102、“你务要忠信至死”表示对真理的接受和承认，直到虚假被移走，似乎被根除了。“你务要忠信至死”在属世意义上是指他们决不能背离忠诚，甚至直到生命结束；但在属灵意义上是指他们必须接受并承认真理，直到虚假被它们移走，似乎被根除；因为属灵意义适合那些在灵界的人，对他们来说，死亡是不存在的。因此，“死”在此是指他们试探的结束。之所以说直到它们似乎被根除，是因为与人同在的邪恶和虚假不是被根除了，而是被移走了；当被移走时，它们似乎被根除了，因为当邪恶和虚假被移走时，人就被主保守在良善和真理中。
102. "'Be faithful until death.'" This symbolizes their reception and acknowledgment of truths until their falsities are removed and seemingly eradicated.
"Be faithful until death" means, in the natural sense, that they are not to turn away from their faithfulness until the end of their life, but in the spiritual sense it means that they will receive and acknowledge truths until the truths remove their falsities and seemingly eradicate them. For the spiritual sense is rightly for people in the spiritual world, for whom there is no death. Consequently death here means the end of their temptation or trial.
We say until their falsities are seemingly eradicated, because the falsities and evils in a person are never eradicated but set aside; and when they have been set aside they appear as though eradicated, because with the setting aside of evils and falsities a person is kept focused on goods and truths by the Lord.
102. Be thou faithful even unto death' signifies a reception and acknowledgment of truths (veritas) until untruths have been removed and, as it were, abolished. By 'Be thou faithful unto death' in the natural sense is understood that to the end of life they are not going to lapse from faithfulness; but in the spiritual sense is understood that they are going to be receiving and acknowledging truths (veritas) until by their means untruths have been removed and, as it were, abolished. For this sense is properly for those who are in the spiritual world, for whom there is not any death, and therefore by 'death' here is understood the end of their temptation. It is said 'until they are, as it were, abolished,' because the untruths and evils with a man are not abolished, but removed; and when they have been removed they appear as though abolished, because when the evils and untruths have been removed the man is kept in goods and truths by the Lord.
102. Be thou faithful unto death, signifies reception and acknowledgment of truths, until falsities are removed, and as it were abolished. By "be thou faithful unto death," in the natural sense, is meant, that they must not depart from fidelity even to the end of life; but in the spiritual sense, that they must receive and acknowledge truths, even until falsities are removed by them, and as it were abolished; for this sense is properly for those who are in the spiritual world, for whom there is no death. Therefore by "death" is here meant the end of their temptation. It is said, until they are, as it were, abolished, because falsities and evils with man are not abolished, but removed, and when they are removed they appear as if they were abolished, because when evils and falsities are removed, man is kept in goods and truths by the Lord.
102. "Esto fidelis usque ad mortem," significat receptionem et agnitionem veritatum, usque dum falsa remota sunt, et quasi abolita. - Per "esto fidelis usque ad mortem" in Sensu naturali intelligitur, quod a fidelitate non recessuri sint usque ad finem vitae; sed in Sensu spirituali, quod recepturi et agnituri sint veritates, usque dum falsa per illas remota sunt, et quasi abolita; hic enim Sensus est proprie pro illis qui in spirituali mundo sunt, quibus non aliqua mors est; quare per mortem hic intelligitur finis tentationis illorum. Dicitur usque dum "quasi" abolita sunt, quia falsa et mala apud hominem non abolentur, sed removentur; et cum remota sunt apparent tanquam abolita, quia remotis malis et falsis homo tenetur in bonis et veris a Domino.