Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 2640

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2640. 'God has made laughter for me' means the affection for celestial truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'laughter' as the affection for truth, dealt with in 2072, 2216, and from 'God making' as the celestial from which it springs.


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