WH 10 - The Internal Sense of the Word

WH 10

The internal sense of the Word
is primarily for the angels,
but it is also for people.
So that it may be known what the internal sense is,
its nature and its origin,
this will be stated in summary form.
They think and speak differently in heaven
from people on earth;
in heaven spiritually and on earth naturally.
Therefore when people read the word
the angels who are with them perceive it spiritually,
and the people naturally.
So, angels are in the spiritual sense,
people in the external sense;
and yet they still make one unit
because there is a correspondence between them.
Angels not only think spiritually,
they also speak spiritually;
also, their presence with people,
and their conjunction with people
is achieved through the Word.