The Bible

 

Genesis 1:25

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25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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Arcana Coelestia #500

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500. Verse 9 And Enosh lived ninety years; and he beget Kenan.

As has been stated, 'Enosh' means a third Church, even less celestial than the Church of Seth, but nevertheless one of the Most Ancient Churches. 'Kenan' means a fourth Church which came after the previous ones.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

Commentary

 

Mirade

  

In Exodus 7:9 and Numbers 14:22, this signifies a confirmation of truth done among people in external worship and must be compelled by external means; among people who are, or may be, in internal worship, they are not performed, because they compel to belief, and what is compelled does not endure: genuine faith and charity must be implanted in freedom. (Arcana Coelestia 7290[1, 2])

In Revelation 13:14, this signifies testimonies and witnessings. (Apocalypse Revealed 600)

In Revelation 16:14, this signifies declarations that something is true, here, that their falsities are truths. (Apocalypse Revealed 704)

In Revelation 19:20, this signifies reasonings and allegations that faith alone is the only means of salvation. (Apocalypse Revealed 834)