AC 8914 - Thunderings and Lightnings; AC 8925 "The Fear of God"

AC 8914

By truths Divine from good are here meant
all the commandments of the Decalogue,
which were pronounced from Mount Sinai
out of the midst of thunderings and lightnings;
these being then displayed
because the thunderings signified truths Divine,
which are also for this reason called "voices;"
and the lightnings signified the brightnesses
which truths have from good,
which are also for this reason called "torches" or flames.

AC 8925

As regards the holy fear
which is signified in the Word by "the fear of God,"
be it known that this fear is love . . ..
Such fear is insinuated into love
during man's regeneration.
As this fear is in agreement with love,
and can be within
and actually is within or united to love,
it is for this reason called holy fear,
and is the fear of sinning
or doing contrary to the commandments,
thus contrary to the Lord.
But this fear differs with everyone
according to the quality and amount of the love.