Arcana Coelestia #903
903. Verses 15-16 And God spoke to Noah, saying, Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you.
'God spoke to Noah' means the Lord's presence with the member of this Church. 'Going out of the ark' means freedom. 'You and your wife means the Church. 'Your sons and your sons' wives with you' means truths, and goods joined to truths, residing with him.
Genesis 3:13-14
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Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
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Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
