80. He is permitted by every perception that is from the Lord to become aware of what good and truth are, but not to do so from himself or from the world, that is, to probe into mysteries that are part of faith by means of sensory evidence and factual knowledge which cause the celestial in him to die, verses 16-17.

In Isaiah 19:4 and Deuteronomy 28:50, this signifies unmercifulness. (Arcana Coelestia 6667)

In Exodus 32:12, this signifies that the people turned away from things divine; for when wrath or anger is mentioned regarding the Lord, it signifies man turning away from God. (Arcana Coelestia 10431)

In Matthew 8:28, this signifies a demonic obsession by people who, in the world, had been in falsities from evil. (Apocalypse Explained 659[6]; True Christian Religion 405[3])