AE 666 - feet

AE 666 [1, 2]

And they stood upon their feet,

(Revelation 11:11)

signifies a new life,

such as the regenerate man of the church has.

This is evident from the signification of "standing,"

as meaning to be and to live, and also to sustain;

also from the signification of "feet," as being the natural,

which is the ultimate of Divine order,

and the base upon which prior or higher things rest,

and upon which they subsist;

so "to stand upon the feet" signifies life in fullness,

because in the ultimate.

This the Lord teaches in John:

Jesus said to Peter,
He that has bathed needs not save to wash his feet,
but is all clean.
(John 13:10).

"To wash" signifies to be purified from evils and falsities,
which is to be regenerated,
therefore "he that has bathed" signifies he that has been purified,
that is, regenerated in respect to the spiritual,
which is the good of love and the truth of doctrine;
these must first be received in the memory and understanding,
that is, must be known and acknowledged.
"Needs not save to wash his feet"
signifies that the natural or external man
must then be purified or regenerated,
which is done by a life according to the precepts of love and faith,
that is, according to
the goods and truths of doctrine from the Word.
As this is done the man himself is purified or regenerated;
for to live according
to the goods and truths of doctrine from the Word
is to will them and thence to do them,
which is the same as to be affected by them and to love them;
for what comes to be of the will
comes to be of the affection and love,
and therefore of the man himself;
for the will is the very man,
since a man is his own love and his own affection.
This is why it is said that then "the whole man is clean."