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Teachings for the New Jerusalem on Sacred Scripture 9
9. ii. The spiritual sense is in all things of the Word, and in every single particular of it. This cannot be better seen than by examples, such as the following. John says in Revelation: I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ss§ion=9 Teachings for the New Jerusalem on Sacred Scripture 25
25. The reason why the spiritual sense of the Word has been at this day disclosed by the Lord is that the doctrine of genuine truth has now been revealed; and this doctrine, and no other, is in accord with the spiritual sense of the Word. This sense, moreover, is signified by the appearing of the Lord in the clouds of heaven with glory and power (Matt. 24:30, 31); which chapter treats of the consu...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ss§ion=25 The Book of the Apocalypse Revealed, Uncovering the Secrets That Were Foretold There and Have Lain Hidden until Now 812
812. Verse 7. Let us rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, signifies joy of soul and heart, and thence the glorification of the Lord, that henceforth there may be a full marriage of Him with the church. By "rejoice and exult" is signified joy of soul and heart. Joy of soul is joy of the understanding, or from the truth of faith; and joy of he...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ar§ion=812 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 6
6. After this, the angel addressed those who had deluded themselves with the idea that the joys of heaven and eternal happiness consisted in feasting with Abram, Isaac, and Jacob, followed by sports and public shows and then by more feasting, and so on to eternity. To these he said: "Follow me and I will bring you into the felicities of your joys." He then led them through a g...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=6 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 11
11. When these recitals were concluded, a voice was heard from heaven saying to the angel of the trumpet: "Choose ten out of all those who were called together, and introduce them to us. We have heard from the Lord that He will prepare them so that for three days the heat and light, or love and wisdom, of our heaven will do them no harm." Ten were then chosen and these followe...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=11 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 16
16. The Privy councilors, the councilors from the chambers, and the magistrates stood around the table, and at the command of the prince folded their hands and together murmured a devout thanksgiving to the Lord. Then, at a nod from the prince, they reclined upon the couches at the table; and the Prince said to the new-comers, "Do you also recline with me; see, there are your places." So...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=16 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 19
19. Towards evening, a courier, clothed in linen, came to the ten visiting companions of the angel and invited them to a wedding to be celebrated the following day, and the visitors greatly rejoiced that they were also to see a wedding in heaven. After this, they were taken to one of the privy councilors and supped with him. After supper, they returned and separated, each to his own chamber, and s...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=19 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 20
20. After this, the angel conducted them to the house of the nuptials. A porter opened the doors; and within the threshold, they were at once received and saluted by an angel sent by the bridegroom and were brought in and led to the seats assigned them. Soon afterwards they were invited into an ante-room of the bridal chamber. There, in the center, they saw a table on which was set a magnificent g...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=20 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 21
21. After this, the angel guide told the guests about his ten companions, saying that he had introduced them [into the society] by command, and had shown them the magnificent things of the prince's palace and the wonders there; that they had eaten with the prince at his table; and that afterwards they had conversed with our wise men. He then asked, "May they be allowed to have some conversati...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=21 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 23
23. After this social festivity, all who had been invited to the wedding, including the ten men with their angel, departed. It was late in the evening and they went to bed. At dawn they heard a proclamation: "Today is the Sabbath"' and they rose and asked the angel what it meant. He answered: It is for the worship of God. This recurs at set times and is proclaimed by the pries...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=23 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 41
41. VII. THAT SPIRITUAL NUPTIALS ARE MEANT BY THE LORD'S WORDS, THAT AFTER THE RESURRECTION THEY ARE NOT GIVEN IN MARRIAGE. In the Gospels are found these words: Certain of the Sadducees who deny the resurrection, asked Jesus, saying, Master, Moses wrote, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother shall take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother. The...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=41 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 44
44. The Second Memorable Relation: I once saw three spirits newly arrived from the world, who were wandering about, observing and inquiring. They were in wonderment at the fact that they were living as men, just as before, and that they saw the same things as before; for they knew that they had departed from the former or natural world, and that there they had thought they would not liv...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=44 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 75
75. The First Memorable Relation: Once when meditating on conjugial love, my mind was seized with a desire to know what that love had been with those who lived in the Golden Age, and what it had been later with those who lived in the Ages that followed and which are named from silver, copper, and iron; and, knowing that all who had lived well in those Ages are in the heavens, I prayed t...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=75 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 76
76. The Second Memorable Relation: The next day, the same angel came to me and said, "You wish me to guide and accompany you to the peoples who lived in the SILVER AGE or period, that from them we may hear about the marriages of their time"; and he added, "These also may not be approached save under the Lord's auspices." Being in the spirit as before, I ac...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=76 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 132
132. To the above, I will add two Memorable Relations. First this: I once conversed with two angels, one from the eastern heaven, the other from the southern heaven. When they perceived that I was meditating on the arcana of wisdom concerning conjugial love, they said, "Do you know anything about the sports of wisdom in our world?" When I answered, "Not as yet," they...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=132 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 208
208. The second Memorable Relation: When I was in meditation on the arcana of conjugial love stored up with wives, the GOLDEN SHOWER described above (no. 156e) was again seen, and I remembered that it was falling upon a hall in the east where lived three conjugial loves, that is, three consorts who tenderly loved each other. Seeing the shower, I hastened thither as though invited by the...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=208 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 293
293. To the above shall be adjoined two Memorable Relations. The first is this: Once when looking through a window towards the east, I saw seven women sitting on a bed of roses by a fountain, drinking water. I strained my sight to see what they were doing, and the intentness of my gaze affected them; whereupon, one of them by a nod invited me, and I left the house and quickly went to th...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=293 Wisdom's Delight in Marriage Love: Followed by Insanity’s Pleasure in Promiscuous Love 521
521. To the above shall be added the following Memorable Relation: My sight being opened, I saw a dark forest and in it a crowd of satyrs. As to their breasts these satyrs were hairy; as to their feet, some were like calves, some like panthers, and some like wolves, and on their feet, instead of toes, were the claws of wild beasts. They were running about like wild beasts and calling ou...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=ml§ion=521 True Christian Religion: Containing the Whole Theology of the New Church Predicted by the Lord in Daniel 7:13-14 and Revelation 21:1-2 48
48. To this I will add this Memorable Relation: I was once talking with two angels, one from the eastern and the other from the southern heaven. When they perceived that I was meditating upon the arcana of wisdom respecting love, they said, "Do you know anything about the schools of wisdom in our world?" I answered, "Not yet." They said that the...
http://www.smallcanonsearch.com/read.php?book=tcr§ion=48 True Christian Religion: Containing the Whole Theology of the New Church Predicted by the Lord in Daniel 7:13-14 and Revelation 21:1-2 76
76. First Memorable Relation: One day I was meditating upon the creation of the universe; and this being perceived by the angels above me on the right side, where were some who from time to time meditated and reasoned on this subject, one of them descended and invited me to join them; and coming into the spirit I went with him; and having joined them I was taken to the prince, in whose...
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