Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9696

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9696. In all else they were unassuming, somewhat simple, but nevertheless quite sound in their thinking. From the light as it existed with them I could deduce what kind of understanding they had. In the heavens the light they receive determines what their understanding is, for Divine Truth emanating from the Lord as the Sun is what shines there, enabling angels not only to see but also to understand.


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