9511. 'At the two ends of the mercy-seat' means celestial good and spiritual good. This is clear from the meaning of 'a cherub at one end' as access through celestial good; and from the meaning of 'a cherub at the other end' as access through spiritual good. The same thing is meant here by 'the two ends' as by the Lord's 'right' and 'left'. His 'right' means the good of celestial love, which is the good of love to the Lord, and His 'left' means the good of spiritual love, which is the good of love towards the neighbour. So it is also that everything in the right side of a person corresponds to celestial good, and everything in the left to spiritual good; for everything in the human being corresponds to heaven. People who are governed by those two kinds of good are meant by 'to sit on the Lord's right and left' in Mark,
To sit at My right and at My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. Mark 10:40.
'Giving to those for whom it has been prepared' means granting it in mercy to those who are governed by good in life and faith, 9305, thus who are governed by celestial good and by spiritual good.
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