WH 11 - The Word

WH 11

In the Word, particularly in the prophetical parts,
there are two expressions
which seem to signify the same thing:
but one has relation to good,
and the other to truth.

The Word in the literal sense is as a cloud,
and in the internal sense it is glory,
where these words are explained:
"The Lord shall come in the clouds of heaven with glory."
"Clouds" also in the Word
signify the Word in the sense of the letter,
and glory the Word in its internal sense.

In the spiritual world
those who desire and acknowledge
only the sense of the letter of the Word,
are represented by a deformed old woman;
but those who desire and acknowledge
the internal sense at the same time,
are represented by a virgin beautifully clothed.