561. "Et potestas illarum laedere homines mensibus quinque." - Quod significet quod stuporem inducerent intellectui veri et perceptioni boni quamdiu in illo statu sunt, constat ex significatione "laedere", quod sit damno afficere, hic stuporem inducere (de qua sequitur); ex significatione "hominum", quod sint intelligentes veri et percipientes boni, et abstracte intellectus veri et perceptio boni, quia homo est homo ex illis (de qua supra, n. 546); et ex significatione "mensium quinque", quod sit quamdiu in illo statu sunt (de qua etiam supra, n. 548).

Quod "laedere" hic significet stuporem inducere, est quia supra dicitur quod "caudae illarum essent similes scorpiis", et per "scorpios" significatur persuasivum infatuans et suffocans, ita quoque stuporem inducens; nam, ut supra de persuasivo illo dictum est, est id apud spiritus tale ut rationale et intellectuale obstupescat, proinde quod stupor inducatur.

To "meet" someone can be positive or negative: it can be a welcoming and greeting, or it can be "meeting" them in battle. Both meanings are reflected in the internal sense of the Bible. In positive meetings between people, "meeting" represents a joining and communication between the spiritual states the people represent. In negative ones, however -- and especially in cases where the Lord is pictured as meeting someone -- it stands for opposition between the states. It's worth noting here that according to the Writings the Lord never actually opposes anyone. The Lord is love itself, and He is continually loving everyone and willing them to be good and move toward heaven. But when people reject His love and move away, it creates the appearance that He is opposing them, despite the fact that His attitude and stance toward all of us never changes.

In Genesis 14:17, this signifies to submit oneself. (Arcana Coelestia 1721)

In Genesis 19:1, this signifies acknowledgment, and also the effect that love for others has. (Arcana Coelestia 2326)

In Genesis 24:65, this signifies for the purpose of union. (Arcana Coelestia 3205)

In Genesis 29:13, this signifies agreement which unites. (Arcana Coelestia 3806)

In Genesis 32:6, this signifies that the good of love flowing into truth. (Arcana Coelestia 4247)

In Exodus 4:14, this signifies reception or to come prepared to receive divine truth. (Arcana Coelestia 7000)