Tuesday, October 05, 2010

AE 401b, c - the Sun shines & enlightens

AE 401b[4]
Likewise when the Lord was seen by John as an angel,
respecting which we read:

And I saw a strong angel coming down out of heaven,
encompassed with a cloud,
and a rainbow about his head,
and his face was as the sun.

(Revelation. 10:1)

for "angels" in the Word in its spiritual sense do not mean angels,
but something Divine from the Lord,
since the Divine that appears from them is not theirs,
but the Lord's with them.
So, too, the Divine truth they speak, which is full of wisdom,
they do not speak from themselves,
but from the Lord,
for they have been people,
and people have all wisdom and intelligence from the Lord.
This makes clear that in the Word "angel" means the Lord,
who also then appeared as a sun.

AE 401c [10]
. . . those who are in love to the Lord
and in charity towards the neighbor
it shall then be given to understand truths . . .

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