Secrets of Heaven

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 1 · Contents 0. AUTHOR’S TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1. The Heavenly Arcana which have been unfolded in the Holy Scripture or Word of the Lord are contained in the Explication, which is the INTERNAL SENSE of the Word. What the nature of this sense is may be…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 2 · Contents 1194. Mizraim begat Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim. That these signify so many nations, by which so many rituals are signified, may be seen from what was shown above respecting Mizraim or Egypt (at verse 6, of this chapter), namely, that “Egypt” signifies memory-knowledge or matters…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 3 · Contents 2455. And she became a pillar of salt. That this signifies that all the good of truth was laid waste, is evident from the signification of a “pillar,” and from the signification of “salt.” In the original language a “pillar” is expressed by a word which…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 5 · Contents 3650. PREFACE TO THE 28th CHAPTER. In the preface to the preceding chapter there was unfolded what the Lord taught and foretold in Matthew 24, verses 8 to 14, concerning the Last Judgment, that is, the last days of the church (see n. 3486-3489). There now…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 6 · Contents 4869. For he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. That this signifies that it did not perceive it to be the truth of the representative church, is evident from the signification of a “daughter-in-law” as being the truth of the church adjoined to its good…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 8 · Contents 6048. And will say, What are your works? That this signifies, and to know your goods, is evident from the signification of “works,” as being goods. That “works” are goods is because they are from the will, and things from the will are good or evil,…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 1 · Contents 1. From the mere letter of the Word of the Old Testament no one would ever discern the fact that this part of the Word contains deep secrets of heaven, and that everything within it both in general and in particular bears reference to the Lord,…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 2 · Contents 1274. Among the marvelous things in the other life are, – First, the fact that societies of spirits and angels appear distinct from one another as to situation, although places and distances in that life are nothing else than varieties of state. Second, that the situations…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 3 · Contents 2535. He shall pray for thee. That this signifies that it will thus be revealed, is evident from the signification of “praying.” Prayer, regarded in itself, is speech with God, and some internal view at the time of the matters of the prayer, to which there…

← Secrets of Heaven · Volume 5 · Contents 3730. But the name of the city was Luz at the first. That this signifies the quality of the former state, is evident from the signification of “name,” as being the quality (see just above, n. 3729); and from the signification of “city,” as being that…