870. "Et Mors at Infernus dederunt eos qui in illis mortuos," significat homines Ecclesiae impios corde, qui in se diaboli et satanae erant, convocatos ad judicium. - Per "Mortem et Infernum" non alii intelliguntur, quam qui interius in se diaboli et satanae erant, per "Mortem" qui interius in se diaboli, et per "Infernum" qui interius in se satanae, proinde omnes impii corde, et tamen in externis sicut homines Ecclesiae apparebant; non enim alii ad Judicium hoc universale covocati sunt; nam qui in externis sunt sicut homines Ecclesiae, sive sint ex laicis sive ex clericis, ac in internis diaboli et satanae,judicantur, quia apud illos separanda sunt externa ab internis; et quoque judicari possunt, quia sciverunt et professi sunt illa quae Ecclesiae sunt. Quod per "Mortem" intelligantur impii corde qui in se diaboli erant, et per "Infernum" qui in se satanae, patet ex eo quod dicatur quod "Mors et Infernus conjecti sint in stagnum ignis," (vers. seq. 14); et non potest Mors, nec Infernus conjici in Infernum, sed illi possunt, qui quoad interiora sua sunt Mors et Infernus, hoc est, in se diaboli et satanae. Quinam per Diabolum et Satanam intelliguntur, videatur supra (97, 841, 857); ¹ et quod illi sint Mors qui in se diaboli sunt, mox supra (866). Etiam alibi dicitur "Mors et Infernus," ut,

Dixit Filius Hominis, "Habeo claves Mortis et Inferni," (Apocalypsis 1:18);

Sedens super equo pallido, "nomen illi Mors, et Infernus sequebatur illum," (Apocalypsis 6:8).

(Pariter Hoschea 13:14; Psalm. 18:5-6 (B.A. 4-5); Psalm. 49:15-16 (B.A. 14-15); Psalm. 116:3). ²

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Ephraim was the second son born to Joseph in Egypt and was, along with his older brother Manasseh, elevated by Jacob to the same status as Joseph’s brothers. Thus when the tribes of Israel are named, Ephraim and Manasseh are named as patriarchs along with their uncles – Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin -- but Joseph is not. According to Swedenborg, Ephraim represents the intellectual aspect of the church, the part that explores and understands what is true – especially the true ideas that can be drawn from the Bible. Manasseh, meanwhile, represents the affectional aspect of the church, the part that feels and loves and cares. This plays into the best-known story of Ephraim’s life. When Jacob was old and nearing death, Joseph brought his two sons to be blessed. He presented Manasseh to Jacob’s right hand as the elder, and Ephraim to Jacob’s left hand. But Jacob crossed his hands and gave Ephraim the primary blessing. According to Swedenborg, Manasseh was the elder son because ultimately, what we love makes us who we are; our loves form our lives. So our loves are the most central, leading aspect of our human existence, with our intellect playing a secondary role. But as we develop, we need to reverse those. We can use our intellect to understand what is good and right and force ourselves to do it, even when our desires are for what’s selfish. If we stick to that out of a determination to follow the Lord and be good people, the Lord will eventually remove the selfishness from our hearts so we can truly love what is good. By having Jacob bless Ephraim above Manasseh, the Lord is telling us that we have to put our intellect first to pursue our spiritual journey.