AC 9905 - The Breastplate of Judgment

AC 9905 [1]

And you shall put unto the breastplate of judgment
the Urim and Thummim.
(Exodus 28:30)

That this means the shining forth
of Divine truth from the Lord in ultimates,
is evident from the meaning of
"the breastplate of judgment,"
as being Divine truth shining forth
from the Divine good of the Lord;
and from the meaning of "the Urim and Thummim,"
as being light and the shining forth therefrom.
That "the Urim and Thummim"
denote light shining forth,
is because through the stones in the breastplate
the light of heaven shone forth with variety
according to the answers
that were being given through them.
For this reason they were of different colors.
For the Divine truth
that proceeds from the Lord's Divine good
appears before the angels as light,
and from it is all the light of heaven.
The colors derived from it,
which are modifications of this light with the angels,
are variegations of intelligence and wisdom with them;
for all wisdom and intelligence
are from this Divine truth or light.
From this it can be seen
that by the shining forth of various colors from this light,
Divine truths, which are answers,
are presented to view in the heavens.
In like manner there was a shining forth
through the Urim and Thummim,
when inquiry was made of the Divine.
But be it known that when the shining forth appeared,
then at the same time
an answer to the subject of inquiry
was given in an audible voice.
This was done through angels,
to whom this answer was revealed by the Lord
by means of such a shining forth;
for, as before said,
Divine truths which are answers
appear in this manner in the heavens.