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Footnotes: Sections 151-200
Footnotes
151-1 Who and what those are who are called genii, and who and what those are who are called spirits (n. 947, 5035, 5977, 8593, 8622, 8625).
151-2 Those that are in the loves of self and of the world turn themselves backwards from the Lord (n. 10130, 10189, 10420, 10702).
Love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbor make heaven, while love of self and love of the world make hell, because the two are opposite (n. 2041, 3610, 4225, 4776 6210, 7366, 7369, 7490, 8232, 8678, 10455, 10741-10745).
155-1 In heaven there is a state corresponding to the dawn that precedes morning, but no state corresponding to night (n. 6110).
The “dawn” signifies a middle state between the last and the first (n. 10134).
155-2 Alternations of state in respect to enlightenment and perception occur in heaven, like the times of day in the world (n. 5672, 5962, 6110, 8426, 9213, 10605).
In the Word “day” and “year” signify all states in general (n. 23, 487, 488, 493, 893, 2788, 3462, 4850, 10656).
“Morning” signifies the beginning of a new state, and a state of love (n. 7218, 8426, 8427, 10114, 10134).
“Evening” signifies a state of declining light and love (n. 10134, 10135).
“Night” signifies a state of no love or faith (n. 221, 709, 2353, 6000, 6110, 7870, 7947).
158-1 Man’s own [proprium] is loving self (n. 694, 731, 4317, 5660).
The Lord cannot be present unless what is man’s own is set aside (n. 1023, 1044).
It is actually set aside when one is held in good by the Lord (n. 9334-9336, 9447, 9452-9454, 9938).
158-2 The angels are being perfected to eternity (n. 4803, 6648).
In the heavens one state is never just like another, and from this there is an unceasing process of perfection (n. 10200).
165-1 Times in the Word signify states (n. 2788, 2837, 3254, 3356, 4814, 4901, 4916, 7218, 8070, 10133, 10605).
Angels think apart from the idea of time and space (n. 3404); the reasons why (n. 1274, 1382, 3356, 4882, 4901, 6110, 7218, 7381).
What a “year” signifies in the Word (n. 487, 488, 493, 893, 2906, 7828, 10209).
What a “month” (n. 3814).
What a “week” (n. 2044, 3845).
What a “day” (n. 23, 487, 488, 6110, 7680, 8426, 9213, 10132, 10605).
What “today” (n. 2838, 3998, 4304, 6165, 6984, 9939).
What “to-morrow” (n. 3998, 10497).
What “yesterday” (n. 6983, 7114, 7140).
167-1 Men have an idea of eternity associated with time, but angels apart from time (n. 1382, 3404, 8325).
169-1 Man does not think, as angels do, apart from the idea of time (n. 3404).
175-1 All things that are visible to the angels are representative (n. 1971, 3213-3226, 3342, 3457, 3475, 3485, 9481, 9457, 9576, 9577).
The heavens are full of representatives (n. 1521, 1532, 1619).
The representatives are more beautiful as they are more interior in the heavens (n. 3475).
As the representatives there are from the light of heaven they are real appearances (n. 3485).
The Divine influx is turned into representatives in the higher heavens, and therefrom in the lower heavens also (n. 2179, 3213, 9457, 9481, 9576, 9577).
Those things are called representative that appear before the eyes of the angels in such form as are in nature, that is, such as are in the world (n. 9457).
Internal things are thus turned into external (n. 1632, 2987-3002).
What representatives in the heavens are; this made clear by various examples (n. 1521, 1532, 1619-1628, 1807, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 2299, 2601, 2761, 2762, 3217, 3219, 3220, 3348, 3350, 5198, 9090, 10276).
All things seen in the heavens are in accordance with correspondences and are called representatives (n. 3213-3226, 3342, 3475, 3485, 9481, 9457, 9576, 9577).
All things that correspond also represent and likewise signify what they correspond to (n. 2896, 2987, 2989-2991, 3002, 3225).
176-1 A “garden” or “park” signifies intelligence and wisdom (n. 100, 108, 3220).
What is meant by “the garden of Eden” and “the garden of Jehovah” (n. 99, 100, 1588).
How magnificent the things seen in parks are in the other life (n. 1122, 1622, 2296, 4528, 4529).
“Trees” signify perceptions and knowledges, from which wisdom and intelligence are derived (n. 103, 2163, 2682, 2722, 2972, 7692).
“Fruits” signify goods of love and goods of charity (n. 3146, 7690, 9337).
179-1 From correspondence “garments” in the Word signify truths (n. 1073, 2576, 5319, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536).
For the reason that truths clothe good (n. 5248).
A “covering” signifies something intellectual, because the intellect is the recipient of truth (n. 6378).
“Shining garments of fine linen” signify truths from the Divine (n. 5319, 9469).
“Flame” signifies spiritual good, and the light therefrom truth from that good (n. 3222, 6832).
179-2 Angels and spirits appear clothed with garments in accordance with their truths, thus in accordance with their intelligence (n. 165, 5248, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9814, 9952, 10536).
The garments of some angels are resplendent, others are not (n. 5248).
179-3 In the Word “glistening white” and “white” signify truth because they are from light in heaven (n. 3301, 3993, 4007).
179-4 Colors in heaven are variegations of the light there (n. 1042, 1043, 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4742, 4922).
Colors signify various things pertaining to intelligence and wisdom (n. 4530, 4677, 4922, 9466).
The precious stones in the Urim and Thummim signified, in accordance with their colors, all things of truth from good in the heavens (n. 9865, 9868, 9905).
So far as colors partake of red they signify good; so far as they partake of white they signify truth (n. 9466).
179-5 All in the inmost heavens are innocences, and in consequence appear naked (n. 154, 165, 297, 2736, 3887, 8375, 9960).
Innocence is presented in heaven as nakedness (n. 165, 8375, 9960).
To the innocent and the chaste nakedness is no shame, because without offence (n. 165, 213, 8375).
180-1 “Jerusalem” signifies a church in which there is genuine doctrine (n. 402, 3654, 9166).
184-1 Angels have cities, palaces and houses (n. 940-942, 1116, 1626-1631, 4622).
186-1 “Houses,” with their contents, signify the things in man that belong to his mind, thus his interiors (n. 710, 2233, 2331, 2559, 3128, 3538, 4973, 5023, 6639, 6690, 7353, 7848, 7910, 7929, 9150); consequently the things relating to good and truth (n. 2233, 2331, 2559, 4982, 7848, 7929).
“Rooms” and “bed-chambers” signify interior things there (n. 3900, 5694, 7353).
The “roof of a house” signifies what is inmost (n. 3652, 10184).
A “house of wood” signifies what relates to good, and a “house of stone” what relates to truth (n. 3720).
186-2 A “garden” or “park” signifies intelligence and wisdom (n. 100, 108, 3220).
What is meant by “the garden of Eden” and “the garden of Jehovah” (n. 99, 100, 1588).
How magnificent the things seen in parks are in the other life (n. 1122, 1622, 2296, 4528, 4529).
“Trees” signify perceptions and knowledges, from which wisdom and intelligence are derived (n. 103, 2163, 2682, 2722, 2972, 7692).
“Fruits” signify goods of love and goods of charity (n. 3146, 7690, 9337).
187-1 In the highest sense “the house of God” signifies the Lord’s Divine Human in respect to Divine good, and “the temple” the same in respect to Divine truth; and in a relative sense, heaven and the church in respect to good and truth (n. 3720).
187-2 “Jerusalem” signifies the church in which is genuine doctrine (n. 402, 3654, 9166).
“Gates” signify introduction to the doctrine of the church, and through doctrine introduction into the church (n. 2943, 4477, 4478).
“Foundation” signifies the truth on which heaven, the church, and doctrine are founded (n. 9643).
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188-2 In the Word what is interior is expressed by what is higher and what is higher signifies what is interior (n. 2148, 3084, 4599, 5146, 8325).
What is “high” signifies what is internal, and likewise heaven (n. 1735, 2148, 4210, 4599, 8153).
In heaven, mountains, hills, rocks, valleys, and lands are seen exactly the same as in the world (n. 10608).
On the mountains angels who are in the good of love dwell, on the hills those who are in the good of charity, on the rocks those who are in the good of faith (n. 10438).
Therefore in the Word “mountains” signify the good of love (n. 795, 4210, 6435, 8327, 8758, 10438, 10608).
“Hills” signify the good of charity (n. 6435, 10438).
“Rocks” signify the good and truth of faith (n. 8581, 10580).
“Stone,” of which rock consists, in like manner signifies the truth of faith (n. 114, 643, 1298, 3720, 6426, 8609, 10376).
This is why “mountains” signify heaven (n. 8327, 8805, 9420).
And “the summit of a mountain” signifies the highest part of heaven (n. 9422, 9434, 10608).
Also why the ancients had their holy worship on mountains (n. 796, 2722).
192-1 In the Word places and spaces signify states (n. 2625, 2837, 3356, 3387, 7381, 10580); from experience (n. 1274, 1277, 1376-1381, 4321, 4882, 10146, 10580).
Distance signifies difference of state of life (n. 9104, 9967).
In the spiritual world movements and changes of place are changes of the state of life, because they originate in these (n. 1273-1275, 1377, 3356, 9440).
The same is true of journeyings (n. 9440, 10734); illustrated by experience (n. 1273-1277, 5605).
For this reason “to journey” signifies in the Word to live and progress in life; and “to sojourn has a like meaning (n. 3335, 4554, 4585, 4882, 5493, 5605, 5996, 8345, 8397, 8417, 8420, 8557).
To go with the Lord means to live with Him (n. 10567).
192-2 Man may be led a long distance in respect to his spirit by means of changes of state, while his body remains in its place, also from experience (n. 9440, 9967, 10734).
What it is to be “led by the spirit to another place” (n. 1884).
195-1 Places and spaces are presented to the sight in accordance with the states of the interiors of angels and spirits (n. 5605, 9440, 10146).
198-1 In the Word length signifies good (n. 1613, 9487).
“Breadth” signifies truth (n. 1613, 3433, 3434, 4482, 9487, 10179).
Height signifies good and truth in respect to their degrees (n. 9489, 9773, 10181).
199-1 The conjunction and presence of the Lord with the angels is according to their reception of love and charity from Him (n. 290, 681, 1954, 2658, 2886, 2888, 2889, 3001, 3741-3743, 4318 4319, 4524, 7211, 9128).
200-1 The entire heaven in respect to all angelic societies, is arranged by the Lord in accordance with His Divine order, since it is the Divine of the Lord with the angels that makes heaven (n. 3038, 7211, 9128, 9338, 10125, 10151, 10157).
Concerning the heavenly form (n. 4040-4043, 6607, 9877).