AE 557 - His coat of mail and helmet

AE 557 [3]

He put on righteousness as a coat of mail,
and the helmet of salvation upon His head.
(Isaiah 59:17)

This treats of the Lord,
and of the subjugation of the hells by Him;
and "righteousness as a coat of mail"
signifies the zeal for rescuing the faithful from hell
and the Divine love of saving the human race;
and as it was from the zeal of Divine love and power therefrom
that the Lord fought and conquered,
so righteousness is called a "coat of mail;"
while the "helmet of salvation"
signifies Divine truth from Divine good,
by means of which is salvation,
for a "helmet" has a similar signification as the head,
because it is worn on the head;
(and) the "head" in reference to the Lord
signifies Divine truth and Divine wisdom . . ..