Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5039

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5039. 'And he was there in the prison-house' means the duration of that temptation. This is clear from the meaning of 'the prison-house' as vastation and also temptation, dealt with just above in 5036, 5037, and from the meaning of 'being in that house' as staying there, and so the duration.


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