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

 

Return to his place

  

'To return to his place' refers to returning to a previous state.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 2288, Genesis 18:33)

Commentary

 

Tabernacle of god

  

In Revelation 21:3, Joshua 22:19, and elsewhere, 'Tabernacle' means the same thing as 'temple,' except that 'temple' means the Lord's divine humanity with respect to divine truth, or divine wisdom, and 'tabernacle' means the Lord's divine humanity with respect to divine good or divine love. 'The Tabernacle of God,' as in Revelation 21:3, signifies the celestial church. In a universal sense, it signifies the celestial kingdom of the Lord, and in the highest sense, the divine humanity of the Lord.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 018; John 2)