AC 3195 - "light"

AC 3195 [2-3]
In the Word frequent mention is made of "light,"
and by this in the internal sense
is signified the truth which is from good
but in the supreme internal sense
there is signified the Lord Himself,
because He is good and truth itself.
. . . there actually is light in heaven,
but infinitely brighter than the light on earth;
and in this light spirits and angels see one another,
and by means of it is displayed all the glory which is in heaven.
In regard to its lucidity,
this light does indeed appear like the light in the world;
but still it is not like it, for it is not natural,
but spiritual, having in it wisdom;
so that it is nothing else than wisdom
which so shines before the eyes of the angels;
and therefore the wiser the angels are,
the brighter is the light in which they are.
. . .  this light illumines the understanding of a person,
especially that of a regenerate person;
but it is not perceived by a person
so long as he is in the life of the body . . ..

As regards the very origin of light,
this has been from eternity from the Lord alone;
for Divine good itself and Divine truth,
from which light comes, is the Lord.
The Divine Human, which was from eternity, was this light itself.
And whereas this light could no longer affect the human race,
which had removed itself so far from good and truth,
thus from light,
and had cast itself into darkness,
therefore the Lord willed to put on by birth the human itself;
for so He could illumine not only the rational
but also the natural things of a person;
for He made both the rational and the natural in Himself Divine,
in order that He might also be a light
to those who were in such gross darkness.