AE 36 - Clouds Mean the Divine Truth In the Letter

AE 36

Behold, He comes with the clouds, 
(Revelation 1:7)

signifies that the Lord is about 
to reveal Himself in the Word 
through the internal sense. 
This is evident from the signification of "coming," 
as being, in reference to the Lord, 
to reveal Himself; 
and from the signification of "clouds," 
as being Divine truths in ultimates, 
thus the Word in the letter; 
for the Word as to the sense of the letter 
is Divine truth in ultimates; 
and since each thing therein 
contains an internal or spiritual sense,
"coming with clouds" means 
revealing Himself through that sense. 
That "clouds" signify Divine truths in ultimates 
is from appearances in the spiritual world. 
There clouds appear in various kinds of light; 
in the inmost or third heaven in a flaming light, 
in the middle or second heaven 
in a bright white light, 
and in the outmost or first heaven 
in a light more dense; 
and everyone there knows 
that they signify Divine truth 
from the Lord through the angels; 
for when Divine truth proceeding from the Lord, 
which is the very light of heaven, 
passes through the angels, 
it appears as a cloud, 
purer or denser according to their intelligence.