AC 9543
. . . very many things in the celestial kingdom of the Lord
do not fall into any idea of human thought,
and scarcely into the idea of the thought
of the angelic spirits who are in the ultimate heaven.
For all things in the Lord's celestial kingdom
are founded upon the good which is of love,
and not on the truth which is of faith.
Moreover, they speak together
by means of the goods which are of love,
and not by means of the truths which are of faith,
as do those who are in the Lord's spiritual kingdom.
AC 9546
Unto My faces continually.
(Exodus 25:30)
That this means thus the presence of the Lord
with peace and with heavenly joy from mercy,
is evident from the meaning of
the "faces of Jehovah," or of the Lord,
as being all things of the Divine love or mercy,
such as innocence, peace, joy,
and thus heaven itself with those who receive it.
For by "faces," when said of man and angel,
are meant the interiors which are of the will
and consequently of the understanding,
thus which are of love and consequently of faith.
From this it can be seen that by "faces,"
when said of Jehovah or the Lord,
are meant the things of the Divine love or mercy,
thus all celestial good.
Monday, October 02, 2023
AC 9546 - The Celestial Kingdom; AC 9546 - The Faces of the Lord
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