149. By "the Son of God" is signified Divine Truth, because by son in the Word are signified truths and therefore, by "Son of God" is meant Divine Truth. Hence by "the Son of God from eternity" is meant the Divine proceeding which is called Divine Truth, from which is heaven. And so also the Lord in the world was the Divine Truth which afterwards proceeded from Him. Thence it is that they who are recipients of Divine Truth are called "sons of God".