10463. And burnt it with fire. That this signifies derived altogether from the loves of self and of the world, which are condemned to hell, is evident from the signification of “fire,” as being heavenly love, which is love to the Lord and love toward the neighbor; and in the opposite sense infernal love, which is the love of self and the love of the world (see n. 4906, 5071, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324, 7575, 10055); consequently to be “burned with fire” denotes to be completely filled with the loves of self and of the world, thus to be condemned to hell; for when these loves reign they are hell in man. From all this it is evident what is signified by the “hell fire” spoken of in the Word throughout.

10055. An offering made by fire to Jehovah is this. That this signifies all things from the Divine love, is evident from the signification of “an offering by fire to Jehovah,” as being that it is from the Divine love, for “fire” in the Word signifies love in both senses, and when said of Jehovah or the Lord, it signifies the Divine love. (That “fire” denotes love in both senses, see n. 4906, 5215, 6314, 7324; and that in the supreme sense, in which it relates to Jehovah or the Lord, it denotes the Divine love, n. 6832, 6834, 6849.) The burnt-offering is called “an offering by fire to Jehovah” because the Divine assumed the Human, and from the Human fought against the hells and subjugated them, and at the same time united it to the Divine, to save the human race, from pure love; and that this unition is signified by the burnt-offering, see n. 10042, 10053.