Arcana Coelestia # 844
844. From this verse down to verse 6 the subject is the first state of the member of this Church following temptation. The present verse means the end of temptation. Previously the subject has been his temptation as regards things of the will, and also his temptation as regards those of the understanding. The end of temptation as regards things of the will is meant by 'the fountains of the deep were stopped', and as regards those of the understanding by 'the floodgates of heaven'. That this is the meaning of these phrases has been stated and shown already at Chapter 7:11, and that 'rain' means temptation itself at 7:12. Consequently there is no need to pause any longer to confirm these matters.
#72 What If Jesus Had Not Come? What Is Total Damnation?
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: A Christmas/Winter Solstice Poem (Noah, Total Damnation)
Topic: First Coming
Summary: An exploration of what it would have been like if Jesus had not come into the world: failure of heaven, end of the world of spirits, extinction of the human race, and finally dissolution and scattering of hell.
This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.
References:
Genesis 6:5-18; 7:15-23; 8:15-22
Luke 13:31-33
John 16:33; 17:1-4