596. And his face as the sun.- That this signifies the Divine Love of the Lord, from which is all Divine Truth which is the Word in heaven and in the church, is evident from the signification of face, when used in reference to the Lord, as denoting the Divine Love, the Divine Mercy, and every good (see above, n. 74, 412); and from the signification of sun, when used in reference to the Lord, as also denoting the Divine Love (see above, n. 401, 525, 527). And because from the Lord as the sun in the angelic heaven proceeds all light there, and since the light there is Divine Truth, therefore this, from which is all Divine Truth, is meant, and because the Word includes all Divine Truth, and since the same Word which is in the world, is also in heaven, and because the strong angel coming down out of heaven means the Lord as to the Word, as may be seen above (n. 593), therefore it is here said the Divine Truth, which is the Word in heaven and in the church. That the same Word which is in the world, is also in heaven, may be seen in Heaven and Hell 259, 261, 303-310).
