153. 4839. As regards colors in general, during spiritual temptation I have seen much; for example, what color portrayed universal grace, namely, a yellow golden color verging toward purple; further, which color portrayed mercy, love, etc., namely, purple and blood red; what a bright white portrayed, namely, integrity, truth, etc. Besides these, colors have been shown to me very often with a great deal of variety, and have also been the subject of conversation - and this has happened so frequently that the occasions could hardly be enumerated. They were shown with such beautiful variety that anyone would have to be amazed at it. Sky-blue is especially lovely, being heavenly, but this color also is distinguished according to its brightness, the whiter variety pertaining to truth, and the less white, verging toward purple, to love; etc. etc. [Color] [See also WE 4840-42, concluding the explanation of verse 15.]
[See WE 4864, explaining Exod. 28:30.] 4865. What "Light and integrity" are, in the deepest meanings and in the highest one, may be evident by an unwrapping of the spiritual elements from earthly ones. "Light," in the nearest meaning, is earthly sight like that of the eye. In a deeper meaning, it is spiritual light together with earthly, which so much resembles the light of nature, when a person is sleeping, dreaming,
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