Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9822

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9822. 'And these are the garments which they shall make' means forms of Divine Truth in the spiritual kingdom, in their proper order. This is clear from the meaning of 'Aaron's garments' as the spiritual kingdom lying adjacent to the celestial kingdom, dealt with above in 9814. The reason why forms of Divine Truth there are meant is that truths are meant by 'garments' see 5954, 9212, 9216, and that kingdom is called the spiritual kingdom because of the forms of Divine Truth there. For there are two kingdoms into which heaven is divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. In the celestial kingdom good holds sway, and in the spiritual kingdom truth, both of which are derived from the Lord. And since Aaron's garments represented that spiritual kingdom, and those garments consisted of an ephod, a robe, and a tunic, they mean the forms of Divine Truth there in their proper order.


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