2636、“亚伯拉罕是个一百岁的人”表示一种完全合一的状态。这从“一百”和“岁”的含义清楚可知：稍后会看到，“一百”是指完全或完满；“岁”（即年，year）是指状态（参看482，487，488，493，893节），在此是指一种合一的状态。至于什么叫主的神性与人身或人性，或也可说与理性（因为人性始于理性的至内在部分，2106，2194节）完全合一的状态，这是很难以可理解的方式描述出来的，但仍能通过当一个人正在被改造和重生时，对他来说被称为完全的状态来说明。
众所周知，人在成年之前不能重生，因为只有到了成年，他才能充分运用推理和判断，由此从主那里获得良善和真理。在他进入这种状态之前，主正通过将能作为土壤而服务于真理与良善之种的那类事物灌输给他而预备他。这些事物包括许多纯真和仁爱的状态，良善和真理的知识或认知，以及由这两者生出的思维。在他开始重生之前，这种预备会持续多年。当一个人充满这些事物，并由此被预备好时，他的状态可以说完满了，因为那时，他的内层已经预备好接受了。主在人重生之前赋予他作为重生手段的这一切事物被称为余剩。在圣言中，余剩由数字“十”来表示（576，1738，2284节）；当重生的状态成熟或完满时，也由“一百”来表示（1988节）。
这种解释能说明人身或人性与主里面的神性完全合一的状态是什么意思，即：当主靠自己的能力，通过试探的争战和胜利，凭神性智慧和聪明的力量，在祂的人身或人性，也就是其理性里面为自己获得大量神性，以至于能将神性本身与在其理性中所获得的神性合一时。为了能代表这种状态，尽管亚伯拉罕在迦南地住了很多年，但直到他一百岁了，撒拉才给他生了以撒。这些就是包含在“一百岁”这个数字，也就是亚伯拉罕年岁中的奥秘。
数字“一百”表示完全或完满，这一点从圣言中的其它经文明显看出来。如以赛亚书：
那里必不再有数日的婴孩，也没有不满日子的老人；因为孩童必在百岁死亡，罪人必在百岁被咒诅。（以赛亚书65:20）
此处一“百”明显表示完全或完满，因为经上说“那里必不再有数日的婴孩，也没有不满日子的老人”，以及百岁的孩童和罪人；也就是说，当他的状态完全或完满时。
马太福音：
凡为我的名撇下房屋或是弟兄、姐妹、父亲、母亲、妻子、儿女、田地的，必要得着百倍，并且承受永生。（马太福音19:29；马可福音10:29-30）
此处“百倍”表示完全或完满；或“连摇带按倒下来的十足升斗”（路加福音6:38）。
路加福音：
有些种子落在好土里，生长起来，结实百倍。（路加福音8:8；马太福音13:8，23；马可福音4:20）
此处一“百”也表示完全或完满，这个数字若没有这种含义，就不会被提及。主以比喻论及欠债者的地方也一样，即：这个人欠“一百篓（希腊文：罢特；约等于三十六点三七公升）油”，那个人欠“一百石（希腊文：柯珥，即是贺梅珥；约等于三十六点三七公升）麦子”（路加福音16:5-7）。在提到“一百”的其它地方同样如此。“一千”也是如此，关于这个数字，可参看前文（2575节）。
Potts(1905-1910) 2636
2636. Abraham was a son of a hundred years. That this signifies a full state of unition, is evident from the signification of a "hundred," as being what is full (concerning which presently); and from the signification of "years," as being state (see n. 482, 487, 488, 493, 893); here, a state of unition. What a full state of unition of the Lord's Divine with His Human is, or what is the same, with His rational (for the human begins in the inmost of the rational, n. 2106, 2194), cannot so well be told to the apprehension, but still can be illustrated by what is called with man a full state when he is being reformed and regenerated. [2] It is known that a man cannot be regenerated until adult age, because he then for the first time has the full exercise of reason and judgment, and thus can receive good and truth from the Lord. Before he comes into this state he is being prepared by the Lord by such things being insinuated into him as may serve him as ground for receiving the seeds of good and truth; which are the many states of innocence and charity, and also the knowledges of good and truth, and the thoughts derived from them. This preparation is going on for some years before his regeneration commences. When the man has been imbued with these things, and is thus prepared, his state is then said to be full; for his interiors are then disposed for receiving. All those things with which a man is endowed by the Lord before regeneration, and by means of which he is regenerated, are called remains, which are signified in the Word by the number "ten" (n. 576, 1738, 2284); and also by a "hundred," when the state for regeneration is full (n. 1988). [3] These things may serve for illustration as to what is signified by a full state of unition of the Human with the Divine in the Lord, namely, when from His own power, by means of the combats of temptations and by victories, and by the powers of the Divine wisdom and intelligence, He had procured to Himself so much of the Divine in His Human, that is, in His rational, as to be able to unite the Divine Itself to the Divine acquired in the rational. That this state might be represented, it was brought to pass that, although Abraham had dwelt for many years in the land of Canaan, Isaac was not born to him until he was a hundred years old. These are the arcana contained in the number a "hundred years," which was Abraham's age. [4] That the number a "hundred" signifies what is full, is evident from other passages in the Word, as in Isaiah:
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled His days; for the child shall die a son of a hundred years, and the sinner a son of a hundred years shall be accursed (Isa. 65:20);
where a "hundred" manifestly denotes what is full; for it is said, there shall be no more an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days, and a child and a sinner of a hundred years; that is, when his state is full. [5] In Matthew:
Everyone that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life (Matt. 19:29; Mark 10:29-30);
where a "hundredfold" denotes what is full; or "good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over" (Luke 6:38). [6] And in Luke:
And other seed fell upon the good earth and having sprung up it brought forth fruit a hundredfold (Luke 8:8; Matt. 13:8, 23; Mark 4:20);
where also a "hundred" denotes what is full, which number would not have been mentioned unless it had signified that. The same is true where the Lord speaks by parable concerning the debtors, that one owed "a hundred baths of oil," and the other "a hundred cors of wheat" (Luke 16:5-7). So also in other places where a "hundred" is mentioned. The case is similar with a "thousand," respecting which number, see above (n. 2575).
Elliott(1983-1999) 2636
2636. 'Abraham was a son a hundred years old' means a complete state of union. This is clear from the meaning of 'a hundred' as that which is complete, dealt with immediately below, and from the meaning of 'years' as state, dealt with in 482, 487, 488, 493, 893, here a state of union. What a complete state is of the Lord's Divine united to His Human, or what amounts to the same, united to the Rational - for the human has its beginnings in the inmost part of the rational, 2106, 2194 - is not easy to express in a way that can be understood, though it can nevertheless be illustrated by the things which with man are called a complete state when he is being reformed and regenerated.
[2] It is well known that a person cannot be regenerated except in adult years, for not until then is he able to exercise reason and judgement and in so doing to receive good and truth from the Lord. Before entering that state he is being prepared by the Lord through the implantation of such things as can serve him as the soil for receiving the seeds of truth and good. Implanted thus are many states of innocence and charity, also cognitions of good and truth, and consequently thoughts. This implantation occurs during many years before his regeneration takes place. When a person has been endowed with these things and so has been prepared, his state is now said to be complete, for the things that are interior have been arranged ready to receive. All those things with a person which the Lord grants him prior to regeneration and by means of which he is regenerated are called remnants, which in the Word are meant by the number ten, 576, 1738, 2284, and also by a hundred when the state for regeneration is complete, 1988.
[3] These things that are so with man may serve to illustrate what is meant by a complete state of the Human united to the Divine in the Lord. That is to say, they may illustrate the state when the Lord by His own power - through the conflicts brought about by temptations and through victories, and through the powers of Divine wisdom and intelligence - gathered to Himself within the Human, that is, within the Rational, so much of the Divine that He was able to unite the Divine itself to the Divine acquired within the Rational. And it was to represent this state that, even though Abraham had spent many years in the land of Canaan, Isaac was not born to him until he was a hundred years old. These are the arcana contained within the number 'a hundred years', which was Abraham's age.
[4] That the number 'a hundred' means that which is complete may also be seen from other places in the Word, as in Isaiah,
No more will there be from it an infant of days, nor an old man who has not completed his days, for the child will die a son a hundred years old, and the sinner a son a hundred years old will be accursed. Isa 65: 20.
Here 'a hundred' clearly stands for that which is complete, for it is said, 'No more will there be an infant of days, nor an old man who has not completed his days', and, a child and a sinner will be 'a hundred years old', that is, a time when his state is complete.
[5] In Matthew,
Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields, for My name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will be allotted the inheritance of eternal life. Matt 19: 29; Mark 10:-29, 30.
Here 'a hundredfold' stands for that which is complete, otherwise described as 'good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over', in Luke 6:-38.
[6] In Luke,
Some seed fell on good ground, and when it had grown up it brought forth fruit a hundredfold. Luke 8: 8; Matt 13: 8, 23; Mark 4:-20.
Here also 'a hundred' stands for that which is complete, a number which would not have been mentioned unless it had had that meaning. A similar meaning exists in the parable about the debtors, where the Lord says that one owed a hundred baths of oil and the other a hundred cors of wheat, Luke 16:-5-7. The same applies in other places where a hundred is mentioned. It is similar with a thousand, regarding which number, see 2575.
Latin(1748-1756) 2636
2636. `Abraham filius centum annorum': quod significet plenum statum unitionis, constat a significatione `centum' quod sit plenum, de qua in mox sequentibus, et a significatione `annorum' quod sit status, de qua n. 482, 487, 488, 493, 893, hic, status unitionis. Quid plenus status unitionis Divini Domini cum Humano Ipsius, seu quod idem, cum Rationali, nam humanum incipit in intimo rationalis, n. 2106, 2194, non ita ad captum dici potest, sed usque illustrari per illa quae apud hominem vocantur plenus status, cum reformatur et regeneratur: [2] notum est quod homo non possit regenerari quam in ad adulta aetate, quia tunc primum ratione et judicio pollet, ac ita recipere potest (t)bonum et verum a Domino; antequam in statum illum venit, praeparatur ille a Domino per id quod insinuentur ei talia quae inservire possint ei pro humo recipiendi semina veri et boni, quae sunt plure Status innocentiae et charitatis, tum etiam cognitiones boni et veri, et inde cogitationes, quod fit per plures annos antequam regeneratur; quando homo illis imbutus est, et sic praeparatus, tunc dicitur statu ejus plenus, nam tunc interiora disposita sunt ad recipiendum; apud hominem appellantur omnia illa quibus donatur a Domino ante regenerationem et per quae regeneratur, `reliquiae,' quae in Verbo significantur per numerum `decem,' n. 576, 1738, 2284, tum quoque per `centum,' cum plenus status est regenerationi {1}, n. 1988: [3] haec illustrationi esse possunt, quid significatur per plenum statum unitionis Humani cum Divino in Domino, nempe, cum Ipse ex propria potentis per pugnas tentationum et victorias, et per potentias Divinae sapientiae et intelligentiae, tantum Divini in Humano, hoc est, (o)in Rationali Sibi comparavit, ut Ipsum Divinum unire posset Divino acquisito in Rationali: ut hic status repraesentaretur, factum est quod Abrahamo, tametsi per plures annos moratus in terra Canaane, non prius nasceretur Jishak, quam cum esset aetate centum annorum: haec sunt arcana quae in numero `centum annorum,' quae fuerunt Abrahamo, continentur. [4] Quod numerus `centum' significet plenum, constare quoque {2} potest ab aliis locis in Verbo, ut apud Esaiam, Non erit inde amplius infans dierum, et senex qui non impleverit dies suos, nam puer filius centum annorum morietur, et peccator filius centum annorum maledicetur, lxv 20;ubi manifeste `centum' pro pleno, nam dicitur `non erit amplius infans dierum (o)et senex, qui non impleverit dies (o)suos, et puer ac peccator {3}, centum annorum,' hoc est, cum plenus status ejus: [5] apud Matthaeum, Omnis qui reliquerit domos, aut fratres, aut sorores, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut uxorem, aut liberos, aut agros, propter nomen Meum, centuplum accipiet, et vitae aeternae sortietur hereditatem, xix 29; Marc. x 29, 30;
ubi `centuplum' pro pleno, seu `mensura bona, pressa, agitata et superfluente,' Luc. vi 38: [6] apud Lucam, Aliud semen cecidit super terram bonam, et enatum fecit fructum centuplum, viii 8; Matth. xiii 8, 23; Marc. iv 20;
ubi `centum' etiam pro pleno, qui numerus non dictus fuisset nisi id significavisset: sint aliter ubi Dominus per parabolam loquitur de debitoribus, quod Unus deberet centum batos olei, et alter centum coros tritici, Luc.(x) xvi 5-7;
ita quoque alibi ubi centum nominatur; similiter se habet cum mille, de quo numero videatur n. 2575. @1 T suggests regenerationis.$ @2 After aliis.$ @3 filius.$