82. (v. 18) And am he that liveth. That this signifies who is from eternity, is evident from the fact that He alone lives who is from eternity, and that all others, who are not from eternity, have been created from Him, and thus made recipients of life from Him; therefore He alone who is from eternity has life in Himself, and no one besides Him. That the Lord, with respect to the Human, as well as to the Divine, has life in Himself, is evident from what is said in John:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us" (i. 1, 4, 14).
That it is the Lord who is here meant by the Word is clear; for it is said, the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And again:
"As the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself" (v. 26).
And again:
"Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life" (xi. 25).
And again:
"Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life" (xiv. 6).
It is commonly believed that man has life implanted in him, and thus that it does not continually flow in from Him who alone has life in Himself, and who thus alone is life; but this is a faith of falsity (as may be seen in the work, Heaven and Hell, n. 9).
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