Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9136

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9136. '[And they are] alive' means which have spiritual life within them. This is clear from the meaning of 'life' as spiritual life, which is the life of faith and charity, dealt with in 5407, 5890; consequently those that are 'alive' are ones that have spiritual life within them.


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