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274. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. That this signifies Divine truth itself united to the Divine good proceeding from the Divine love of the Lord is evident from the signification of seven as denoting, all things in the aggregate; and from the signification of lamps of fire burning before the throne as denoting Divine truth united to Divine good proceeding from the Divine love of the Lord. For lamps signify truths; hence seven lamps signify all truth in the aggregate, which is Divine truth; and fire signifies the good of love. And because the lamps were seen burning before the throne upon which the Lord was, it is signified that the good or love was from the Lord. Because the seven spirits of God signify all the truths of heaven and the church from the Lord, as may be seen above (n. 183), it is therefore said, "which are the seven spirits of God." (That seven signify all, may be seen above, n. 256; that fire signifies the good of love may be seen in Arcana Coelestia 934, 4906, 5215, 6314, 6832, 10055.)
[2] That lamps signify truths, which are called truths of faith, is evident from the following passages in the Word, as in David:
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Arcana Coelestia 3021, 4280, 4462, 5050-5052, 9961); and the lamps shining signifies the truths of faith from the good of love.
[3] In Matthew:
"The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness" (152, and that darkness signifies falsities, in Arcana Coelestia 1839, 1860, 3340, 4418, 4531, 7688, 7711, 7712). He who does not know that the eye signifies the understanding cannot by any means comprehend the meaning of these words.
[4] In Jeremiah:
"I will take from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of the millstones and the light of the lamp" (252, where it is particularly explained.)
274. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God, signifies Divine truth itself united to Divine good, proceeding from the Lord's Divine love. This is evident from the signification of "seven" as being all things in the complex; also from the signification of "lamps burning with fire before the throne," as being Divine truth united to Divine good proceeding from the Lord's Divine love; for "lamps" signify truths; therefore "seven lamps" signify all truth in the complex, which is the Divine truth; and "fire" signifies the good of love; and since the lamps were seen "burning before the throne" upon which the Lord was, it is signified that truth is from the Lord. As "the seven spirits of God" signify all truths of heaven and the church from the Lord (See Apocalypse Explained above, n. 183, therefore it is said, "which are the seven spirits of God."
(That "seven" signifies all, see above, n. 256 that "fire" signifies the good of love, see Arcana Coelestia 934, 4906, 5215, 6314, 6832, 10055)
[2] That "lamps" signify truths, which are called the truths of faith, can be seen from the following passages in the Word.
In David:
Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path (Arcana Coelestia 3021[1-8], 4280, 4462, 5050-5052, 9961); and "lamps shining" signify the truths of faith from the good of love.
[3] In Matthew:
The lamp of the body is the eye; if the eye be good the whole body is light, if the eye be evil the whole body is darkness. If, therefore, the light be darkness, how great is the darkness (152; and that "darkness" signifies falsities, Arcana Coelestia 1839, 1860, 3340, 4418, 4531, 7688, 7711, 7712.) He who does not know that "eye" signifies the understanding does not apprehend at all the meaning of those words.
[4] In Jeremiah:
I will take away from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of the millstones and the light of the lamp (Jeremiah 25:10).
"To take away the voice of joy and the voice of gladness" signifies to take away the interior felicity that is from the good of love and the truths of faith; "to take away the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride" signifies to take away all conjunction of good and truth, which makes heaven and the church with man; "to take away the voice of the millstones and the light of the lamp" signifies to take away the doctrine of charity and faith. (What is signified by "millstone" and "grinding," see Revelation 18:23).
In Isaiah:
Her 2salvation as a lamp that burneth (252, where the particulars are explained. Apocalypse Explained 272, Arcana Coelestia 9930; Apocalypse Revealed 880.
274. "Et septem lampades ignis ardentes coram throno, quae sunt septem spiritus Dei." - Quod significet ipsum Divinum Verum unitum Divino Bono procedens ex Divino Amore Domini, constat ex significatione "septem", quod sint omnia in complexu; ex significatione "lampadum igne ardentium coram throno", quod sint Divinum Verum unitum Divino Bono procedens a Divino Amore Domini: "lampades" enim significant vera, inde "septem lampades" omne verum in complexu quod est Divinum Verum, et "ignis" significat bonum amoris; et quia lampades visae erant "ardentes coram throno" super quo Dominus, significatur quod illud ex Domino. Quia per "septem spiritus Dei", significantur omnia vera caeli et ecclesiae a Domino (ut supra, n. 183(a), ostensum videatur), ideo dicitur, "quae sunt septem spiritus Dei."
(Quod "septem" significent omnia, videatur supra, n. 256:
quod "ignis" significet bonum amoris, n. 934, 4906, 5215, 6314, 6832, 10055.)
[2] Quod "lampades" significent vera, quae vera fidei vocantur, constare potest ex his locis in Verbo:
- Apud Davidem,
"Lampas pedi meo Verbum tuum, et lux semitae meae" (Psalms 119:105);
Verbum dicitur "lampas", quia est Divinum Verum.
Apud eundem,
"Tu illuminas lampadem meam, Jehovah Deus splendere facit tenebras meas" (Psalm. 18:29 1
[B.A. 28]);
"illuminare lampadem" significat illustrare intellectum per Divinum Verum; et "splendere facere tenebras", significat dissipare luce veri falsa ignorantiae.
Apud Lucam,
"Sunto lumbi vestri cincti, et lampades lucentes" (12:35);
per "lumbos" qui erunt cincti significatur bonum amoris (videatur n. 3021, 4280, 4462, 5050-5052, 9961); et per "lampades lucentes" significantur vera fidei ex bono amoris.
[3] Apud Matthaeum,
"Lucerna corporis est oculus; si oculus bonus, totum corpus est lucidum; si oculus malus, totum corpus est obtenebratum; si ergo lumen tenebrae, quantae tenebrae" (6:22, 23 2
);
oculus dicitur hic "lucerna" seu lampas lucens, quia "oculus" significat intellectum veri et inde quoque verum fidei, et quia intellectus omne suum trahit a voluntate, nam qualis haec talis ille, sicut verum fidei omne suum trahit a bono amoris; quando itaque intellectus veri est a bono voluntatis, tunc totus homo est spiritualis; hoc significatur per "Si; oculus bonus, totum corpus est lucidum": contrarium autem est cum intellectus formatur ex malo voluntatis; quod tunc ille sit in meris falsis significatur per "Si oculus tuus malus, totum corpus est obtenebratum; si ergo lumen tenebrae, tenebrae quantae."
(Quod "oculus" significet intellectum, videatur supra, n. 152: et quod "tenebrae" significant falsa, in Arcanis Caelestibus, n. 1839, 1860, 3340, 4418, 4531, 7688, 7711, 7712.) Qui non scit quod "oculus" significet intellectum, sensum istorum verborum nullatenus capit.
[4] Apud Jeremiam,
"Abrogabo iis vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae, et Vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae, vocem molarum et lucem lampades" (25:10);
abrogare "vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae", significat interiorem felicitatem ex bono amoris et veris fidei; abrogare "vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae", significat omnem conjunctionem boni et veri, quae facit caelum et ecclesiam apud hominem; abrogare "vocem molarum et lucem lampades", significat doctrinam charitatis et fidei. (Quid "mola" et "molere", videatur n. 4335, 7780, 9995, 10303.) Similiter in Apocalypsi,
"Lux lucernae non lucebit in" Babylone "amplius, et vox sponsi et sponsae non audietur" ibi "amplius" (18:23).
Apud Esaiam,
"Salus 3
ejus sicut lampas ardeat" (62:1),
significat ut verum fidei sit ex bono amoris.
Apud Matthaeum,
"Regnum caelorum simile est decem virginibus, quae accipientes lampadas exiverunt in occursum Sponsi:.... quinque stultae acceperunt lampadas sed non oleum, quinque autem prudentes acceperunt etiam oleum;"... quare veniente Sponso prudentes intrarunt in nuptias, stultae autem non admissae sunt (25 4
112);
per "lampadas" hic significantur vera fidei, et per "oleum" bonum amoris; quid reliqua hujus parabolae significant, videatur supra (n. 252(b)) ubi singula explicata sunt.
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