AC 3362 - Divine Truth and Appearance of Truth

AC 3362

Divine truths are such
that they cannot possibly be grasped by any angel,
still less by any person.
They go far beyond
the whole range of their understanding.
Yet so that the Lord may be joined
to angels and people
Divine truths flow in,
with both angels and people,
within appearances;
and when those appearances
have Divine truths within them,
then these Divine truths
can be received and acknowledged.
And this is done in such a way as is adequate
for everyone to grasp them.

AC 3365

. . . Divine truths from the Lord
present themselves before the rational
by means of appearances.
This is why matters of doctrine
are no more than the appearances of Divine truth,
that is, no more than celestial and spiritual vessels
that hold what is Divine within them.
And because they hold the Divine,
that is, the Lord,
within them,
they therefore stir a person's affection,
and thereby the Lord is joined
to angels and to people.