359. (2) The blaze or flame of that love - which zeal is - is a spiritual blaze or flame, arising in response to an attack or assault on the love. It is clear from the preceding discussion that zeal is a spiritual blaze or flame. Since love in the spiritual world is warmth arising from the sun of that world, therefore love also appears at a distance there as a flame. That is how a heavenly love appears among angels in heaven. That is also how a hellish love appears among spirits in hell. It should be known, however, that that flame does not burn and consume like flame in the natural world. [2] Zeal arises in response to an assault on the love, because love is the warmth in everyone's life. When the life's love is attacked, therefore, the life's warmth takes fire, makes a stand, and breaks out against the assailant. Thus it acts like an enemy because of its intensity and force, an intensity and force which is like a blaze of fire leaping out at anyone who disturbs it. One can see that it is like fire from the way the eyes flash, from the way the face become inflamed, and from the sound of the voice and gestures. Love acts in this way, because it is life's warmth, in order that it may not be extinguished and with it all enthusiasm, ebullience, and sensibility to delight deriving from its love.