12. This allows us finally to conclude that the Lord dwells in angels in what belongs to himself, and therefore that the Lord is the sum and substance of heaven. This is because the good from the Lord is the Lord within and among them, since what comes from him is himself. Accordingly, the good from the Lord, and not anything of their own, is heaven for angels.

16. It can be seen from this that God is a person, and that He is therefore a God having expression - not having expression from Himself, but in Himself. He who has expression in Himself is God from whom springs all else.