AR 584 - God and His Name; AR 585 - Tabernacles and Tents

AR 584.

God symbolizes the Lord's Divinity,
as is the case often
elsewhere in the book of Revelation.
And His name symbolizes everything
by which the Lord is worshiped,
including the Word,
because worship is conducted
in accordance with it.

AR 485

The Tabernacle has almost the same
symbolic meaning as the Temple, namely,
in the highest sense, the Lord's Divine humanity,
and in a relative sense, heaven and the church.
But in the latter sense
the Tabernacle symbolizes the celestial church,
which is impelled by
the goodness of love toward the Lord
received from the Lord;
and the Temple symbolizes the spiritual church,
which is impelled by truths of wisdom
received from the Lord.
Those who dwell in heaven symbolize heaven.

The Tabernacle symbolizes the celestial church
because the Most Ancient Church,
being impelled by love toward the Lord,
was a celestial church
and held sacred worship in tents.
And the Ancient Church was a spiritual church
and held sacred worship in temples.

Tents used wood in their construction,
while temples used stone,
and wood symbolizes goodness,
and stone truth.