The Bible

 

Genesis 1:3

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3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Commentary

 

Firmament

  

The firmament of heaven represents mutual love. The firmament, as in Genesis 1, signifies the internal man.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 24)


The Bible

 

John 1:12-13

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12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name:

13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.