Apocalypse Revealed (Coulsons) n. 608

Previous Number Next Number Next Translation See Latin 

608. 'Let one having intelligence compute the number of the beast' signifies that he who is in enlightenment from the Lord is able to recognise what the confirmation of that doctrine and faith out of the Word is like with them. 'Having intelligence' signifies to be in enlightenment from the Lord; 'to compute the number' signifies to recognise what it is like; by 'the number' is signified the quality (n. 348, 364, 448), and by 'to compute' is signified to recognise; and because the quality that is signified by the number is the quality as to truth, and every truth of the doctrine and faith of the Church is out of the Word, therefore the quality of the confirmations out of the Word is understood. This also is the quality that is signified by the number 'six hundred and sixty-six', concerning which [something] follows.


This page is part of the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

© 2000-2001 The Academy of the New Church