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

1023. Verses 20, 21. And every island fled, and the mountains were not found. And a great hail, as of the weight of a talent, cometh down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

20. "And every island fled," signifies that there was no longer any truth of faith (n. 1024); "and the mountains were not found," signifies that there was no longer any good of love (n. 1025).

21. "And a great hail, as of the weight of a talent, cometh down from heaven upon men," signifies falsities in the greatest degree infernal destroying all the understanding of truth with the men of the church (n. 1026); "and men blasphemed God because of the plague of hail," signifies the consequent falsification of the Word (n. 1027); "for the plague thereof was exceeding great," signifies the total destruction of genuine truth (n. 1028).

1133. Verse 10. Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, signifies when they are in externals from a dread of infernal punishment. This is evident from the signification of "standing afar off," as meaning to be in externals (of which presently); also from the signification of "fear of torment," as being dread on account of infernal punishments, for "torment" signifies such punishments. "Standing afar off" signifies to be in externals because man is in himself when he is in internals, for there his love, and thus his very life, has its seat. The internals of man are the things that belong to his spirit, and are meant in the Word by "things near;" and therefore his externals, as being remote from internals, are meant by things "afar off," and here by "standing afar off." Moreover, every evil man when he is in externals is unlike what he is in internals. Not only does he then speak and act differently, he also thinks and wills differently, for his thought and will then are that he may appear as a civil, moral, and even as a spiritual man, and this either because of the law and its penalties or for the sake of reputation and consequent honor and gain, thus from fear of losing these. That the man is then "afar off" from himself is evident from the fact that when he returns from externals into his internals, as he does when alone, he thinks and wills in a wholly different way, and when he is with companions like himself he talks in a different way. This shows that "standing afar off" signifies in the spiritual sense to be in externals.

[2] The chief reason why an evil man introduces himself or comes from internals into externals is fear; for fear closes up his internals when he sees the punishments and torments of his companions, and when his internals are closed up he comes into externals, and remains in them as long as the punishment is kept before his mind. And yet his internal is not made better by punishments, but remains wholly as before; therefore as soon as the fear of punishment recedes he returns into his evils, which are interiorly with him, and which belong to his spirit, and thus to his life. This may be illustrated by examples from the spiritual world. An evil spirit there is compelled by punishments not to speak or do evil; and in such a state he remains as long as he is in the place where the punishment is kept before his mind; but as soon as the fear of the punishment recedes he is evil as before. It is the same in the world. So long as thieves, robbers, and other criminals are in a city where all are held in restraint by the law and its penalties they do not steal or rob; but as soon as they come into forests, or into places where they have no fear of the penalties of the law, or when they can pervert the law by crafty devices and thus escape the penalties, they come into their internals and commit crimes.

[3] All this makes clear that externals are remote from internals, and stand as it were afar off; and this is why in the Word "afar off" signifies the external or what is remote from the internal, as in the following passages. In Isaiah:

Hear, ye that are afar off, what I have done, and ye that are near know My power (Isaiah 33:13).

"Those that are afar off" here mean the nations, because they are remote from internal truths, and "those that are near" mean those who are of the church and who are in truths from the Word. In the same:

Bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth (Isaiah 43:6).

Here, too, "sons and daughters" mean the nations; and because these are remote from truths and goods, which are the internals of the church, they are called "sons from afar, and daughters from the end of the earth," "sons" meaning those who are in truths, and "daughters" those who are in goods, "the end of the earth" signifying the ultimates of the church.

[4] In the same:

Listen, O isles, unto Me, and ye peoples from afar. Lo, these shall come to thee from afar, and lo, these from the north and from the west (Isaiah 49:1, 12).

"Isles" and "peoples from afar," and "from the north and from the west," mean in like manner the nations with whom the church was to be established. The meaning is the same in Jeremiah:

Declare it in the isles afar off (Jeremiah 31:10).

In Zechariah:

They that are afar off shall come, and shall build the temple of Jehovah (Zechariah 6:15).

Here, too, "those afar off" mean the nations, and the "temple" that they shall build is the church. In Jeremiah:

Am I God that is near, and not God afar off? (Jeremiah 23:23).

This signifies that the Lord is God both to those who are within the church and to those who are outside of it, also to those who are in internal truths and to those who are in external truths. In David:

O God, the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of the sea, of those that are afar off (Psalms 65:5).

"The ends of the earth and of the sea, of those that are afar off," signify the ultimates of the church. In the contrary sense "afar off" signifies evil, because evil is in the external man; for all who are in evils and falsities therefrom are external men. Such are meant by "nations and peoples from afar" and "from the end of the earth" in the following passages. In Isaiah:

The nations from afar and from the end of the earth (Isaiah 5:26).

Peoples coming from a land afar off, from the end of the earth ¹ (Isaiah 13:5).

In Jeremiah:

Nations coming from a land afar off against Jerusalem (Jeremiah 4:16).

In the same:

Upon the house of Israel will I be a nation from afar (Jeremiah 5:15).

Because "Babylon" signifies evil of every kind and the profanation of good it is called:

A land afar off (Isaiah 39:3).

That "those afar off" signify those who are in the externals of the church can be seen also from those who are in externals and those who are in internals in the spiritual world; the latter are in the south and the former in the north, thus they are separated according to the degree of the reception of truth and good. That "near" means what is internal may be seen above n. 16.

(Continuation respecting the Athanasian Faith and respecting the Lord)

[5] Since God is infinite He is also omnipotent, for omnipotence is infinite power. God's omnipotence shines forth from the universe, which is the visible heaven and the habitable globe; these, with all things that are in the visible heavens and on the habitable globe, are the great works of the omnipotent Creator. The creation of these and their maintenance testify that they are from the Divine omnipotence, while their order and mutual regard to ends from first to last testify that they are from the Divine wisdom. God's omnipotence shines forth also from the heaven that is above or within our visible heaven, and from the globe there that is inhabited by angels, as ours is by men. There are wonderful testimonies there to the Divine omnipotence; and as these have been seen by me and revealed to me, I am permitted to mention them. All men that have died from the first creation of the world are there; and these after death continue to be men in form, but are spirits in essence.

[6] Spirits are affections that are of love, and thus also thoughts. The spirits of heaven are affections of the love of good, and the spirits of hell affections of the love of evil. Good affections, which are angels, dwell on a globe that is called heaven, and evil affections, which are spirits of hell, dwell at a great depth beneath them. The globe is one, but is divided into expanses as it were, one below another. There are six expanses; in the highest the angels of the third heaven dwell, and beneath them the angels of the second heaven, and beneath these the angels of the first heaven, below these dwell the spirits of the first hell, beneath these the spirits of the second hell, and beneath these the spirits of the third hell. All things are arranged in such order that the evil affections, which are spirits of hell, are held in bonds by the good affections, which are angels of heaven; the spirits of the lowest hell by the angels of the highest heaven, the spirits of the middle hell by the angels of the middle heaven, and the spirits of the first hell by the angels of the first heaven. By such opposition the affections are held in equilibrium as in the scales of a balance.

[7] Such heavens and hells are innumerable, divided into assemblies and societies according to the genera and species of all affections; and these affections in their order and connection are in accord with the nearer and more remote affinities of the societies. This is true both of the heavens and of the hells. This order and this connection of affections are known to the Lord alone, and the arrangement of so many different affections, as many as there have been men from the first creation and will be hereafter, is a work of infinite wisdom, and at the same time of infinite power. That the Divine power is infinite, or that it is omnipotence, is there clearly evident from the fact that neither the angels of heaven nor the devils of hell have any power whatever from themselves. If they had any at all heaven would fall to pieces, hell would become a chaos, and with these every man would perish.

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