106、总而言之，尘世中的一切，从最小的到最大的，都是对应。｛注1｝它们之所以是对应，是因为尘世和其中的一切都从灵界产生并存在，而这两个世界都出于上帝。之所以说“存在”，是因为一切事物都凭借产生它的源头而保持存在，存在就是恒常地产生；｛注2｝又因为没有一个事物是凭借自己存在的，而是凭借某个先在于它的事物而存在，以此类推，是凭借“太初”（a First）而存在。因此，它若脱离“太初”，必会完全毁灭并消失。
｛注1｝：尘世及其三界中的一切都对应于天堂中属天的事物，也就是说，尘世中的事物都对应于灵界中的事物（1632，1881，2758，2990-2993，2987-3003，3213-3227，3483，3624-3649，4044，4053，4116，4366，4939，5116，5377，5428，5477，9280）。尘世通过对应与灵界相结合（8615）。因此，整个尘世就是代表主国度的舞台（2758，2999，3000，3483，4938，4939，8848，9280）。
｛注2｝：【英91】见上文第9节注释【英30】。
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106. 一言以蔽之, 存在于自然界中的一切事物, 从最小的到最大的, 都是对应. 它们之所以是对应, 是因为自然界及其所属一切事物都凭灵界存在并持续存在; 而这两个世界都凭神性存在. 之所以还说它们持续存在, 是因为一切事物都凭它所源出之物持续存在, 而持续存在就是不断存在; 还因为没有一个事物凭自己存在, 而是凭某个先于它自己的事物, 因而凭首先者存在. 因此, 若脱离那首先者, 它必完全灭亡并消失.
注: 尘世及其三个国度中的一切事物都对应于天堂中的属天事物, 也就是说, 自然界中的事物都对应于灵界中的事物(天国的奥秘 1632, 1881, 2758, 2890-2893(?), 天国的奥秘 2987-3003, 3213-3227, 3483, 3624-3649, 4044, 4053, 4116, 4366, 4939, 5426, 5377, 5428, 5477, 9280节). 自然界凭对应与灵界联结(天国的奥秘 8615节). 因此, 整个自然界就是代表主国度的一个舞台(天国的奥秘 2758, 2999, 3000, 3483, 4938, 4939, 8848, 9280节).
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106. 一句話來說, 自然萬物, 無論巨細, 都是對應。因為人間及其萬物乃由心靈世界而生, 也靠心靈世界常存, 物質世界與心靈世界又都出於上帝。我們說物質界靠心靈界常存, 因為從其而生也必靠其常存。事實上, 存在乃持續的產生。凡物不能自存, 必須仗賴前因, 追根溯源, 也就依存於第一因, 若脫離第一因, 必消失於無形。
106. In a word, absolutely everything in nature, from the smallest to the greatest, is a correspondence. 1The reason correspondences occur is that the natural world, including everything in it, arises and is sustained from the spiritual world, and both worlds come from the Divine. We say that it also is sustained because everything is sustained from that from which it arose, enduring being in fact a perpetual arising; and since nothing can endure independently, but needs something prior, it therefore needs a First, and if it were separated from that First, it would utterly perish and disappear.
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1. Everything in the world and its three kingdoms corresponds to heavenly things that are in heaven; or things in the natural world correspond to things in the spiritual world: 1632, 1881, 2758, 2890-2893 [2990-2993], 2897-3003 [2987-3003], 3213-3227, 3483, 3624-3649 [3624-3639], 4044, 4053, 4116, 4366, 4939, 5116, 5377, 5428, 5477, 9280. Through correspondences, the natural world is united with the spiritual world: 8615. So nature in its entirety is a theater portraying the Lord's kingdom: 2758, 2999-3000, 3483, 4938-4939, 8848, 9280.
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106. In a word, all things that come into existence in nature, from the least to the greatest are correspondences. 1They are correspondences because the natural world with all things belonging to it comes into existence and continues in existence from the spiritual world, and both worlds from the Divine. It is said to continue in existence also because everything continues in existence by virtue of that from which it comes into existence, for, continuing in existence is a perpetual coming into existence, and because not a thing can continue in existence from itself, but from something prior to itself, thus from the First. Therefore, if separated from that it would utterly perish and vanish.
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1. All things that are in the world and its three kingdoms correspond to the heavenly things that are in heaven, that is, the things in the natural world correspond to the things in the spiritual world (Arcana Coelestia 1632, 1881, 2758, 2890-2893, 2987-3003, 3213-3227, 3483, 3624-3649, 4044, 4053, 4116, 4366, 4939, 5426, 5377, 5428, 5477, 9280).
By correspondences the natural world is conjoined to the spiritual world (Arcana Coelestia 8615).
For this reason all nature is a theatre representative of the Lord's kingdom (Arcana Coelestia 2758, 2999-3000, 3483, 4938-4939, 8848, 9280).
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106. In a word, all things that have existence in nature, from the least to the greatest thereof, are correspondences. 1They are correspondences because the natural world with all things in it springs forth and subsists from the spiritual world, and both worlds from the Divine. They are said to subsist also, because everything subsists from that from which it springs forth, subsistence being a permanent springing forth; also because nothing can subsist from itself, but only from that which is prior to itself, thus from a First, and if separated from that it would utterly perish and vanish.
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106. Verbo, omnia quae existunt in natura, a minimo ad maximum ejus, correspondentiae sunt. 1Quod correspondentiae sint, est quia mundus naturalis cum omnibus suis existit et subsistit a mundo spirituali, et uterque a Divino: dicitur quod etiam subsistat, quia omne subsistit a quo existit, subsistentia enim est perpetua existentia, et quia non aliquid subsistere potest a se, sed a priori se, ita a Primo; a quo itaque si separatur, prorsus perit et evanescit.
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