AE 333 - "to reign"

AE 333

And we shall reign upon the earth
(Revelation 5:10)

. . .  the signification of "to reign,"
as being to be in truths and goods,
and thence to be from the Lord in power
to resist the evils and falsities
which are from hell . . ..

. . . if any one in heaven believes
that he has power from himself
he is instantly deprived of it,
and then becomes wholly powerless.

. . . in the spiritual sense
everything of a person is put off,
and thus everything of dominion belonging to person,
and dominion is left to the Lord alone.

. . . all wisdom is from truths
that are from good from the Lord.

"To reign" signifies to be in truths from good,
and thus in power and wisdom from the Lord,
because "kingdom" signifies heaven and the church
in respect to truths,
and "king" truth from good.