Heaven and Hell＃214
214. Government in the Lord's celestial kingdom is called JUSTICE, because all who are there are in the good of love to the Lord from the Lord, and what is done from that good is called just. Government there belongs to the Lord alone. He Himself leads and teaches them in the affairs of life. The truths which are called truths of judgment are written on their hearts. Everyone knows, perceives and sees them. 1 Therefore matters of judgment never come into dispute there, but only matters of justice which belong to life. About these matters the less wise consult those who are wiser, and they enquire of the Lord and receive answers. Their heaven or their inmost joy is to live justly from the Lord.
脚注:
1. [Swedenborg's footnote] The celestial angels do not think and speak from truths, as the spiritual angels do, because from the Lord they are in a perception of all things of truth (Arcana Coelestia 202, 597, 607, 784, 1121, 1384, 1398, 1442, 1919, 7680, 7877, 8780, 9277, 10336).
In respect of truths the celestial angels say, Yea, yea, or Nay, nay; but the spiritual angels reason about them whether it is so or not (Arcana Coelestia 2715, 3246, 4448, 9166, 10786), where the Lord's words,
Let your speech be Yea, yea, Nay, nay; what is beyond these is from evil.
Are explained. Matthew 5:37.
