AE 942
Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord,
(Revelation 15:4)
means the worship of the Lord from the good of love.
. . . all worship of the Lord
is from the good of love by means of truths.
Good fears the Lord,
and truths glorify Him.
AE 943
And glorify Thy name,
(Revelation 15:4)
means the worship of the Lord from truths
from that good.
A person has the affection of truth
when he loves truth and turns away from falsity.
He has the affection of good
when he loves good uses
and turns away from evil uses.
He has the affection of bringing forth fruit
when he loves to do goods
and to be serviceable.
All heavenly joy is in these affections and from them,
and this joy cannot be described by comparisons,
for it is supereminent and eternal.
AE 946 [4]
. . . "commandments" mean the laws of life,
especially those contained in the Decalogue,
which are therefore called the Ten Commandments;
while "statutes" mean the laws of worship
which related especially
to sacrifices and holy ministrations;
and "judgments" mean civil laws;
and as these laws were representative of spiritual laws,
they mean such Divine truths
as are in the Lord's spiritual kingdom in the heavens.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
AE 942, 943 - Worship; AE 946 - "Commandments:, "Statutes", and "Judgments"
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