55. * mercy of God the Messiah. I did not realize at the time what the events of my life involved, but afterwards I was taught about some of them, indeed, many of them. The result was, that I could at last plainly see that the firm hand of the Divine Providence from my very childhood had directed the events of my life. It had so governed them that I would finally arrive at this goal of being able, through a deeper knowledge of things of nature, to understand - and then by the Divine mercy of God the Messiah, to serve as an instrument to reveal - those things which lie concealed more deeply in the Word of God the Messiah. So now things are coming to light which until now had not been disclosed. [Goal (End); Providence] [See WE 2617-18, explaining Gen. 43:15.] 2619. This is the innermost meaning of the words, though they may appear differently to human eyes at this day, which look only at the very outsides, judging a person by his clothing, not looking at his inward qualities. But I can assure you that when these words appearing in their literal meaning are read before those in heaven, who are truly spiritual and able to understand earthly things spiritually, they do not grasp it