Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 418[10] That “temple” signifies Divine truth which is from the Lord,is evident from the following passages. In Ezekiel:The glory of Jehovah mounted up from above the cherub over thethreshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud; but thecourt was full of the brightness of the glory of Jehovah (10:4).“House” here means heaven and the church, and “cloud” and“glory” Divine truth. (That “cloud” is Divine truth, see above, n.36; and “glory” the like, n. 33.)[11] In Micah:Many nations shall go, and say, Come and let us go up to themountain of Jehovah, and to the house of our God; that He mayinstruct us of His ways, and that we may go in His paths; for from Zionshall go forth instruction, and the Word out of Jerusalem (4:2).“Mountain of Jehovah, and house of God,” signify the church,likewise “Zion” and “Jerusalem;” “to be instructed of His ways, andto go in His paths,” is to be instructed in Divine truths; it istherefore said, “From Zion shall go forth instruction,and the Wordout of Jerusalem.”[12] In Isaiah:A voice of a tumult of Jehovah from the city, the voice of Jehovahout of the temple (66:6).“City” means the doctrine of truth; “temple” the church; and “thevoice of Jehovah out of the temple” Divine truth. In Revelation:There came forth a great voice out of the temple of heaven, fromthe throne, saying (16:17).Here, likewise, “voice” means Divine truth. And the templeof God in heaven was opened, and there was seen In the temple theark of His covenant; and there were lightnings, voices, thunderings(11:19).