The Bible

 

Genesis 1:23

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23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Commentary

 

Resurrection, the first

  

'The first resurrection,' mentioned in Revelation 20:5, 6, does not mean a first resurrection, but the essence and primary part of resurrection, which is salvation and eternal life. There is only one resurrection to life. A second does not happen, and is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 6; Apocalypse Revealed 851; Revelation 20:5-6)

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #9718

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9718. 'And three cubits [its] height' means what is complete so far as degrees are concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'three' as what is complete, dealt with in 4495, 7715, 9488, 9489; and from the meaning of 'height' as degrees so far as good is concerned, dealt with in 9489.

  
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