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Genesis 1:16

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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.

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Resurrection and rise again

  

In Matthew 22:23 and Luke 20, this signifies continuing life after the death of the body. (Conjugial Love 41)

In Matthew 27:53, this signifies that the Lord rises again daily in the minds of the spiritually regenerate. (Arcana Coelestia 2405)

In Revelation 20:5, 6, this signifies that the real and primary resurrection is salvation and eternal life. (Apocalypse Revealed 851)

In John 5:29, this signifies that man is a man according to the quality of his life, whether of charity, or of mere piety without charity. (Arcana Coelestia 8256)

In Luke 14:13, 14, this signifies internal happiness from doing well without reward. (Arcana Coelestia 6393[3])

In John 11:25, this signifies that once conjoined with the Lord, they are conjoined with Him to eternity. (Apocalypse Revealed 851)

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Genesis 1:6-7

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6 God said, "Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.