AE 808 - "If Any One Has An Ear Let Him Hear"

  AE 808

If any one has an ear let him hear
(Revelation 8:9)

means . . . one who understands and hearkens to
what the Lord teaches in the Word;
that from these words also means
the reception of Divine truth
by those who are in the understanding of it.
Those who are in the perception of good are also meant,
because "to have an ear and to hear"
means both to understand truth and to perceive good;
to understand truth pertains to thought,
and to perceive good pertains to affection;
and both pertain to the ear or to hearing,
since what enters the ear
passes into the sight of the understanding
and also into the affection of the will;
and for this reason the "ear" and "hearing"
mean hearkening and obedience.
So "to hear" anyone means to understand,
and "to give ear to" anyone means to obey,
and both are meant by "hearkening."