9467. “紫色” 表对良善的属天之爱. 这从 “紫色” 的含义清楚可知,

“紫色” 是指对良善的属天之爱. 这爱之所以由 “紫色” 来表示, 是因为红色表示属天之爱. 事实上, 基本的颜色有两种, 其余的颜色都来自这两种颜色, 即: 红色和白色. 红色表示属于爱的良善, 而白色表示属于信的真理. 红色之所以表示属于爱的良善, 是因为它来自火, 而火表示爱之良善; 白色之所以表示属于信的真理, 是因为它来自光, 而光表示信之真理.

“火” 表示爱之良善 (参看5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324, 9434节);

“光” 表示信之真理 (2776, 3195, 3636, 3643, 3993, 4302, 4413, 4415, 5400, 8644, 8707, 8861, 9399, 9407节);

“红” 表示爱之良善 (3300节);

“白” 表示信之真理 (3993, 4007, 5319节).

由此明显可知其余的颜色表示什么; 因为它们照着带有红色的程度而表示爱之良善; 照着带有白色的程度而表示信之真理. 出现在天堂的一切颜色都是在这两个层面上的天堂之光和火焰的修改. 因为天堂之光是真光, 本身是从主的神性良善发出的神性真理. 因此, 这光和火焰的修改就是真理和良善, 因而聪明和智慧的不同变化.

这一切表明为何帐幕的幔子和帘子, 以及亚伦的衣服都要用蓝色, 紫色, 染过两次的朱红色线, 并细麻织成 (出埃及记 26:1, 31, 36; 27:16; 28:6, 15); 也就是说, 是为了它们可以代表属于良善的属天事物和属于真理的属灵事物, 这些事物是下文的主题.

在以西结书,

“紫色” 也表示来自一个属天源头的良善:

你的篷帆是用埃及刺绣的细麻布做的; 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, 推罗表示关于真理和良善的认知或知识;

“蓝色, 紫色篷” 表示来自一个属天源头的关于真理和良善的认知或知识.

在路加福音,

“紫色和细麻布” 表示类似事物:

有一个财主, 穿着紫色和细麻布衣服, 天天奢华宴乐.(路加福音 16:19)

“财主” 在内义表示犹太民族和他们当中的教会, 它因取自存在于那里的圣言的关于良善和真理的认知或知识而被称为 “财主”;

“紫色和细麻布衣服” 是指这些认知或知识;

“紫衣” 表示关良善的认知或知识;

“细麻布衣服” 表示关于真理的认知或知识; 这二者都来自一个属天源头, 因为它们来自神性. 在启示录,

“紫色” 也具有类似含义:

一个女人骑在朱红色的兽上, 穿着紫色和朱红色的衣服.(启示录 17:3, 4)

这论及巴比伦, 巴比伦表示这样的教会: 其中圣言的圣物被用于亵渎的功用或目的, 也就是被用来在天上和地上掌权, 因而被用于源于地狱的自我之爱和尘世之爱的目的.

Gold means good, and just as gold was the most precious metal known to ancient mankind so it represents the good of the highest and wisest of the angels. These angels foremostly love the Lord, and because they do they act from that love at all times. So the things they do are from love or as the writings for the new church often say, their acts are "goods of love". This is what gold represents. As soon as God planted the garden of Eden, He created a river in it, to water it. This river went out and branched into four, the first branch mentioned, Pishon, encompassed the "…land of Havilah, where there is gold… and the gold…is good". Another mention of gold comes in Exodus where the Lord is telling Moses how to make the Tabernacle. If you pay attention you will see that inside the tabernacle the main thing you see is gold, the boards of the wall are covered with it and all the furniture is either wood covered completely with gold, or is made of solid gold. Then at the end of the Word the holy city descends from God and it is made of gold, "gold like unto clear glass" good of love that can be clearly and completely understood. And it has its river. This is a promise from the Lord that we can come into a state similar to that of the garden of Eden, if we follow Him so as to come into love for Him, and act from that love.