AR 836 - swords!

AR 836

And the rest were slain with the sword

of Him who sat on the horse,

which went out from His mouth.

(Revelation 19:21)

To be slain means symbolically . . . to be slain spiritually,

which is to perish in respect to one's soul.

The sword of Him who sat on the horse,

which went forth from His mouth,

symbolizes the Word's truths

combating the falsities accompanying evil.

For various kinds of swords

symbolize truth fighting against falsity,

and falsity fighting against truth.

However, a sword on the thigh

means a combat from love;

a sword in the hand, or dagger,

means a combat with power;

and a sword from the mouth

means a combat from doctrine.

Consequently the sword that went forth

from the mouth of the Lord

means a combat from the Word against falsities,

as it is the Word that goes forth

from the mouth of the Lord.