AC 8431 - Manna and Quail; AC 8432 - Desiring Good and Evil

AC 8431 - Manna and Quail

Be it known that by "the manna"
is meant the good of the internal or spiritual person,
but by "the quail" the good of the external or natural person,
which is called delight;
and that such is their meaning is evident from the fact
that the manna was given in the morning time,
but the quail in the evening time;
and by that which is given in the morning time
is meant spiritual good,
and by that which is given in the evening time
is meant natural good or delight.
For in the other life
the state of morning is when spiritual good,
or the good of the internal person,
is in clearness;
and natural good, or the good of the external person,
is in obscurity:
but the state of evening is when natural good,
or the good of the external person,
is in clearness and spiritual good,
or the good of the internal person, is in obscurity.
These alternations thus succeed each other
also to the intent that the person may be perfected,
especially that good may be appropriated to him,
which in the state of evening
is effected by means of delight.

AC 8432 - Desiring Good and Evil

. . . the good which flows in from the Lord
is not given as much as people desire,
but as much as they can receive;
whereas evil is allowed as much as they desire.