1973. What "evening and morning," "day," Genesis I, are

I discussed with spirits what "day" means, and what "evening and morning," Gen. I. That "day" means time in general one can very readily learn from the Scriptures, where that expression stands for time.

8547. The spirits belonging to the planet Jupiter were deeply moved and most glad when they heard me say that the one and only Lord is alone Human and that all derive from Him that which enables them to be called human beings, but that they are human only to the extent that they are images of Him. That is, they are human to the extent that they love Him and love their neighbour, thus to the extent that they are governed by good; for the good of love and faith is an image of the Lord.