Apocalypse Explained, volume 1 - Swedenborg Foundation

APOCALYPSE EXPLAINED 93Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; and open thine eyes, OJehovah, and see (Isa. 37:17).In Jeremiah:I will set mine eye upon them for good, and I will bring themagain to their land, 10 and I will build them (Jer. 24:6).In David:Behold the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him (Ps. 33:18);Jehovah is in the temple of his holiness, his eyes behold, and hiseyelids prove the sons of man (Ps. 11:4);and elsewhere. (What divine providence is, see New Jerusalem andIts Heavenly Doctrine, n. 267–279.)69. Verse 15. And his feet like unto burnished brass, as if glowing ina furnace signifies the ultimate of Divine order, which is thenatural, full of Divine love. This is evident from the signification of“feet,” as being the natural (see Arcana Coelestia, n. 2162, 3147,3761, 3986, 4280, 4938–4952); therefore, in reference to the Lord,as meaning the ultimate of Divine order, because that is thenatural; also from the signification of “burnished brass,” or brasspolished, as being natural good (of which presently); and from thesignification of “glowing,” as being, in reference to the Lord, whatis from Divine love (see n. 10055). It is said, “as if glowing in afurnace,” in order that the Divine love in the greatest degree and inits fullness may be represented, for the Divine is in its fullness whenit is in its ultimate, and the ultimate is the natural (see above, n.66).From this it is clear that by “his feet like unto burnished brass, asif glowing in a furnace,” is signified the ultimate of Divine order,which is the natural, full of Divine love. These things, as well as thepreceding, are described by comparisons; as that “his head and hishairs were white as white wool, as snow,” and that “his feet werelike unto burnished brass, as if glowing in a furnace”; but it is to be