AC 9680 [2]
All good is holy,
and all truth is holy insofar as it has good in it.
Good is called "holy" from the Lord,
because the Lord alone is holy,
and because from Him is all good and all truth.
From this it is evident why
the Habitation is called "the holy;
and why the ark in which was the Testimony
is called "the holy of holies;"
for the Testimony denotes the Lord Himself
as to Divine truth;
and "the ark" denotes the inmost heaven
where the Lord is.
The Lord is also in the middle heaven;
but He is more fully present in the inmost heaven;
for those who are conjoined with the Lord
by the good of love are with Him;
but those who are conjoined with the Lord
by the good of faith are indeed with Him,
but more remotely.
In the middle heaven there is conjunction
with the Lord through faith implanted
in the good of charity toward the neighbor.
From all this it is evident why the Habitation
that was outside the veil is called "the holy;"
and why the Habitation that was within the veil
is called "the holy of holies."
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
AC 9680 - "Holy" and "Holy of Holies"
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