3363. By the right part of the head and the left side of the thorax is meant that they were allowed to operate by means of desires, pouring in evil and raving passions, and this kind of action, and then thinking and speaking out of desires, thus consciously; but not into the left side of the head, which would be with their dreadful persuasion, for it is their nature (as I was later instructed, somewhat by experience) to be of this persuasion because almost their [whole] inward part is so hostile toward the Lord that with whatever they say, they pour in the strongest conviction, thus driving away everything good and true. It is no different than when the toes or fingers are frostbitten and have no more feeling, as if they were dead and without circulation, as is well known. This is the nature of persuasion, and such had [these descendants] been, and even worse, together with all their troops, against which the Lord fought and which He conquered by His own powers. This could never have been, without His Divine: thus also His Human Essence was victorious.