属天的奥秘 # 9197
9197. “因为你们在埃及地也作过寄居的” 表当被来自地狱的人侵扰时, 他们受到保护, 免受虚假和邪恶的伤害. 这从关于以色列人在埃及所受的苦待和欺压, 以及对他们的保护并最终把他们从那里领出来 (出埃及记 7-11, 13, 14章) 的说明清楚可知. 在那里已说明, 以色列人在埃及所受的苦待和欺压表示主降临之前, 来自地狱的人对属于属灵教会的忠信者的侵扰; 对以色列人的保护并把他们从埃及地领出来表示当主在世并复活时, 祂对那些属于属灵教会之人的保护和释放. 不过, 再次解释这些细节太过冗长乏味了 (可参看前面提到的出埃及记的那几章, 尤其6854,6914, 7035, 7091, 7474, 7828, 7932a,8018, 8054, 8099, 8159, 8321节).
The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Teachings # 244
244. People outside the church who acknowledge one God and in accordance with their religion devote their lives in some way to caring about their neighbor have something in common with people in the church, because no one who believes in God and lives a good life is damned. This shows that although the Lord's church takes a particular form where the Lord is acknowledged and the Word is found, it actually exists everywhere in the whole world.
