Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5831

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5831. 'And should harm befall him' means caused by evils and falsities. This is clear from the meaning of 'someone coming to harm' as injury caused by evils and falsities. No other harm is meant in the spiritual sense, for in the spiritual world all harm is caused in this way, that is to say, by evils and falsities.


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