604. Moreover, when I was in bed, before sleep overtook me, I then heard a general singing of heaven around me consisting of very many angels of the interior heaven, and at the same time I was then in a visual glorying. I heard that glorying which became audible; at the same time it was general, because I could perceive nothing of what they were representing and singing. It was told me that the whole heaven in thus manner continually attributes glory to the Lord, and thus are glorying.
604 1/2. I could also conclude that such glorification was continual from the fact that as often as I respired with a kind of tacit song, just so often did I follow those who in like manner were singing in gyres, so that I could thence know that the glorying was continuous.
604 1/3. This was only the general: the angels are in distinct spiritual and celestial ideas which no one can perceive unless he be in heaven. It was said to me that this, namely, the heavenly glorification with the spiritual, is most distinct with those in the heavens, and that in this way do those things which exist in the sphere of spirits appear, so that they can know and be aware of nothing else than what the Lord grants them.
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