Mirade
In Exodus 7:9 and Numbers 14:22, this signifies a confirmation of truth done among people in external worship and must be compelled by external means; among people who are, or may be, in internal worship, they are not performed, because they compel to belief, and what is compelled does not endure: genuine faith and charity must be implanted in freedom. (Arcana Coelestia 7290[1, 2])
In Revelation 13:14, this signifies testimonies and witnessings. (Apocalypse Revealed 600)
In Revelation 16:14, this signifies declarations that something is true, here, that their falsities are truths. (Apocalypse Revealed 704)
In Revelation 19:20, this signifies reasonings and allegations that faith alone is the only means of salvation. (Apocalypse Revealed 834)
Marriage #46
46. On the plurality of wives among Mohammedans
I spoke with Mohammedans about spiritual marriage, saying that it is a marriage of good and truth; that good loves truth and truth good like a married couple; and that these wish to be joined and bring forth goods and truths like daughters and sons, and as it were to procreate families. They understood this well, as also that conjugial love comes down from that spiritual origin, and that everything spiritual in man undergoes a change, so that it is scarcely recognisable, when it comes down to the natural; it can only be recognised by correspondences. From these facts it is plain that they, having several wives allowed by their religion, cannot have truly conjugial love. It was said that they are allowed several wives, that is, polygamy is permitted, because they live in hot climates and therefore are more heated with lust than those who live in cold climates. 1 Therefore if they were not permitted polygamy, more of them would rush into adultery than would Europeans, and thus act contrary to their religious tenets; and to act contrary to one's religious tenets is to profane what is sacred. It was shown further that all their love of marriage is lascivious, and so not spiritual; nor can it become spiritual unless they acknowledge the Lord.
Bilješke:
1. Two clauses have been inverted, with suppression of the word 'and' in order to make sense here. It is also possible that a word is missing from the text.
