Arcana Coelestia #9680
9680. 'And let the veil be for you a divider between the holy place and the holy of holies' means between spiritual good - which is the good of charity towards the neighbour and the good of faith in the Lord - and celestial good, which is the good of love to the Lord and the good of mutual love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the holy place' as the good reigning in the middle heaven; and from the meaning of 'the holy of holies' as the good reigning in the inmost heaven. The fact that the latter good is the good of love to the Lord and the good of mutual love, and that the former good - the good reigning in the middle heaven - is the good of charity towards the neighbour and the good of faith in the Lord, is evident from all that has been shown in the places referred to in 9670 regarding both kinds of good, celestial and spiritual. The good of love to the Lord in the inmost heaven is the internal good there, while the good of mutual love is the external good there; but the good of charity towards the neighbour is the internal good in the middle heaven, and the good of faith in the Lord is the external good there. In both heavens there is an internal and an external, as there is in the Church. Regarding the Church, that this is internal and external, see 409, 1083, 1098, 1238, 1242, 4899, 6380, 6587, 7840, 8762, 9375.
[2] All good is holy, and so is all truth to the extent that it has good within it. Good is said to be holy and from the Lord because the Lord alone is holy and He it is from whom all good and all truth come, 9229, 9479. From this it is evident why the dwelling-place is called the holy place and the ark containing the Testimony is called the holy of holies. For the Testimony is the Lord Himself in respect of Divine Truth, 9503, and the ark is the inmost heaven where the Lord is, 9485. The Lord is indeed present in the middle heaven, but more immediately so in the inmost heaven. For those who have been joined to the Lord through the good of love are with Him, whereas those who have been joined to the Lord through the truth of faith are indeed with Him, but more remotely. In the middle heaven they are joined to the Lord through faith implanted in the good of charity towards the neighbour. From all this it evident why the dwelling-place outside the veil is called the holy place and the dwelling-place inside the veil is called the holy of holies.
[3] The fact that the Lord is the Source of everything holy and that He is the real 'Holy of Holies' is clear in Daniel,
Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your 1 people, to anoint the Holy of Holies. 2 Daniel 9:24.
And in the Book of Revelation,
Who is not going to fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. Revelation 15:4.
Therefore also the Lord is called the Holy One of Israel in Isaiah 1:4; 5:19, 24; 10:20; 12:6; 17:7; 29:19; 30:11-12, 15; 31:1; 37:23; 41:14, 16, 20; 43:3, 14; 45:11; 60:9, 14; Jeremiah 50:29; 51:5; Ezekiel 39:7; Psalms 71:22; 78:41; 89:18; 2 Kings 19:22; and elsewhere. Anything whatever therefore among the children of Israel which represented the Lord, or the goodness and truth that emanate from Him, was called holy once it had been dedicated, because the Lord alone is holy. The Holy Spirit in the Word is also that which is holy, emanating from the Lord.
Notes de bas de page:
1. The Latin means My but the Hebrew means your, which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.
2. or the Most Holy Place
Psalms 71
1
In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.
2
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
3
Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5
For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.
6
I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother's womb. I will always praise you.
7
I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8
My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all the day.
9
Don't reject me in my old age. Don't forsake me when my strength fails.
10
For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11
saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."
12
God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
13
Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
14
But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.
15
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don't know its full measure.
16
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17
God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
18
Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
19
Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
20
You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21
Increase my honor, and comfort me again.
22
I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23
My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
24
My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me. By Solomon.
