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Daniel 11:5

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5 Und der König des Südens, und zwar einer von seinen (d. h. des Königs von Südens) Obersten, wird stark werden. Und einer wird stark werden über ihn hinaus und wird herrschen: seine Herrschaft wird eine große Herrschaft sein.

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Arcana Coelestia #3643

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3643. I have noticed that those in heaven dwell beneath a clear, bright sky like that of morning and midday, extending also towards evening, and likewise in a warmth like that of spring, summer, and autumn. But those in hell dwell under a dim, cloudy, and darkened sky, and also in the cold [of winter]. I have noticed that between the two in general a balance is kept; also that insofar as love, charity, and consequently faith are present in angels, they dwell under a clear sky and in the warmth of spring, and that insofar as hatred and consequently falsity are present in those in hell they dwell in thick darkness and in coldness. And as stated above, the light in the next life holds intelligence within it, the warmth love within it, while thick darkness holds insanity within it, and cold hatred within it.

  
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