Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1948

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1948. Verse 12 And he will be a wild-ass man; his hand will be against all, and the hand of all against him; and he will dwell in opposition toa all his brothers.

'He will be a wild-ass man' means rational truth, which is described. 'His hand will be against all' means that it will fight against those things that are not true. 'And the hand of all against him' means that falsities will fight back. 'And he will dwell in opposition toa all his brothers' means incessant strife against things of faith, but rational truth will nevertheless be the conqueror.

Notes

a lit. against the faces of


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