8214. “使埃及人的营混乱了” 表结果, 由邪恶所生虚假的延伸又回到他们身上. 这从 “使埃及人的营混乱” 的含义清楚可知, “使埃及人的营混乱” 是指他们企图施加在那些处于真理和良善之人身上的邪恶所生的虚假回到他们身上. 这些话之所以表示这些事, 是因为主在恶人中间的同在就会引发这种效果. 事实上, 想通过注入虚假和邪恶而向善人施暴的恶人使自己受到报应性的惩罚, 也就是说, 他们企图施加在别人身上的虚假和邪恶转而回到他们自己身上. 这种被称为报应性惩罚的惩罚来自存在于天堂中的以下秩序律法:

无论何事, 你们愿意人怎样待你们, 你们也要怎样待人, 因为这就是律法和先知. (马太福音 7:12)

因此, 那些出于良善或从心里行善事的人从别人那里接受善事; 而另一方面, 那些出于邪恶或从心里行坏事的人也从别人那里接受坏事. 正因如此, 一切良善都附有自己的赏赐, 一切邪恶都附有自己的惩罚 (696, 967, 1857, 6559节). 由此明显可知, “使埃及人的营混乱了” 表示由邪恶所生虚假的延伸又回到他们身上, 并造成混乱. 在恶人中间引发这一切的, 是主的同在 (7989节).

271. Clothed in white garments. That this signifies all truths from good in the lower heavens, is evident from the signification of white garments as being truths clothing, which specifically are scientific truths (vera scientifica) and knowledges (cognitiones) (concerning which see above, n. 195, 196, 198); and because the lower heavens are in these truths, therefore they are signified. That white garments signify the lower heavens may appear strange to those who know nothing concerning appearances and representatives in heaven; yet all in the heavens are clothed according to their truths, and lower truths correspond to garments, and because the lower heavens are in these truths, therefore also the garments of the angels in the higher heavens correspond to these. (This arcanum may be more clearly comprehended from what is said and shown concerning the garments in which the angels are clothed, in the work, Heaven and Hell 177-182; as also from what was represented and signified by the garments of Aaron and his sons, explained in Arcana Coelestia 9814, 10068, and by the garments of the Lord when He was transfigured, as explained, n. 9212, 9216.)