AC 2799 -" And he took in his hand the fire and the knife."

AC 2799
And he took in his hand the fire and the knife.
(Genesis 22:6)
That this signifies the good of love and the truth of faith,
is evident from the signification of
 "fire," as being the good of love;
and from the signification of a
"knife," as being the truth of faith.

[21] That a "sword" in the genuine sense signifies truth combating,
and in the opposite sense falsity combating,
also the vastation of truth, and the punishment of falsity,
has its origin from the representatives in the other life;
for when anyone there speaks what he knows to be false,
there then immediately come down over his head
as it were little swords, and strike terror;
and besides,
truth combating is represented by things that have a point, like swords;
for indeed truth without good is of this nature,
but when together with good it has a rounded form and is gentle.