862# 启14:4.“这些人是未曾沾染妇女的”表示那些没有歪曲圣言真理的人。这从“沾染妇女”的含义清楚可知，“沾染妇女或被妇女玷污和污染”表示歪曲圣言的真理，因为这与行淫和玩弄妓女是一个意思。圣言的预言部分经常提到的“淫行”、“淫乱”和“通奸”表示对属于教会，因而属于圣言的教义真理和良善的歪曲和玷污(可参看AE141,161,511,695d,803a节)。因此，经上补充说“因为他们是童身”，这句话表示他们处于为了真理而对真理的情感。经上之所以说这十四万四千人“未曾沾染妇女，因为他们是童身”，是因为这十四万四千人是指所有处于来自良善的真理之人；那些处于来自良善的真理之人不能歪曲真理，因为良善打开属灵心智，而属灵心智接受来自天堂的光，并光照属世心智；因此，当真理出现时，它们就被承认和接受，虚假则被弃绝。对那些处于没有良善的真理之人来说，情况则完全不同。这些人处于虚假，尽管他们自以为处于真理。因为没有良善的真理既没有光，也没有生命；因此，它们内在可以说是黑的，死的；结果，当被这些人从内在来看待时，它们要么被歪曲，要么被分离或分散，就好像它们不存在，或什么都不是。对那些处于与仁分离之信的人来说，圣言的真理就是这样。当这些人出于圣言的字义来说话时，他们不得不说真理，因为圣言的一切都是真理；然而，那些构成字义的事物是真理的表象，因为它们是给简单人和小孩子的，因而适合他们理解。但当一个处于与仁分离之信的人从内在检查这些真理的表象，想提取出它们的真正意义或真正真理时，他就会陷入虚假，他通过这些虚假摧毁天堂的真理本身，从而向自己关闭天堂。而那些处于来自良善的真理之人则不然，因为这些人不断被主光照；事实上，对人来说，主流入良善，并通过良善流入真理；但不流入没有良善的真理，因而不流入无仁之信。
862. (Verse 4) These are they which were not defiled with women. That this signifies, who have not falsified the truths of the Word, is evident from the signification of being defiled and contaminated with women, as denoting to falsify the truths of the Word. For the signification, here, is the same as that of committing whoredom and playing the harlot. That by whoredoms, harlotries, and adulteries, so often mentioned in the prophetical parts of the Word, are signified the falsifications and adulterations of the truth and good of doctrine pertaining to the church, and consequently to the Word, may be seen above (n. 141, 161, 511, 695, 803). Hence it is the words "for they are virgins" follow, which signify that they are in the affection or love of truth for the sake of truth.
The reason why it is said of those hundred and forty and four thousand that they are not defiled with women, because they are virgins, is, that by those hundred and forty and four thousand are meant all those who are in truths from good; and those who are in truths from good cannot falsify truths. For good opens the spiritual mind which receives light from heaven, and enlightens the natural mind. Therefore when truths appear, they are acknowledged and received, and falsities rejected. It is quite different with those who are in truths without good. Although these believe themselves to be in truths, they are yet in falsities. For truths without good have neither light nor life; therefore they are inwardly black and dead, as it were; and, consequently, when interiorly regarded by them, they are either falsified or separated as if they had no existence. Such are the truths of the Word with those who are in faith separated from charity. When such persons speak from the literal sense of the Word, they cannot but speak truths, because all things of the Word are truths. But those that stand out in the literal sense are appearances of truth; being for the simple-minded and for children, and thence adapted to their apprehension. But when any one of those who are in faith separated from charity interiorly examines them, and wishes to bring out their genuine sense or the genuine truth, he falls into falsities, by means of which he destroys the very truths of heaven, and consequently closes heaven against himself. It is otherwise with those who are in truths from good; for such persons are continually enlightened by the Lord; for the Lord flows into good, and by means of good into truths with man; but not into truths without good, and, consequently, not into faith without charity.
862. Verse 4. These are they that were not defiled with women, signifies those who have not falsified the truths of the Word. This is evident from the signification of "to be defiled and contaminated with women," as being to falsify the truths of the Word, since this has the same signification as "to commit whoredom" and "to play the harlot." That "whoredoms," "harlotries," and "adulteries," which are so often mentioned in the prophecies of the Word, signify falsifications and adulterations of the truth and good of the doctrine of the church, thus of the Word, may be seen above (n. 141, 161, 511, 695, 803); therefore it is added "for they are virgins," which signifies that they are in the affection or love of truth for the sake of truth. It is said that these hundred forty-four thousand "are not defiled with women, for they are virgins," because these hundred forty-four thousand mean all who are in truths from good; and those who are in truths from good cannot falsify truths, because good opens the spiritual mind, which receives light from heaven and enlightens the natural mind; therefore when truths appear they are acknowledged and received, and falsities are rejected. It is altogether different with those who are in truths without good. Such are in falsities, although they believe themselves to be in truths. For truths without good have no light or life; consequently they are inwardly as it were black and dead; and therefore when interiorly regarded by such they are either falsified or are scattered as if they were nothing. Such are the truths of the Word with those who are in faith separated from charity. When these speak from the sense of the letter of the Word they can speak nothing else than truths, since all things of the Word are truths; and yet those things that constitute the sense of the letter are appearances of truth because they are for the simple and for little children, and therefore are adapted to their apprehension. But when one who is in faith separated from charity interiorly examines these appearances of truth and undertakes to draw forth their genuine meaning or genuine truth he falls into falsities, by which he destroys the very truths of heaven, and thus closes heaven to himself. It is otherwise with those who are in truths from good; for these are continually enlightened by the Lord; for the Lord flows into good, and through good into truths with man; but not into truths without good, thus not into faith without charity.
862. [Vers. 4.] "Hi sunt qui cum mulieribus non sunt inquinati." Quod significet qui non falsificaverunt vera Verbi, constat ex significatione "inquinari" et "contaminari cum mulieribus", quod sit falsificare vera Verbi; simile enim per illud significatur, quod per "scortari" et "meretricari." Quod per "scortationes", "meretricatus" et "adulteria", quae toties in propheticis Verbi nominantur, significentur falsificationes et adulterationes veri ac boni doctrinae ecclesiae, ita Verbi, videatur supra (n. 141, 161, 511, 695 [d] 803 [a]): inde est quod sequatur, "virgines enim sunt", per quod significatur quod in affectione seu amore veri propter verum sint. Causa quod de illis centum quadraginta quatuor millibus dicatur quod "cum mulieribus non inquinati essent, quia virgines sunt", est quia per illos "centum quadraginta quatuor millia" intelliguntur omnes qui in veris ex bono sunt; et illi qui in veris ex bono sunt, non possunt falsificare vera; bonum enim aperit spiritualem mentem, quae recipit lucem e caelo, ac illustrat mentem naturalem; inde vera, quando apparent, agnoscuntur et recipiuntur, ac falsa rejiciuntur: aliter prorsus apud illos qui in veris absque bono sunt; hi tametsi credunt se in veris esse, usque sunt in falsis: vera enim absque bono non aliquam lucem nec vitam habent; quare sunt intus sicut nigra et sunt mortua; ideo cum interius ab illis spectantur, tunc vel falsificantur vel sicut nulla forent disparantur. Talia sunt vera Verbi apud illos qui in fide separata a charitate sunt; hi dum ex Verbi sensu litterae loquuntur, non possunt aliter quam vera loqui, quia omnia Verbi vera sunt; sed quae in sensu litterae exstant sunt apparentiae veri, quia pro simplicibus et infantibus, et inde ad illorum captum; at dum aliquis ex illis qui in fide separata a charitate sunt, interius lustrat illa, ac satagit illorum genuinum sensum seu genuinum verum educere, labitur in falsa, per quae ipsa vera caeli destruit, et inde sibi caelum claudit: aliter illi qui in veris ex bono sunt, hi enim a Domino continue illustrantur; nam Dominus influit in bonum, et per bonum in vera apud hominem, non autem in vera absque bono, ita nec in fidem absque charitate.