199. The first and most essential cause of this is that the Lord is present to every one in the measure of his love and faith,# and that, in accordance with the Lord's presence, all things appear near or far away, for it is from this that all things in the heavens are determined. It is also by this that the angels have wisdom, for it is through this that they have extension of thought and a communication of all things which are in the heavens. In a word, it is through this that they think spiritually, and not naturally like men. # The conjunction and presence of the Lord with the angels is according to their reception of love and charity from Him (n. 290, 681, 1954, 2658, 2886, 2888, 2889, 3001, 3741-3743, 4318, 4319, 4524, 7211, 9128).