125. Be thou faithful unto death. That this signifies continuance in truths to the end, is evident without explanation. It is said, unto death, because such as a man is when he dies, such he remains to eternity; the life which he before lived is only the life of the formation of his spirit (concerning which fact many things may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell 470-484).

202. Baptism

Baptism was instituted as a sign that an individual belongs to the church and as a reminder that she or he needs to be regenerated. The washing of baptism is actually the spiritual washing that is regeneration.