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Apocalypse Explained #341

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341. Verse 13. And every created thing that is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and those that are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Unto Him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb, be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might unto the ages of the ages.

13. "And every created thing that is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and those that are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying" signifies the acknowledgment and consequent glorification of the Lord by the angels that are in the lowest parts of heaven n. 342; "Unto Him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb" signifies the Lord in respect to Divine good and Divine truth n. 343; "blessing" signifies acknowledgment, glorification, and thanksgiving that all good and truth, and thence heaven and eternal happiness, are for those who receive (n. 344); "and the honor and the glory," signifies that to Him alone belongs every Divine good and Divine truth, and therefore, every good of love and truth of faith, from which is all the wisdom and intelligence that angels and men have (n. 345); "and the might unto the ages of the ages," signifies that to Him belongs omnipotence to eternity (n. 346).

  
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Arcana Coelestia #4974

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4974. 'And his lord saw that Jehovah was with him' means a perception within natural good that the Divine existed within it. This is clear from the meaning of 'seeing' as understanding and discerning, dealt with in 2150, 3764, 4339, 4567, 4723, and from the meaning of 'lord' as good, dealt with immediately above in 4973, in this case natural good because it is 'the Egyptian' who is the lord. The existence inwardly of the Divine is meant by 'Jehovah was with him', as above in 4971.

  
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