Apocalypse Revealed (Coulsons) n. 372

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372. 'Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving' signifies the Lord's spiritual Divine things. All acknowledgment and confession of the Lord in general comprehends these two, that He is the Divine Love Itself and the Divine Wisdom Itself; and consequently that love and everything thereof with those who are in heaven and in the Church is from Him; in like manner wisdom and everything thereof. Whatever proceeds out of the Lord's Divine Love is called the celestial Divine, and what proceeds out of His Divine Wisdom is called the spiritual Divine. The Lord's spiritual Divine is understood by 'glory, wisdom and thanksgiving'; and the celestial Divine by 'honour, vigour (virtus) and strength', which follow. The 'blessing' that precedes signifies both, as may be seen above (n. 289). 'Glory' is said of Divine Truth, thus of the spiritual Divine (n. 249). That 'wisdom' is said of the same, is plain. 'Thanksgiving' also is [said of it] because it is rendered out of Divine Truth, for a man gives thanks therefrom and thereby.


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