Apocalypse Revealed (Coulsons) n. 917

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917. 'And the street of the city was pure gold as it were transparent glass' signifies that every truth of that Church and its doctrine is in form the good of love inflowing together with light out of heaven from the Lord. These things are similar to the things that are said of the city itself (verse i8 above), that it 'was pure gold like unto pure glass', by which is signified that everything of that Church is the good of love inflowing together with light out of heaven from the Lord, as may be seen (n. 912, 913), with the difference that here it is said that 'the street of the city' is such, and by 'the street of the city' is signified the truth of the Church's doctrine (n. 501). That every truth of the Church's doctrine derived from the Word is in form the good of love may be seen above (n. 906, 908).


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