290# 启4:10. “那二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的面前”表示谦卑，以及那时那些处于源于良善的真理之人对天堂和教会的一切都来自主的承认。这从“俯伏”、“二十四位长老”和“坐宝座的”的含义清楚可知：“俯伏”是指谦卑和那时心里的承认；“二十四位长老”是指那些处于源于良善的真理之人(参看270节)；“坐宝座的”是指主，天堂和教会的一切都来自祂(参看AE289节)。这一节和本章接下来的几节经文论述的主题是天堂天使和教会成员对神性真理和神性良善的接受；而前一节经文论述的主题是主，即神性良善和神性真理从主发出；这一点由“四活物将荣耀、尊贵、感谢给予那坐在宝座上，活到世世代代者”来表示(参看AE288, 289节)；但“那二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的面前，敬拜那活到世世代代的，又把他们的冠冕放在宝座前”表示接受和承认；因为“俯伏”表示谦卑，接受和承认，“二十四位长老”表示所有处于源于良善的真理之人，无论是天堂里的，还是地上的。
要知道，对神性真理和神性良善的接受，以及从心里对天堂和教会的一切，以及永生都来自主的承认，只授予那些处于源于良善的真理之人。原因在于，只有他们处于爱和信；那些处于爱和信的人在灵魂和内心都与主结合。主流入灵魂和内心，不流入那些只属于记忆，因而属于言语的东西。因为记忆只是进入人的入口，就像进入他的一个外院；它如同鸟类和走兽的反刍胃，人的记忆也对应于反刍胃。唯独那些在人的意愿和由此而来的理解力里面，或也可说，在他的爱和由此而来的信里面的事物在这个人里面。无论说人处于良善和真理，还是说他处于爱和信，都是一样的，因为一切良善都与爱有关，一切真理都与信有关。
290. (Verse 10) The four-and-twenty elders fell down before him who sitteth upon the throne. That this signifies humiliation, and acknowledgment at the time, by those who are in truth from good, that all things of heaven and of the church are from the Lord is evident from the signification of falling down, as being humiliation, and acknowledgment in heart at the time, and from the signification of four-and-twenty elders, as being those who are in truths from good (concerning which see above, n. 270); and from the signification of him that sitteth on the throne, as being the Lord, from whom are all things of heaven and of the church (concerning which see just above, n. 289). In this verse and in the following verses of this chapter, the subject treated of is the reception of Divine truth and Divine good by the angels of heaven and by the members of the church; whereas, in the verse immediately preceding, the subject treated of is, that from the Lord proceed Divine good and Divine truth; this is signified by the animals giving glory and honour and thanks to Him that sitteth on the throne, and that liveth unto the ages of the ages (as may be seen above, n. 288). And reception and acknowledgment are signified by the elders falling down before Him that sat on the throne, and worshipping Him that liveth unto the ages of the ages; for by falling down are signified humiliation, reception and acknowledgment, and by the four-and-twenty elders are signified all those who are in truth from good, both in the heavens and on earth.
[2] It is to be noted that the reception of Divine truth and Divine good, and acknowledgment in heart that all things of heaven and of the church, and also life eternal, are from the Lord, are only granted to those who are in truth from good; the reason of this is that they alone are in love and faith; and those who are in love and faith are conjoined as to soul and heart to the Lord. The Lord flows into the soul and heart, and not into those things that are only from the memory and thence from the speech. For the memory is only the entrance to the man, and as a court by which he is entered; it is as the ruminatory stomach of birds and beasts, to which also the memory of man corresponds. Those things alone are in man that are in his will and thence in his understanding, or, what is the same, which are in his love and thence in his faith. Whether it be said of man that he is in good and truth, or in love and faith, it amounts to the same, because all good relates to love and all truth to faith.
290. Verse 10. The four and twenty elders fell down before Him that sitteth upon the throne, signifies humiliation, and then acknowledgment by those who are in truth from good, that all things of heaven and the church are from the Lord. This is evident from the signification of "falling down," as being humiliation, and then acknowledgment in heart; also from the signification of "four and twenty elders" as being those who are in truths from good (See above, n. 270); also from the signification of "He that sat upon the throne," as being the Lord from whom are all things of heaven and of the church (See just above, n. 289). This and the following verses of this chapter treat of the reception of Divine truth and Divine good by the angels of heaven, and by the men of the church; while the verse immediately preceding treats of the Lord, that from Him Divine good and Divine truth proceed; this is signified by "the animals gave glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him that sitteth upon the throne and liveth unto ages of ages" (See above, n. 288, 289); but "the elders fell down before Him that sitteth upon the throne, and worshiped Him that liveth unto ages of ages," signifies reception and acknowledgment; for "to fall down" signifies humiliation, reception, and acknowledgment, and "the four and twenty elders" signify all who are in truth from good, both in the heavens and on earth.
[2] It is to be known that the reception of Divine truth and Divine good, and the acknowledgment in heart that all things of heaven and the church and eternal life are from the Lord, are only with those who are in truth from good; and for the reason that such only are in love and faith; and it is those who are in love and faith that are conjoined to the Lord in soul and heart; into the soul and heart the Lord flows, and not into those things that are merely of the memory and of the speech therefrom; for the memory is merely the entrance to man, and like a court by which entrance is made; it is like the ruminating stomach with birds and beasts, and to that the memory with man also corresponds. Those things are in the man that are in his will and in his understanding therefrom, or what is the same, that are in his faith therefrom. Whether it is said that man is in good and truth: or that he is in love and faith, it is the same, since all good is of love, and all truth is of faith.
290. [Vers. 10.] "Procidebant viginti et quatuor seniores coram Sedente super throno." Quod significet humiliationem et tunc agnitionem ab illis qui in vero ex bono sunt, quod a Domino omnia caeli et ecclesiae, constat ex significatione "procidere", quod sit humiliatio et tunc agnitio corde; ex significatione "viginti et quatuor seniorum", quod sint qui in vero ex bono sunt (de qua supra, n. 270 1
); et ex significatione "Sedentis super throno", quod sit Dominus a quo omnia caeli et ecclesiae (de qua mox supra, n. 289). In hoc versu et in sequentibus hujus capitis agitur de receptione Divini Veri et Divini Boni ab angelis caeli et ab hominibus ecclesiae; in mox praecedente autem versu, agitur de Domino quod ab Ipso Divinum Verum et Divinum Bonum procedat; hoc significatur per quod "Animalia dederint gloriam et honorem et gratiarum actionem Sedenti super throno, et Viventi in saecula saeculorum" (videatur supra, n. 288 [, [289]); ac illud, nempe receptio et agnitio, significatur per quod "seniores prociderint coram Sedente super throno, et adoraverint Viventem in saecula saeculorum"; per "procidere" enim significatur humiliatio, receptio et agnitio, et per "viginti et quatuor seniores" significantur omnes qui in vero ex bono sunt tam in caelis quam in terris.
[2] Sciendum est quod receptio Divini Veri ac Divini Boni, et agnitio corde quod a Domino omnia caeli et ecclesiae sint ac vita aeterna, solum detur apud illos qui in vero ex bono sunt; causa est, quia illi soli in amore et fide sunt, et qui in his sunt illi conjuncti sunt Domino quoad animam et quoad cor: in haec influit Dominus, et non in illa quae modo sunt ex memoria et inde loquela; memoria enim est modo introitus ad hominem, et sicut atrium per quod intratur; est sicut ventriculus ruminatorius apud aves et bestias, cui etiam memoria apud hominem correspondet: in homine sunt quae in ejus voluntate et inde intellectu, seu quod idem, quod in ejus amore et inde fide. Sive dicatur de homine quod sit in bono et vero, sive in amore et fide, idem est; quoniam omne bonum est amoris, et omne verum est fidei.
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