The Bible

 

Genesis 1:29

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29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

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)

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Arcana Coelestia #8329

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8329. 'You have made, O Jehovah' means that it is accomplished by the Lord alone. This is clear from the meaning of 'making', in reference to regeneration and to heaven, as being accomplished by the Lord alone; for everything constituting regeneration and everything constituting heaven is accomplished by the Lord.

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