7741. 'I will not see your face again' means that [God's truth] will not enter their mind again. This is clear from the meaning of 'not seeing the face' as not entering the mind, in keeping with what has been stated above in 7737, 7738.

7737. 'Take care not to see my face again' means that it should not enter their mind. This is clear from the meaning of 'not seeing his face again' as not entering their mind ever again, for 'the face' means the interiors, 1999, 2434, 3527, 3631, 4066, 4796-4798, 5102, 5165, 5168, 5695, in particular as regards affections. Thus the mind ¹ is meant by 'face'.

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