8533. 'To be kept for your generations' means to be the measure for those belonging to that spiritual Church. This is clear from the meaning of the omer of man[na] which was laid up 'to be kept', as the sufficient amount, dealt with in 8468, thus also the measure, that is to say, amount of good this Church had, 'your generations' being those who belong to the spiritual Church, see above in 8526. As regards the measure or degree of the good the Church possesses, it should be recognized that all good in the next life is clearly defined so far as the character and volume of it is concerned, and that it is clearly defined with every person while he lives in the world. What defines it is the character and amount of the particular person's faith and charity in life. The character and volume of every person's good is revealed in the next life before angels when the Lord allows such to be revealed; for they can be demonstrated in the light of heaven, but not in the light of the world. The same is so with good in general, that is to say, with the Church's good. The volume and character of the good which each person or the Church possesses is represented in the Word by weights and measures; in the present instance the volume or amount of good in the spiritual Church, the Church represented by the children of Israel, is represented by the omer of manna that was laid up to be kept, before Jehovah.