9466. “蓝色” 表对真理的属天之爱. 这从 “蓝色” 的含义清楚可知,

“蓝色” 是指对真理的属天之爱.

“蓝色” 之以具有这种含义, 是因为它是一种天空的颜色, 这种颜色表示来自一个属天源头的真理, 也就是源于对主之爱的良善的真理. 这种良善在至内层天堂占主导地位, 在中间或第二层天堂显为紫色和蓝色. 该良善本身显为紫色, 源于它的真理显为蓝色. 因为当颜色出现在来世和天堂本身时, 它们是最美丽的颜色; 都来源于良善和真理. 事实上, 对良善和真理的情感的气场也通过颜色呈现在天使和灵人眼前, 具体事物通过各种颜色的物体而显现, 也通过气味呈给鼻子. 因为属于良善的一切属天事物和属于真理的一切属灵事物, 在低层天堂通过诸如出现在自然界的那类事物来代表, 并通过这种方式呈给那里的灵人和天使的实际外在感官. 对良善和真理的情感的气场之所以通过颜色而显为可见, 是因为颜色是天堂之光, 因而聪明和智慧的修改 (参看4530, 4677, 4742, 4922节).

这解释了为何在为帐幕和亚伦的衣服而收集的材料中有蓝色, 紫色, 染过两次的朱红色线, 染红的公羊皮; 因为帐幕代表主的天堂, 用来建造和遮盖它的材料代表属于良善和真理的属天和属灵事物; 亚伦的衣服具有类似的代表 (9457节). 这就解释了为何法柜里面的幔子用蓝色, 紫色, 染过两次的朱红色线和细麻织成 (出埃及记 26:31); 帐幕的门帘也是如此 (出埃及记 26:36); 院子的门帘同样如此 (出埃及记 27:16); 以及为何幔子边上的钮扣做蓝色的 (出埃及记 26:4). 这也解释了为何以弗得用金色, 蓝色, 紫色, 染过两次的朱红色线, 并细麻织成; 决断的胸牌同样如此 (出埃及记 28:6, 15).

在以西结书,

“蓝色” 表示对真理的属天之爱,

“蓝衣” 表示出于这爱的关于真理的认知或知识:

你的篷帆是用埃及刺绣的细麻布做的, 可以作你的大旗; 你的篷是用以利沙岛的蓝色, 紫色布做的. 这些商人以美好的货物, 成捆的蓝色绣工, 成箱的华丽衣服与你交易.(以西结书 27:7, 24)

这论及推罗, 推罗表示关于真理和良善的认知或知识 (1201节). 知识和从知识所获得的理解力被描述为 “埃及刺绣” 和 “以利沙岛的蓝色, 紫色布”;

“埃及刺绣” 是指真理的记忆知识;

“以利沙岛的蓝色, 紫色布” 是指对真理和良善的理解.

同一先知书:

有两个女子, 一母的女儿, 在埃及, 在幼年时行邪淫, 就是阿荷拉和阿荷利巴. 阿荷拉在我手下行邪淫, 贪恋她的邻邦亚述人, 穿着蓝衣, 作总督, 作领袖; 骑着马的马兵.(以西结书 23:2-6)

“阿荷拉” 表示撒玛利亚,

“阿荷利巴” 表示耶路撒冷 (23:4).

“撒玛利亚” 是指败坏的属灵教会;

“在埃及行邪淫” 表示通过记忆知识歪曲真理;

“贪恋她的邻邦亚述人” 表示热爱基于这些歪曲的推理;

“穿着蓝衣” 表示源于良善的真理的表象, 因为它们源于被错解的圣言字义.

类似的话出现在耶利米书:

锤炼的银片是从他施带来的, 并有从乌法来的金子, 都是匠人的工和铸匠的手工. 他们的衣服是蓝色和紫色料的. 这些都是巧匠的工作.(耶利米书 10:9)

这论及以色列家的偶像, 以色列家的偶像表示通过扭曲圣言的外在意义所确认的虚假教义 (参看9424节);

“匠人的工和铸匠的手工”, 以及 “这些都是巧匠的工作” 表示它们都是自我聪明的产物;

“他施来的银片和乌法来的金子” 表示从外表上看, 它们似乎是真理和良善, 因为它们取自圣言;

“蓝色和紫色料”, 也就是 “他们的衣服”, 意思也差不多.

启示录:

我在异象中看见那些马, 骑马的有火胸甲, 与蓝玛瑙并硫磺, 杀了人的三分之一.(启示录 9:17, 18)

“马” 和 “骑马的” 表示对真理的一种颠倒和败坏的理解;

“火胸甲, 与紫玛瑙并硫磺” 表示由恶魔般的爱之邪恶所产生的虚假的防御. 因此,

“火” 在此表示对邪恶的地狱之爱;

“蓝” 表示对虚假的地狱之爱; 因此, 它们都是反面意义上的; 因为圣言中的大多数事物也有一个反面意义.

4922. 'And bound on his hand a twice-dyed thread' means that a sign was placed on it, namely on that power - 'twice-dyed' meaning good. This is clear from the meaning of 'binding on the hand' as placing a sign on power, for 'the hand' means power, 4920; and from the meaning of 'twice-dyed' as good, in particular spiritual good. The reason 'twice-dyed' means spiritual good is that this expression describes a shade of scarlet, and in the next life whenever one sees scarlet spiritual good is meant, which is the good of charity towards the neighbour. For all colours clearly visible in the next life mean something connected with good and truth since they are products of the light of heaven, which essentially is wisdom and intelligence flowing from the Lord's Divine. The variegations or modifications of that light are consequently variegations and so to speak modifications of wisdom and intelligence, and therefore of good and truth. For details about the light in heaven flowing from the Lord's Divine wisdom and intelligence, where the Lord is seen as the Sun, see 1053, 1521-1533, 1619-1632, 2776, 3138, 3167, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3223, 3225, 3337, 3339, 3340, 3485, 3636, 3643, 3862, 3993, 4180, 4214, 4302, 4405, 4408, 4413, 4415, 4523-4533; and for details about colours having their origin in that light and about their being variegations and modifications of that light, and therefore of intelligence and wisdom, 1042, 1043, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677, 4742.

[2] As regards 'twice-dyed' meaning spiritual good, this is evident from places in the Word where this expression is used, as in Jeremiah,

If therefore you have been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed and deck yourself with ornaments of gold, in vain will you make yourself beautiful; your lovers will abhor you. Jeremiah 4:30.

This refers to Judah. 'Clothing yourself in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, 'decking yourself with ornaments of gold' for celestial good. In 2 Samuel,

David lamented over Saul and over Jonathan, and wrote it down that they teach the children of Judah the bow. Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul who clothed you in twice-dyed delicately, ¹ and placed an ornament of gold on your apparel. 2 Samuel 1:17-18, 24.

Here 'teaching the bow' stands for teaching the doctrine of love and charity, for 'the bow' means that doctrine. 'Clothing in twice-dyed' stands for spiritual good, as previously, and 'placing an ornament of gold on one's apparel' for celestial good.

[3] Such being the meaning of 'twice-dyed', instructions were also given to use twice-dyed scarlet on the curtains of the Dwelling-place, the veil, the covering for the door of the tent, the covering to the gate of the court, the table of the Presence when they were about to set out, Aaron's sacred vestments such as the ephod, the breastplate of judgement, and the fringes of the robe of the ephod:

The curtains of the Dwelling-place

You shall make for the Dwelling-place ten curtains - fine-twined linen, and violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 26:1.

The veil

You shall make a veil of violet and purple, and of twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:31.

The covering for the door of the tent

You shall make a covering for the door of the tent, of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. Exodus 26:36.

[4] The covering to the gate of the court

For the gate of the court you shall make a covering of violet and purple and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. Exodus 27:16.

The table of the Presence when they were about to set out

When the camp sets out they shall spread over the table of the Presence a cloth of twice-dyed scarlet, and shall cover this with a covering of badger skin. Numbers 4:8.

The ephod

You shall make an ephod out of gold, violet and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine-twined linen, the work of a craftsman; and the girdle similarly. Exodus 28:5-6, 8; 39:2-3.

The breastplate of judgement

You shall make the breastplate of judgement, the work of a craftsman, like the work of the ephod, out of gold, violet, and purple. and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine-twined linen. Exodus 28:15.

The fringes of the robe of the ephod

Pomegranates of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet. Exodus 28:33.

[5] It was because the Tent of Meeting with the Ark in it represented heaven that the colours mentioned in these places were required. They meant in their order celestial and spiritual things, as follows: 'Violet and purple' meant celestial kinds of good and truth, 'twice-dyed scarlet and fine-twined linen' spiritual kinds of good and truth. Anyone believing that the Word is holy can recognize that each has a specific meaning, and anyone believing that the Word is holy for the reason that it has been sent down from the Lord by way of heaven can recognize that the celestial and spiritual things belonging to His kingdom are meant. Similar instructions were given, in cleansings from leprosy, to use 'cedarwood, scarlet, and hyssop', Leviticus 14:4, 6, 52; and to cast 'cedarwood and hyssop and twice-dyed of purple' on to the fire in which the red heifer was being burned, from which the water of separation was prepared, Numbers 19:6.

[6] The profanation of good and truth is described by similar words in John,

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. and covered ² with gold and precious stones and pearls. holding in her hand a golden cup, full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredom. Revelation 17:3-4.

And after this,

Woe, woe, the great city, you that were clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and covered' with gold and precious stones and pearls. Revelation 18:16.

This refers to 'Babel' by which the profanation of good is meant, 1182, 1283, 1295, 1304, 1306-1308, 1321, 1322, 1326, in this case the profanation both of good and of truth, which is 'Babylonian'. Among the Prophets in the Old Testament 'Babel' describes the profanation of good and 'Chaldea' the profanation of truth.

[7] In the contrary sense 'scarlet' means the evil that is the contrary of spiritual good, as in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson, ³ they will be as wool. Isaiah 1:18.

The reason 'scarlet' means this evil is that 'blood', likewise, because of its red colour, in the genuine sense means spiritual good or charity towards the neighbour, and in the contrary sense violence done to charity, 374, 1005.

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