AE 76 - The Presence of the Divine Majesty

AE 76

And when I saw Him,
(Revelation 1:17)
signifies the presence of the Divine majesty.

. . . His human, even in ultimates,
is full of Divine love . . ..

. . . from His Divine Love were all things of heaven.

. . . all Divine light is from the Lord as a sun,
and Divine light passes into the interiors;
from this comes such presence 
and such filling with awe.

. . . a person has two kinds of sight,
one from cogitative (thoughtful) faith,
the other from love:
when he has sight from cogitative faith only,
his sight is unattended with awe
before the Lord's Divine majesty;
but when this sight is from love,
it is attended with awe at the Divine majesty:
this is because a person is then turned to the Lord,
for love turns him,
but cogitative (thoughtful) faith apart from love 
does not. 
 

AE 73 - "Out of His Mouth"

AE 73

And out of His mouth 
a sharp two-edged sword going forth, 
(Revelation 1:16)

signifies the dispersion of falsities by the Word. 
This is evident from the signification of 
"going forth out of the mouth," as being, 
in reference to the Lord, 
Divine truth, thus the Word, 
for the Word goes forth out of the Lord's mouth. 
This is evident also from the signification of 
"the long sword," or the "sword," 
as being truth combating; 
and as truth, when it combats, 
disperses falsities, 
therefore a "long sword" 
also signifies the dispersion of falsities.

 

AE 71 - "Waters"

AE 71 [1, 4]

As it is not yet known 
that "waters" in the Word signify the truths of faith 
and the knowledges of truth, 
I would like, 
since this signification may possibly appear remote, 
to show here briefly that this is 
what is meant in the Word by "waters." 
This, moreover, is necessary, 
because without a knowledge 
of what "waters" signify, 
it cannot be known what baptism signifies, 
nor the "washings" in the Israelitish church 
so frequently referred to. 
"Waters" signify the truths of faith, 
as "bread" signifies the good of love. 
"Waters" and "bread" have this signification 
because things that pertain to spiritual nourishment 
are expressed in the sense of the letter 
by such things as belong to natural nourishment; 
for bread and water, 
which include in general all food and drink, 
nourish the body, 
while the truths of faith and the good of love 
nourish the soul. 
This also is from correspondence, 
for when "bread" and "water" 
are read of in the Word, 
angels, because they are spiritual, 
understand the things by which they are nourished, 
which are the goods of love and the truths of faith.
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I know that some will wonder why "waters" 
are mentioned in the Word,
and not the truths of faith, 
since the Word is to teach a person 
about his spiritual life; 
and since, if the expression the truths of faith 
had been used, instead of "waters," 
a person would have known 
that the waters of baptism and of washings 
contribute nothing 
to the purifying of a person from evils and falsities. 
But it is to be known, 
that the Word in order to be Divine, 
and at the same time useful 
to heaven and the church, 
must be wholly natural in the letter, 
for if it were not natural in the letter 
there could be no conjunction 
of heaven with the church by means of it; 
for it would be like a house without a foundation, 
and like a soul without a body, 
for ultimates enclose all interiors, 
and are a foundation for them. 
A person is also in ultimates, 
and upon the church in him 
heaven has its foundations. 
For this reason 
the style of the Word is such as it is . . ..

AE 69 - The Lord's Feet - The Ultimate of Divine Order

AE 69 [1, 2]

And His feet like unto burnished brass, 
as if glowing in a furnace, 
(Revelation 1:15)

signifies the ultimate of Divine order, 
which is the natural, 
full of Divine love. 
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. . . since the external of the church, 
of worship, and of the Word 
is the ultimate of Divine order in the church, 
and is the natural, 
this is specifically signified by 
"the feet of Jehovah" or "of the Lord."

 

AE 68 - The Lord's Eyes

AE 68

In reference to the Lord, 
"eyes" signify Divine Providence, 
because, in reference to people, 
they signify understanding; 
and the Divine understanding, 
because it is infinite, 
is Divine Providence.

 

AE 63 - The Son of Man

AE 63 [1, 3, 7]

And in the midst of the seven lampstands 
one like unto the Son of man, 
(Revelation 1:13)

signifies the Lord, 
from whom is the All of heaven and of the church. 
This is evident from the signification of "in the midst," 
as being in the inmost . . ..
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Blessed are you when men shall hate you 
for the Son of man's sake.
(Luke 6:22)

"For the Son of man's sake" 
is for the sake of Divine truth 
that proceeds from the Lord. 
Divine truth is the All of faith 
in and of love to the Lord. 
Because the evil deny these things, 
and those who deny also hate them, 
while the good acknowledge them, 
therefore it is said that the good are blessed.
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From now on shall the Son of Man be seated 
at the right hand of the power of God.
(Luke 22:69)

"The Son of man" is the Lord 
in respect to the Divine Human, 
and in respect to Divine truth proceeding from Him; 
"to sit at the right hand of power" 
means that He has omnipotence; 
its being said that they were now about to see this 
means that Divine truth was in its omnipotence 
when the Lord in the world 
had conquered the hells 
and reduced to order all things there 
and in the heavens, 
and that thus those 
who received Him in faith and love could be saved.

 

AE 62 - Golden Lampstands

AE 62 [3]

The lampstands that were seen were of gold;
because "gold" signifies the good of love,
and all that proceeds from the Lord 
is from Divine Love;
consequently the Divine of the Lord in the heavens
is love to Him and love towards the neighbor,
which is charity.