AC 3194, 3195 - The Lord and His Light

AC 3194

The veriest (essential) Divine has Good and Truth;
the Lord as to the Divine Human
came forth from the Divine good,
and was born of the Divine truth;
or what is the same,
the very esse [or being] of the Lord was Divine good,
and the very existere [or manifestation] was Divine truth;
and this was the source of the Lord's Divine good rational,
with which He conjoined
the Divine truth from the Human.

AC 3195 [2, 3, 5, 7]

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.
Moreover 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.
Moreover this light illumines the understanding of man,
especially that of a regenerate man;
but it is not perceived by man
so long as he is in the life of the body,
because of the light of the world,
which then is regnant (dominate, ruling). 

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 thus He could illumine
not only the rational
but also the natural things of man;
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.

He that sees Me sees Him that sent Me;
I am come a light into the world,
that whosoever believes in Me
may not abide in the darkness.
(John 12:45-46)

The holy city New Jerusalem,
descending from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband,
has no need of the sun,
neither of the moon,
to shine in it;
the glory of God will enlighten it,
and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.
(Rev. 21:2, 23)