AC 6644 - "And Joseph Died"; AC 6648 - The Renewed Church In a Person to Eternity

AC 6644

And Joseph died,
and all his brethren, and all that generation.
(Exodus 1:6)

"And Joseph died,"
means that the case would now be different
with the internal of the church;
"and all his brethren, and all that generation,"
means also with the external in particular and in general;
"and the sons of Israel were fruitful, and were productive,"
means that the truths of the church increased as to good;
"and multiplied, and became very exceeding numerous,"
means that they increased very much
as to truths from good;
"and the land was filled with them,"
means even to fullness of the church.

AC 6648

. . . the subject now treated of is the renewed church;
for with the church in person the case is this:
while it is being set up anew the person is in truths
and by means of these good increases;
but when the church with him has been set up anew,
then the person is in good,
and from good in truths,
which then increase continually --
but little during his life in the world,
because here
cares for food and clothing, and for other things,
act as a hindrance;
but in the other life immeasurably,
and this perpetually to eternity;
for the wisdom which is from the Divine has no end.
Thus the angels are perfected continually,
and thus all are perfected who become angels
when they come into the other life;
for everything which is of wisdom
is of infinite extension,
and the things of wisdom are infinite in number.
From this it can be seen
that wisdom can increase to eternity,
and yet not reach far beyond the first degree;
for the reason that the Divine is infinite,
and that such is the case with what is from the infinite.