The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms # 170
170. Internal Meaning of Ezekiel, Chapter 47
1-12 Influx of Divine good and Divine truth from the Lord; from this influx the angels of the three heavens, and men, have spiritual life, and from the Divine good and Divine truth they have intelligence and charity. (12, 2)
13-23 Inheritances or partitions of the church and heaven according to goods and truths in the whole complex, which is according to the tribes of Israel. (12, 11)
Damascus
In Genesis 14:15, Damascus, being the chief city of Syria, signifies knowledge of good and truth. (Arcana Coelestia 1715)
In Ezekiel 27:18, this signifies external knowledge. (Apocalypse Explained 376[18])
In Isaiah 17:3, this signifies people who value religion for knowing only external things. (The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms 17)
Damascus and Aroer (Isaiah 17:1, 2) signify knowledge of truth and good. See Eliezer of Damascus.
(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 911)
