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

1175. Verse 19. And they cast dust upon their heads and cried out weeping, and mourning, signifies grief and confession that by a life according to that religious persuasion and its doctrine they were condemned. This is evident from the signification of "to cast dust upon the head," as being to mourn because they were condemned (it follows as a consequence that it was on account of life according to that religious persuasion and its doctrine); also from the signification of "to cry out weeping and mourning," as being grief that they were condemned by such a life, "to cry out" having reference to doctrine, and "to weep and mourn" signifying grief of soul and heart (as above, n. 1164. "To cast dust upon the heads" means mourning on account of condemnation, because "dust" signifies what is condemned, and "head" the man himself. "Dust" signifies what is condemned, because the hells are beneath and the heavens are above, and from the hells falsity from evil unceasingly breathes forth, consequently the dust over them signifies what is condemned (See also above, n. 742. Because of this signification of "dust" it was a custom in the representative churches to cast dust upon their heads when they had done evil and had repented of it, thus giving proof of their repentance.

[2] That this was so can be seen from the following passages. In Ezekiel:

They shall cry bitterly and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall roll themselves in ashes (Ezekiel 27:30).

"To cast up dust upon their heads" signifies mourning because of condemnation, and "to roll themselves in ashes" signifies still deeper mourning, for "ashes" signify what is condemned, because the fire from which they come signifies infernal love. In Lamentations:

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the earth, they keep silence, they have cast up dust upon their heads; the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the earth (Lamentations 2:10).

By such things grief and mourning because of evils and falsities of which they repented, and thus confession that they were condemned, were represented. "Daughter of Zion" signifies the church, and "virgins of Jerusalem" signify truths of doctrine; "to sit upon the earth and keep silence" signifies grief of mind; "to cast dust upon the head" signifies confession that they were condemned, and "to hang down the head to the earth" signifies confession that they were in hell. In Job:

The friends of Job rent everyone his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven (Job 2:12).

"To sprinkle dust upon the head towards heaven" signifies mourning on account of Job, who seemed to be condemned. Mourning on account of condemnation of evil is signified by "dust upon the head," and "rending the mantle" signifies mourning on account of condemnation of falsity. The same is signified by:

Rolling themselves in the dust (Micah 1:10).

That repentance was thus represented is evident in Job:

I repent upon dust and upon ashes (Job 42:6).

Because "dust" signifies condemnation, it was said to the serpent:

Upon the belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life (Genesis 3:14).

The "serpent" signifies infernal evil with those who pervert the truths of the Word, and thereby deceive artfully and craftily. So in Isaiah:

Dust shall be the serpent's bread (Isaiah 65:25).

From all this it is clear that "dust" signifies what is condemned, and that "to cast dust upon the head" is a testification of condemnation.

(Continuation)

[3] All this having been premised it shall now be told what affection is, and afterwards why man is led by the Lord by means of affections and not by means of thoughts, and lastly that man can be saved in no other way.

What affection is. The same is meant by affection as by love. But love is like a fountain and affections are like the streams therefrom, thus affections are continuations of love. Love as a fountain is in the will of man; affections, which are streams from it, flow by continuity into the understanding, and there by means of light from truths produce thoughts, just as the influences of heat in a garden produce germinations by means of rays of light. Moreover, love in its origin is the heat of heaven, and truths in their origin are the rays of light of heaven, and thoughts are germinations from their marriage.

From such a marriage are all the societies of heaven, which are innumerable, which in their essence are affections; for they are from the heat that is love and from the wisdom that is light from the Lord as a sun. Therefore these societies, as heat in them is united to light, and light is united to heat, are affections of good and truth. From this are the thoughts of all in these societies. This makes clear that the societies of heaven are not thoughts but affections, consequently to be led by means of these societies is to be led by means of affections, that is, to be led by means of affections is to be led by means of societies; and for this reason in what now follows the term affections will be used in place of societies.

[4] Why man is led by the Lord by means of affections and not by means of thoughts shall now be told. When man is led by the Lord by means of affections he can be led according to all the laws of His Divine providence, but not if he should be led by means of thoughts. Affections do not become evident to man, but thoughts do; also affections produce thoughts, but thoughts do not produce affections; there is an appearance that they do, but it is a fallacy. And when affections produce thoughts they produce all things of man, because these constitute his life. Moreover, this is known in the world. If you hold a man in his affection you hold him bound, and lead him wherever you please, and a single reason is then stronger than a thousand. But if you do not hold man in his affection reasons are of no avail, for his affection, when not in harmony with them, either perverts them or rejects them or extinguishes them. It would be similar if the Lord should lead man by means of thoughts immediately, and not by means of affections.

Again, when a man is led by the Lord by means of affections, it seems to him as if he thought freely as if of himself, and spoke freely and acted freely as if of himself. And this is why the Lord does not teach man immediately, but mediately by means of the Word, and by means of doctrines and preachings from the Word, and by means of conversations and interaction with others; for from these things man thinks freely as if of himself.

[5] In no other way can man be saved. This follows both from what has been said about the laws of the Divine providence and also from this, that thoughts do not produce affections in man. For if man knew all things of the Word, and all things of doctrine, even to the arcana of wisdom that the angels possess, and thought and spoke about them, so long as his affections were lusts of evil he could not be brought out of hell by the Lord. Evidently, then, if man were to be taught from heaven by an influx into his thoughts it would be like casting seed upon the way, or into water, or into snow, or into fire.

990. And they gnawed their tongues for distress, signifies that from loathing they are unwilling to perceive and know genuine goods and truths. This is evident from the signification of "gnawing their tongues," as being to be unwilling to perceive and know genuine goods and truths (of which presently); also from the signification of "distress," as being loathing. "Gnawing their tongues" signifies to be unwilling to perceive and know genuine goods and truths, because the "tongue" signifies perception of truth, and "to gnaw the tongue" to repress it. For the tongue has various significations, because it is an organ both of speech and of taste; as an organ of speech it signifies confession, thought, and religion; and as an organ of taste it signifies the natural perception of good and truth; while the sense of smell corresponds to the spiritual perception of good and truth. For the tongue tastes and relishes foods and drinks; and foods and drinks signify the goods and truths which nourish the natural mind. To be unwilling to have that perception, or to be unwilling to perceive genuine goods and truths, is signified by "gnawing their tongues." This has been said of those who separate faith from the goods of life; for they bring together all things of the church or of religion into one article of faith; and contend that by this man is justified. And as man is justified and saved by this alone, it follows that they loathe the remaining things of faith, which are truths of the church, even so as to be unwilling to perceive or to know them; for they say in their heart, "Of what use are these when this one thing is what saves, namely, that God the Father sent the Son, who has redeemed me from hell by the passion of the cross? Therefore the works of the law neither condemn nor save me, because I am saved simply by thinking and believing this with confidence." This, then, is why they are unwilling from loathing to perceive or know genuine truths and goods. They are nauseated at them, because being in faith alone they have an inward antagonism to the goods and truths of heaven and the church, also because these goods and truths are subjects of interior thought, and therefore transcend their material ideas. This loathing and nausea are here signified by "distress."

(Continuation respecting the Sixth Commandment)

[2] It has been said above that the difference between the love of marriage and the love of adultery is like that between heaven and hell. There is a like difference between the delights of these loves; for delights derive their all from the loves from which they spring. The delights of the love of adultery derive what they are from the delights of doing evil uses, thus of evil doing; and the delights of the love of marriage from the delights of doing good uses, thus of well-doing. Therefore such as the delight of the evil is in doing evil such is the delight of their love of adultery; because the love of adultery descends therefrom. That it descends from that scarcely anyone can believe; and yet such is its origin. From this it is evident that the delight of adultery ascends from the lowest hell. But the delight of the love of marriage, since it is from the love of the conjunction of good and truth and from the love of doing good, is a heavenly delight; and it comes down from the inmost or third heaven, where love to the Lord from the Lord reigns.

[3] From this it can be seen that the difference between these two delights is like that between heaven and hell. And yet, what is wonderful, it is believed that the delight of marriage and the delight of adultery are similar; nevertheless the difference between them is such as has now been described. But the difference can be discerned and felt only by one who is in the delight of conjugial love. One who is in that delight very clearly feels that in the delight of marriage there is nothing impure or unchaste, thus nothing lascivious; and that in the delight of adultery there is nothing but what is impure, unchaste, and lascivious. He feels that unchastity comes up from beneath, and that chastity comes down from above. But one who is in the delight of adultery is incapable of feeling this, because he feels what is infernal as his heavenly. From all this it follows that the love of marriage, even in its ultimate act, is purity itself and chastity itself; and that the love of adultery in its acts is impurity itself and unchastity itself. Since the delights of these two loves are alike in outward appearance, although inwardly they are wholly unlike, because opposites, the Lord provides that the delights of adultery shall not ascend into heaven and that the delights of marriage shall not descend into hell; and yet that there shall be some correspondence of heaven with prolification in adulteries, though none with the delight itself in them.