy one of Israel," "the King of Israel,"
"Creator," "Savior," "Redeemer," "Shaddai," "Rock," and so on;
and yet by all these names only one is meant, and not many;
for the Lord is named variously according to His Divine attributes.
So again, in the Word of the New Testament,
where "Father," "Son," and "Holy Spirit," are mentioned as three;
and yet by these three names one only is meant;
for "Father" means the Lord as to the Divine Itself
which He had as the soul from the Father;
"the Son" means the Divine Human;
and "the Holy Spirit" the Divine proceeding;
thus the three are one . . .
Monday, April 18, 2011
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