The Bible

Genesis 1:16

¹⁶ And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Commentary

Creation

Nicknamed 'God the Geometer,' this artwork shows God using geometric principles in creating the earth. It is the Frontispiece of Bible Moralisee, in the Codex Vindobonensis 2554 (French, ca. 1250), in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.

The creation of heaven and earth in the first chapter of Genesis represents the new creation of the celestial church called 'Man'.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 9336, Genesis 1)

Commentary

Image

'An image' or 'images' signify falsities from self-derived intelligence.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 304)