Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10207

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10207. 'And you shall not pour a drink offering on it' means that nothing representative of regeneration by means of the truths and forms of good belonging to spiritual love should be there. This is clear from the meaning of 'a drink offering' as that which is representative of regeneration by means of the truths and forms of the good of faith and charity, dealt with in 10137, which are the truths and forms of good belonging to spiritual love. For love to the Lord is called celestial love, whereas charity towards the neighbour is called spiritual love; celestial love reigns in the inmost heaven, whereas spiritual love reigns in the middle and the lowest ones, see the places referred to in 9277, 9596, 9684.


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