Secrets of Heaven

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 7 · Contents 5194. And it came to pass from the end of two years of days. That this signifies after a state of conjunction of the sensuous things of the exterior natural with things of the interior natural, which has been treated of in the preceding chapter, is…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 8 · Contents 6448. And blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. That this signifies predictions as to the spiritual life, of what would happen to each one in such a state, is evident from the signification of “blessing,” as being prediction (see n. 6230,…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 1 · Contents 401. That it was a heresy with all its doctrinal or heretical teaching that was called “Enoch” is in some measure evident from this name, which means the instruction so begun or initiated. 402. That by the “city that was built” is signified all the doctrinal…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 2 · Contents 1674. Verse 6. And the Horites in their Mount Seir, even to El-paran, which is over in the wilderness. “The Horites in their Mount Seir,” signifies the persuasions of falsity that are from the love of self; “even to El-paran, which is over in the wilderness,”…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 4 · Contents 2894. PREFACE TO THE 23rd CHAPTER We read in John: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 5 · Contents 4130. Verses 26-30. And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen my heart, and hast carried away my daughters as captives of the sword? Wherefore hast thou concealed thyself to flee? and hast stolen me? and hast not told me? And…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 7 · Contents 5274. He hath caused Pharaoh to see. That this signifies the perception of the natural, is evident from the signification of “seeing,” as being to understand and perceive (see n. 2150, 2325, 2807, 3764, 4567, 4723), and from the representation of Pharaoh, as being the natural,…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 8 · Contents 6528. And his father’s house. That this signifies spiritual good, is evident from the representation of Israel, who here is the “father,” as being spiritual good (see n. 3654, 4598, 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812, 5817, 5819, 5826, 5833); hence his “house” denotes all those things in…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 1 · Contents 481. Verse 3. And Man lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat into his likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth. By a “hundred and thirty years” there is signified the time before the rise of a new church, which, being not very…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 2 · Contents 1754. Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. That these signify the things appertaining to them, is evident from what is said above in this chapter (at verse 13) concerning the same, namely, that by their names are signified the goods and truths from which the combat was waged,…