The Bible

 

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.

Commentary

 

Open

  

'To open,' as in Revelation 9, signifies communication and conjunction.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 537)

Commentary

 

Face of the deep

  

The face of the deep (Genesis 1:2) signifies the lust of the unregenerate man, and the falsities that originate from it.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 018, Genesis 1)