Apocalypse Explained (Tansley) n. 437

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437. Verse 6. Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand." Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand " signifies charity towards the neighbour, and that all who are in that are in heaven, and come into heaven. "Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand," signifies regeneration and temptation. "Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand," signifies the goods of life thence; and that all these are in the second heaven, and come into that heaven.


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