225. 5474. When a person is paying attention only to the things that rush upon the senses, then the spirits [with the person] grasp nothing else but those things; and in order that this may take place without the participation of the person's inner qualities, the choir of angels is arranged in the way stated above [WE 5409, 5421, 5433, 5437; SEWE 216], namely, so that the outer aspects are grasped by them, and are thus raised up. I have also experienced this in myself, that is, how they only grasp the outer aspects, apart from the inner ones; for they are at once touched by the outer aspects of an ordinary person, just as people on earth are. However, this could rarely happen in me except for the sake of demonstration and confirmation only, because inner elements were also among the outer ones at the same time, which I could clearly tell apart. Therefore, when holy subjects were being portrayed, then this was done near the tent of assembly and the ark, where a choir of angels was, this being the reason that at such times, all of the rites there were carried out so solemnly, lest any outer element should occur that would disturb. Whether the angels of God the Messiah could be with this people in other places, must be doubted, except in the case of Moses, Joshua, and some others whose names are not on record here; as well as in the case of little children. [Church; Outer; Inward; Order; Portrayal (Representation); Spirit]