Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 303the light of the morning; the sun riseth, a morning withoutclouds.”[4] In David:From the womb of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth;thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek (Ps. 110:3–4).This is said of the Lord as about to come into the world; “from thewomb of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth” isconception from the Divine itself, and the glorification of hishuman thereby; “a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek,”means that Divine good and Divine truth proceed from him, forthe Lord as priest is Divine good, and as king of holiness, who is“Melchizedek,” is Divine truth (see Arcana Coelestia, n. 1725).[5] In Ezekiel:The cherubim stood at the east entrance of the gate of the house;the glory of the God of Israel was over them above (Ezek. 10:19).“Cherubim” signify the Lord in respect to providence and as toguard lest he be approached otherwise than by the good of love;“the east entrance of the gate of the house” signifies approach; “thehouse of God” is heaven and the church; the “east” is where theLord appears as a sun, thus where he is continually as the morning;therefore it is said “the glory of the God of Israel was over themabove.”[6] In the same:The angel brought me to the gate that looketh towards the east;and behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of theeast; and the earth was enlightened by his glory. And the glory ofJehovah came into the house by the way of the gate whose face is towardthe east (Ezek. 43:1–2, 4).Here, in the internal sense, the influx of the Lord into those whoare in his kingdom and church is described; “the God of Israel” is