2. 新天國與新教會的信仰, 就總體而言, 概述如下:

永恆之主耶和華, 降臨人間征服地獄, 並榮耀祂的人身; 若非如此, 無人能被拯救; 信祂的人得拯救。

以上被稱為該信仰的總體形式, 是信仰的普遍原則。信仰的普遍原則必存於信仰的整體和細節之中。上帝的本質和位格是一, 聖三一集於這一, 這一就是主耶穌基督, 這是信仰的一個普遍原則。若非主降臨人間, 則無人得救, 這是信仰的一個普遍原則。主降臨人間(那時地獄勢力侵犯人間), 藉著與地獄爭戰並戰勝制服它, 從而移除地獄, 使其歸入秩序並服從於祂, 這是信仰的一個普遍原則。主降臨人間, 榮耀祂在人間所取之人, 就是將這人與神性聯合, 從而永遠地保持地獄歸入秩序並服從於祂; 這樣的聯合唯有藉著祂所取之人被准許接受各樣的試探而得以成就, 甚至最後接受終極的試探——十字架受難, 祂忍受並得勝了; 這是信仰的一個普遍原則。這些是關於主這方面信仰的幾個普遍原則。

關於我們人這方面:

人應當信主, 因為通過信主, 人得以與主聯合, 從而被得拯救。信主就是篤信主施行拯救; 因為唯有那些過良善生活者方有如此信心, 因而這也是信祂之意。主在約翰福音中教導:父的意思是叫一切見子而信的人得永生(約翰福音6:40)。在另一處:信子的有永生。不信子的不得見永生; 上帝的震怒常在他身上(約翰福音3:36)。

178. Internal Meaning of Daniel, Chapter 7

1-3 Revelation concerning the successive changes of state of the church: (2, 11)

4 The first, while they were in the understanding of truth; (2)

5 The second, when they studied only the sense of the letter of the Word; (2)

6 The third, when the sense of the letter of the Word was falsified, and falsity was made to appear as truth; (2)

7 The fourth, when there was faith alone, which destroyed all things of the church, (3, 17)

8 and which was confirmed by the sense of the letter of the Word; (3)

9-10 they were judged from the Word, (3)

11 and that faith was wholly destroyed, (3, 17)

12 and [those who were in] the former [states] were judged according to their life, (3)

13-14 and the church became the Lord's. (11)

15-16 Further explanation of those things: (2)

17-18 four successive states of the church are meant; (2, 7)

19-21 the last state is faith alone confirmed by reasonings and by the Word falsified, by virtue of which they would prevail; (2)

22 and this until the Lord shall institute the church (11)

23-24 which has been destroyed by faith alone, (3)

25 and which despises the Lord Himself. (3)

26-27 Finally those who are in faith alone will be judged, (15)

and a new church will be established by the Lord. (11)

28 Thus comes the end.