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Genesis 1:2

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2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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Genesis 2:3

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3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

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Arcana Coelestia #1117

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1117. They live in the brightest light, to which the light of this world scarcely stands comparison. I have been shown that light as a flaming light which so to speak streamed down before my eyes. Those who belonged to the Most Ancient Church said that such light existed with them, and still more intense.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.