36. That a trinity of Gods is contrary to Holy Scripture is well known, for it is written:

Am not I Jehovah? and there is no God else besides Me; a just God and a Saviour there is none besides Me.Isaiah 45:21-22.

I, Jehovah, am thy God... and thou shalt acknowledge no God besides Me for there is no Saviour besides Me. Hosea 13:4.

Thus saith Jehovah the King of Israel, and His Redeemer, Jehovah Zebaoth: I am the First and I am the Last, and besides Me there is no God.Isaiah 44:6.

Jehovah Zebaoth is His Name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall He be called.Isaiah 54:5.

In that day... Jehovah shall be King over all the earth; in that day there shall be one Jehovah and His Name One. Zechariah 14:9.

There are also many more such passages.

Bears represent the power of the literal external stories and ideas of Bible, separate from their deeper meanings. Since they are wild carnivores, this is usually used in a negative way, showing how people can read the Bible, misunderstand it and twist the ideas they find there to justify their evil desires. But it can also be used in a positive way, showing how people can read the Bible with open minds and draw power from it, even without understanding its true depth.

In 2 Kings 2:24, this signifies the literal sense of the Word separate from its internal sense.

In Daniel 7:5, this signifies the second state of the church when the Word is read, but not truly understood. (Apocalypse Revealed 574[2])

(Notae: Apocalypse Explained 781; Apocalypse Revealed 47; The Apocalypse Explained 781 [10], [12])