9979. The Lord alone has earned merit, for He alone, by His own efforts, has conquered the hells and subdued them. Consequently the Lord alone is merit and righteousness.
Arcana Coelestia #6336
6336. 'And said, Gather together' means the existence together of all in general. This is clear from the meaning of 'gathering together' as a call to exist together, in this case a call to all the truths of faith and forms of the good of love that are meant by the twelve sons of Jacob, see immediately above in 6335.