Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10010

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10010. 'And you shall take the anointing oil' means a representative sign of Divine Good in the Lorda. This is clear from the meaning of 'oil' as the good of love, and in the highest sense as the Divine Good of Divine Love in the Lord; and from the meaning of 'anointing' as consecrating to represent that good, dealt with above in 9474, 9954.

Notes

a In his rough draft Sw. first wrote words meaning a representative sign of the consecration to Divine Good; this was then altered to a representative sign of the consecration of Divine Good. cp 9999; also 10019 and the explanation of that verse in 9999.


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