121# 启2:10. “你将要受的苦你不用怕”表示他们不应因这些人迫害他们而悲伤。这从“不用怕”和“你们将要受的苦”的含义清楚可知：“不用怕”当论及那些即将受迫害的人时，是指他们不应心里悲伤，因为这种怕也是悲伤；“你们将要受的苦”，即从那些处于各种虚假构成的教义，或各种虚假的人那里受苦，是指这些人即将迫害。现在论述的是那些处于虚假的人对那些处于对真理的属灵情感之人的迫害。这一点从那些在灵人界具有这种性质的人身上看得最清楚(关于灵人界，可参看《天堂与地狱》，421–535节)；在那里，每个人在其思维和意图的内层方面的性质或品质是显而易见的，因为那里的每个人都因自己是一个灵而在自己里面，而那思考和意图的，正是灵。那里所有的灵人要么与地狱结合，要么与天堂结合。那些与地狱结合的人一感知到有人处于对真理的属灵情感，就开始燃烧着仇恨，奋力毁灭他；他们甚至无法忍受看到他。他们当中的大多数人只是轻微感知到对真理的属灵情感的快乐，也就是天堂的快乐本身，可以说就变得疯狂；那时再没有比努力毁灭这快乐更令他们快乐的了。由此明显可知，所有地狱都反对对真理的属灵情感，所有天堂则都处于这种情感。如果世人拥有灵人所拥有的感知，那么在世人当中也是如此；但由于世人没有这种感知，因而不知道谁处于属灵的情感，所以他们保持沉默，并照着世上的快乐友好地对待彼此。然而，这种性情在教会里那些热衷于宗教事务，或研究宗教信条的人中间会显现。它也在那些处于这种属灵情感的人中间以这种方式变得显而易见：虚假在他们的思维中爆发，努力扑灭他们的渴望和由此产生的快乐。在他们的思维中爆发的这些虚假来自地狱；因为一个人所思考的一切要么来自地狱，要么来自天堂，如前所述(AE120节).
121. (Verse 10) Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. That this signifies that they should not grieve on account of such persecution is evident from the signification of fear when said of those who are about to suffer persecutions, as being that they should not grieve in mind, for such fear is also grief; and from the signification of those things which thou shalt suffer from those who are in all kinds of falsity, as being that these are about to persecute. The persecution of those who are in the spiritual affection of truth, by those who are in falsities, is now treated of. This is particularly evident from those who are of such a character in the world of spirits (concerning which world see what is said in the work, Heaven and Hell 421-535); for there the quality of every one as to the interiors of his thought and intention is made evident, because every one there is in himself, because he is a spirit, and it is the spirit which thinks and intends. All spirits there are conjoined either with the hells or with the heavens.Those who are conjoined with the hells, as soon as they perceive any one who is in the spiritual affection of truth, begin to burn with hatred, and endeavour to destroy him; they cannot even endure the sight of him. When most of these perceive only slightly the delight of the spiritual affection of truth, which is the essential delight of heaven, they become insane, as it were, and nothing is then more delightful to them than to endeavour to extinguish it. It is evident from this, that all in the hells are in opposition, to the spiritual affection of truth, and all in the heavens are in that affection. It would be similar on earth among men, if they had the perception which spirits have; but because this is not the case, and hence they do not know those who are in spiritual affection, they remain quiet, and act amicably, according to the delights of the world.
This disposition, however, manifests itself in the churches, among those who study religious dogmas, and also among those who are in that spiritual affection, by this circumstance, that falsities break out in their thoughts, striving to extinguish their desire, and the delight thence derived. Such falsities are from hell; for everything that a man thinks is either from hell or heaven (as was said above, n. 120).
121. Verse 10. Fear not the things which thou art to suffer, signifies that they should not grieve because such men persecute them. This is evident from the signification of "fear not," as being, in reference to those about to suffer persecutions, that they should not grieve in mind; for fear with these is also grief; and from the signification of "the things which thou art to suffer," namely, from those who are in the doctrine of all falsities, as being that such are about to persecute. The persecution of those who are in the spiritual affection of truth, by those who are in falsities, is now treated of. This can best be seen from those who are of this character in the world of spirits (of which world see in the work on Heaven and Hell 421-535), for there the quality of everyone in respect to his interiors, which are of thought and intention, is manifest; since everyone there is in himself, because he is a spirit, and the spirit is what thinks and intends.
All spirits there are either conjoined with the hells or conjoined with the heavens. Those who are conjoined with the hells, as soon as they perceive anyone to be in the spiritual affection of truth begin to burn with hatred, and strive to destroy him; they cannot endure the sight of him. Very many of them, if they only perceive for a moment the delight of the spiritual affection of truth, which is the delight itself of heaven, become as if insane, and nothing is then more delightful to them than to destroy that delight. From this it is evident that all the hells are opposed to the spiritual affection of truth, and that all the heavens are in it. It would be similar among men on the earths if they were in the perception in which spirits are; but as they are not in such perception, and therefore do not know who are in spiritual affection, they remain quiet and act in a friendly manner towards each other, in accordance with the delights of the world. But this disposition displays itself in the churches, among those who are zealous in religious matters. It also becomes evident with those who are in that spiritual affection, in this way, that falsities break in upon their thoughts, endeavoring to extinguish their longing and the delight thence; these falsities that break in upon their thoughts are from hell; for everything that a man thinks is either from hell or from heaven (as was said above, n. 120.
121. (Vers. 10.) "Ne timeas quae futurus es pati." - Quod significet Ne doleant quod tales persequantur vos, constat ex significatione "Ne timeas", cum de illis qui passuri sunt persecutiones, quod sit ne doleant animo, nam timor eorum est etiam dolor; et ex significatione "quae futurus es pati", nempe ab illis qui in doctrina omnium falsorum sunt, quod sit quod tales persecuturi sint. Agitur nunc de persecutione illorum qui in affectione veri spirituali sunt ab illis qui in falsis: hoc imprimis constare potest ex illis qui tales in mundo spirituum sunt (de quo mundo videatur in opere De Caelo et Inferno 421-535); nam ibi patent omnes quales sunt quoad interiora quae sunt cogitationis et intentionis, quoniam quisque ibi in se est, quia est spiritus, ac spiritus est qui cogitat et intendit. Omnes ibi Spiritus vel conjuncti sunt infernis vel conjuncti caelis: illi qui conjuncti sunt infernis, ut primum appercipiunt aliquem in affectione veri spirituali esse, incipiunt flagrare odio, et conantur eum perdere; non sustinent visum ejus: plerique ex illis cum modo parumper percipiunt jucundum affectionis veri spiritualis, quod est ipsum jucundum caeli, fiunt sicut insani, et tunc nihil jucundius illis est quam id exstinguere. Inde patet quod omnia inferna sint contra affectionem veri spiritualem, et quod omnes caeli sint in illa. Simile foret in terris inter homines si in perceptione essent in qua sunt spiritus; sed quia in tali non sunt, et inde non sciunt quinam sunt, quiescunt, et inter se amice agunt secundum jucunda mundi. Sed usque se manifestat inter ecclesias apud illos qui religiosis student: et quoque se manifestat apud illos qui in affectione illa spirituali sunt, per id, quod falsa in cogitationes eorum irrumpant conantia exstinguere desiderium eorum et inde jucundum. Falsa illa quae in cogitationes irrumpunt sunt ab inferno; nam omnia quae homo cogitat, vel ex inferno vel e caelo sunt, ut supra (n. 120) dictum est.