AC 5657 - doubt; AC 5662 - peace; AC 5664 - a heavenly proprium

AC 5657
. . .  when anyone is in a state of doubt,
he feels doubtful also about the truths which confirm.


AC 5662
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not.
(Genesis 43:23)
That this signifies that it is well, let them not despair,
is evident from the signification of "peace,"
as being to be well;
and from the signification of "fear not,"
as being let them not despair.
For the internal sense treats of a change of state,
in that they no longer procure truths
and through them good
by their own power;
but are presented with them from the Lord.
And because they supposed
that they would thus lose their own (proprium), thus freedom,
and consequently all the delight of life,
they were in despair . . ..

That "peace" denotes it is well,
is because it is the inmost,
and consequently the universally reigning thing,
in each and all things in heaven;
for peace in heaven is like spring on earth,
or like the dawn,
which does not affect us by sensible changes,
but by a universal pleasantness
that flows into everything that is perceived . . ..
At the present day
scarcely anyone knows the meaning of "peace"
where mentioned in the Word,
as in the benediction,
"Jehovah lift up His faces upon thee,
and give thee peace"
(Numbers. 6:26); and in other places.
Almost everyone believes peace to be security from enemies,
and also tranquility at home and among companions.
Such peace is not meant in this passage,
but a peace which immeasurably transcends it -
the heavenly peace just now spoken of.
This peace can be bestowed on no one
unless he is led by the Lord and is in the Lord,
that is, in heaven where the Lord is all in all;
for heavenly peace flows in
when the cupidities arising from the love of self
and the love of the world are taken away.
These are what take peace away,
for they infest a person's interiors,
and at last cause him to make rest consist in unrest,
and peace in annoyances,
because his delight is in evils.
So long as a person is in these
he cannot possibly know what peace is,


AC 5664 [4]
. . . in order that a heavenly proprium
and heavenly freedom
may be bestowed on person,
he must needs do good
as of himself
and think what is true
as of himself;
but when he reflects
he should acknowledge
that these are from the Lord.