9535. 'And you shall make a rim of gold for its rail round about' means the border of the sphere of Divine Good. This is clear from the meaning of 'a rim of gold' as the border of the sphere of Divine Good, as above in 9533; and from the meaning of 'its rail' as the joining to truth from the Divine, in keeping with what has been shown immediately above in 9534.

9533. 'And you shall make for it a rim of gold round about' means the border of the sphere of good emanating from the Lord's Divine Good. This is clear from the meaning of 'a rim of gold round about' as the border of the sphere of good emanating from the Lord, serving to defend [those in heaven] from the approach of evils and the harm they can do, dealt with above in 9492.