IX

They who are in faith separated from charity, are meant by the goats in Daniel and in Matthew

By the he-goat in Daniel chapter viii, and by the goats in Matthew chapter xxv, are meant those who are in faith separated from charity. This may appear from the circumstance that they are opposed to the ram and the sheep there mentioned. By the ram and the sheep are meant those who are in charity: for the Lord in the Word is called the Shepherd, the Church the sheepfold, and men of the Church in general are called the flock, and specifically sheep. Since sheep are those who are in charity, therefore goats are those who are not in charity.