Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9919

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9919. 'Of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet' means springing from the good of charity and faith. This is clear from the meaning of these threads, 9687, 9833. The reason why fine linen thread as well was not interwoven, as it was in the ephod, is that the tunic, the inmost garment, consisted of fine linen; and it did so because 'fine linen' means truth from a celestial origin, 5319, 9469, which is spiritual good itself emanating from the celestial.


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