Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 217only, and not to his Divine at the same time, is not conjunction;for the Divine saves, but not the human apart from the Divine.(That the human of the Lord is Divine, see the Doctrine of the NewJerusalem, n. 280–310.)136. And didst not deny my faith, signifies constancy in truths.This is evident from the signification of “not denying,” as being, inreference to faith, to be constant (for he who is constant does notdeny); and from the signification of “faith,” as being truths, sincetruth is of faith and faith is of truth. There are two things thatconstitute man’s spiritual life, love and faith. Every good hasreference to love, and every truth to faith; but truth with man is offaith only so far as it is derived from the good of love; since everytruth is from good, for it is the form of good, and all good is theesse of truth. For good, when it is so formed as to appear to themind, and through the mind in speech, is called truth; therefore itis said that good is the esse of truth. (But more may be seen on thissubject in Doctrine of the New Jerusalem, n. 11–27, likewise 28–35,54–64, 108–122.)137. Even in the days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr whowas slain among you, signifies in that time and state in which all arehated who openly acknowledge the Divine human of the Lord.This is evident from the signification of “day,” as being time andstate (on which see Arcana Coelestia, n. 23, 488, 493, 893, 2788,3462, 3785, 4850, 10656); consequently “in the days in which”signifies in that time and state; also from the signification of“Antipas my faithful martyr,” as being those who openlyacknowledge the Divine human of the Lord (of which more inwhat follows); also from the signification of “being slain,” as beingto be hated. “To be slain,” is to be hated, because he who hates isunceasingly slaying; he cherishes in his thought nothing else andpurposes nothing else than to slay, and he would also slay if thelaws did not prevent. This lies concealed in hatred; he, therefore,who hates the neighbor, when in the other life external bonds areremoved from him, is continually breathing the murder of someone. This has been testified to me by much experience.