Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9747

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9747. 'And its pillars shall be twenty' means forms of the good of truth which provide complete support. This is clear from the meaning of 'pillars' as the forms of good that support heaven and the Church, dealt with in 9674, at this point forms of the good of truth since what is said refers to the lowest heaven, and this heaven is supported by the good of faith, which is one and the same as the good of truth; and from the meaning of 'twenty' as what is complete, dealt with in 9641.


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