9910. Verses 31-35. And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. And there shall be a mouth of the head of it in the midst thereof; there shall be a lip for the mouth of it round about, the work of the weaver, as the mouth of a coat of mail it shall be, that it be not rent. And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet double-dyed, upon the skirts thereof round about; and bells of gold in the midst of them round about; a bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister; and the voice thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holiness before Jehovah, and when he goeth out; that he die not. “And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod,” signifies Divine truth in the internal form in the spiritual kingdom; “all of blue,” signifies by means of influx from the good of the celestial kingdom; “and there shall be a mouth of the head of it in the midst thereof,” signifies the method of the influx from what is above; “there shall be a lip for the mouth of it round about,” signifies bounded and closed on every side; “the work of the weaver,” signifies from the celestial; “as the mouth of a coat of mail it shall be, that it be not rent,” signifies thus strong and safe from injury; “and upon the skirts of it thou shalt make,” signifies in the extremes where is what is natural; “pomegranates,” signifies memory-knowledges of good; “of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet double-dyed,” signifies from the good of charity and of faith; “upon the skirts thereof round about,” signifies in the extremes where the natural is, on every side; “and bells of gold” signifies all things of doctrine and of worship from good passing over to those who are of the church; “in the midst of them round about,” signifies from what is within the memory-knowledges of good on every side; “a bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about,” signifies thus everywhere; “and it shall be upon Aaron,” signifies a representative of the Lord; “to minister,” signifies when engaged in worship and in evangelization; “and the voice thereof shall be heard,” signifies the influx of truth with those who are in the heavens and who are on earth; “when he goeth in unto the holiness before Jehovah, and when he goeth out,” signifies in every state of good and truth in worship; “that he die not,” signifies that the representative does not perish, and therewith the conjunction with the heavens.