Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 201

Previous Number Next Number Next Translation See Latin 

201. Seeing therefore that such a genius as that of the most ancient people anterior to the flood is not found and does not exist at the present day, it is no easy matter to explain intelligibly what the words of this passage in their genuine sense imply. They are, however, perfectly understood in heaven, for the angels and angelic spirits who are called celestial are of the same genius as the most ancient people who were regenerate before the flood; while the angels and angelic spirits who are termed spiritual are of a similar genius to the regenerate after the flood, although in both cases with indefinite variety.


This page is part of the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

© 2000-2001 The Academy of the New Church