210. Internal Meaning of Obadiah, Chapter 1

Of those who are in self-intelligence and pervert the sense of the letter of the word; these are Edom. (2)

1-3 They must be combated, because they believe themselves to be more intelligent than others. (2)

4-5 They defend falsities by natural light, but they will perish, and with them, the falsities themselves. (2)

6 They have pride. (2, 2)

7 They have no truths. (2)

8-9 They will perish on the day of judgment, because they have oppressed the church. (15, 3)

10-14 They destroy the church still further, and this is their delight. (3)

15-16 Destruction will come upon them on the day of judgment. (15)

17 A new church will come into existence (11)

18 in place of the former church, which is condemned. (11, 3)

19-21 The new church will be in the understanding of truth, and those that are in it will be saved. (11)