10198. “亚伦要在坛上烧” 表主对源于爱与仁的敬拜的提升. 这从 “烧香” 的含义和 “亚伦” 的代表清楚可知: “烧香” 是指对源于爱与仁的敬拜的一切的提升 (10177节); “亚伦” 作为大祭司, 是指神性良善方面和拯救工作方面的主 (9806, 9965, 10068节). “烧香” 之所以表示对敬拜的提升, 是因为 “火” 表示爱之良善, 因此凡火里出来的都表示诸如从爱发出的那类事物. 这就是为何不仅光, 而且烟也具有代表性. “火” 表示爱之良善 (参看4906, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324, 10055节); “烟” 也代表它, 这一点明显可见于这些经文:

耶和华必在锡安的一切居所上造日间的云, 夜间的烟和火焰的光. (以赛亚书 4:5)

启示录:

因神的荣耀和能力, 殿中充满了烟. (启示录 15:8)

香的烟表示对祷告或祈祷的提升, 因而一般表示对敬拜的一切的提升, 这一点明显可见于启示录:

那香的烟和众圣徒的祈祷一同上升. (启示录 8:4)

1470. 'Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon' means that truth from a celestial origin is delightful. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'a woman beautiful to look upon'. Every truth that is celestial, that is, which is brought forth from what is celestial, is a source of happiness in the internal man and of delight in the external; and among celestial angels truth is not perceived in any other way. It is altogether different however when it does not have a celestial origin. There are two kinds of happiness in the internal man to which two kinds of delight in the external man correspond. One belongs to good, the other to truth. Celestial happiness and delight go with good, spiritual happiness and delight with truth. Furthermore it is well known that truth holds happiness and delight within it, though these are essentially such only when the truth flows from what is celestial, and therefore when the truth itself becomes celestial and is called celestial truth. This truth may also be compared to the light of the sun in spring, which light carries within it the warmth which causes everything on earth to start to grow and so to speak to come alive. This celestial truth is beauty or beautifulness itself, and is the kind of truth meant here by the words 'a beautiful woman to look upon'. What further arcana are embodied in these words will become evident from what follows