8984. And he shall go out in his body. That this signifies the state after combat, which is merely one of confirmed and implanted truth, is evident from the signification of “going out,” namely, from service, as being the state after combat (see above, n. 8980); and from the signification of “in his body,” as being with truth without good (n. 8977, 8978). The reason why it denotes a state of confirmed and implanted truth, is that this is signified by “going out in the seventh year” (n. 8976), and here that spiritual good, which is represented by the woman, had served to confirm that truth, and also to implant new truth (n. 8981).

8978. In his body he shall go out. That this signifies a state of truth without delight also after combat, is evident from the signification of “body,” as being truth without delight (of which just above, n. 8977); and from the signification of “going out,” as being after he has served six years, thus a state after combat; for by the service of six years is signified a state of labor and of combat (n. 8975 this is, is plain from what has just been said above, n. 8977)