Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 216influx into the life of love and faith, n. 10153. That “the dwellingplace of the Lord” is heaven, n. 8269, 8309. That “the dwellingplace of the tent” with the sons of Israel represented and signifiedheaven, n. 9481, 9594, 9632.)134. Where satan’s throne is, signifies where all falsities reign. Thisis evident from the signification of “where the throne is,” as beingwhere reigns, for “throne” signifies sovereignty; also from thesignification of “satan,” as being the hells where and whence are allfalsities (of which above, n. 120). “Thrones” are mentioned inmany passages of the Word, and in the spiritual sense they signifyjudgment from Divine truths, and in the highest sense the Lord’sspiritual kingdom, where his Divine truth is received more than hisDivine good (see Arcana Coelestia, n. 2129, 5313, 5315, 6397,8625). But as “throne” is here mentioned in a contrary sense,showing this by passages from the Word will here be omitted. Itwill be shown in what follows.135. And thou holdest my name, signifies the acknowledgment ofthe Divine in the human of the Lord, as well as all things of love tohim and faith in him. This is evident from what has been shownabove about the signification of the “name” of Jehovah, Lord, andJesus Christ (n. 102). By the Lord’s “name” in the Word is meantprimarily the acknowledgment of the Divine in his human, becauseall things of love and faith are from that; for Divine goods whichare of love, and Divine truths which are of faith, proceed from noother source than from the Lord alone; and these cannot flow inwith man unless he thinks of the Lord’s Divine at the same timethat he thinks of his human; nor is his Divine separate from thehuman, but it is in the human (as may be seen above, n. 10, 26, 49,52, 77, 97, 113, 114). I can aver, from all experience of thespiritual world, that no one is in the truths of faith and in thegoods of love except he who thinks of the Lord’s Divine at the sametime that he thinks of his human; as also that no one is spiritual, oris an angel, unless he has been in that thought and consequentacknowledgment in the world. Man must needs be conjoined tothe Divine by his faith and love in order to be saved; and allconjunction is with the Lord; and to be conjoined to his human