In Matthew 23:29, this signifies to make plausible the truth of faith without its good. It also signifies that a man cannot do good which is truly good unless evil has been removed. (Arcana Coelestia 5120[6], True Christian Religion 435)

In Matthew 12:44 and Luke 11:25, this signifies the arrangement of falsities and evils so that there is nothing of good or truth in a person. (Apocalypse Revealed 160) Garnish here also signifies the return to evils, and the consequent profanation of one's former goods. (Apocalypse Explained 1160[2])

In Revelation 21:19, this signifies appearing in the light of heaven. (Apocalypse Revealed 914)