201. * and those who ascribe righteousness to the Messiah Alone. They who are self-righteous turn all good into evil. Those who ascribe righteousness to God the Messiah, turn all evil into good. And this goes on continuously. Nor do evil spirits know that that war is engendered by the devil, who is invading, and that it is thus turned into peace by God the Messiah, Who is defending and protecting the person, like a wall which the enemy tries to scale.* [Good; Righteousness; Law; Evil] * It is, therefore, the "voice of war" such as it has just been described, that is meant in the inward sense. 5402. [Exod. 32:] verse 18. But now Moses replied, by whom is portrayed the Law in its outer aspects, as said before. * But from experience of long duration, may it be allowed to speak of these matters, namely, about what is meant by this, Moses' reply. Those who are for the outer Law, as has been said [WE 5400], are continually * In the original this paragraph is emphasized by the word "Obs." written twice in the margin.