AE 351, 352, 353 - Influx, or the Flowing Down of the Light from Heaven

AE 351 [2]

The light of heaven,
or the light in which the angels of heaven are
who are from this earth,
is from the Lord by means of the Word;
from this as from a center
light is diffused into the circumferences
in every direction,
thus to those who are there, who, as was said,
are the Gentiles that are outside of our church.
But this diffusion of light
is effected in heaven by the Lord,
and what is done in heaven
flows also into the minds of people,
for the minds of people make one
with the minds of spirits and angels.

AE 353

. . . those things that flow down
out of the inmost or third heaven correspond to thunder,
and those out of the middle or second heaven to lightning;
and so also it is that in the Word,
by lightnings and thunderings
are signified enlightenment, understanding, and perception.

AE 354

. . . what comes out of the inmost heaven, is perceived;
but what comes out of the middle heaven, is understood.
The reason is,
that the inmost heaven is in the good of love,
but the middle heaven is in the truths therefrom,
and all perception is from good,
and all understanding from truths.
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