Apocalypse Revealed (Coulsons) n. 111

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111. 'And thou holdest fast My Name, and hast not denied My faith' signifies when yet they have religion, and worship in accordance therewith, and they also acknowledge the Word as being the Divine Truth (veritas). That by the 'Name' of Jehovah or the Lord is understood everything by means of which He is worshipped, thus everything of religion, may be seen above (n. 81). Here therefore it signifies that these have religion, and in accordance with religion, worship. Since faith is of truth and truth is of faith, by 'faith' here is not understood a faith after the fashion of the faith at present in the Church, but the Divine Truth (veritas). Nothing else is understood in heaven by 'faith', nor anything else by 'the faith of God' in the Word. Consequently in the Hebrew language faith and truth (veritas) are one word, and are termed Amuna. Now because by 'the faith of God' is understood the Divine Truth (veritas), and the Word is Divine Truth Itself, it is plain that by 'thou hast not denied My faith' is understood that they acknowledge that the Word is the Divine Truth (veritas).


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