Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 559Thou showest anger with Thine anointed. Thou hast condemnedeven to the earth his crown (Ps. 89:38, 39).Here also “anointed” stands for the Lord, and “anger” for a state oftemptation, in which He was when in combats with the hells.“Anger” and “condemnation” describe the lamentation at thattime, as the Lord’s last lamentation on the cross, that He wasforsaken; for the cross was the last of His temptations or combatswith the hells; and after that last temptation He put on the Divinegood of the Divine love, and thus united the Divine Human to theDivine Itself which was in Him.[4] In Isaiah:In that day shall Jehovah of Hosts be for a crown of adornment,and for a diadem of splendor, unto the remnant of His people (28:5).Here “crown of adornment” means wisdom that is of good fromthe Divine; and “the diadem of splendor” intelligence that is oftruth from that good.[5] In the same:For Zion’s sake will I not be silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I winnot be quiet, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and hersalvation as a lamp burneth; and thou shalt be a crown of splendor inthe hand of Jehovah, and a royal tiara in the hand of thy God (62:1, 3).Here “Zion” and “Jerusalem” mean the church, “Zion” the churchwhich is in good, and “Jerusalem” the church which is in truthsfrom that good; therefore it is called “a crown of splendor in thehand of Jehovah,” and “a royal tiara in the hand of thy God;” a“crown of splendor” is wisdom that is of good, and a “royal tiara” isintelligence that is of truth; and because “crown” signifies wisdomthat is of good it is said to be “in the hand of Jehovah;” and because“tiara” signifies intelligence that is of truth it is said to be “in thehand of God;” for “Jehovah” is used where good is treated of, and“God” where truth is treated of (see Arcana Coelestia, n. 2586,2769, 6905).