Today
In Genesis 19:37; 21:26; 30:32; 40:7; Matthew 6:30; Luke 12:28, this signifies the perpetuity and eternity of a state. (Arcana Coelestia 2838)
In Psalm 2:7, this signifies in time; for with Jehovah the future is present. (True Christian Religion 101)
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a historical sense, these expressions have respect to the time when Moses lived, but in an internal sense, 'this day' and 'today' signify the perpetuity and eternity of a state. 'Day' denotes state, and likewise 'today,' which is the current time. Anything related to time in the world is eternal in heaven, and to represent this, 'today' or 'to this day' is added. Although, in the historical sense, this appears as if the expressions only have a literal meaning, just like it says in other parts of the Word, such as Joshua 4:9, 6:25, 7:20, Judges 1:21, 26, etc. 'Today' means something perpetual and eternal in Psalms 2:7, 119:89-91, Jeremiah 1:5, 10, 18, Deuteronomy 29:9-14, Numbers 28:3, 23, Daniel 8:13, 11:31, 12:11, Exodus 16:4, 19, 20, 23, John 6:31, 32, 49, 50, 58, Matthew 6:11, and Luke 11:3.
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 2838 [1-4], Genesis 47:26)
Heaven and Hell # 215
215. Government in the Lord's spiritual kingdom is called JUDGMENT, because they are in spiritual good, which is the good of charity towards the neighbour; and this good in its essence is truth, 1 and truth pertains to judgment and good to justice. 2 These, too, are led by the Lord, but mediately (208), therefore, they have governors, fewer or more according to the need of the society in which they are. They also have laws according to which they live together. The governors administer all things in accordance with the laws. They understand these because they are wise, and, in doubtful matters, they are enlightened by the Lord.
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1. [Swedenborg's footnote] Those in the spiritual kingdom are in truths, and those in the celestial kingdom are in good (Arcana Coelestia 863, 875, 927, 1023, 1043-1044, 1555, 2256, 4328, 4493, 5113, 9596).
The good of the spiritual kingdom is the good of charity towards the neighbour and this good in its essence is truth (Arcana Coelestia 8042, 10296).
2. [Swedenborg's footnote] In the Word "justice" is predicated of good, and "judgment" of truth, therefore "to do justice and judgment" means good and truth (Arcana Coelestia 2235, 9857).
"Great judgments" means the law of Divine order, thus Divine truths (Arcana Coelestia 7206).