WH 1 - a white horse

WH 1

I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse,
and He that sat upon him was called faithful and true,
and in justice He does judge and make war.
His eyes were as a flame of fire;
and upon His head were many diadems;
and He has a name written that no one knew but He Himself.
And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood;
and His name is called the Word of God.
And the armies which were in the heavens
followed Him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen white and clean.
And He has upon His vesture
and upon His thigh a name written,
King of kings and Lord of lords.
(Revelation 19:11-14, 16).

. . . the Word is here described
as to its spiritual or internal sense.
*  By "heaven being opened"
is represented and signified,
that the internal sense of the Word is seen in heaven,
and from there by those in the world
to whom heaven is opened.
*  "The horse," which was white,
represents and signifies
the understanding of the Word as to its interiors . . ..
*  That "He that sat upon him"
is the Lord as to the Word, thus the Word,
is most clear, for it is said,
*  "His name is called the Word of God;"
who, from good,
is called "faithful and judging in justice;"
and from truth,
is called "true, and who makes war in justice;"
for the Lord Himself is justice.
*  "His eyes, as a flame of fire,"
signify the Divine truth,
from the Divine good of His Divine love.
*  "The many diadems upon His head,"
signify all the goods and truths of faith.
*  "Having a name written
that no one knew but He Himself,"
signifies that the quality of the Word in the internal sense
is seen by no one but Himself,
and those to whom He reveals it.
*  "Clothed in a vesture dipped in blood,"
signifies the Word in the letter,
to which violence has been offered.
*  "The armies in the heavens
which followed Him upon white horses,"
signify those who are in the understanding of the Word
as to its interiors.
*  "Clothed in fine linen, white and clean,"
signify the same persons in truth from good.
*  "Upon His vesture and upon his thigh
a name written"
signifies truth and good, and their quality.

That the Lord is the Word,
because He is the Divine truth.
That the Word is the Divine truth.
That because the Lord is justice,
therefore it is said, that
*  "He who sat upon the horse in justice
does judge and make war;"
and that the Lord is called "justice" for this reason,
because of His own power He has saved the human race.
And that "justice"
is the merit which belongs to the Lord alone.
*  That "His eyes, as a flame of fire,"
signify the Divine truth from the Divine good of the Divine love,
is, because "the eyes"
signify the understanding and the truth of faith;
and "a flame of fire"
signifies the good of love.
*  "the diadems which were upon His head"
signify all the goods and truths of faith.
*  "He has a name written
which no one knew but He Himself,"
signifies that the quality of the Word in the internal sense
is seen by no one but Himself,
and those to whom He reveals it,
is because "a name" signifies the quality of a thing.
*  "clothed in a vesture dipped in blood,"
signifies the Word in the letter,
to which violence has been offered,
is because "a vesture" signifies truth
because it clothes good;
especially truth in the ultimates, thus the Word in the letter;
and because "blood"
signifies violence offered to truth by falsity.
*  "the armies in heaven
followed Him upon white horses,"
signify those
who are in the understanding of the Word as to its interiors,
is because "armies"
signify those who are in the truths and goods
of heaven and the church.
And "a horse" signifies the understanding.
And "white" signifies truth which is in the light of heaven,
consequently interior truth.
*  "clothed in fine linen white and clean,"
signifies the same persons in truth from good,
is because "fine linen," or "linen,"
signifies truth from a celestial origin,
which is truth from good.
*  "a name written upon the vesture and upon the thigh,"
signifies truth and good, and their quality,
is because "a vesture" signifies truth,
and "a name" quality, as observed above,
and "the thigh" signifies the good of love.
*  "King of kings, and Lord of lords,"
is the Lord as to the Divine truth and as to the Divine good;
the Lord is called "King" from the Divine truth.
And He is called "Lord" from the Divine good.

From here it appears what the quality of the Word is
in its spiritual or internal sense,
and that there is no expression therein
which does not signify something spiritual,
that is, something of heaven and the church.