2119.* "And when his Master saw that Jehovah was with him, and Jehovah made all he did to prosper by his hand," [Gen. 39:] verse 3, "Joseph found grace in his sight, and served him; indeed he put him over his house, and all that he had, he put into his hand," verse 4. Here again, the Egyptian, that is, the earthly person, is called Joseph's Master; here, as before, we read only "the Egyptian," and Potiphar is not mentioned by name, so that here is meant only the earthly part of Joseph. What this is in a person being reformed can be well understood from what was said above [WE 2100, 2108, 2117], namely, that the outward elements in a person, or earthly elements, are those which constitute the very kingdom of the devil. For the lower mind, together with its passions, thus the body itself, is the house of the devil. That lower mind, therefore, was formed altogether in the image of his kingdom prior to the devil's fall, so that he might direct that part of the human being - but under the auspices of God the Messiah through the guidance of heavenly spirits and angels. After the fall, however, an entirely different state existed within mankind, which was turned upside down, as was order itself. The lower or earthly mind, together with the body, had become the kingdom of the devil, who invaded heaven itself in mankind, that is, the mind devoted to understanding, and thus mixed up the higher things in us with the lower. Now so that we would not be without any life, and also could be reformed, it was granted to the devil and his gang to appear outwardly like angels of light. Then he was able to rule the human mind also, just as he does the lower mind, and inject his life into them. But in order that mankind may be reformed, it is necessary that the devil first be cast out of our heaven, that is, out of our reasoning mind. When he has been cast out of this, an entirely different state ensues, in which at first the earthly or lower mind seemingly becomes the master, for the order has to be completely turned about, and before it has been turned about, it cannot be otherwise but that the earthly part holds dominion for a time. But this takes place in such a way that different angels and spirits succeed the former, as arranged at the will of God the Messiah, and that finally the very spirits and angels of God the Messiah are put in charge. * Along the margin of the upper half of the paragraph, the author wrote: "See paragraph 2147, as to whether what is there said should be appended here, or below; also 2146."