8858. A person's whole character is determined by the nature of whatever dominates his life; this is what marks him off from others. His heaven is formed in accordance with it if he is good, or his hell if he is bad. For it constitutes his true will and so the true being of his life, which is unchangeable after death. From all this one may see what the life is like in a person who has been regenerated, and what it is like in one who has not been regenerated.

9395. 'And half of the blood he sprinkled over the altar' means Divine Truth from the Lord's Divine Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'the blood' as Divine Truth, dealt with just above in 9393; and from the meaning of 'the altar' as a representative of the Lord's Divine Human, dealt with in 921, 2777, 2811, 4489, consequently the chief representative of worship of the Lord, 4541, 8935, 8940. The reason why this 'half of the blood', which was sprinkled over the altar, means Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Human and the other 'half of the blood', which was sprinkled over the people, verse 8 below, means this Divine Truth when accepted by a member of the Church, is this: A covenant was being established, and by 'a covenant' is meant being joined together, 665, 666, 1023, 1038, 1864, 1996, 2003, 2021, 6804, 8767, 8778, and the Lord comes to be joined to a member of the Church when Divine Truth which emanates from the Lord is accepted by a person. From this it is evident why blood was used, and when sprinkled over the altar and over the people was called the blood of the covenant, verse 8.

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"What is the Sabbath? And what does it mean to keep it holy?" were two of the many questions that I asked of my dear teacher, the Rev. Dr. George F. Dole, back in seminary. Of course, I had read several books regarding Sabbath before asking the question. So my actual question was not really about the historical, biblical and informative nature of the Sabbath and why it is holy, but about how I, a Korean-American man living in 21st century, should understand, accept and implement this ancient tradition in my life. If my memory is correct, George simply smiled at me and said, "That's something that you need to find out for yourself." In Hebrew, Sabbath means "to cease, desist, or rest." But God commanded Moses to keep it holy! Furthermore, Jesus taught us, "the Sabbath was made for humankind... (Mark 2:27)"

(Mga Sanggunian: Arcana Coelestia 9394; Exodus 31:12)