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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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Arcana Coelestia #6267

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6267. 'And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand to Israel's left' means truth belonging to the understanding, to occupy the second place, 'and Manasseh in his left to Israel's right' means good belonging to the will, to occupy the first place. This is clear from the representation of 'Ephraim' as truth belonging to the understanding, and from the representation of 'Manasseh' as good belonging to the will, dealt with in 5354, 6222; and from the meaning of 'the right' as occupying the first place, and of 'the left' as occupying the second place, as is evident from what is the normal practice in life. The implications of all this will be discussed in what follows below.

  
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