3. The Lord, as to the Human, had life from Himself; from the Word.

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71. Since this goodness and that evil are opposites, it follows that the evil is removed by the goodness. Two opposites cannot exist together, even as heaven and hell cannot. If they are together, the result would be lukewarm, concerning which we are told in the book of Revelation the following:

I know...that you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot. But because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, ...I will vomit you out of My mouth. (Revelation 3:15-16)