4712. How it was with the men of the Most Ancient Church, who are celestial, and hence constitute the Lord's celestial kingdom, was shown me by a certain column descending from heaven, which was of a dark blue color, and, on the left side, there was a brilliancy, like the brilliancy of the solar flame, which washed against it. By this means was represented their former state. The blue color is such as contains good in itself: but, after regeneration, the blueness of the column successively passed over into a subdued flaming brilliancy. Then the two lives, the will and understanding acted as one, and were such: the Same signifies love. Thus it was, in general, with the man of the Most Ancient Church, likewise in every particular, and thus, in the least organic parts of the form of the interiors; since, as it is with the general, so is it with the particulars, for these are images of the general.