Arcana Coelestia #92
92. None but the person who is acquainted with the state of peace is capable of knowing about the serenity of the peace of the external man, which ensues when conflict, the unrest caused by evil desires and by falsities, comes to an end. That state is so joyful that it transcends every idea of joy. It is not just an end of conflict; it is also life coming from an inward peace, influencing the external man in a way that defies description. At that point truths of faith and goods of love are born, which draw their life from the joy that peace brings.
Matthew 3:1-6
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In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
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"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
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For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. make his paths straight."
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Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
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They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
