114、现在说说对应的知识和用处。如上所述，灵界，也就是天堂，通过对应与尘世结合。因此，人被允许通过对应与天堂交流，因为天堂的天使不像世人那样从属世的事物中思考。不过，人若获得了对应的知识，就能在心智的思维方面与天使在一起，从而在其属灵人或内在人方面与他们结合。为了天堂与世人能有这样的结合，圣经完全通过对应写成，整体和细节的一切都是对应。｛注1｝因此，人若拥有对应的知识，就会明白圣经的灵义，从而知晓在字义上丝毫看不出的奥秘。因为圣经既有字义也有灵义，｛注2｝字义由诸如尘世中的那类事物构成，而灵义则由诸如天堂中的那类事物构成。由于天堂与尘世的结合通过对应实现，所以这圣经被赐给人，其中的一切甚至一点一画都是对应。
｛注1｝：圣经完全通过对应写成的（8615）。人通过圣经与天堂结合（2899，6943，9396，9400，9401，10375，10452）。
｛注2｝：关于圣经的灵义，可参看《白马》这本小册子（启示录中所描述的“白马”）。【中】启示录中关于白马的经文：启6:2、启19:11、启19:14、启19:19、启19:21。
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114. 现在说说对应的知识及其功用. 前面说到, 灵界, 也就是天堂, 通过对应与自然界联结; 因此, 人被恩准通过对应与天堂交流. 因为天堂天使不像世人那样出于属世事物进行思考; 不过, 人若获得对应的知识, 就能在其心智的思维方面与天使在一起, 因而在其属灵人或内在人方面与他们相联. 为了天堂与世人能有这样的联结, 圣言完全由对应写成, 其中的每一个和一切事物都是对应. 因此, 人若拥有对应的知识, 就会理解圣言的灵义, 并由此得以知晓他在字义上丝毫看不出的奥秘. 因为圣言既有字义, 也有灵义; 字义由诸如尘世中的那类事物构成, 而灵义则由诸如天堂中的那类事物构成. 由于天堂与尘世的联结通过对应实现, 所以这种圣言被赐给人, 其中的一切细节, 直至一点一划, 都是对应.
注: 言完全由对应写成(天国的奥秘 8615节). 人通过圣言与天堂联结(天国的奥秘 2899, 6943, 9396, 9400, 9401, 10375, 10452节). 关于圣言的灵义, 可参看《启示录》中所描述的《白马》这本小册子.
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114. 下面我們說說對應的知識及其用處。前面說了, 作為心靈世界的天國是通過對應與物質世界相聯合。通過對應, 我們得以與天國交流。天人不像我們只是依照物質現象來思維。當我們專注於對應知識之時, 就心智的思維而言, 就能和天人同在。就我們的心靈或我們的內在人而言, 便與他們聯合。
為了天國與人類的聯合, 聖言以純粹對應的形式寫成, 當中的每一樣事物皆含對應。當我們沉浸於對應的知識時, 就能明白聖言的更內在的靈義, 並發現其中隱藏的珍貴, 通過字面意義根本無法看見。聖言著實包含字義與靈義。字義論及世上的事物, 靈義論及天國的事物。天國既通過對應與世間聯合, 主便賜下聖言, 當中所有的細節, 乃至一點一畫, 都含對應。
114. We may now say something about the knowledge of correspondences and its use. We have just stated that the spiritual world, which is heaven, is united to the natural world by means of correspondences; so it is through correspondences that we are given communication with heaven. Heaven's angels do not think in terms of natural phenomena the way we do, so when we are absorbed in the knowledge of correspondences we can be in the company of angels in respect to the thoughts of our minds. So we can be united to them in regard to our spiritual or inner person.
In order that there might be a union of heaven with humanity, the Word was written in pure correspondences. Absolutely everything in it corresponds. 1So if we were steeped in a knowledge of correspondences, we would understand the Word in its spiritual meaning and be enabled to know hidden treasures in it that we do not see at all in its literal meaning. The Word does in fact have a literal meaning and a spiritual meaning. 2The literal meaning consists of the kind of things that are in our world, while the spiritual meaning consists of the kind of things that are in heaven; and since the union of heaven with our world is maintained by correspondences, we have been given a Word in which the details correspond, even down to the last jot.
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1. The Word was written in pure correspondences: 8615. Through the Word, there is a union of humanity with heaven: 2899, 6943, 9396, 9400-9401, 10375, 10452.
2. On the spiritual meaning of the Word, see the booklet The White Horse Described in the Book of Revelation.
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114. Something will now be said about the knowledge of correspondences and its use. It was said above that the spiritual world, which is heaven, is conjoined to the natural world by means of correspondences. Therefore, by means of correspondences, communication with heaven is granted to man. For the angels of heaven do not think from natural things, as man does. Consequently, when man is in the knowledge of correspondences, he is able, in regard to the thoughts of his mind, to be together with the angels, and thus, as to his spiritual or internal man, to be conjoined with them. In order that there may be conjunction of heaven with man, the Word has been written by means of pure correspondences, for all things in it in general and particular are correspondences. 1If man, therefore, were in the knowledge of correspondences, he would understand the Word as to its spiritual sense and would thereby be enabled to know arcana of which he sees nothing in the sense of the letter. For in the Word there is a literal sense and there is a spiritual sense. The literal sense consists of such things as are in the world, but the spiritual sense of such things as are in heaven, and since the conjunction of heaven with the world is by means of correspondences, therefore such a Word was given in which the details down to the least jot (iota) are in correspondence. 2
Footnotes:
1. The Word has been written by means of pure correspondences (Arcana Coelestia 8615).
By means of the Word man has conjunction with heaven (Arcana Coelestia 2899, 6943, 9396, 9400-9401, 10375, 10452).
2. Concerning the spiritual sense of the Word see the little work on THE WHITE HORSE described in the Revelation.
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114. Something shall now be said about the knowledge of correspondences and its use. It has been said above that the spiritual world, which is heaven, is conjoined with the natural world by means of correspondences; therefore by means of correspondences communication with heaven is granted to man. For the angels of heaven do not think from natural things, as man does; but when man has acquired a knowledge of correspondences he is able, in respect to the thoughts of his mind, to be associated with the angels, and thus in respect to his spiritual or internal man to be conjoined with them. That there might be such a conjunction of heaven with man the Word was written wholly by correspondences, each thing and all things in it being correspondent. 1If man, therefore, had a knowledge of correspondences he would understand the spiritual sense of the Word, and from that it would be given him to know arcana of which he sees nothing in the sense of the letter. For there is a literal sense and there is a spiritual sense in the Word, the literal sense made up of such things as are in the world, and the spiritual sense of such things as are in heaven. And such a Word, in which everything down to the least jot is a correspondence, was given to men because the conjunction of heaven with the world is effected by means of correspondences. 2
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114. Nunc aliquid de scientia correspondentiarum, et de ejus usu dicetur. Dictum supra est, quod mundus spiritualis, qui est caelum, conjunctus sit mundo naturali per correspondentias: inde per correspondentias datur homini communicatio cum caelo; angeli enim caeli, non ex naturalibus, sicut homo, cogitant quare cum homo in scientia correspondentiarum est, potest ille una cum angelis esse quoad mentis suae cogitationes, et sic illis conjungi quoad spiritualem seu internum suum hominem. Ut conjunctio caeli cum homine sit, ideo Verbum per meras correspontias conscriptum est omnia enim et singula, quae ibi, correspondent: 1quare si homo in scientia correspondentiarum esset, intelligeret Verbum quoad sensum ejus spiritualem, et inde scire darentur ei arcana, de quibus nihil videt in sensu litterae: in Verbo enim est sensus litteralis et est sensus spiritualis; sensus litteralis consistit ex talibus quae in mundo sunt, sensus autem spiritualis ex talibus quae in caelo; et quia conjunctio caeli cum mundo est per correspondentias, ideo tale Verbum datum est, in quo singula usque ad iotam correspondent. 2
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