Genesis 1:6

⁶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Arcana Coelestia #8892

8892. 'And all that is in them' means of all that are there, that is to say, vivifying them. This is clear without explanation.

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

³ Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.