AC 7273 - Signs and Wonders

AC 7273

And I will multiply my signs and My wonders.
(Exodus 7:3)

That this means warnings of every kind,
nor shall anything be wanting,
is evident from the meaning of "signs and wonders,"
as being confirmations of the truth,
and also means of Divine power;
here warnings;
for thereby they both (Moses & Aaron) saw
that they were in falsities,
and saw the Divine power,
and in this way were warned.

The reason why it is said that to those who are in falsities
warnings are given of every kind,
nor shall anything be wanting,
is that the condemnation of those who are in evils
is not effected in a moment
when they come into the other life,
but after they have first been visited, that is, examined.
The examinations are made
in order that they themselves may take notice
that they cannot but be condemned,
because they have not lived differently,
and also in order that spirits and angels may know
that they have been of such a character;
so that they can no longer be excused
either by themselves or by others.
The order in accordance with which they are examined
is the order of truth Divine,
which is such that nothing whatever is wanting.
The order of truth Divine,
which is for the evil who are being condemned,
differs from that of truth Divine for the good
who are being saved.
The difference is,
that the order for the evil who are being condemned,
is of truth Divine separated from Divine good,
thus from mercy,
because they have not received the Divine good,
and thus have rejected mercy.
But the order which is for the good
who are being saved,
is of truth Divine conjoined with Divine good,
thus with mercy;
because they have received the Divine good,
thus the mercy of the Lord.
As the evil are examined in accordance with order,
by degrees, so also are they judged and condemned.
This shows that warnings of every kind are given,
in order that nothing may be wanting
before they are condemned to hell.
These then are the things which are meant
by the signs and wonders wrought in Egypt,
before the firstborn were slain,
and the Egyptians perished in the sea Suph;
for the sea Suph denotes hell.