475. Lequel a créé le Ciel et les choses qui y sont, et la Terre et les choses qui y sont, et la Mer et les choses qui y sont, signifie qui vivifie tous ceux qui sont dans le Ciel et tous ceux qui sont dans l'Église, et toutes choses en général et en particulier chez eux. Par créer dans le sens naturel il est signifié créer, mais dans le sens spirituel par créer il est signifié réformer et régénérer, Nos. 254, 290, ce qui est aussi vivifier ; par le Ciel est entendu le Ciel où sont les Anges ; par la Terre et la Mer il est signifié l'Église, par la terre ceux qui sont dans ses internes, et par la mer ceux qui sont dans ses externes, Nos. 398, 470 ; par les choses qui y sont il est signifié toutes choses en général et en particulier chez eux.

2190. 'And he said, Behold, in the tent' means that it existed within holiness. This is clear from the meaning of 'a tent' as holiness, dealt with in 414, 1102, 1566, 2145. Rational truth is said to have existed within holiness because it existed within good. All good is called holy because it is an attribute of love and charity, which are derived wholly from the Lord. But as are forms of good, so are forms of holiness. Goods are formed, that is, they are born and develop, through the truths of faith. The nature of them therefore depends on the nature and the amount of the truth of faith that has been implanted in charity, as stated immediately above in 2189. From this it becomes clear that forms of good or holiness differ with each individual. Although they seem to be alike in the outward form they take they are not alike in their inward forms. And this applies both to people who are outside the Church and to those inside it. Within the good of charity residing with a person more is present than man can possibly believe. Present within it are all things that constitute his faith, and consequently they are present in the holiness of his worship. The nature of the holiness of his worship is visible to the angels as if seen in broad daylight, even though that person knows nothing further than that some degree of holiness exists with him. Myriads upon myriads of his thoughts concerning the goods and truths of faith and of the affections deriving from these are present within the holiness existing within him. But the general character of the holiness of worship will in the Lord's Divine mercy be spoken of elsewhere.