Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 232

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232. That the Divine Truth going forth from the Lord has all power, and that angels have power to the extent that they are receptions of Divine Truth from the Lord may be seen above (n. 137). But angels are receptions of Divine Truth so far as they are receptions of Divine Good, for truths have all their power from good, and none from truths apart from good. So, too, good has all its power through truths, and none from good apart from truths. Power results from the conjunction of these two. The same is true of faith and love; for it is the same whether you say truth or faith, since everything of faith is truth; also it is the same whether you say good or love, since everything of love is good.# The great power that angels have by means of truths from good is evident also from this, that when an evil spirit is merely looked at by the angels he falls into a swoon, and does not appear like a man, and this until the angel turns away his eyes. Such an effect is produced by the look of the eyes of angels, because the sight of angels is from the light of heaven, and the light of heaven is Divine Truth (see above, n. 126-132). Moreover, the eyes correspond to truths from good.## # All power in heaven is the power of truth from good, thus of faith from love (n. 3091, 3563, 6423, 8304, 9643, 10019, 10182). All power is from the Lord, because from Him is every Truth of faith and every Good of love (n. 9327, 9410). This power is meant by the keys given to Peter (n. 6344). It is Divine Truth going forth from the Lord that has all power (n. 6948, 8200). This power of the Lord is what is meant by "sitting at the right hand of Jehovah" (n. 3387, 4592, 4933, 7518, 7673, 8281, 9133). The right hand means power (n. 10019). ## The eyes correspond to truths from good (n. 4403-4421, 4523-4534, 6923).


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