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.

10342. 'And the pure lampstand and all its vessels' means that which is representative of the truth springing from that good, and the things which assist it. This is clear from the meaning of 'the lampstand together with its lamps and branches' as that which is representative of the spiritual heaven, and of the faith and intelligence there which are derived from the Lord, and so of the truth springing from good, dealt with in 9548, 9551, 9555, 9558, 9561; and from the meaning of 'the vessels of the lampstand' as things which serve to purify and remove waste products, dealt with in 9572, and so things which are of service.