HH 139
It should be known
that the Divine Good and the Divine Truth
that are
from the Lord as a Sun in the heavens,
are not in the Lord
but from the
Lord.
In the Lord there is only Divine Love,
which is the Being (Esse)
from which that
Divine good and truth come into existence.
Existing
(existere) from being (esse)
is meant by going forth (procedens).
This,
too, can be made clear by comparison
with the sun of the world.
The heat
and light that are in the world
are not in the sun but from it. In the
sun,
there is fire only,
and it is from this that heat and light
come
into existence and go forth.
HH 140
Since the Lord as a Sun is Divine Love,
and Divine Love is Divine
Good Itself,
so the Divine that goes forth from the Lord
which is His
Divine in heaven,
is called, for the sake of distinction, Divine Truth,
although it is Divine Good united to Divine Truth.
This Divine Truth is
what is called
the Holy going forth from Him.
Sunday, February 04, 2024
AC 139, 140 - The Divine Good and Truth
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