4297. En hij zegende hem aldaar; dat dit de verbinding met het Goddelijk hemels geestelijke betekent, staat vast uit de betekenis van zegenen, namelijk de verbinding, nrs. 3504, 3514, 3565, 3584;

dat het de verbinding met het Goddelijk hemels geestelijke is, staat vast uit wat eerder over Jakob voorafgaat, namelijk dat hij Israël werd genoemd, want door Israël wordt de Heer uitgebeeld ten aanzien van het Goddelijk hemels geestelijke, nr. 4286; wat het hemels geestelijke is, zie ook daar.

245. Iedereen bij wie de kerk is wordt gezaligd, maar iedereen bij wie de kerk niet is, wordt verdoemd.

511. In this second state the separation of evil spirits from good spirits takes place. For in the first state they are together, since while a spirit is in his exteriors he is as he was in the world, thus the evil with the good and the good with the evil; but it is otherwise when he has been brought into his interiors and left to his own nature or will. The separation of evil spirits from good spirits is effected by various means; in general by their being taken about to those societies with which in their first state they had communication by means of their good thoughts and affections, thus to those societies that they had induced to believe by outward appearances that they were not evil. Usually they are led about through a wide circle, and everywhere what they really are is made manifest to good spirits. At the sight of them the good spirits turn away; and at the same time the evil spirits who are being led about turn their faces away from the good towards that quarter where their infernal society is, into which they are about to come. Other methods of separation, which are many, will not now be mentioned.