5954. “又给他们各人一套新衣服” 表始于良善的真理。这从 “衣服” 的含义清楚可知, “衣服” 是指真理, 如下文所述。因此, “新衣服” 是指新真理; 当真理在良善中开始时, 它们就变新, 因为那时它们获得了生命。所论述的主题是属世人与属灵人, 或外在人与内在人的联结。当联结正在实现时, 真理就会发生变化并变新, 因为它们从流入它们的良善那里获得了生命, 如刚才所述 (5951节)。“换衣服” 代表披上神圣真理, 这也是 “换衣服” 的起源 (参看4545节)。

在圣言中, “衣服 (或译衣裳）” 之所以表示真理, 是因为真理包裹良善, 几乎如同血管包裹血液, 或纤维包裹灵。“衣服” 有真理的意思, 是因为灵人, 以及天使看上去都穿着衣服, 并且各自都照着属于他的真理而着装。看上去身穿白衣的, 那些处于作为通向良善之路的信之真理的灵人或天使; 而看上去身穿闪亮衣服的, 是那些处于从良善发出的信之真理的灵人或天使。因为良善通过真理发光, 产生光辉 (参看5248节)。

灵人和天使看上去穿着衣服, 这一点从圣言中提到天使显现的地方也能看出来, 如马太福音:

坐在主坟墓上的天使像貌如同闪电, 衣服洁白如雪。(马太福音 28:3)

启示录:

我看见二十四位长老坐在宝座上, 身穿白衣。(启示录 4:4)

启示录:

骑在白马上的穿着溅了血的衣服; 祂的名称为神之道。在天上的众军骑着白马, 穿着细麻衣, 又白又洁, 跟随祂。(启示录 19:11, 13, 14)

“衣服洁白如雪” 和 “白色的细麻衣” 表示神圣真理, 因为洁白和闪亮论及真理 (3301, 3993, 4007, 5319节), 原因是它们最靠近光, 从主发出的光就是神性真理。这解释了为何当主变了形像时, 祂衣服显如光; 马太福音:

耶稣就变了形像, 脸面明亮如日头, 衣裳洁白如光。(马太福音 17:2)

在教会, 众所周知, “光” 是指神性真理; 但从诗篇清楚看出来, 它被比作 “衣裳”:

耶和华披上亮光, 如披衣裳。(诗篇 104:2)

“衣服或衣裳” 是指真理, 这一点从圣言中的许多经文明显看出来, 如马太福音:

王进来观看宾客, 见那里有一个没有穿礼服的人。就对他说, 同伴哪, 你到这里来, 怎么不穿礼服呢？于是, 他就被丢在外边的黑暗里。(马太福音 22:11-13)

至于 “不穿礼服的人” 是谁, 可参看前文 (2132节)。以赛亚书:

锡安哪！你要醒来; 醒来; 披上你的能力。圣城耶路撒冷啊, 穿上你华美的衣服！因为从今以后, 未受割礼、不洁净的, 必不再进入你中间。(以赛亚书 52:1)

“华美的衣服 “表示源于良善的真理。

以西结书:

我也使你身穿绣花衣服, 穿上海狗皮鞋, 并用细麻布给你束腰, 用丝绸披在你身上。你的衣服是细麻布和丝绸并绣花衣; 吃的是细面、蜂蜜并油。(以西结书 16:10, 13)

这论及耶路撒冷, 耶路撒冷在此表示属灵的古教会, 该教会是在上古教会气绝之后由主建立的。赋予该教会的真理以 “衣服” 来描述; “绣花衣” 是指记忆知识, 当记忆知识是纯正的时, 它在来世看似绣花衣, 又看似有网眼的织物, 正如我蒙允许所看到的。“细麻衣和丝绸” 是指源于良善的真理; 但在天堂, 这些织物是极其明亮和透明的, 因为它们在天堂之光中。

同一先知书:

你的帆是用埃及绣花细麻布做的; 你的篷是用以利沙岛的蓝色、紫色布做的。(以西结书 27:7)

这论及推罗, 推罗代表对真理与良善的认知 (1201节)。当这些认知是纯正的时, 它们就是 “埃及绣花细麻布”; “蓝色、紫色布” 表示由此衍生的良善, 或真理之良善。

诗篇:

王女极其荣华, 她的衣服是用金线绣的; 她要穿刺绣衣服, 被引到王前。(诗篇 45:13, 14)

“王女” 表示对真理的情感; “她的衣服是用金线绣的” 表示拥有良善在里面的真理; “刺绣衣服” 表示最低级的真理。

启示录:

然而在撒狄, 你还有几个名字是未曾污秽自己衣服的; 他们要穿白衣与我同行, 因为他们是配得过的。凡得胜的, 必穿白衣。(启示录 3:4, 5)

“未曾污秽衣服” 表示没有用虚假玷污真理。

启示录:

那儆醒, 看守衣服, 免得赤身而行, 叫他们见他羞耻的, 有福了。(启示录 16:15)

“衣服” 以同样的方式表示真理。这就是 “那儆醒, 看守衣服, 免得赤身而行, 叫他们见他羞耻的” 所表示的。

撒迦利亚书:

约书亚穿着污秽的衣服, 站在使者面前。使者吩咐站在他面前的说, 你们要脱去他污秽的衣服。又对约书亚说, 看哪, 我使你的罪孽离开你, 要给你换上衣服。(撒迦利亚书 3:3, 4)

“污秽的衣服” 表示被源于邪恶的虚假玷污的真理; 因此, 当脱去这些衣服, 穿上其它衣服时, 经上说: “看哪, 我使你的罪孽离开你”。谁都能知道, 罪孽不会因换了衣服就消失; 谁也都能由此得出结论: 换衣服是代表行为, 正如洗衣服也是代表行为一样, 当百姓自洁时, 如当他们靠近西乃山时 (出埃及记 19:14), 当他们从污秽之物中洁净时 (利未记 11:25, 40; 14:8, 9; 民数记 8:6, 7; 19:21; 31:19-24), 就会被吩咐洗衣服。

事实上, 从污秽之物中洁净是通过信之真理实现的, 因为这些真理教导何为良善, 何为仁爱, 何为邻舍, 何为信仰, 以及主、天堂和永生的存在。没有教导人的真理, 人们就不知道这些事, 甚至不知道它们的存在。凭自己, 除了爱自己爱世界的良善是属于人的唯一良善外, 谁还知道别的？因为这二者构成他生命的快乐。若不通过信之真理, 谁能知道还有别的良善能被赋予人, 即对神之爱的良善, 或对邻之仁的良善？有谁知道这些良善拥有天上的生命在里面, 或这些良善在此人不再爱自己胜过他人, 爱世界胜过天堂的范围内从主经由天堂流入？由此清楚可知, 洗衣服所代表的洁净通过信之真理实现。

9959. 'And make for them linen undergarments' means an external level of conjugial love. This is clear from the meaning of 'undergarments' as an external level of conjugial love, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'linen' as external truth or natural truth, also dealt with below. The reason why an external level of conjugial love is meant by 'undergarments' is that garments or coverings derive their meaning from the part of the body they cover, 9827, and the loins and genital organs, which the undergarments clothe or cover, mean conjugial love. For 'the loins' and their meaning this love, see 3021, 4280, 4575; and for 'the genital organs' and their meaning it, 4462, 5050-5062. What truly conjugial love is will be stated below in 9960.

[2] The undergarments were made from linen because 'linen' or 'flax' means external truth or natural truth, 7601, and what constitutes the actual external is truth. The reason why truth constitutes the external is that internal things terminate in external ones and rest on them as their underlying supports, and the underlying supports of good are truths. These are like the foundations on which a house is built or on which a house rests, which is why the truths of faith springing from good are meant by the foundations of a house, 9643. Truths furthermore are what protect forms of good from and withstand evils and falsities, all the power that good possesses being exerted by means of truths, 9643. So it is also that the last and lowest part of heaven is inhabited by those who are guided by truths of faith springing from good. So it is also therefore that what is last or most external with a person, namely his external skin, corresponds to those in heaven who are guided by the truths of faith, 5552-5559, 8980, yet not to those who uphold faith separated from good, since they are not in heaven. From all this it may now be recognized why the undergarments were made from linen or flax. Aaron's undergarment however, when he was clothed with the garments which were 'for glorious adornment', and which have been the subject in the present chapter, was made of fine linen together with interwoven fine linen, as is evident from a later chapter where it says,

They made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, and a turban of fine linen, and attractive headdresses ¹ from fine linen, and linen undergarments with fine twined linen. Exodus 39:27-28.

But when he was clothed with the 'holy garments' Aaron's undergarment was made of linen alone, as is clear from the following in Moses,

When Aaron comes into the sanctuary within the veil he shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarment shall be over his flesh, and he shall gird himself with the linen belt, and place the linen turban on himself. These are holy garments. He shall also wash his flesh with water when he puts them on. He shall then first offer burnt offerings and sacrifices, by means of which he will expiate the holy place from uncleannesses. Leviticus 16:1-end.

[3] The reason why Aaron was to go at that time clothed in the linen garments, which were also called 'the holy garments', was that at that time he was performing the duty of expiating the tent, and also the people and himself from uncleannesses. And every expiation, which was accomplished by means of washings, burnt offerings, and sacrifices, represented purification of the heart from evils and falsities, and so represented regeneration; and purification from evils and falsities, or regeneration, is accomplished by means of the truths of faith. This was why Aaron wore the linen garments then, for the truths of faith are meant by 'linen garments', as stated above.

All purification from evils and falsities is accomplished by means of the truths of faith, see 2799, 5954 (end), 7044, 7918, 9089. So therefore is regeneration, 1555, 2046, 2063, 2979, 3332, 3665, 3690, 3786, 3876, 3877, 4096, 4097, 5893, 6247, 8635, 8638-8640, 8772, 9088, 9089, 9103.

[4] It was for the same reason also that the priest was to put on the linen robe and the linen undergarment when he carried the ash away from the altar, Leviticus 6:9-11, and also that 'the priests, the Levites, from the sons of Zadok' were to put it on, when they entered the sanctuary, regarding whom the following is stated in Ezekiel,

The priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall draw near My table to minister to Me. When they enter the gates of the inner court they shall put on the linen garments, and no wool shall come upon them. When they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within, the linen turbans shall be on their heads, and the linen undergarments shall be over their loins. They shall not gird themselves with sweat. ² Ezekiel 44:15-18.

The subject in this passage is the new temple, by which a new Church is meant. By 'the priests, the Levites' those guided by truths springing from good are meant, and by 'the linen garments' the truths of faith by means of which purification and regeneration are accomplished. 'Not girding themselves with sweat' means that the holy things of worship should not be mingled with the human self; for 'sweat' means the human self or proprium, and the human proprium is nothing but evil and falsity, 210, 215, 694, 874-876, 987, 1047, 3812 (end), 8480, 8941.

[5] The reason why the undergarment Aaron wore when he was clothed with the garments 'for glorious adornment' was made of linen together with fine twined linen, as is evident from Exodus 39:27-28, quoted above, was that Aaron in those garments represented the Lord in respect of Divine Good in the heavens, Aaron himself representing the Lord in respect of the Divine Celestial there, his garments the Lord in respect of the Divine Spiritual there emanating from the Divine Celestial, 9814, and fine linen the Divine Spiritual emanating from the Divine Celestial, 5319, 9469.

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