Heaven and Hell - Swedenborg Foundation

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meant by the Lord’s being in them and they in him, according
to his own words:
Abide in Me and I in you (John 15:4).
He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood abideth in
Me and I in him (John 6:56).
“The Lord’s flesh” signifies Divine good and “his blood”
Divine truth. 116
148. All in the heavens have their own places of abode in
accordance with the quarters. Those who are in the good of
love dwell toward the east and west, those who are in clear
perception of it toward the east, and those who are in obscure
perception of it toward the west. Those who are in wisdom
from the good of love dwell toward the south and
north—those who are in the clear light of wisdom toward the
south, and those who are in obscure light of it toward the
north. The angels of the Lord’s spiritual kingdom and those of
his celestial kingdom dwell in a like order, but differently as
their good of love and light of truth from good differ; for in
the celestial kingdom the love is love to the Lord, and the light
of truth therefrom is wisdom; while in the spiritual kingdom
there is love toward the neighbor, which is called charity, and
the light of truth therefrom is intelligence, which is also called
faith (see above, n. 23). The quarters differ also in the two
kingdoms by thirty degrees, as has been said just above (n.
146).
116. In the Word “the Lord’s flesh” signifies His Divine human, and
the Divine good of His love (n. 3813, 7850, 9127, 10283).
And “the Lord’s blood” signifies Divine truth and the holy of faith (n.
4735, 4978, 6978, 7317, 7326, 7846, 7850, 7877, 9127, 9393, 10026,
10033, 10152, 10210).