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Genesis 1:4

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4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

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Arcana Coelestia #738

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738. He is called 'a son of six hundred years' here because, as shown already, 'son' means intellectual truth. He is not however referred to as a son in verse 11 below because there the subject is his temptation as regards things of the will.

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

Commentary

 

Holy and just

  

People in the Lord's spiritual kingdom are called 'holy,' and people in His celestial kingdom are called 'just.' 'Holy and just' refer to what is true, righteous, just, and good.

In Revelation 22:11, where it says, "he who is just, let him be justified still; and he who is holy, let him be holy still.", this means that people who are in affections of good will have their evils taken away, and those who are in affections of truths will have their falsities taken away. See Apocalypse Revealed 932.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 325)