2014. I will make thee nations. That this signifies that all good is from Him, is evident from the signification of “nations” in its genuine and primitive sense, as being good (spoken of in Part First, n. 1259, 1260, 1416, 1849).

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The Gospel of John focuses on the spiritual aspects and the depth of Jesus' ministry more than any other gospel. In the Gospel of John, our Lord Jesus Christ begins his ministry with three very important and spiritual actions: baptism, the miracle at Cana, and the cleansing of the temple. In the time of the Old Testament, the people actually believed that the actual presence of God was housed by the temple. Today, however, our Lord enlightens our minds with a deeper and more spiritual meaning of temple and what it truly means to worship God.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 10549-10551)