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63. (Verse 13) And in the midst of the seven lampstands one like unto the Son of man. That this signifies the Lord, from whom is the all of heaven and of the church, is evident from the signification of "in the midst," as denoting in the inmost (see Arcana Coelestia 1074, 2940, 2973); and, because all things proceed from the inmost as light from the centre into the circumferences, therefore, "in the midst," signifies from whom. This is evident also from the signification of the seven lampstands, as denoting the New Heaven and the New Church (concerning which see above, n. 62); and from the signification of the Son of man, as denoting the Lord as to the Divine Human, and also as to Divine truth, because this proceeds from His Divine Human. From these considerations it is evident that the Lord appeared in the midst of seven lampstands, because from Him proceeds the all of heaven and of the church; for the good of love and the good of faith constitute heaven and the church, and that these are from the Divine is known in the Christian world, and because they are from the Divine, they are from the Lord, because the Lord is the God of heaven, and because the Divine of the Lord makes heaven (see the work, Heaven and Hell 2-6, and n. 7-12; and that this is His Divine Human, n. 78-86).
[2] That by the Son of man is meant the Lord as to the Divine Human, and also as to Divine truth, because Divine truth proceeds from His Divine Human, is evident from those passages in the Word where mention is made of the Son of man. Thus in John:
The multitude said unto Jesus, "How sayest thou that the Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? Jesus answered them, Yet a little while the light is with you; walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. While ye have the light believe in the light, that ye may be sons of light" (Heaven and Hell 126-140; and in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 49; thus also that the Son of man is the Divine truth.) It is said in Luke:
[3] "Blessed are ye when men shall hate you for the Son of man's sake" (6:22).
For the Son of man's sake is for the sake of the Divine truth which proceeds from the Lord. Divine truth is the all of faith and love to the Lord; and because they who are evil deny those things, and they who deny also hate them, and the good acknowledge them, therefore it is said, that these latter are blessed. Again, in the same:
[4] "The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but ye shall not see it. Then they shall say to you, Behold here, or behold there; go not away, nor follow them" (17:22, 23).
To desire one of the days of the Son of man, is to desire something of genuine Divine truth. The end of the church is there meant, when there will be no longer any faith, because no charity, at which time all Divine truth will perish; and because Divine truth is signified by the Son of man, therefore it is said, "Then shall they say, Behold here, or behold there; follow them not." And in the same:
[5] "When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?" (Arcana Coelestia 3900, 4060.)
[6] And in Matthew:
"As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and glory" (36.)
[7] And in the same:
"I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven" (Arcana Coelestia 9715. That to sit on the right hand denotes omnipotence, may be seen Arcana Coelestia 3387, 4592, 4933, 7518, 8281, 9133; that all the power of good is by truth, n. 6344, 6423, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643. That Divine power itself is by Divine truth proceeding from the Divine Human of the Lord, see n. 6948; that the clouds in which the Son of man will come are the Word in the letter, which is Divine truth in the ultimate of order, see the preface to the xviii. chapter of Genesis, Arcana Coelestia 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343, 6752, 8443, 8781; and that glory is the Divine truth itself, such as it is in the internal sense of the Word, see n. 4809, 5922, 8267, 9429.)
[8] From these considerations it is now evident what is signified by these words in the Apocalypse:
"I saw, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown" (14:14).
And in Daniel:
"I saw in the visions of the night, and behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of the heavens" (7:13).
Because all judgment is executed from truth, therefore it is said, that it is given to the Lord "to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man" (John 5:27); and that "the Son of man shall render to every one according to his deeds" (Matthew 16:27); and that "when the Son of man shall come, he shall sit upon the throne of his glory, and shall judge" (Matthew 25:31).
[9] And again in Matthew, it is said:
"He who soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the evil" (Arcana Coelestia 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623), and, in an opposite sense, falsity, which also is the son of evil.
[10] In the same:
"The Son of man hath not where to lay his head" (8:20);
by which is signified, that Divine truth had not a place anywhere, or with any man, at that time. Again it is said, that the Son of man would suffer and be put to death (Matthew 17:12, 22; 26:2, 24, 45; Mark 8:31; 9:12, 31); by which is signified, that thus they would treat Divine truth, consequently the Lord, who was Divine truth itself, as He also teaches in Luke:
"The Son of man must first suffer, and be rejected of this generation" (17:25).
[11] In Jeremiah:
"No man [vir] shall dwell there; neither shall a son of man [hominis] abide there" (Arcana Coelestia 2089, 5044); thus, in an opposite sense, primary falsities; and son of man denotes falsity itself.
63. Verse 13. And in the midst of the seven lampstands one like unto the Son of man, signifies the Lord, from whom is the All of heaven and of the church. This is evident from the signification of "in the midst," as being in the inmost (See Arcana Coelestia., n. 1074, 2940, 2973); and as all things proceed from the inmost, as light proceeds from the center to the circumferences, so "in the midst" signifies from whom; also from the signification of "the seven lampstands," as being the new heaven and the new church (of which just above, n. 62; and from the signification of "the Son of man," as being the Lord in respect to the Divine Human, and also in respect to Divine truth, because Divine truth proceeds from His Divine Human. From this it can be seen why the Lord appeared "in the midst of seven lampstands," namely, because from Him the All of heaven and the church proceeds; for it is the good of love and of faith that makes heaven and the church, and that this good is from the Divine is known in the Christian world, and as it is from the Divine, it is from the Lord, for the Lord is the God of heaven, and the Divine of the Lord makes heaven (See the work on Heaven and Hell (Heaven and Hell 2-6, 7-12 that this is His Divine Human, 78-86).
[2] That the Son of man is the Lord in respect to the Divine Human, and also in respect to Divine truth, because Divine truth proceeds from His Divine Human, is evident from those passages in the Word where the Son of man is mentioned. Thus in John:
The multitude said to Jesus, How sayest Thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? Jesus answered thee, Yet a little while is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, lest darkness overtake you. While ye have the light believe in the light, that ye may be sons of light (Heaven and Hell 126-140; and in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 49; thus also the Son of man. )
[3] In Luke:
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you for the Son of man's sake (Luke 6:22).
"For the Son of man's sake" is for the sake of Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord. Divine truth is the All of faith in and of love to the Lord. Because the evil deny these things, and those who deny also hate them, while the good acknowledge them, therefore it is said that the good are blessed.
[4] In the same:
The days will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but ye shall not see it. Then they shall say to you, Lo here, or Lo there. Go not away, nor pursue after (Luke 17:22-23).
"To desire [to see] one of the days of the Son of man," is to desire Divine truth, which is genuine truth, as to something thereof; the end of the church is here meant, when there will no longer be any faith, because there will be no charity, at which time all Divine truth will perish; and because Divine truth is signified by "the Son of man," it is said, "Then shall they say, Lo here, or Lo there; pursue not after."
[5] In the same:
When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith upon the earth? (Arcana Coelestia 3900, 4060).
[6] In Matthew:
As the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and glory (36.
[7] In the same:
I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven (Arcana Coelestia 9715. That to "sit at the right hand" means omnipotence, see Arcana Coelestia 3387, 4592, 4933, 7518, 8281, 9193; that all the power of good is by means of truth, n. 6344, 6423, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643. That Divine power itself is by means of Divine truth proceeding from the Lord's Divine Human, see n. 6948; that the "clouds" in which the Son of man is to come are the Word in the letter, which is Divine truth in the ultimate of order, see the preface to chapter 18 of Genesis, n. 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343, 6752, 8443, 8781; and that "glory" is Divine truth itself, such as it is in the internal sense of the Word, see n. 4809, 5922, 8267, 9429).
[8] From this it can now be seen what is signified by these words in Revelation:
I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on His head a golden crown (Revelation 14:14).
And in Daniel:
I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the heavens one like unto the Son of man (Daniel 7:13).
Because all judgment is executed according to truth, therefore it is said, that it was given to the Lord:
To execute judgment, because He is the Son of man (John 5:27); and that:
The Son of man shall render unto every man according to his deeds (Matthew 16:27);
and that:
When the Son of man shall come, He shall sit on the throne of His glory, and shall judge (Matthew 25:31).
[9] In Matthew:
He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man, the field is the world, the seed are the sons of the kingdom, the tares are the sons of the evil one (Arcana Coelestia 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623), and, in the contrary sense, falsity, which also is "the son of the evil one."
[10] In the same:
The Son of man hath not where to lay His head (Matthew 8:20);
by which is meant that Divine truth had no place anywhere, that is, with any man at that time. That the Son of man was about to suffer and be put to death (Matthew 17:12, 22-23; 26:2, 24, 45; Mark 8:31; 9:12, 31) signifies that thus they were about to treat Divine truth, consequently the Lord, who was Divine truth itself. This He also teaches in Luke:
But first must the Son of man suffer, and be rejected of this generation (Luke 17:25).
[11] In Jeremiah:
No man [vir] shall dwell there; neither shall a son of man [hominis] sojourn there (Arcana Coelestia 402, 2449, 3216, 4 492, 4493); and "man" is its very truth conjoined with good (See n. 3134, 7716, 9007); therefore a "son of man" is truth.
[12] As Divine truth proceeding from the Lord was signified by "the Son of man," therefore the prophets by whom it was revealed were called "sons of man" (as Arcana Coelestia 2089, 5044); so, in the contrary sense, primary falsities; and "the son of man" is falsity itself.
63. (Vers. 13.) "Et in medio septem candelabrorum similem filio homini". - Quod significet Dominum a quo omne caeli et ecclesiae, constat ex significatione "in medio", quod sit in intimo (de qua n. 1074, 2940, 2973); et quia ex intimo procedunt omnia sicut lux e centro in peripherias, ideo per "in medio" significatur a quo; ex significatione "septem candelabrorum", quod sint novum caelum et nova ecclesia (de qua mox supra, n. 62); et ex significatione "Filii hominis", quod sit Dominus quoad Divinum Humanum, et quoque quoad Divinum Verum, quia hoc a Divino Humano Ipsius procedit. Ex his constare potest cur Dominus apparuit "in medio septem candelabrorum", quod nempe ex eo, quod ab Ipso procedat omne caeli et ecclesiae; est enim bonum amoris et fidei quod facit caelum et ecclesiam; et quod id bonum sit a Divino, notum est in orbe Christiano; et quia a Divino est, a Domino est, quoniam Dominus est Deus caeli, et quoniam Divinum Domini facit caelum (videatur in opere De Caelo et Inferno 2-6, et 7-12; et quod hoc sit Divinum Humanum Ipsius, n. 78-86).
[2] Quod Filius hominis sit Dominus quoad Divinum Humanum, et quoque quoad Divinum Verum, quia hoc a Divino Humano Ipsius procedit, constat a locis in Verbo ubi Filius hominis nominatur:
- Ut apud Johannem,
Turba dixit ad Jesum, "Quomodo Tu dicis, Oportet exaltari Filium hominis? Quis est hic Filius hominis? Respondit illis Jesus, Adhuc breve tempus lux vobiscum est; ambulate quousque lucem habetis, ne tenebrae vos apprehendant;... quousque lucem habetis, credite in lucem, ut filii lucis sitis" (12:34-36);
ex his patet, quod per "Filium hominis" simile quod per "Lucem" significetur; nam cum quaerebant, Quis est hic Filius hominis respondit Dominus quod Ipse esset Lux in quam crederent.
(Quod "lux" sit Divinum Verum procedens ex Divino Humano Domini, videatur in opere De Caelo et Inferno 126-140, et in Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae, n. 49; ita quoque Filius hominis.)
[3] Apud Lucam:
"Beati quando odio habebunt vos homines... propter Filium hominis" (6:22);
"propter Filium hominis" est propter Divinum Verum quod procedit a Domino; Divinum Verum est omne fidei et amoris in Dominum: quia mali illa negant, et qui negant etiam odio habent, ac boni agnoscunt, ideo dicitur quod hi beati sint.
[4] Apud eundem
"Venient dies, cum desiderabitis unum dierum Filii hominis videre, sed non videbitis; tunc dicent vobis, Ecce hic aut ecce illic; ne abite nec investigate" (17:22, 23);
"desiderare unum dierum Filii hominis" est Verum Divinum quod genuinum quoad aliquid ejus. Intelligitur ibi finis ecclesiae, quando nulla amplius fides quia nulla charitas, quo tempore periturum omne Divinum Verum; et quia Verum Divinum significatur per "Filium hominis", ideo dicitur, "Tunc dicent..., Ecce hic aut ecce illic;... investigate."
[5] Apud eundem,
"Filius hominis veniens num inveniet fidem super terra?" (18:8);
hoc est, cum Verum Divinum e caelo revelabitur, quod non credetur; "Filius hominis" etiam hic est Dominus quoad Verum Divinum; adventus Domini est revelatio Veri Divini in fine ecclesiae (n. 3900, 4060).
[6] Apud Matthaeum:
"Sicut fulgur exit ab oriente, et apparet usque ad occidentem, ita erit adventus Filii hominis... Tunc apparebit signum Filii hominis in caelo, et tunc plangent omnes tribus terrae, et videbunt Filium hominis venientem in nubibus caeli cum potentia et gloria" (24:27, 30);
quod per "adventum Domini in nubibus caeli" ibi significetur revelatio Divini Veri in fine ecclesiae, videatur supra (n. 36).
[7] Apud eundem,
"Dico Vobis, Ex nunc videbitis Filium hominis sedentem ex dextris potentiae, et venientem in nubibus caeli" (26:64).
Et apud Lucam:
"Ex hoc nunc erit Filius hominis sedens a dextris virtutis Dei" (22:69);
"Filius hominis" est Dominus quoad Divinum Humanum et quoad Divinum Verum procedens ab Ipso; "sedere a dextris potentiae" est quod Ipsi omnipotentia; quod dicatur quod id nunc visuri essent, est quod Divinum Verum in sua omnipotentia esset, cum Dominus in mundo vicerat inferna, et omnia ibi et in caelis in ordinem redegerat, et quod sic salvari possent qui Ipsum fide et amore reciperent (n. 9715. Quod sedere a dextris sit omnipotentia, videatur n. 3387, 4592, 4933, 7518, 8281, 9133. Quod omnis potentia boni sit per verum, n. 6344, 1
6423, 8304, 9327, 9410, 9639, 9643. Quod ipsa potentia Divina sit per Divinum Verum procedens a Divino Humano Domini, n. 6948.
Quod "nubes", in quibus Filius hominis venturus, sit Verbum in littera, quod est Divinum Verum in ultimo ordinis, praefat. ad cap. 18, n. 4060, 4391, 5922, 6343, 6752, 8443, 8781: et quod "gloria" sit ipsum Divinum Verum, quale est in sensu Verbi interno, n. 4809, 5922, 2
[8] Ex his nunc constare potest, quid significatur per haec in Apocalypsi,
"Vidi cum ecce nubes alba; et super nube sedens similis Filio hominis, habens super capite suo coronam auream" (14:14);
et apud Danielem,
"Videns fui in Visionibus noctis, et ecce cum nubibus caelorum sicut Filius hominis Venit" (7:13).
Quia omne judicium fit ex vero, ideo dicitur quod datum sit Domino
"Judicium facere, quia Filius hominis est" (Johannes 5:27);
et quod
"Filius hominis reddet unicuique secundum facta sua" (Matthaeus 16:27);
et
"Cum Venturus Filius hominis, ... sedebit super throno gloriae suae", et judicaturus (Matthaeus 25:31).
[9] Apud Matthaeum,
"Qui seminat bonum semen est Filius hominis, ager est mundus, semen (bonum) sunt filii regni, zizania sunt filii mali" (13:37, 38);
"bonum semen" est Verum Divinum, ideo dicitur quod Filius hominis id seminet; "filii regni sunt vera Divina in caelo et ecclesia", "filius" enim est verum (n. 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623), ac in opposito sensu falsum, quod etiam est "filius mali."
[10] Apud eundem,
"Filius hominis non habet ubi caput inclinet" (8:20);
pro quod Divinum Verum non haberet locum ullibi, seu apud ullum hominem eo tempore.
Quod Filius hominis Passurus esset et occideretur (Matthaeus 17:12, 22 (, 23); cap. 26:2, 24, 45; Marcus 8:31; 9:12, 31), significabat quod ita cum Divino Vero acturi essent, proinde cum Domino, qui erat ipsum Divinum Verum; quod etiam Ipse docet apud Lucam,
"Prius oportet Filium hominis pati, et reprobari a generatione hac" (17:25).
[11] Apud Jeremiam,
"Non habitabit ibi vir, nec commorabitur ibi filius hominis" (49:18, 33);
et apud eundem,
In urbibus "non habitabit vir ullus, neque transibit per eas filius hominis" (51:43).
Qui non scit Verbi sensum spiritualem, credet quod per "urbes" hic intelligantur urbes, et per "virum" perque "filium hominis" vir et filius, ac quod urbes sic desolarentur ut nullus ibi; sed est status ecclesiae quoad doctrinam veri qui per illa describitur; "urbes" enim sunt doctrinalia ecclesiae (videatur n. 402, 3
2449, 3216, 4492, 4493); "vir" est ipsum ejus verum conjunctum bono (n. 3134, 7716, 9007); ita "filius hominis" est Verum.
[12] Quoniam per "Filium hominis" significabatur Divinum Verum procedens a Domino, ideo quoque prophetae, per quos revelabatur, vocabantur "filii hominis", Ut Daniel (8:17) et Ezechiel (2:1, 3, 6, 8; 3:1, 3, 4, 10, 17, 25; 4:1, 16; 8:5, 6, 8, 12, 15; 12:2, 3, 9, 18, 22, 27).
Sicut pleraque in Verbo etiam sensum oppositum habent, ita quoque significatio "filii hominis", qui in eo sensu est falsum oppositum vero:
- Ut apud Esaiam,
"Quid tu quod times ab homine, moritur, et a filio hominis, gramen datur?" (51:12);
et apud Davidem,
"Ne confidite in principibus, in filio hominis, cui non salus" (Psalms 146:3);
"principes" sunt primaria vera (n. 2089, 5044), ita in opposito sensu primaria falsa; et "filius hominis" est ipsum falsum.
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