The 'government upon his shoulder,' as in Isaiah 9:5, 6, signifies all divine truth in the heavens from the Lord himself because the heavens are distinguished into governments according to truths from good.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 5044 [1-13]; Isaiah 9:5-6)

The 'government upon his shoulder,' as in Isaiah 9:5, 6, signifies all divine truth in the heavens from the Lord himself because the heavens are distinguished into governments according to truths from good.

(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 5044 [1-13]; Isaiah 9:5-6)