The Bible

 

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.

Commentary

 

Resurrection, the first

  

'The first resurrection,' mentioned in Revelation 20:5, 6, does not mean a first resurrection, but the essence and primary part of resurrection, which is salvation and eternal life. There is only one resurrection to life. A second does not happen, and is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 6; Apocalypse Revealed 851; Revelation 20:5-6)

Commentary

 

Herb

  

'Herb bearing seed,' as mentioned in Genesis 1:29, signifies truth in terms of its use. (Arcana Coelestia 57) Every herb in the Bible signifies some type of knowledge.

'Green herbs,' as mentioned in Genesis 1:30, mean food for the natural man.

'Eating the herb of the field,' as mentioned in Genesis 3:18, signifies that a person should live as a beast.

'Herb of the field' signifies spiritual truth.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 7626, Genesis 1, 3, 18, 29)