9561. 'Thus for the six branches going out of the lampstand' means the power of truth derived from good so far as all things in the spiritual heaven are concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'six' as all in their entirety, as above in 9555; from the meaning of 'branches' as truths derived from good, and consequently power, dealt with above in 9555, 9558; and from the meaning of 'the lampstand' as the spiritual heaven, also dealt with above, in 9548. From these meanings it is evident that 'the six branches going out of the lampstand' means the power of truth derived from good so far as all things in the spiritual heaven are concerned.

9557. 'There shall be three almond-shaped cups' means completeness so far as factual knowledge derived from good is concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'three' as what is complete, dealt with immediately above in 9556; from the meaning of 'cups' as true factual knowledge derived from the good of charity, dealt with in 5120; and from the meaning of 'almond-shaped' as forms of the good of life that agree with the truths of interior natural good, dealt with in 5622. From these meanings it is evident that 'three almond-shaped cups' means completeness so far as true factual knowledge derived from good is concerned.