AE 629 - Why Measurements Matter

AE 629 [4]

There are only three things that are measured,
namely, breadth, length, and height;
and "breadth" means the truth of the church,
"length" the good of the church,
and "height" both of these as to degrees;
the degrees of truth and good
are the quality of truth and good
as interior or higher
and as exterior or lower.
Such is the signification of these three dimensions,
because breadth is predicated of heaven
from south to north,
and length from east to west,
and height from the third heaven
which is in things highest
to the first heaven
which is in things lowest.
And as those in heaven who dwell from south to north
are in the truths of doctrine,
so "breadth" means the truth of heaven or of the church;
and as those who dwell in heaven from east to west
are in the good of love,
so "length" means the good of heaven or of the church;
and as those who dwell in the third heaven,
who are the most wise, are in things highest,
while those who dwell in the first heaven,
who are relatively simple,
are in things lowest,
so "height" means wisdom and intelligence
as to their degrees.