Here's a list of daily readings from the Word and the Writings, for 2022. It's been provided by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and was compiled by Rt. Rev. Brian Keith. We're glad to have their permission to use it here.

January

Saturday, January 1 | Deuteronomy 26 | Apocalypse Explained 927

Sunday, January 2 | Deuteronomy 27 | Apocalypse Explained 928

Monday, January 3 | Deuteronomy 28:1-34 | Apocalypse Explained 929

Tuesday, January 4 | Deuteronomy 28:35-68 | Apocalypse Explained 930

Wednesday, January 5 | Deuteronomy 29 | Apocalypse Explained 931

Thursday, January 6 | Deuteronomy 30 | Apocalypse Explained 932

Friday, January 7 | Deuteronomy 31 | Apocalypse Explained 933

Saturday, January 8 | Deuteronomy 32 | Apocalypse Explained 934

Sunday, January 9 | Deuteronomy 33 | Apocalypse Explained 935

Monday, January 10 | Deuteronomy 34 | Apocalypse Explained 936

Tuesday, January 11 | Joshua 1 | Apocalypse Explained 937

Wednesday, January 12 | Joshua 2 | Apocalypse Explained 938

Thursday, January 13 | Joshua 3 | Apocalypse Explained 939

Friday, January 14 | Joshua 4 | Apocalypse Explained 940

Saturday, January 15 | Joshua 5 | Apocalypse Explained 941

Sunday, January 16 | Joshua 6 | Apocalypse Explained 942

Monday, January 17 | Joshua 7 | Apocalypse Explained 943

Tuesday, January 18 | Joshua 8 | Apocalypse Explained 944

Wednesday, January 19 | Joshua 9 | Apocalypse Explained 945

Thursday, January 20 | Joshua 10 | Apocalypse Explained 946:1, 2

Friday, January 21 | Joshua 11 | Apocalypse Explained 946:3-5

Saturday, January 22 | Joshua 12 | Apocalypse Explained 947

Sunday, January 23 | Joshua 13 | Apocalypse Explained 948:1-3

Monday, January 24 | Joshua 14 | Apocalypse Explained 948:4, 5

Tuesday, January 25 | Joshua 15:1-19 | Apocalypse Explained 949

Wednesday, January 26 | Joshua 15:20-63 | Apocalypse Explained 950

Thursday, January 27 | Joshua 16 | Apocalypse Explained 951:1-4

Friday, January 28 | Joshua 17 | Apocalypse Explained 951:5-8

Saturday, January 29 | Joshua 18 | Apocalypse Explained 952

Sunday, January 30 | Joshua 19:1-31 | Apocalypse Explained 953

Monday, January 31 | Joshua 19:32-51 | Apocalypse Explained 954

February

Tuesday, February 1 | Joshua 20 | Apocalypse Explained 955:1-3

Wednesday, February 2 | Joshua 21 | Apocalypse Explained 955:4, 5

Thursday, February 3 | Joshua 22 | Apocalypse Explained 956

Friday, February 4 | Joshua 23 | Apocalypse Explained 957

Saturday, February 5 | Joshua 24 | Apocalypse Explained 958

Sunday, February 6 | Judges 1 | Apocalypse Explained 959

Monday, February 7 | Judges 2 | Apocalypse Explained 960:1, 2

Tuesday, February 8 | Judges 3 | Apocalypse Explained 960:3-5

Wednesday, February 9 | Judges 4 | Apocalypse Explained 960:6-9

Thursday, February 10 | Judges 5 | Apocalypse Explained 960:10-12

Friday, February 11 | Judges 6 | Apocalypse Explained 960:13-15

Saturday, February 12 | Judges 7 | Apocalypse Explained 961

Sunday, February 13 | Judges 8 | Apocalypse Explained 962:1, 2

Monday, February 14 | Judges 9:1-25 | Apocalypse Explained 962:3-7

Tuesday, February 15 | Judges 9:26-57 | Apocalypse Explained 962:8-10

Wednesday, February 16 | Judges 10 | Apocalypse Explained 962:11

Thursday, February 17 | Judges 11 | Apocalypse Explained 963

Friday, February 18 | Judges 12 | Apocalypse Explained 964

Saturday, February 19 | Judges 13 | Apocalypse Explained 965

Sunday, February 20 | Judges 14 | Apocalypse Explained 966

Monday, February 21 | Judges 15 | Apocalypse Explained 967

Tuesday, February 22 | Judges 16 | Apocalypse Explained 968

Wednesday, February 23 | Judges 17 | Apocalypse Explained 969

Thursday, February 24 | Judges 18 | Apocalypse Explained 970

Friday, February 25 | Judges 19 | Apocalypse Explained 971:1, 2

Saturday, February 26 | Judges 20:1-25 | Apocalypse Explained 971:3, 4

Sunday, February 27 | Judges 20:26-48 | Apocalypse Explained 972

Monday, February 28 | Judges 21 | Apocalypse Explained 973

March

Tuesday, March 1 | 1 Samuel 1 | Apocalypse Explained 974

Wednesday, March 2 | 1 Samuel 2 | Apocalypse Explained 975

Thursday, March 3 | 1 Samuel 3 | Apocalypse Explained 976

Friday, March 4 | 1 Samuel 4 | Apocalypse Explained 977

Saturday, March 5 | 1 Samuel 5 | Apocalypse Explained 978

Sunday, March 6 | 1 Samuel 6 | Apocalypse Explained 979

Monday, March 7 | 1 Samuel 7 | Apocalypse Explained 980

Tuesday, March 8 | 1 Samuel 8 | Apocalypse Explained 981

Wednesday, March 9 | 1 Samuel 9 | Apocalypse Explained 982:1-4

Thursday, March 10 | 1 Samuel 10 | Apocalypse Explained 982:5

Friday, March 11 | 1 Samuel 11 | Apocalypse Explained 982

Saturday, March 12 | 1 Samuel 12 | Apocalypse Explained 984

Sunday, March 13 | 1 Samuel 13 | Apocalypse Explained 985

Monday, March 14 | 1 Samuel 14:1-23 | Apocalypse Explained 986

Tuesday, March 15 | 1 Samuel 14:24-52 | Apocalypse Explained 987

Wednesday, March 16 | 1 Samuel 15 | Apocalypse Explained 988:1-3

Thursday, March 17 | 1 Samuel 16 | Apocalypse Explained 988:4-6

Friday, March 18 | 1 Samuel 17:1-30 | Apocalypse Explained 989

Saturday, March 19 | 1 Samuel 17:31-58 | Apocalypse Explained 990:1

Sunday, March 20 | 1 Samuel 18 | Apocalypse Explained 990:2, 3

Monday, March 21 | 1 Samuel 19 | Apocalypse Explained 991

Tuesday, March 22 | 1 Samuel 20 | Apocalypse Explained 992

Wednesday, March 23 | 1 Samuel 21 | Apocalypse Explained 993

Thursday, March 24 | 1 Samuel 22 | Apocalypse Explained 994

Friday, March 25 | 1 Samuel 23 | Apocalypse Explained 995

Saturday, March 26 | 1 Samuel 24 | Apocalypse Explained 996

Sunday, March 27 | 1 Samuel 25:1-22 | Apocalypse Explained 997

Monday, March 28 | 1 Samuel 25:23-44 | Apocalypse Explained 998

Tuesday, March 29 | 1 Samuel 26 | Apocalypse Explained 999

Wednesday, March 30 | 1 Samuel 27 | Apocalypse Explained 1000:1, 2

Thursday, March 31 | 1 Samuel 28 | Apocalypse Explained 1000:3-5

April

Friday, April 1 | 1 Samuel 29 | Apocalypse Explained 1001

Saturday, April 2 | 1 Samuel 30 | Apocalypse Explained 1002

Sunday, April 3 | John 18:1-11 | Doctrine of the Lord 11 | Apocalypse Explained 960:9

Monday, April 4 | John 18:12-27 | Arcana Coelestia 10134:13

Tuesday, April 5 | John 18:28-40 | Apocalypse Explained 27[4], 31[3]

Wednesday, April 6 | John 19:1-16 | Arcana Coelestia 9144.10 | Apocalypse Explained 577:4

Thursday, April 7 | John 19:17-27 | Doctrine of the Lord 12 | Arcana Coelestia 9942:13

Friday, April 8 | John 19:28-30 | Apocalypse Explained 519:2

Saturday, April 9 | John 19:31-37 | Apocalypse Revealed 26 | Apocalypse Explained 329:16

Sunday, April 10 | (Palm Sunday) | John 19:38-42 | Arcana Coelestia 10252:7

Monday, April 11 | John 20:1-10 | Arcana Coelestia 2405:8

Tuesday, April 12 | John 20:11-18 | Apocalypse Explained 687:17

Wednesday, April 13 | John 20:19-23 | Arcana Coelestia 10125:4 | Apocalypse Explained 53[2]

Thursday, April 14 | John 20:24-31 | Arcana Coelestia 7290:2

Friday, April 15 | John 21:1-14 | Apocalypse Explained 513:16

Saturday, April 16 | John 21:15-19 | Apocalypse Explained 9[3], 4

Sunday, April 17 | (Easter) | John 21:20-25 | Apocalypse Explained 821:8

Monday, April 18 | 1 Samuel 31 | Apocalypse Explained 1003

Tuesday, April 19 | 2 Samuel 1 | Apocalypse Explained 1004:1, 2

Wednesday, April 20 | 2 Samuel 2 | Apocalypse Explained 1004:3-5

Thursday, April 21 | 2 Samuel 3 | Apocalypse Explained 1005

Friday, April 22 | 2 Samuel 4 | Apocalypse Explained 1006

Saturday, April 23 | 2 Samuel 5 | Apocalypse Explained 1007

Sunday, April 24 | 2 Samuel 6 | Apocalypse Explained 1008

Monday, April 25 | 2 Samuel 7 | Apocalypse Explained 1009

Tuesday, April 26 | 2 Samuel 8 | Apocalypse Explained 1010:1, 2

Wednesday, April 27 | 2 Samuel 9 | Apocalypse Explained 1010:3, 4

Thursday, April 28 | 2 Samuel 10 | Apocalypse Explained 1011

Friday, April 29 | 2 Samuel 11 | Apocalypse Explained 1012:1, 2

Saturday, April 30 | 2 Samuel 12 | Apocalypse Explained 1012:3, 4

May

Sunday, May 1 | 2 Samuel 13 | Apocalypse Explained 1013

Monday, May 2 | 2 Samuel 14 | Apocalypse Explained 1014

Tuesday, May 3 | 2 Samuel 15 | Apocalypse Explained 1015

Wednesday, May 4 | 2 Samuel 16 | Apocalypse Explained 1016

Thursday, May 5 | 2 Samuel 17 | Apocalypse Explained 1017

Friday, May 6 | 2 Samuel 18 | Apocalypse Explained 1018, 1019

Saturday, May 7 | 2 Samuel 19 | Apocalypse Explained 1020

Sunday, May 8 | 2 Samuel 20 | Apocalypse Explained 1021

Monday, May 9 | 2 Samuel 21 | Apocalypse Explained 1022

Tuesday, May 10 | 2 Samuel 22 | Apocalypse Explained 1023, 1024

Wednesday, May 11 | 2 Samuel 23 | Apocalypse Explained 1025

Thursday, May 12 | 2 Samuel 24 | Apocalypse Explained 1026

Friday, May 13 | 1 Kings 1:1-27 | Apocalypse Explained 1027

Saturday, May 14 | 1 Kings 1:28-53 | Apocalypse Explained 1028

Sunday, May 15 | 1 Kings 2 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:1, 2

Monday, May 16 | 1 Kings 3 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:3, 4

Tuesday, May 17 | 1 Kings 4 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:5

Wednesday, May 18 | 1 Kings 5 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:6

Thursday, May 19 | 1 Kings 6 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:7, 8

Friday, May 20 | 1 Kings 7:1-22 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:9, 10

Saturday, May 21 | 1 Kings 7:23-51 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:11

Sunday, May 22 | Sun | 1 Kings 8:1-32 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:12, 13

Monday, May 23 | 1 Kings 8:33-66 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:14

Tuesday, May 24 | 1 Kings 9 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:15

Wednesday, May 25 | 1 Kings 10 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:16, 17

Thursday, May 26 | 1 Kings 11 | Apocalypse Explained 1029:18, 19

Friday, May 27 | 1 Kings 12 | Apocalypse Explained 1030, 1031

Saturday, May 28 | 1 Kings 13 | Apocalypse Explained 1032

Sunday, May 29 | 1 Kings 14 | Apocalypse Explained 1033

Monday, May 30 | 1 Kings 15 | Apocalypse Explained 1034

Tuesday, May 31 | 1 Kings 16 | Apocalypse Explained 1035

June

Wednesday, June 1 | 1 Kings 17 | Apocalypse Explained 1036

Thursday, June 2 | 1 Kings 18 | Apocalypse Explained 1037

Friday, June 3 | 1 Kings 19 | Apocalypse Explained 1038

Saturday, June 4 | 1 Kings 20 | Apocalypse Explained 1039, 1041

Sunday, June 5 | True Christian Religion 768

Monday, June 6 | Arcana Coelestia 4423

Tuesday, June 7 | Arcana Coelestia 2986:2, 3

Wednesday, June 8 | Apocalypse Revealed 88

Thursday, June 9 | Arcana Coelestia 8988:4, 5

Friday, June 10 | Apocalypse Revealed 355

Saturday, June 11 | Apocalypse Revealed 547

Sunday, June 12 | Conjugial Love 42, 43

Monday, June 13 | True Christian Religion 303

Tuesday, June 14 | True Christian Religion 344

Wednesday, June 15 | True Christian Religion 508

Thursday, June 16 | True Christian Religion 700

Friday, June 17 | True Christian Religion 779

Saturday, June 18 | True Christian Religion 786

Sunday, June 19 | True Christian Religion 788

Monday, June 20 | 1 Kings 21 | Apocalypse Explained 1042:1, 2

Tuesday, June 21 | 1 Kings 22:1-23 | Apocalypse Explained 1042:3, 4

Wednesday, June 22 | 1 Kings 22:24-53 | Apocalypse Explained 1042:5-8

Thursday, June 23 | 2 Kings 1 | Apocalypse Explained 1043

Friday, June 24 | 2 Kings 2 | Apocalypse Explained 1044

Saturday, June 25 | 2 Kings 3 | Apocalypse Explained 1045

Sunday, June 26 | 2 Kings 4 | Apocalypse Explained 1046, 1047

Monday, June 27 | 2 Kings 5 | Apocalypse Explained 1048, 1049

Tuesday, June 28 | Tu | 2 Kings 6 | Apocalypse Explained 1050

Wednesday, June 29 | 2 Kings 7 | Apocalypse Explained 1051

Thursday, June 30 | 2 Kings 8 | Apocalypse Explained 1052

July

Friday, July 1 | 2 Kings 9 | Apocalypse Explained 1053

Saturday, July 2 | 2 Kings 10 | Apocalypse Explained 1054

Sunday, July 3 | 2 Kings 11 | Apocalypse Explained 1055

Monday, July 4 | 2 Kings 12 | Apocalypse Explained 1056

Tuesday, July 5 | 2 Kings 13 | Apocalypse Explained 1057:1, 2

Wednesday, July 6 | 2 Kings 14 | Apocalypse Explained 1057:3-5

Thursday, July 7 | 2 Kings 15 | Apocalypse Explained 1057:6

Friday, July 8 | 2 Kings 16 | Apocalypse Explained 1058

Saturday, July 9 | 2 Kings 17 | Apocalypse Explained 1059

Sunday, July 10 | 2 Kings 18 | Apocalypse Explained 1060

Monday, July 11 | 2 Kings 19 | Apocalypse Explained 1061

Tuesday, July 12 | 2 Kings 20 | Apocalypse Explained 1062

Wednesday, July 13 | 2 Kings 21 | Apocalypse Explained 1063

Thursday, July 14 | 2 Kings 22 | Apocalypse Explained 1064

Friday, July 15 | 2 Kings 23 | Apocalypse Explained 1065

Saturday, July 16 | 2 Kings 24 | Apocalypse Explained 1066:1, 2

Sunday, July 17 | 2 Kings 25 | Apocalypse Explained 1066:3, 4

Monday, July 18 | Psalms 1,2 | Apocalypse Explained 1067

Tuesday, July 19 | Psalms 3-5 | Apocalypse Explained 1068

Wednesday, July 20 | Psalms 6,7 | Apocalypse Explained 1069

Thursday, July 21 | Psalms 8,9 | Apocalypse Explained 1070

Friday, July 22 | Psalms 10,11 | Apocalypse Explained 1071

Saturday, July 23 | Psalms 12-14 | Apocalypse Explained 1072

Sunday, July 24 | Psalms 15,16 | Apocalypse Explained 1073

Monday, July 25 | Psalms 17 | Apocalypse Explained 1074

Tuesday, July 26 | Psalms 18 | Apocalypse Explained 1075, 1076

Wednesday, July 27 | Psalms 19,20 | Apocalypse Explained 1077

Thursday, July 28 | Psalms 21 | Apocalypse Explained 1078

Friday, July 29 | Psalms 22 | Apocalypse Explained 1079

Saturday, July 30 | Psalms 23,24 | Apocalypse Explained 1080

Sunday, July 31 | Psalms 25 | Apocalypse Explained 1081

August

Monday, August 1 | Psalms 26,27 | Apocalypse Explained 1082:1, 2

Tuesday, August 2 | Psalms 28,29 | Apocalypse Explained 1082:3-7

Wednesday, August 3 | Psalms 30,31 | Apocalypse Explained 1082:8, 9

Thursday, August 4 | Psalms 32,33 | Apocalypse Explained 1083

Friday, August 5 | Psalms 34 | Apocalypse Explained 1084

Saturday, August 6 | Psalms 35 | Apocalypse Explained 1085

Sunday, August 7 | Psalms 36 | Apocalypse Explained 1086

Monday, August 8 | Psalms 37 | Apocalypse Explained 1087

Tuesday, August 9 | Psalms 38 | Apocalypse Explained 1088

Wednesday, August 10 | Psalms 39 | Apocalypse Explained 1089

Thursday, August 11 | Psalms 40 | Apocalypse Explained 1090

Friday, August 12 | Psalms 41,42 | Apocalypse Explained 1091

Saturday, August 13 | Psalms 43,44 | Apocalypse Explained 1092

Sunday, August 14 | Psalms 45,46 | Apocalypse Explained 1093

Monday, August 15 | Psalms 47,48 | Apocalypse Explained 1094

Tuesday, August 16 | Psalms 49 | Apocalypse Explained 1095

Wednesday, August 17 | Psalms 50 | Apocalypse Explained 1096

Thursday, August 18 | Psalms 51 | Apocalypse Explained 1097

Friday, August 19 | Psalms 53,54 | Apocalypse Explained 1098

Saturday, August 20 | Psalms 55 | Apocalypse Explained 1099

Sunday, August 21 | Psalms 56,57 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:1-3

Monday, August 22 | Psalms 58,59 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:4-6

Tuesday, August 23 | Psalms 60,61 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:7-9

Wednesday, August 24 | Psalms 62,63 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:10-14

Thursday, August 25 | Psalms 64,65 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:15-18

Friday, August 26 | Psalms 66 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:19-21

Saturday, August 27 | Psalms 67,68 | Apocalypse Explained 1100:22, 23

Sunday, August 28 | Psalms 69 | Apocalypse Explained 1101

Monday, August 29 | Psalms 70,71 | Apocalypse Explained 1102

Tuesday, August 30 | Psalms 72 | Apocalypse Explained 1103

Wednesday, August 31 | Psalms 73 | Apocalypse Explained 1104:1

September

Thursday, September 1 | Psalms 74 | Apocalypse Explained 1104:2, 3

Friday, September 2 | Psalms 75,76 | Apocalypse Explained 1104:4, 5

Saturday, September 3 | Psalms 77 | Apocalypse Explained 1105

Sunday, September 4 | Psalms 78:1-33 | Apocalypse Explained 1106

Monday, September 5 | Psalms 78:34-72 | Apocalypse Explained 1107:1

Tuesday, September 6 | Psalms 79 | Apocalypse Explained 1107:2, 3

Wednesday, September 7 | Psalms 80 | Apocalypse Explained 1107:4, 5

Thursday, September 8 | Psalms 81,82 | Apocalypse Explained 1108

Friday, September 9 | Psalms 83,84 | Apocalypse Explained 1109

Saturday, September 10 | Psalms 85,86 | Apocalypse Explained 1110, 1111

Sunday, September 11 | Psalms 87,88 | Apocalypse Explained 1112

Monday, September 12 | Psalms 89 | Apocalypse Explained 1113, 1114

Tuesday, September 13 | Psalms 90,91 | Apocalypse Explained 1115

Wednesday, September 14 | Psalms 92,93 | Apocalypse Explained 1116

Thursday, September 15 | Psalms 94 | Apocalypse Explained 1117, 1118

Friday, September 16 | Psalms 95,96 | Apocalypse Explained 1119

Saturday, September 17 | Psalms 97,98 | Apocalypse Explained 1120

Sunday, September 18 | Psalms 99,100 | Apocalypse Explained 1121

Monday, September 19 | Psalms 101,102 | Apocalypse Explained 1122

Tuesday, September 20 | Psalms 103 | Apocalypse Explained 1123, 1124

Wednesday, September 21 | Psalms 104 | Apocalypse Explained 1125

Thursday, September 22 | Psalms 105 | Apocalypse Explained 1126

Friday, September 23 | Psalms 106 | Apocalypse Explained 1127

Saturday, September 24 | Psalms 107 | Apocalypse Explained 1128

Sunday, September 25 | Psalms 108 | Apocalypse Explained 1129

Monday, September 26 | Psalms 109 | Apocalypse Explained 1130

Tuesday, September 27 | Psalms 110,111 | Apocalypse Explained 1131

Wednesday, September 28 | Psalms 112,113 | Apocalypse Explained 1132

Thursday, September 29 | Psalms 114,115 | Apocalypse Explained 1133:1-3

Friday, September 30 | Psalms 116,117 | Apocalypse Explained 1133:4-7

October

Saturday, October 1 | Psalms 118 | Apocalypse Explained 1134

Sunday, October 2 | Psalms 119:1-32 | Apocalypse Explained 1135

Monday, October 3 | Psalms 119:33-64 | Apocalypse Explained 1136

Tuesday, October 4 | Psalms 119:65-96 | Apocalypse Explained 1137

Wednesday, October 5 | Psalms 119:97-120 | Apocalypse Explained 1138

Thursday, October 6 | Psalms 119:121-152 | Apocalypse Explained 1139

Friday, October 7 | Psalms 119:153-176 | Apocalypse Explained 1140

Saturday, October 8 | Psalms 120-122 | Apocalypse Explained 1141

Sunday, October 9 | Psalms 123-125 | Apocalypse Explained 1142

Monday, October 10 | Psalms 126-128 | Apocalypse Explained 1143:1-3

Tuesday, October 11 | Psalms 129-131 | Apocalypse Explained 1143:4, 5

Wednesday, October 12 | Psalms 132,133 | Apocalypse Explained 1144

Thursday, October 13 | Psalms 134,135 | Apocalypse Explained 1145:1, 2

Friday, October 14 | Psalms 136 | Apocalypse Explained 1145:3, 4

Saturday, October 15 | Psalms 137,138 | Apocalypse Explained 1145:5-7

Sunday, October 16 | Psalms 139 | Apocalypse Explained 1145:8, 9

Monday, October 17 | Psalms 140,141 | Apocalypse Explained 1145:10, 11

Tuesday, October 18 | Psalms 142,143 | Apocalypse Explained 1146:1-3

Wednesday, October 19 | Psalms 144 | Apocalypse Explained 1146:4, 5

Thursday, October 20 | Psalms 145 | Apocalypse Explained 1147

Friday, October 21 | Psalms 146 | Apocalypse Explained 1148

Saturday, October 22 | Psalms 147 | Apocalypse Explained 1149

Sunday, October 23 | Psalms 148 | Apocalypse Explained 1150:1, 2

Monday, October 24 | Psalms 149,150 | Apocalypse Explained 1150:3-5

Tuesday, October 25 | Isaiah 1 | Apocalypse Explained 1151

Wednesday, October 26 | Isaiah 2 | Apocalypse Explained 1152

Thursday, October 27 | Isaiah 3,4 | Apocalypse Explained 1153:1-4

Friday, October 28 | Isaiah 5 | Apocalypse Explained 1153:5-9

Saturday, October 29 | Isaiah 6,7 | Apocalypse Explained 1154

Sunday, October 30 | Isaiah 8 | Apocalypse Explained 1155

Monday, October 31 | Isaiah 9 | Apocalypse Explained 1156

November

Tuesday, November 1 | Tu | Isaiah 10 | Apocalypse Explained 1157

Wednesday, November 2 | Isaiah 11,12 | Apocalypse Explained 1158

Thursday, November 3 | Isaiah 13 | Apocalypse Explained 1159:1, 2

Friday, November 4 | Isaiah 14 | Apocalypse Explained 1159:3, 4

Saturday, November 5 | Isaiah 15,16 | Apocalypse Explained 1159:5

Sunday, November 6 | Isaiah 17,18 | Apocalypse Explained 1160

Monday, November 7 | Isaiah 19 | Apocalypse Explained 1161

Tuesday, November 8 | Isaiah 20,21 | Apocalypse Explained 1162

Wednesday, November 9 | Isaiah 22 | Apocalypse Explained 1163

Thursday, November 10 | Isaiah 23 | Apocalypse Explained 1164

Friday, November 11 | Isaiah 24 | Apocalypse Explained 1165

Saturday, November 12 | Isaiah 25 | Apocalypse Explained 1166

Sunday, November 13 | Isaiah 26 | Apocalypse Explained 1167

Monday, November 14 | Isaiah 27 | Apocalypse Explained 1168

Tuesday, November 15 | Isaiah 28 | Apocalypse Explained 1169

Wednesday, November 16 | Isaiah 29 | Apocalypse Explained 1170:1-3

Thursday, November 17 | Isaiah 30 | Apocalypse Explained 1170:4-6

Friday, November 18 | Isaiah 31 | Apocalypse Explained 1171

Saturday, November 19 | Isaiah 32 | Apocalypse Explained 1172

Sunday, November 20 | Isaiah 33 | Apocalypse Explained 1173

Monday, November 21 | Isaiah 34 | Apocalypse Explained 1174

Tuesday, November 22 | Isaiah 35 | Apocalypse Explained 1175:1, 2

Wednesday, November 23 | Isaiah 36 | Apocalypse Explained 1175:3-5

Thursday, November 24 | Isaiah 37 | Apocalypse Explained 1176

Friday, November 25 | Isaiah 38 | Apocalypse Explained 1177

Saturday, November 26 | Isaiah 39 | Apocalypse Explained 1178, 1179

Sunday, November 27 | Isaiah 40 | Apocalypse Explained 1180

Monday, November 28 | Isaiah 41 | Apocalypse Explained 1181

Tuesday, November 29 | Isaiah 42 | Apocalypse Explained 1182:1, 2

Wednesday, November 30 | Isaiah 43 | Apocalypse Explained 1182:3-5

December

Thursday, December 1 | Genesis 3:1-15 | Arcana Coelestia 2034:6-8

Friday, December 2 | Genesis 12:1-3 | Arcana Coelestia 981:1

Saturday, December 3 | Psalms 14 | Arcana Coelestia 2553

Sunday, December 4 | Isaiah 40:1-11 | True Christian Religion 688-689

Monday, December 5 | Luke 1:5-25 | True Christian Religion 510

Tuesday, December 6 | 2 Samuel 23:1-7 | True Christian Religion 109[3]

Wednesday, December 7 | Isaiah 7:14 | Arcana Coelestia 3061:2-3

Thursday, December 8 | Luke 1:26-38 | Arcana Coelestia 6490-6491

Friday, December 9 | Psalms 2 | True Christian Religion 124

Saturday, December 10 | Matthew 1:18-25 | Arcana Coelestia 2025:4

Sunday, December 11 | Micah 4:1-7 | Arcana Coelestia 8273:1

Monday, December 12 | Haggai 2:1-9 | Arcana Coelestia 10574:4

Tuesday, December 13 | Luke 1:39-56 | Arcana Coelestia 2034

Wednesday, December 14 | Ezekiel 37:21-28 | Apocalypse Explained 365:18, 25

Thursday, December 15 | Luke 1:57-66 | Arcana Coelestia 2405:2, 8

Friday, December 16 | Isaiah 35 | Arcana Coelestia 7337:1

Saturday, December 17 | Micah 5:2, 4-5 | Arcana Coelestia 4592:3

Sunday, December 18 | Luke 2:1-7 | Apocalypse Explained 706:12

Monday, December 19 | Luke 2:8-21 | Arcana Coelestia 3195:2-3

Tuesday, December 20 | Isaiah 25:1, 6-9 | Arcana Coelestia 1789

Wednesday, December 21 | Luke 2:22-40 | True Christian Religion 89

Thursday, December 22 | Isaiah 60:1-6 | True Christian Religion 766

Friday, December 23 | Matthew 2:1-12 | Apocalypse Explained 661:2

Saturday, December 24 | Matthew 2:13-23 | Arcana Coelestia 1460

Sunday, December 25 | John 1:1-5 | Arcana Coelestia 9350-9360

Monday, December 26 | Isaiah 44 | Apocalypse Explained 1183

Tuesday, December 27 | Isaiah 45 | Apocalypse Explained 1184

Wednesday, December 28 | Isaiah 46 | Apocalypse Explained 1185

Thursday, December 29 | Isaiah 47 | Apocalypse Explained 1186

Friday, December 30 | Isaiah 48 | Apocalypse Explained 1187

Saturday, December 31 | Isaiah 49 | Apocalypse Explained 1188

1008. That he may not walk naked, signifies that he may not be without truths, and thus without goods. This is evident from the signification of "naked," as meaning to be without truth, and thus without good (See n. 240); for those who are without truths are also without goods, since all good is acquired by means of truths; and moreover, good without truth is not good, and truth without good is not truth; that there may be truth it must be conjoined to good, and that there may be good it must be conjoined to truth. There may be indeed truth without good and good without truth; but truth without good is dead, and so is good without truth. For truth has its being [esse] from good, and good has its existence [existere] by means of truth. All this makes clear that "to walk naked" signifies to be without truths, and thus without goods. That "to walk" signifies to be and to live may be seen above n. 787.

(Continuation respecting the Sixth Commandment)

[2] Adulteries are less abhorrent with Christians than with the Gentiles, and even with some barbarous nations, for the reason that at present in the Christian world there is no marriage of good and truth, but a marriage of evil and falsity. For the religion and doctrine of faith separated from good works is a religion and doctrine of truth separated from good; and truth separated from good is not truth, but interiorly regarded is falsity; and good separated from truth is not good, but interiorly regarded is evil. Consequently in the Christian religion there is the doctrine of falsity and evil, from which origin a desire and favor for adultery from hell flow in; and this is why adulteries are believed in the Christian world to be allowable, and are practiced without shame. For, as has been said above, the conjunction of evil and falsity is spiritual adultery, from which according to correspondence natural adultery exists. For this reason "adulteries and whoredoms" signify in the Word adulterations of good and falsifications of truth; and for this reason Babylon is called in Revelation a "harlot," and Jerusalem is so called in the Word of the Old Testament; and the Jewish nation was called by the Lord "an adulterous nation," and "from their father the devil." (But on this see above from the Word, n. 141)

10134. 'You shall offer one lamb in the morning' means the removal of evils by means of the good of innocence from the Lord in a state of love and consequently of light in the internal man. This is clear from the meaning of 'offering a lamb', or sacrificing it, as the removal of evils by means of the good of innocence from the Lord, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'the morning' as a state of love and consequently of light in the internal man, also dealt with below. The reason why 'offering (or sacrificing) a lamb' means the removal of evils by means of the good of innocence from the Lord is that burnt offerings and sacrifices were signs of purification from evils and consequently from falsities, or what amounts to the same thing, the removal of them, and the implantation of goodness and truth and the joining together of these by the Lord, 9990, 9991, 10022, 10042, 10053. As regards purification from evils, that it is the removal of them, see the places referred to in 10057; and as regards 'a lamb', that the good of innocence is meant, 10132.

[2] The reason why the removal of evils, and the implantation of goodness and truth and the joining together of these, is accomplished by means of the good of innocence from the Lord is that all good, if it is to be good, must have innocence within it. Without it good is not good; for innocence is not only the ground in which truths are sown but also the very essence of good. Therefore how far a person possesses innocence determines how far his good becomes good and his truth has life from good, consequently how far he is endowed with life and the evils present with him are removed. And so far as these are removed determines how far goodness and truth are implanted and are joined together by the Lord. All this explains why the continual burnt offering was made with lambs.

All good in heaven and in the Church has innocence within it, and without it good is not good, see 2736, 2780, 6013, 7840, 7887, 9262.

What innocence is, 3994, 4001, 4797, 5236, 6107, 6765, 7902, 9262, 9936.

[3] The reason why 'the morning' means a state of love and consequently of light in the internal man is that in the heavens angels experience different states involving their love and therefore their faith, just as in the world people pass through different times of day that affect the heat and at the same time the light there, those times of day being, as is well known, morning, midday, evening, and night. So it is that in the Word 'morning' means a state of love, 'midday' a state of light in clearness, 'evening' a state of light set in obscurity, and 'night' or twilight prior to morning a state of love set in obscurity.

Such changes from one state to another take place in heaven, see 5672, 5962, 6110, 7218, 8426.

Morning there is a state of peace and innocence, thus a state of love to the Lord, 2405, 2780, 8426, 8812, 10114.

Midday is a state of light in clearness, 3708, 5672, 9642.

Evening is a state of light set in obscurity, 3056, 3833, 6110.

There is no night in heaven, only twilight, 6110, by which a state of love set in obscurity is meant.

[4] The reason why 'the morning' means a state of love and consequently of light in the internal man is that when an angel's state is one of love and light he functions in his internal man; but when his state is one of light and love in obscurity he does so in his external man. For angels have an internal man and an external, but when they function in the internal the external is virtually dormant, whereas when they do so in the external their state is grosser and duller. So it is that when their state is one of love and light they function in their internal man, thus in what is for them the morning, and when their state is one of light and love set in obscurity they do so in their external, thus in what is for them the evening. From this it is evident that changes of state are effected by their being raised to more internal things, thus to a higher sphere of heavenly light and heat, consequently nearer to the Lord, or by their being let down to more external ones, into a lower sphere of heavenly light and heat, and therefore further away from the Lord.

[5] It should be remembered that more internal things are higher ones and so are closer to the Lord, whereas more external things are lower ones and so are further away from the Lord, and that light in the heavens is Divine Truth which composes faith, while heat in the heavens is Divine Good that constitutes love, both emanating from the Lord. For the Lord is the Sun in heaven, the source of all the life that angels have, and consequently of all the spiritual and celestial life that people in the world have, see the places referred to in 9548, 9684. Regarding more internal things, that they are higher ones and so are closer to the Lord, see 2148, 3084, 4599, 5146, 8325.

[6] The love and faith of a person who is being regenerated, and also of a person who has been regenerated, in like manner undergo changes of state by being raised to more internal things or let down to more external ones. But there are few who are able to reflect on this matter, because they are unaware of what thinking and willing within the internal man and within the external man are, or even of what the internal man is and what the external man is. Thinking and willing in the internal man implies doing so in heaven, for this is where the internal man is; but thinking and willing in the external man implies doing so in the world, for that is where the external man is. Therefore when love to God and faith resulting from it govern a person he functions in his internal man, since he is now up in heaven; but when his love and resulting faith are set in obscurity he functions in his external, since he is then down in the world.

[7] These states too are meant in the Word by 'morning', 'midday', 'evening', and 'night' or early morning twilight, as are states of the Church. The first state of the Church is likewise called 'morning' in the Word, the second state 'midday', the third 'evening', and the fourth or last 'night'. But when the Church has reached its night time, that is, when love to God and faith exist there no longer, morning emerges from twilight for another nation, where a new Church is established.

[8] For the situation with the Church in general is like that with a person in particular. His first state is a state of innocence, thus also one of love towards parents, nursemaid, and also children of his own age. His second state is a state of light, for when he becomes a youth he learns the things of light, that is, the truths of faith, and believes them. The third state is reached when he begins to love the world and to love himself, which happens when he becomes a young adult and when he thinks for himself; and to the extent that these loves increase, faith decreases, and together with faith charity towards the neighbour and love to God. The fourth and last state is reached when he has no interest in these, more so when he rejects them.

[9] Such states are also the states of every Church from its beginning to its end. Its first state is in like manner a state of early childhood, thus also one of innocence, and consequently of love to the Lord. This state is called 'morning'. The second state is a state of light. The third state is a state of light set in obscurity, which is that Church's 'evening'. And the fourth state is a state when there is no love nor consequently any light, which is its 'night'. This is so because evils increase daily; and to the extent that they increase, one person like a contagious disease infects another, especially parents their children. Furthermore hereditary evils are intensified by each succeeding generation and in that condition passed down.

[10] The fact that 'morning' means the first state of a Church and also a state of love is clear in Daniel,

The holy one said, For how long is this vision, the continual [burnt offering], and the desolating transgression? He said to me, Up to the evening, [when it is becoming] the morning, two thousand three hundred times; then the sanctuary will be made correct. Daniel 8:13-14.

This refers to the Lord's Coming. 'The evening' is the state of the Church before His Coming, but 'the morning' is the first state of the Church after His Coming, and in the highest sense it is the Lord Himself. The Lord is meant in the highest sense by 'the morning' because He is the Sun of heaven, and the Sun of heaven never sets but is always rising in the east. This also explains why the Lord is called 'the Rising' or 'the East', consequently 'the Morning' as well, see 101, 2405, 2780, 9668.

[11] In Isaiah,

One was calling to me from Seir, What of the night, what of the night, O watchman? The watchman said, Morning comes, and also the night. Isaiah 21:11-12.

'The watchman' is used to mean in the internal sense one who observes the states of the Church and the changes it undergoes, and so to mean every prophet. 'The night' is used to mean the final state of the Church, 'morning' its first state. 'Seir' from where the watchman calls means the enlightenment of nations who are in darkness, for which meaning of 'Seir', see 4240; and for that of 'the night' as the final state of the Church, 6000. 'Morning comes, and also the night' means that even though enlightenment comes to those who belong to the new Church, night remains with those who are in the old one. 'Morning' has the same meaning in David,

In the evening weeping will abide ¹ , in the morning singing. Psalms 30:5.

And in Isaiah,

Around evening time, behold, terror! Before the morning, he is no more. Isaiah 17:14.

[12] Since 'the morning' in the highest sense means the Lord, and consequently love received from Him and offered back to Him, the manna, which was heavenly bread, rained down every morning, Exodus 16:8, 12-13, 21. For the Lord is meant by the bread which comes down from heaven, thus by the manna, see John 6:33, 35, 48, 50; and by 'the bread' heavenly or celestial love, which is love received from and offered back to the Lord, is meant, 2165, 2177, 3464, 4217, 4735, 5405, 5915, 9545. And it is because the Lord is the rising (or the east) and the morning, and because heavenly love comes wholly from Him, that He rose in the morning on the sabbath day, Mark 16:9 ² . Therefore also the day before the feast of Passover was called the evening or eve; for the feast of Passover was a sign of the Lord's presence and of His deliverance of faithful believers from damnation, 7867, 9286-9292.

[13] Anyone acquainted with the internal sense of the Word may recognize what is implied by Peter's denial of the Lord three times before the cock crowed twice, Matthew 26:34, 74-75; Mark 14:30, 68, 72; Luke 22:34, 60-61; John 18:27. For Peter represented the Church's faith, or what amounts to the same thing, the Church as regards faith. The time when the cock crowed meant the final period of the Church, a time of day which was also called 'cock-crow'. The triple denial meant a complete denial of the Lord at the end of the Church. That Peter represented the Church's faith, and so the Church as regards faith, see Prefaces to Genesis 18, 22, and also 3750, 4738; and that the words addressed to Peter [Matthew 26:34] meant that within the Church the Lord would be denied when it reached its final period, 6000, 6073(end), 10087. The Lord is denied when there is no longer any faith; and there is no faith when there is no longer any charity. 'Three' means what is complete, see 2788, 4495, 7715, 8347, 9198, 9488, 9489; and this is why Peter was told that he would deny three times. The fact that this happened in twilight, when morning was about to arrive, is clear in John 18:28; and the fact that cock-crow and early morning twilight are one and the same thing is evident in Mark,

Watch, for you do not know when the Master of the house will be coming - in the evening, or at midnight, or at cock-crow, or in the morning. Mark 13:35.

From all this it now becomes clear what 'the morning' means.

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