9994. And wafers of unleavened things anointed with oil. That this signifies the celestial in the external man, is evident from the signification of “wafers,” as being the celestial in the external man (of which below); from the signification of “unleavened,” as being purified (see above, n. 9992); and from the signification of “oil,” as being the good of love (n. 886, 4582, 4638). From this it is evident that by “wafers of unleavened things anointed with oil” is signified the celestial in the external man, which proceeds in order from the prior celestials. The wafers are said to be “anointed with oil,” but the cakes “mixed with oil,” for the reason that the wafers are in the third rank, and the cakes in the second ((9993) as said just above, n. 9993); and that which is in the second rank proceeds from the inmost immediately, and hence has in it the inmost celestial, which is signified by “oil;” and that which is in the third rank proceeds from the inmost mediately, namely, through that which is in the second rank, and hence has the inmost not so much in it as that which is in the second rank. Therefore as the cakes signify the celestial of the second rank, they are said to be “mixed” with oil; and as the wafers signify the celestial of the third rank, they are said to be “anointed” with oil. But this is difficult of apprehension unless it is known how the case is with the coming forth of things in successive order, which is like end, cause, and effect. The inmost is the end, the middle is the cause, and the ultimate is the effect. The end must be in the cause that it may be the cause of this end, and the cause must be in the effect that it may be the effect of this cause. The end does not appear in the effect as it does in the cause, because the effect is further from the end than is the cause. From this the mind may be enlightened as to how the case is with the inmost, the middle, and the external, in successive order.