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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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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.
860. From these considerations it also becomes clear that all regeneration advances from evening to morning, as is mentioned six times in Genesis 1 where the regeneration of man is the subject. Here the evening is described in verses 2-3, the morning in verses 4-5. The present verse describes the first ray of light or the morning of this state as 'the tops of the mountains appearing'.
In Exodus 3:8, this signifies heaven, where good of charity and truth of faith prevail. (Arcana Coelestia 6856, 4482)
In Revelation 20:9, this signifies doctrine of the church, here laid waste or spurned. (Arcana Coelestia 2418, Apocalypse Revealed 861)