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Genesis 1:23

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

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Arcana Coelestia #4698

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4698. 'Were bowing down to me' means worship. This is clear from the meaning of 'bowing down' as worship, dealt with above in 4689.

  
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Commentary

 

235 - To Be a Door

By Jonathan S. Rose

Title: To Be a Door

Topic: First Coming

Summary: The Lord (meaning Jesus) is the door to heaven, bridging and uniting this world with the afterlife.

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References:
John 10:1, 7-11; 10:9
Genesis 1:1
Ephesians 1:19; 4:8, 10
John 1:1, 14
1 Corinthians 15:44
Matthew 7:13
Psalms 24:7-10
Revelation 22:14
John 10:9; 21:15
Numbers 27:15-17
Joshua 14:11
1 Samuel 29:6
2 Samuel 3:25
2 Kings 19:27
Ezekiel 46:8-10
Acts of the Apostles 9:26-28

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