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336. And the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands. That this signifies that those are innumerable who are in truths, and innumerable those who are in goods, is clear from the signification of number, as denoting quantity and quality, quantity in the natural sense, and quality in the spiritual sense, the suitable number determining them; but still by all numbers in the Word is signified something of the thing treated of, as by two, three, four, five, seven, ten, and twelve, as has been shown in their proper places. It is the same thing with myriad and thousand, which are here mentioned. The number seven, for example, does not signify seven, but all things, full, and whole (see above, n. 257). But what myriads and thousands signify, shall now be explained. Myriads signify things innumerable; similarly thousands; but myriads are predicated of truths, and thousands of goods; hence it is that by myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, are signified that those are innumerable who are in truths, and innumerable those who are in goods.
[2] Those who are in the lower heavens, concerning whom these things are said, belong, to those who are in the higher heavens, treated of above, like two kingdoms, namely, the spiritual kingdom, and the celestial kingdom; those who belong to the spiritual kingdom are meant by those who are in truths, but those who belong to the celestial kingdom are meant by those who are in goods; the latter being innumerable is signified by thousands of thousands, and the former being innumerable is signified by myriads of myriads; but in the abstract sense, which is the true spiritual sense, innumerable truths and innumerable goods are signified. The reason why myriads and thousands signify things innumerable, is, because ten signifies many, and thence also a hundred, a thousand, and ten thousand; for numbers multiplied by a similar number signify the same as the simple numbers by which they are multiplied (see n. 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973). But when things innumerable, which are infinitely many, are to be expressed, they are called myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands.
[3] Moreover, when two multiplied numbers, the one greater and the other less, which have a like signification, are mentioned together, as when ten and a hundred, or a hundred and a thousand, then the less is predicated of goods, and the greater of truths; the reason is, because every single good consists of several truths, for good is formed from truths, and hence good is produced by truths; it is from this fact that the greater number is predicated of truths, and the less of goods; similarly here myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands. That it is so may be illustrated by the following consideration, that one delight of affection may be presented by several ideas of thought, and expressed by various things in speech; the delight of the affection is what is called good, and the ideas of thought and various things in the speech, which proceed from that delight or good, are what are called truths. The case is similar with one thing of the will in reference to many things of its understanding, and also with one thing of love to many things which express it; this is why much and multitude in the Word are predicated of truths, and great and greatness of good, for what is great contains in itself many things. But these things are said for those who can be instructed by examples, in order that they may know whence it is that thousands equally as myriads signify things innumerable, but still that myriads are predicated of truths, and thousands of goods.
[4] That these numbers signify such things is evident from the following passages.
In Moses:
"In the first-born of his bullock he hath honour, and his horns [are] the horns of unicorns; with them he shall thrust the people together to the ends of the earth; and these are the myriads of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh" (3969, 3971, 4669, 6417). By his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh are signified two parts of that kingdom, namely, intellectual truth and voluntary good; by Ephraim intellectual truth, and by Manasseh voluntary good hence it is that myriads are predicated of Ephraim and thousands of Manasseh. That these are signified by Ephraim and Manasseh may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia 3969, 5351, 5353, 5354, 6222, 6234, 6238, 6267, 6296. What is signified by the first-born of the bullock, and by the horns of the unicorn, may be seen above (n. 316).
[5] In David:
"The chariots of God are two myriads, thousands of angels of peace; the Lord is among them, in the holy place of Sinai" (2762, 5321, 8215; and that peace signifies the inmost of good, in the work concerning Heaven and Hell 284-290.) And because the Lord is called Lord from good, and Sinai signifies heaven where and whence the Divine truth is, therefore it is said the Lord is among them, in the holy place of Sinai, the holy place denoting heaven and the church where Divine truth is. (That the Lord is called Lord from Divine good, and God from Divine truth, may be seen, n. 4973, 9167, 9194; and that Sinai signifies heaven where the Lord is, from whom is Divine truth, or from whom is the law, in the strict sense, and in the broad sense, n. 8399, 8753, 8793, 8805, 9420.)
[6] In the same:
"Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night; of the dart that flieth by day, of the pestilence that creepeth in darkness; of death that wasteth at noon-day. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and a myriad at thy right hand" (Psalms 91:5-7).
These things are said concerning the falsities and evils that are not known to be falsities and evils, and that yet creep into the thought and the will, and destroy men; falsities that are known to be falsities, are meant by the dart that flieth by day, and evils that are known to be evils and yet enter, are meant by the death that wasteth at noon-day; and falsities that are not known to be falsities, are meant by the terror of the night, and evils which are not known to be evils, by the pestilence that creepeth in darkness. The destruction of these evils is signified by a thousand that shall fall at his side; and the destruction of the falsities by the myriad that shall fall at his right hand; by the side also, at which they shall fall, is signified good, and by the right hand the truth of good. The reason why a thousand is predicated of evils, and a myriad of falsities is, because falsities are opposed to truths, and evils opposed to goods; and in the Word opposites are expressed by the same words and the same numbers.
[7] In the same:
"Our garners [shall be] full, yielding from food to food; our flocks shall bring forth thousands, myriads in our streets" (3114, 4459, 4792, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 5655, 5915, 6277, 8418, 8562, 9003; hence also garners, which are the storehouses thereof. That by flocks are signified interior goods and truths, which are called spiritual, n. 1565, 2566, 3767, 3768, 3772, 3783, 3795, 5913, 6044, 6048, 8937, 10609.)
[8] In Micah:
"Will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of rivers of oil?" (2830, 4170.) And because the good of love is signified by oil, therefore by the rivers thereof are signified the things proceeding from it, which are truths.
[9] In Daniel:
"I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit. A stream of fire issuing and going forth from before him; a thousand of thousands ministered unto him, and a myriad of myriads stood before him" (155); and to stand as well as to go forth is predicated of truth.
[10] In Moses:
"When the ark rested, Moses said, Return, O Jehovah, to the myriads of the thousands of Israel" (Num. 10:35, 36).
Because the ark signified the Divine Celestial proceeding from the Lord, from the law or testimony which was in it, and by Israel was signified the church as to the reception of Divine good and Divine truth, therefore it is said, "The myriads of the thousands of Israel," by whom are signified the truths from good, which are in Israel or in the church. But what a thousand signifies when ten thousand or a myriad are not adjoined to it, will be seen in its proper article in the following pages; similarly what is signified by number.
336. And the number of them was myriads of myriads and Thousands of thousands, signifies the innumerable who are in truths, and the innumerable who are in goods. This is evident from the signification of "number" as being quantity and quality, quantity in the natural sense, and quality in the spiritual sense, the number employed determining the quantity and quality. But still all numbers in the Word signify something pertaining to the thing, as "two," "three," "four," "five," "seven," "ten," and "twelve," as has been shown where these are treated of; it is similar with "myriad" and "thousand," which are here mentioned. The number "seven," for example, signifies not seven, but all, what is full and whole (See above, n. 257). But what "myriads" and "thousands" signify shall now be said. "Myriads" signify things innumerable, "thousands" the like; but "myriads" are predicated of truths, and "thousands" of goods; this is why "myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands," signify the innumerable who are in truths, and the innumerable who are in goods.
[2] Those in the lower heavens of whom these things are said, in like manner as those in the higher heavens who were treated of above, are from two kingdoms, namely the spiritual kingdom and the celestial kingdom; those who are of the spiritual kingdom are meant by those who are in truths, while those who are of the celestial kingdom are meant by those who are in goods; the innumerableness of the latter is signified by "thousands of thousands," and the innumerableness of the former by "myriads of myriads;" but in an abstract sense, which is the true spiritual sense, innumerable truths and innumerable goods are signified. "Myriads" and "thousands" signify things innumerable, because "ten," and consequently also "a hundred," "a thousand," and "ten thousand" signify many; for numbers that are multiples of a similar number have a like signification as the simple numbers of which they are multiples (See n. 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973). But when innumerable things that are infinitely many are to be expressed, they are called "myriads of myriads," and "thousands of thousands."
[3] Moreover when two numbers related by multiplication, one larger and the other smaller, and having a like signification, are mentioned together, as "ten and a hundred," or "a hundred and a thousand," then the smaller is predicated of goods, and the larger of truths; and for the reason that each good consists of many truths; for good is formed out of truths, and thence good is produced by truths; on which account the larger number is predicated of truths, and the smaller of goods; in like manner here "myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands." That it is so may be illustrated by this, that a single delight of affection may be presented by many ideas of thought, and be expressed by various things in speech; the delight of affection is what is called good, and the ideas of thought and the various things in the speech that proceed from that delight or good are what are called truths. It is similar with one thing of the will in respect to many things of its understanding, and also with one thing of love in respect to many things that express it. From this it is that "many" and "multitude" in the Word are predicated of truths, and "great" and "greatness" of good, for what is great contains in itself many things. But these things are said for those who can be enlightened by examples, that they may know why it is that "thousands," the same as "myriads," signify things innumerable, but that "myriads" are predicated of truths, and "thousands" of goods.
[4] That these numbers have such significations can be seen from the following passages.
In Moses:
In the firstborn of his bullock he hath honor, and his horns are the horns of a unicorn; with them he shall push the peoples together to the uttermost parts of the earth; and these are the myriads of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh (Arcana Coelestia 3969, 3971, 4669, 6417); his two sons "Ephraim" and "Manasseh" signify the two constituents of that kingdom, namely, intellectual truth and voluntary good, "Ephraim" intellectual truth, and "Manasseh" voluntary good; it is therefore said "the myriads of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh." (That "Ephraim" and "Manasseh" have this signification, see Arcana Coelestia 3969, 5351, 5353, 5354, 6222, 6234, 6238, 6267, 6296.) What is here signified by the "firstborn of the bullock," and by the "horns of the unicorn," see above n. 316.
[5] In David:
The chariots of God are two myriads, thousands of angels of peace; the Lord is in them, Sinai in the sanctuary (Arcana Coelestia 2762, 5321, 8215; and that "peace" signifies the inmost of good, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 284-290.) And because the Lord is called "Lord" from good, and "Sinai" signifies heaven where and from which is Divine truth, therefore it is said, "the Lord is in them, Sinai in the sanctuary," "sanctuary" meaning heaven and the church where Divine truth is. (That the Lord is called "Lord" from Divine good, and "God" from Divine truth, see Arcana Coelestia 4973, 9167, 9194; and that "Sinai" signifies heaven where the Lord is, from whom is Divine truth, that is, from whom is the law, in a strict sense and in a broad sense, n. 8399, 8753, 8793, 8805, 9420)
[6] In the same:
Thou shalt not fear for the dread of the night; for the arrow that flieth by day; for the pestilence that creepeth in thick darkness; for the death that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and a myriad at thy right hand (Psalms 91:5-7).
This is said of falsities and evils that are not known to be falsities and evils, and of falsities and evils that are known to be such, and yet creep into the thought and into the will, and destroy men. Falsities that are known to be falsities are meant by "the arrow that flieth by day," and evils that are known to be evils and yet gain entrance are meant by "the death that wasteth at noonday;" and falsities that are not known to be falsities are meant by "the dread of the night;" and evils that are not known to be evils by "the pestilence that creepeth in thick darkness;" the destruction of these evils is signified by "the thousand that shall fall at his side;" and the destruction of the falsities by "the myriad that shall fall at his right hand;" "the side at which they shall fall," also signifying good, and "the right hand," the truth of good. "Thousand" is predicated of evils, and "myriad" of falsities, because falsities are the contraries of truths, and evils of goods; and in the Word opposites are expressed by like words and similar numbers.
[7] In the same:
Our garners are full, yielding from food to food; our flocks are thousands, myriads in our streets (3114, 4459, 4792, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 5655, 5915, 6277, 8418, 8562, 9003; consequently also "garners," which are storehouses for food, have a like signification. That "flocks" signify interior goods and truths, which are called spiritual, see n. 1565, 2566, 3767, 3768, 3772, 3783, 3795, 5913, 6044, 6048, 8937, 10609.)
[8] In Micah:
Will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of rivers of oil? (Arcana Coelestia 2830, 4170.) And as "oil" signifies the good of love, "rivers" of it signify what proceeds from it, namely, truths.
[9] In Daniel:
I held till thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of Days did sit. A stream of fire issued and went forth from before Him; a thousand of thousands ministered unto Him, and a myriad of myriads stood before Him (155), and "standing," as well as "going forth," is predicated of truth.
[10] In Moses:
When the ark rested, Moses said, Return, O Jehovah, to the myriads of the thousands of Israel (Numbers 10:36).
As the "ark" signified the celestial Divine proceeding from the Lord, because of the law or testimony that was in it, and as "Israel" signified the church in respect to the reception of Divine good and Divine truth, therefore it is said, "the myriads of the thousands of Israel," which signify truths from good, which are in "Israel," that is, in the church. But what "a chiliad" or "a thousand" [chilias seu mille] signifies when "ten thousand," that is, a "myriad," is not joined with it, will be seen hereafter in its own article; likewise what is signified by "number."
336. "Et erat numerus eorum myriades myriadum et chiliades chiliadum." - Quod significet innumerabiles qui in veris et innumerabiles qui in bonis, constat ex significatione "numeri", quod sit quantum et quale, quantum in sensu naturali, et quale in sensu spirituali; numerus appositus determinat illa: sed usque per omnes numeros in Verbo significatur aliquid rei, sicut per "duo", "tria", "quatuor", "quinque", "septem", "decem", et "duodecim", ut in suis locis ostensum est; similis res est cum "myriade" et "chiliade", quae hic nominantur. Sit pro exemplo numerus "septem": is non significat septem, sed omnia, plenum et totum (videatur supra, n. 257): quid autem "myriades" et "chiliades" significant, nunc dicetur; "myriades" significant innumerabilia, similiter "chiliades"; sed "myriades" dicuntur de veris, ac "chiliades" de bonis; inde est quod per "myriades myriadum et chiliades chiliadum" significentur innumerabiles qui in veris et innumerabiles qui in bonis.
[2] Illi qui in inferioribus caelis sunt, de quibus haec dicuntur, similiter ac illi qui in superioribus, de quibus supra actum est, ex duobus regnis sunt, nempe ex regno spirituali et ex regno caelesti: qui ex regno spirituali sunt, illi intelliguntur per illos qui in veris; qui autem ex regno caelesti sunt, illi intelliguntur per illos qui in bonis. Innumerabilitas horum significatur per "chiliades chiliadum", et innumerabilitas illorum significatur per "myriades myriadum"; in sensu autem abstracto, qui est verus sensus spiritualis, significantur innumerabilia vera et innumerabilia bona.
Quod "myriades" et "chiliades" significent innumerabilia, est quia "decem" significant multa, et inde quoque "centum", "mille" et "decem millia"; nam numeri per similem numerum multiplicati significant simile cum numeris simplicibus per quos multiplicati sunt (videatur n. 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973); at cum innumerabilia, quae infinite multa sunt, exprimenda sunt, dicuntur "myriades myriadum" et "chiliades chiliadum:"
[3] praeterea cum duo numeri multiplicati, unus major et unus minor, qui simile significant, una dicuntur, sicut cum decem et centum, aut centum et mille, tunc minor dicitur de bonis, et major de veris; causa est quia unumquodvis bonum consistit ex pluribus veris, formatur enim bonum ex veris, et inde producitur bonum per vera; ex eo est quod major numerus dicatur de veris et minor de bonis; similiter hic "myriades myriadum" ac "chiliades chiliadum." Quod ita sit, illustretur per hoc: unum jucundum affectionis sisti potest per plures ideas cogitationis, et exprimi per varia in loquela; jucundum affectionis est quod vocatur bonum; ac ideae cogitationis et varia in loquela, quae ex jucundo seu bono illo procedunt, sunt quae vocantur vera; similiter se habet cum uno voluntatis ad multa intellectus ejus, et quoque cum uno amoris ad multa exprimentia illum; inde quoque est quod "multum" et "multitudo" in Verbo dicatur de veris, ac "magnum" et "magnitudo" de bono, magnum enim in se multa continet: sed haec dicta sunt illis qui illustrari possunt per exempla, ut sciant undenam est quod "chiliades" significent aeque innumerabilia ac "myriades", at usque quod "myriades" dicantur de veris, et "chiliades" de bonis.
[4] Quod hi numeri talia significent, constare potest a sequentibus his locis:
Apud Mosen,
"Primogenito bovis ejus honor illi, et cornua monocerotis cornua ejus; his populos feriet una ad fines terrae, et hi myriades Ephraimi et hi chiliades Menascheh" (Deuteronomius 33:17):
haec dicta sunt de Josepho, per quem in sensu repraesentativo significatur Dominus quoad Divinum spirituale, et quoad regnum Ipsius spirituale (videatur n. 3969, 3971, 4669, 6417); per binos ejus filios "Ephraimum" et "Menaschen", significantur bina illius regni, nempe intellectuale verum et voluntarium bonum, per "Ephraimum" intellectuale verum, et per "Menaschen" voluntarium bonum; inde est quod dicatur "myriades Ephraimi" et "chiliades Menascheh": (quod illa per "Ephraimum" et "Menaschen" significentur, videatur in Arcanis Caelestibus, n. 3969, 5351, 5353, 5354, 6222, 1
6234, 6238, 6267, 6296;) quid per "primogenitum bovis" et per "cornua monocerotis" ibi significatur, videatur supra (n. 316 [d]).
[5] Apud Davidem,
"Currus Dei binae myriades, chiliades angelorum pacis; Dominus in illis, Sinai in sanctuario" (Psalms 68:18 [B.A. 17]);
per "currus Dei" significantur vera doctrinae, et per "angelos pacis" significantur bona ejus; quare de illis dicuntur "myriades", et de his "chiliades" (quod "currus" significent vera doctrinae, videatur n. 2
2762, 5321, 8215; et quod "pax" significet intimum boni, in opere De Caelo et Inferno 284-290): et quia Dominus dicitur "Dominus" ex Bono, et "Sinai" significat caelum ubi et unde Divinum Verum, ideo dicitur "Dominus in illis, Sinai in sanctuario"; "sanctuarium" est caelum et ecclesia ubi Divinum Verum. (Quod Dominus dicatur "Dominus" ex Divino Bono, ac "Deus" ex Divino Vero, videatur n. 4973, 9167, 9194; et quod "Sinai" significet caelum ubi Dominus ex quo Divinum Verum, seu ex quo Lex in sensu stricto et in sensu lato, n. 8399, 8753, 8793, 8805, 9420.)
[6] Apud eundem,
"Non timebis tibi a pavore noctis, a telo volat interdiu, a peste in caligine serpit, a morte vastat in meridie; cadent a latere tuo chilias, et myrias a dextra tua" (Psalms 91:5-7):
haec dicta sunt de falsis et malis quae non sciuntur esse falsa et mala, et de falsis et malis quae sciuntur esse falsa et mala, ut usque irrepunt in cogitationem et in voluntatem ac homines perdunt: falsa quae sciuntur esse falsa intelliguntur per "telum quod volat interdiu"; et mala quae sciuntur esse mala et tamen intrant, intelliguntur per "mortem quae vastat 3
in meridie"; et falsa quae non sciuntur esse falsa, intelliguntur per "pavorem noctis"; et mala quae non sciuntur esse mala, per "pestem quae in caligine serpit": destructio malorum horum significatur per "chiliadem quae cadet a latere ejus"; et destructio falsorum per myriadem quae cadet a dextra ejus"; etiam per "latus" a quo cadent significatur bonum, et per "dextram" verum boni: quod "chilias" dicatur de malis, et "myrias" de falsis, est quia falsa sunt opposita veris, et mala sunt opposita bonis, ac opposita per similia verba et per similes numeros in Verbo exprimuntur.
[7] Apud eundem,
"Horrea nostra plena, depromentia a cibo in cibum; greges nostri chiliades, myriades in plateis nostris" (Psalms 144:13):
per "horrea" et per "cibum" significantur bona et vera ecclesiae, nam cibi spirituales sunt cognitiones veri et boni, per quas intelligentia; similia, sed interiora, significantur per "greges"; quare bona ecclesiae intelliguntur per "chiliades", et vera ejus per "myriades"; et quia vera intelliguntur per "myriades", ideo dicitur "myriades in plateis nostris", per "plateas" enim urbis significantur vera doctrinae.
(Quod "cibus" significet et bonum et verum, videatur n. 3114, 4459, 4792, 5147, 5293, 5340, 5342, 5410, 5426, 5576, 5582, 5588, 4
5655, 5
5915, 6277, 8418, 8562, 9003; inde quoque "horrea" quae sunt supellectilia illius: quod per "greges" significentur interiora bona et vera, quae vocantur spiritualia, n. 1565, 2566, 3767, 3768, 3772, 3783, 3795, 5913, 6044, 6048, 8937, 10609.)
[8] Apud Micham,
"Num delectabitur Jehovah chiliadibus arietum, myriadibus rivorum olei?" (6:7 6
):
quia per "arietes" significantur bona spiritualia, et per "rivos olei" significantur vera procedentia ex bono, ideo de his dicuntur "myriades" et de illis "chiliades"; (quod per "arietes" significentur bona spiritualia, videatur n. 2830, 4170); et quia per "oleum" significatur bonum amoris, inde per "rivos" ejus significantur procedentia ex illo, quae sunt vera.
[9] Apud Danielem,
"Videns fui usque dum throni projecti sunt, et Antiquus dierum sedit, .... flumen ignis emanans et exiens a coram Ipso; chilias chiliadum ministrabant Ipsi, et myrias myriadum coram Ipso stabant" (7:9, 10):
agitur ibi de adventu Domini, et per "thronos" qui projecti significantur falsa ecclesiae quae destructa; per "Antiquum dierum" intelligitur Dominus ab Aeterno; per "flumen ignis emanans et exiens a coram Ipso" significatur Divinum Bonum Amoris et inde Divinum Verum; per "flumen ignis" emanans Divinum Bonum Amoris, et per idem "exiens" Divinum Verum procedens; quia utrumque significatur, ideo dicitur "chilias chiliadum ministrabant Ipsi, et myrias myriadum stabant coram Ipso"; "chilias" de Divino Bono, et "myrias" de Divino Vero; "ministrare" etiam praedicatur de bono (videatur supra, n. 155), et "stare" sicut "exire" praedicatur de vero.
[10] Apud Mosen,
Quando quiescebat arca, dixit Moses, "Redi Jehovah, myriades chiliadum Israelis" (Numeri 10:36):
quoniam per "arcam" significabatur Divinum caeleste procedens a Domino, ex Lege seu Testimonio quod in illa, et per "Israelem" significabatur ecclesia quoad receptionem Divini Boni et Divini Veri, ideo dicitur "myriades chiliadum Israelis", per quae significantur vera ex bono quae in Israele seu in ecclesia. Quid autem "chilias" seu "mille" significant, dum eis non adjunguntur "decem millia" seu "myrias", videbitur in suo articulo in sequentibus; pariter quid "numerus."
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