AE 850 - The Lord's Presence on Mount Zion

AE 850 [1, 8]

And behold a Lamb standing on the Mount Zion,
(Revelation 14:1)
signifies the presence of the Lord
in heaven and in the church
for separating the good from the evil
and for executing judgment.

The presence of the Lord is perpetual in the whole heaven
and in the whole church;
for heaven is not heaven
from what is the angels' own [proprium] in it,
nor is the church a church
from what is men's own [proprium] in it,
but from the Divine of the Lord with them.
For an angel's own [proprium] cannot make heaven,
nor a man's own [proprium] the church,
since the own [proprium],
both of angels and of men, is not good.
Consequently it is the Divine that goes forth from the Lord,
as received by them,
that makes heaven and the church in particular with each one,
and thus makes heaven and the church in general
in all in whom heaven and the church exist.
From this it is evident
that the presence of the Lord is perpetual
with all who are in heaven and in the church;
but it is a presence that is
peaceful, tranquil, preserving, and sustaining,
by which all things in the heavens and on the earth
are held constantly in their order and connection,
or are reduced to that order; so, too, in the hells.
But the presence that is meant here by
"standing upon the Mount Zion"
is the unusually active presence of the Lord,
for the purpose of effecting an influx of His Divine
through the heavens into the lower parts,
that the good there may be separated from the evil,
and the evil be cast down from their places
where they had formed for themselves
a semblance of heavens.

He that is left in Zion
and he that remains in Jerusalem
shall be called holy to Him,
everyone that is written unto life in Jerusalem.
Jehovah will create over every dwelling of Mount Zion,
and over her assemblies,
a cloud by day
and a smoke and the shining of a flame of fire by night.
(Isaiah 4:3, 5)

Jehovah of Hosts shall reign
in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and before His elders shall be glory.
(Isaiah 24:23)

Jehovah hath chosen Zion,
He has desired it for a seat for Himself;
this is My rest forever,
here will I dwell,
for I have desired it.
(Psalm 132:13, 14)

Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion,
who dwells in Jerusalem.
(Psalm 135:21)

Jehovah shall reign forever thy God,
O Zion, in generation and generation.
(Psalm 146:10)

These passages (and more) respecting Zion
are quoted that everyone may see
that in the Word "Zion" does not mean Zion,
but heaven and the church
where the Lord reigns by means of His Divine truth.
Most of these are also prophetic of the Lord,
that when He came
He would love Zion and dwell there forever;
and yet He did not love that city nor Jerusalem,
as is evident from His words respecting them;
but He loved heaven and the church,
where He is received through His Divine truth.
This is why Zion is called
"His rest," "His dwelling place," "the mountain of Jehovah,"
"the city of God," "the city of the great King," "the city of truth,"
and it is said that His kingdom shall be there
"to eternity," "forever," and "to generation and generation;"
none of which things could by any means be said
of the Zion of David, or be meant by it.