1986. Jehovah was manifested to the Lord in His Human, verse 1. The union is foretold, verses 2, 3, namely of the Divine with the Human, and of the Human with the Divine, verses 4, 5. From Him comes everything good and true, verse 6. So the conjunction of the Divine with the human race was to be effected through Him, verse 7. The heavenly kingdom was to be His, which He would give to those who have faith in Him, verses 8, 9. But man must first of all remove [his own] loves^a and their foul desires, and so be purified. This is what was represented by and what is meant by circumcision, verses 10, 11. Thus conjunction would be effected, both with those inside the Church and with those outside it, verse 12. Purification must definitely come first, otherwise there is no conjunction, only condemnation; and yet conjunction cannot come about except in man's impurity, verses 13, 14. The union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence, that is, of truth with good, is foretold, verses 15-17. Also the conjunction with those people who are governed by the truths of faith is referred to; that is to say, as it existed with those who belonged to the celestial Church, so it would exist with those who belonged to the spiritual Church, verses 18, 19. The latter as well were to be endowed with goods of faith, verse 20. A concluding statement that these things would be achieved through the union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence in the Lord, verse 21. The end of what is foretold, verse 22. This was the way it would take place and did take place, verses 23-27.

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