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)