Arcana Coelestia # 6120
6120. 'And Joseph said' means the internal from which the response came. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as the internal, dealt with already. The fact that it is a response is self-evident.
Revelation 3:1-2
1
"And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: "He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
2
Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.