The Apocalypse Explained; Chapters V-Vi
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ISBN13: 9781153877350
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1915. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... heaven and in the church. To be sent forth signifies to be communicated, and all the earth signifies the church both in the heavens and on earth (see above, n. 304). Thence is clear why it is said that the seven eyes of the Lamb were the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth, for seven eyes signify the omniscience that the Lord has from Divine good through Divine truth. From this are' all wisdom and intelligence, because man cannot from himself understand truth and relish good, but only from the Lord; and all wisdom and intelligence are of truth from good. Unless wisdom and intelligence be formed from it, they are not wisdom and intelgenCe, but folly and insanity, which appear before the ignorant and the evil like wisdom and intelligence, because of their being able to speak and reason from the memory. For what is man's own (proprium) is nothing but evil and falsity; his own voluntary (proprium, ejus voluntarium) is evil, and his own intellectual therefrom (proprium ejus intelleetuale) is falsityj whatever therefore is from man's own (ex propria) is contrary to wisdom and intelligence; and what is contrary to wisdom is folly, and what is contrary to intelligence is insanity. From this it can be seen that unless man is elevated by the Lord from his selfhood (a suo proprio), which is done when he receives Divine truth not only in the memory but also in the life, it is utterly impossible for him to be wise and intelligent. But this elevation by the Lord from the selfhood (a proprio) is not apparent to man, nor is it perceived by him while he is in the world, but it first becomes apparent when he comes into his spirit, and this takes place when his spirit has been separated from his material body; but even then it is perceived only by ...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153877350 |
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| ISBN-10 | 115387735X |
| Weight | 1.26 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.87 In |
| List Price | $30.06 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 390 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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