Matthaeus 7:27
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und der Platzregen fiel hernieder, und die Ströme kamen, und die Winde wehten und stießen an jenes Haus; und es fiel, und sein Fall war groß.
Arcana Coelestia #1262
1262. From this it now becomes clear that 'the earth' here also means the Church; for when the earth is mentioned, one's only perception is of the nation or people there, and when a nation or people is envisaged one's only perception is of their character. Consequently 'the earth' means nothing other than the Church, as shown already in 662, 1066.
