Thursday, April 26, 2012

AC 2540 - perspective

AC 2540
. . . he "rose early in the morning,"
this not only signifies clear perception,
but also the light of confirmation from celestial good;
for it is celestial good from which comes the confirming light of truth;
all of which shows that this is the signification.

[2] The reason why the perception
which the Lord had when in the Human,
and His thought concerning what is rational in the doctrine of faith,
are so much treated of in the internal sense,
is that which has been stated above;
as well as that it is angelic
to think with distinctiveness of various things
concerning the Lord's life in the world,
and how He put off the human rational,
and made the rational Divine from His own power;
and at the same time concerning the doctrine of charity and faith,
such as it is when the rational mixes itself with it;
besides many more things dependent on these,
which are interior things of the church and of people.
To the person
whose mind and heart are set upon worldly and corporeal things,
these things appear as unimportant,
and perchance as of no advantage to him;
yet to the angels,
whose minds and hearts are set upon celestial and spiritual things,
these same things are precious;
and their ideas and perceptions respecting them are ineffable*.
This shows that very many things which seem unimportant to a person,
because they transcend his comprehension,
are held in the highest estimation by the angels,
because they enter into the light of their wisdom;
and on the other hand,
things that are most highly esteemed by a person,
because they are of the world,
and therefore come within his comprehension,
are unimportant to the angels,
for they pass outside of the light of their wisdom.
And such is the case with the internal sense of the Word,
relatively to angels and to people, in many places. 

 
*in ef fa ble  /inˈefəbəl/
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words:
"ineffable beauty".
Too sacred to be uttered.

(from Google)

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