Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 3829926; and that “horse” signifies the intellectual, see in the smallwork on The White Horse, n. 1–4.)[9] From this it can be seen what is represented and signified bythis:That upon the miter which was upon the head of Aaron wasplaced a plate, upon which was engraved Holiness to Jehovah (Exod.28:36–38; 39:30, 31);for the “miter” signifies wisdom, which is of Divine truth (seeArcana Coelestia, n. 9827, 9949); so also what it represented andsignified by:That Aaron, his sons, their garments, the altar, the tabernacle, witheverything there, were anointed with oil, and thus made holy (Exod.29:1–36; 30:22–30; Lev. 8:1 to the end);for “oil” signified the Divine good of the Divine love, and“sanctification” the proceeding Divine; for it is Divine good thatmakes holy, and Divine truth is what is holy therefrom.[10] That the word “holy” is predicated of charity can be seenfrom what was said above respecting the angels of heaven, namely,that there are some who receive Divine good more than Divinetruth, and some who receive Divine truth more than Divine good;the former constitute the Lord’s celestial kingdom, and are thosewho are in love to the Lord, and because they are in love to theLord are called “righteous” [or “just”]; but the latter constitute theLord’s spiritual kingdom, and are those who are in charity towardsthe neighbor, and because these are in charity towards theneighbor, they are called “holy [or saints].” (That there are twoloves that make heaven, namely, love to the Lord, and love towardsthe neighbor or charity, and that the heavens are therebydistinguished into two kingdoms, namely, a celestial kingdom anda spiritual kingdom, see in the work on Heaven and Hell. n 13–19;20–28.)