Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9839

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9839. 'From gold, violet, and purple, and the twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen' means thus from the good that belongs to faith and to charity on outermost levels. This is clear from the meaning of all those materials, taken together, as the good of faith and charity, dealt with in 9687, 9833. On outermost levels is meant because the bond, which had to be woven from the gold, violet, purple, scarlet, and fine linen threads, means the outward bond that gathers things together, 9837.


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