Arcana Coelestia: The Heavenly Arcana Contained in the Holy Scriptures Or Word of the Lord Unfolded Beginning with the Book of Genesis Together with Wonderful Things Seen in the World of Spirits and in the Heaven of Angels. Translated from the Latin ..., Volume 2American Swedenborg printing and publishing society, 1873 - Bible |
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... present some idea of the Lord's kingdom , consequently of things celestial and spiritual , when they appre- hended them by sight or any other of the senses , they did not think of them , but of the celestial and spiritual things of ...
... present some idea of the Lord's kingdom , consequently of things celestial and spiritual , when they appre- hended them by sight or any other of the senses , they did not think of them , but of the celestial and spiritual things of ...
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... present case , it is used to denote things corporeal and worldly ; for the land of his nativity , from which Abram was ordered to depart , was immersed in idolatry . In the historical sense , therefore , the meaning here is , that Abram ...
... present case , it is used to denote things corporeal and worldly ; for the land of his nativity , from which Abram was ordered to depart , was immersed in idolatry . In the historical sense , therefore , the meaning here is , that Abram ...
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... present , represents and signifies the Lord's first animadvertence , that he was to put on things celes- tial and thus things divine : here commence the progressions of his human essence to the divine . 1427. " And Abram went as Jehovah ...
... present , represents and signifies the Lord's first animadvertence , that he was to put on things celes- tial and thus things divine : here commence the progressions of his human essence to the divine . 1427. " And Abram went as Jehovah ...
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... present case , the Lord when a child : by Sarai is meant truth : " and Lot his brother's son , " signifies truth sensual , consequently the first which is insinuated into a child : " and all the substance which they had acquired , " sig ...
... present case , the Lord when a child : by Sarai is meant truth : " and Lot his brother's son , " signifies truth sensual , consequently the first which is insinuated into a child : " and all the substance which they had acquired , " sig ...
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... present passage , by soul is signified the good which is alive by virtue of celestial love , which is the living essential itself . In the literal sense , by souls are here meant every man , and also every beast , which was alive , and ...
... present passage , by soul is signified the good which is alive by virtue of celestial love , which is the living essential itself . In the literal sense , by souls are here meant every man , and also every beast , which was alive , and ...
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Abraham Abram according affection of truth Amorites ancient church angels appears arcana Behold called celestial and spiritual celestial principle celestial things cerning chap Chedorlaomer ciple circumcised concerning conjoined conjunction consequently covenant day-dawn denoting truth discourse Divine principle doctrine earth Edom Egypt evils and falsities exterior external false principle Father hath heaven hell hence hereby is signified Horites Human Essence ideas influx interior internal sense Isaiah Ishmael Israel Jehovah judgment king knowledges land of Canaan last judgment Lord Lord's kingdom love and charity lusts meant Moab nature and quality nified perceive perception Perizzite prophets rational principle reason Rephaim respect Sarah Sarai scientifics self-love Shechem shewn signified the Lord's signifies truth Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah soul speak spirits temptations thee thence derived thereof things appertaining things celestial thought thy seed tion truth of faith unto vale of Siddim verse wherefore wicked words signify worship Zoar
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Page 127 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 321 - And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee : for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Page 144 - And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them : for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Page 35 - And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Page 182 - And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another : but the birds divided he not.
Page 200 - And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Page 515 - And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
Page 189 - I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair : I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Page 19 - That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
Page 281 - LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.