9# 当一个人知道，圣言中的所有名字都表示事物，雅各的十二个儿子，或十二个支派的名字表示总体上教会的一切真理和良善；主的十二个门徒的名字同样如此；“彼得”、“雅各”和“约翰”表示信、仁和仁之良善时，他就能在圣言中看到许多奥秘；例如为什么主给西门起名叫彼得，给雅各和约翰起名叫半尼其，就是雷子的意思(马可福音3:16–17)。因为“彼得”和磐石一样，表示源于良善的真理，或源于仁的信方面的主；“雷子”表示那些出于属于爱的情感接受天堂真理的人。“磐石”表示源于良善的真理，或源于仁的信方面的主，这一点可参看《属天的奥秘》一书(8581, 10580节)；“以色列的石头”也是(6426节)；“雷”表示来自天堂的神性真理(7573, 8914节)；“闪电”表示其光辉(8813节)；因此，雷也被称为响声或声音(7573, 8914节)。
我在此会提到一些能被那些知道“彼得”表示信，“约翰”表示仁之良善的人看到的奥秘。首先，为什么主对彼得说：
我还对你说，你是彼得，我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上；我要把天国的钥匙给你。(马太福音16:18–19)
从字面上看，好像这种能力赐给了彼得；而事实上，没有任何能力赐给彼得；之所以对他说这些话，是因为“彼得”表示来自主、出于良善的真理，来自主、出于良善的真理拥有一切能力；因此，主从良善通过真理拥有一切能力。事实就是如此，对此，可参看《最后的审判》这本小书的说明(LJ57节)。当知道“彼得”表示信时，可以看到的第二个奥秘是为什么主对他说：
鸡叫以先，你要三次否认我；这事也的确发生了。(马太福音26:34等)
这些话表示教会的末期将没有对主的信，因为没有仁；因为“鸡叫”，以及“黎明”表示教会的末期(10134节)；“三”或“三次”表示完整或完全直到结束(2788, 4495, 5159, 9198, 10127节)。当因没有仁而没有信时，教会的结束就到来了，这一点可参看《最后的审判》一书(LJ33–39等节)。
可以看到的第三个奥秘就是下面论到彼得和约翰的话所表示的：
耶稣对彼得说，约拿的儿子西门，你爱我吗？彼得对祂说，主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。耶稣对他说，你喂养我的羔羊。耶稣第三次对他说，约拿的儿子西门，你爱我吗？彼得因为耶稣第三次对他说你爱我吗，就忧愁，于是对耶稣说，主啊，你知道一切，知道我爱你。耶稣对他说，你喂养我的羊。我实实在在地告诉你，你年轻的时候，自己束上带子，随意往来；但年老的时候，你要伸出手来，别人要把你束上，带你到不愿意去的地方。耶稣这样说了，就对彼得说，你跟从我吧。彼得转过来，看见耶稣所爱的那门徒跟着，就说，主啊，这个人将来如何？耶稣对他说，我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？他跟从我。(约翰福音21:15–22)
没有人知道这些话表示什么，除非他知道内义，并知道“彼得”表示信，“约翰”表示仁之良善；因此，“彼得”表示教会中那些处于信的人，“约翰”表示那些处于仁之良善的人。耶稣三次问彼得说：“你爱我吗？”彼得三次说：“你知道我爱你。”然后耶稣说“你喂养我的羔羊”，又说“喂养我的羊”，这表示那些处于源于爱的信之人应当教导那些处于对主之爱的良善和对邻之仁的良善之人；因为那些处于源于爱的信之人也处于真理，而那些由此处于真理的人教导良善，并引向良善；事实上，一个人所拥有的一切属灵良善都是通过真理获得并植入的。“羔羊”表示那些处于纯真和对主之爱的良善之人，这一点参看《属天的奥秘》一书(3994, 10132节)；“羊”表示那些处于对邻之仁的良善之人(4169,4809节)；“喂养”是指教导(5201, 6078节)。
接着主描述了信在教会初期和末期各是何品质。“你年轻的时候”表示教会的初期，“年老的时候”表示教会的末期。彼得“年轻的时候，自己束上带子，随意往来”表示在教会的初期，人们将吸收来自仁之良善的真理，并将出于自由行动；因为出于自由行动就是出于对来自良善的真理的情感行动。“年老的时候，你要伸出手来，别人要把你束上，带你到不愿意去的地方”表示在教会的末期，他们将不再吸收来自仁之良善的真理，因而知道它们只是因为别人这么说，从而处于一种奴役状态；因为当良善不引导时，一种奴役状态将随之产生。“衣服”表示真理，这一点可参看《属天的奥秘》一书(1073, 2576, 5319, 5954,9212, 9216, 9952, 10536节)；因此，“自己束上带子”是指吸收并感知真理(9952节)。“往来”(walk，即行走)是指行动和生活；出于自由行动就是出于爱或情感行动，因为一个人所爱的，他就会自由地去做(2870, 3158, 8987,8990, 9585, 9591节)。每个教会都是从仁开始的，但随着时间推移，它转向信，最终转向唯信(1834, 1835, 2231, 4683, 8094节)。
由于在教会的末期，信具有这种性质：它弃绝仁之良善，声称构成教会并拯救人的，是唯信，而不是生活的良善，也就是仁爱，所以耶稣对在此表示这信的彼得说：“你跟从我吧。彼得转过来，看见耶稣所爱的那门徒跟着，就说，主啊，这个人将来如何？”这些话表示在教会的末期，信将远离主；因为经上论到表示这信的彼得说“转过来，看见”；而且他指着耶稣所爱的那门徒，或表示仁之良善的约翰说：“这个人将来如何？”也就是说，他什么都不是。但耶稣对他说：“我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？他跟从我。”这些话表示仁之良善将跟从主，并将承认祂，甚至直到旧教会的末期和新教会的初期。旧教会的末期被称为“时代的完结”，新教会的开始被称为“主的降临”，这一点可参看《属天的奥秘》一书(4535, 10622节)。可以看到的第四个奥秘是为什么主爱约翰胜过其余的门徒，因而为什么约翰躺在主的胸膛上或怀里(约翰福音13:23; 21:20)；即因为当主看见到约翰时，祂看到的是爱之良善，约翰代表并表示这良善；事实上，正是这良善构成天堂和教会(参看《天堂与地狱》，13–19节)。
当知道约翰代表爱之良善时，第五个奥秘就会显而易见，即主在十字架上对母亲马利亚和约翰说的话表示什么：
耶稣见祂母亲和祂所爱的那门徒站在旁边，就对祂母亲说，妇人，看，你的儿子！然后对那门徒说，看，你的母亲！从那刻起，那门徒就接她到自己家里去了。(约翰福音19:26, 27)
“母亲”和“妇人”在此表示教会，“约翰”表示仁之良善；此处对他们所说的话表示教会将在仁之良善所在的地方。在圣言中，“妇人或女人”表示教会，这一点可参看《属天的奥秘》一书(252–253, 749, 770, 3160, 6014, 7337, 8994节)；“母亲”所表相同(289, 2691, 2717, 3703, 4257, 5581,8897, 10490节)；“接她到自己家里去”是指要住在一起，这是显而易见的。由此可见圣言里面隐藏着何等大的奥秘，这些奥秘只向那些知道圣言的内义或灵义的人敞开。没有内义或灵义，没有人知道这些话表示什么，即：
门徒们要坐在十二个宝座上，审判以色列十二个支派。(马太福音19:28; 路加福音22:30)
“门徒”在此不是指门徒，而是指来自主、出于良善的一切真理；因此，这些话表示唯独主将出于来自良善的真理审判所有人，因而每个人都将根据这些真理受审判。
9. When it is known that all names In the Word signify things, and that the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, or the twelve tribes, signify all the goods and truths of the church in the aggregate; and similarly the names of the twelve disciples of the Lord; and that Peter, James, and John, signify faith, charity, and the good of charity, some arcana in the Word may then be seen; as for example, why the Lord gave the name of Peter to Simon, and to James and John the name Boanerges, which signifies sons of thunder (Arcana Coelestia 8581, 10580; similarly "the stone of Israel," n. 6426; and that thunders signify Divine truths from heaven, n. 7573, 8914, and lightnings the brilliance thereof, n. 8813; hence also thunders are called voices, n. 7573, 8914.)
[2] I will here mention some of the arcana which may be seen, when it is known that Peter signifies faith, and John the good of charity. First, why the Lord said to Peter,
"I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens" (Arcana Coelestia 10134); and three, or three times, signifies what is complete to the end (Arcana Coelestia 2788, 4495, 5159, 9198, 10127. That the end of the church comes when there is no faith, because no charity, may be seen in the small work, The Last Judgment 33-39, etc.).
[3] A third arcanum which may be seen, is, the signification of the following words concerning Peter and John:
Jesus said to Peter, Simon Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him the second time, Simon Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? and said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. And he saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest; but when thou shalt behold, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead whither thou wouldest not. And when he had thus spoken, he saith unto him, Follow me. Peter, being turned, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following, and he saith, Lord, this man what? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me" (Arcana Coelestia 3994, 10132; that sheep signify those who are in the good of charity towards the neighbour, n. 4169, 4809; and that to feed is to instruct, n. 5201, 6078.)
[4] What would be the quality of faith in the first time of the church, and what its quality in the last time is next described by the Lord. The first time of the church is meant by "when thou wast young," and the last time by "when thou shalt be old." That when he was young he girded himself, and walked whither he would, signifies, that, in the first time of the church, they would drink in truths from the good of charity, and would act from freedom; for to act from freedom is to act from the affection of truth from good. "When thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee and lead whither thou wouldest not," signifies, that in the last time of the church they would no longer drink in truths from the good of charity, that is, they would know them merely because stated by another, and would thus be in a servile state, that being a servile state in which good does not lead. (That garments signify truths, may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 1073, 2576, 5319, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536; and that therefore to gird oneself denotes to drink in and apprehend truths, n. 9952. That to walk is to act and live; that to act from freedom is to act from love or affection, since what a man loves that he does freely, n. 2870, 3158, 8987, 8990, 9585, 9591. That every church begins from charity, but that in process of time it declines to faith, and at length to faith alone, 1834, 1835, 2231, 4683, 8094.)
[5] Because, at the last time of the church, faith becomes of such a quality as to reject the good of charity, saying that faith alone constitutes the church and saves, and not the good of life, which is charity, therefore Jesus said to Peter, by whom such faith is there meant, "Follow me." "And, being turned, Peter seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following, and saith, Lord, what this man?" by which is signified, that faith, in the last time of the church, would turn away from the Lord; for it is said of Peter, by whom that faith is signified, that, "being turned," he saw; and he also said of the disciple whom Jesus loved or of John, by whom is signified the good of charity, "what this man?" that is, that he is nothing; but Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to thee; follow thou me"; by which is signified that the good of charity will follow the Lord, and acknowledge Him, even to the last time of the old church and the first of the New. (That the last time of the old church is called the consummation of the age, and the beginning of the New, the coming of the Lord, may be seen, Heaven and Hell 13-19).
[6] The fifth arcanum which becomes evident when it is known that John represented the good of love, is, what is signified by the words of the Lord from the cross to the mother Mary, and to John:
"When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy Son! And he saith to that disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home" (John 19:26, 27).
By mother and by woman is there meant the church, and by John the good of charity; and by the things said to them, that the church will be where there is the good of charity. (That by woman, in the Word, is meant the church, may be seen, Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30). By the apostles, in this passage, are not meant the apostles, but all truths from good which are from the Lord; so that those words signify, that the Lord alone will judge all from the truths which are from good, thus, every one according to those truths.
9. When one knows that all names in the Word signify things, and that the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, or of the twelve tribes, signify all truths and goods of the church in the complex; and in like manner, the names of the twelve disciples of the Lord; and that "Peter," "James," and "John" signify faith, charity, and the good of charity; he can see many arcana in the Word; as for example, why:
The Lord gave the name Peter to Simon, and to James and John the name Boanerges, which means sons of thunder (Arcana Coelestia 8581, 10580; in like manner the "stone of Israel," n. 6426; that "thunders" signify Divine truths from heaven 7573, 8914; and "lightning" the splendors thereof, n. 8813; whence thunders were also called "voices," 7573, 8914)
[2] I will here mention some arcana that may be seen by those who are aware that "Peter" signifies faith, and "John" the good of charity. First, why the Lord said to Peter:
I also say unto thee, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build My church; and I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens (Arcana Coelestia 10134); and "three" or "thrice," signifies what is complete to the end (n. Arcana Coelestia 2788, 4495, 5159, 9198, 10127. That the end of the church is when there is no faith, because no charity, see in the small work on The Last Judgment 33-39, seq.).
[3] A third arcanum that may be seen is what is signified by the following words concerning Peter and John:
Jesus saith to Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed My lambs. He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Tend My sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he saith unto Him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, when thou wast younger, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest; but when thou shall be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and bear thee whither thou wouldest not. And when He had thus spoken, He saith unto him, Follow Me. Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following, and he saith, Lord, What shall this one [do]? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou Me (Arcana Coelestia 3994, 10132; that "sheep" signify those who are in the good of charity towards the neighbor, n. 4169, 4809; and that "to feed" is to instruct, n. 5201, 6078)
[4] Faith, as it was to be in the first period of the church and as it was to be in the last, is then described by the Lord. The first period of the church is meant by "when thou wast younger," and its last by "when thou shalt be old." That when Peter "was younger he girded himself and walked whither he would," signifies that in the first period of the church men would imbibe truths from the good of charity and would act from freedom; for to act from freedom is to act from the affection of truth from good. "When thou shalt be old thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee and lead thee whither thou wouldest not," signifies that in the last period of the church they would no longer imbibe truths from the good of charity, thus would not know them in any other way than as declared by another; and thus would be in a servile state; for a servile state ensues when good does not lead. (That "garments" signify truths, see Arcana Coelestia 1073, 2576, 5319, 5954, 92 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536; and that therefore to "gird oneself" denotes to imbibe and perceive truths, n. 9952. That to "walk" is to act and live; to act from freedom is to act from love or affection, since what a man loves that he does freely, n. 2870, 3158, 8987, 8990, 9585, 9591. That every church begins from charity, but that in process of time it turns aside to faith, and at length to faith alone, n. 1834, 1835, 2231, 4683, 8094.)
[5] Since, in the last period of the church, faith becomes such that it rejects the good of charity, saying that faith alone constitutes the church and is saving, and not the good of life which is charity, Jesus said to Peter, by whom such faith is here meant, "Follow Me; and Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following; and he saith, Lord, what shall this one [do]?" By this is signified that faith, in the last period of the church, would turn itself away from the Lord; for it is said of Peter, by whom such faith is signified, that "turning about, he saw;" also that he said of the disciple whom Jesus loved, or of John, by whom is signified the good of charity, "what shall this one [do]?" that is, that he is not anything. But Jesus said to him, "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou Me." By this is signified that the good of charity will follow the Lord, and will acknowledge Him, even to the last period of the old church, and the first of the new. (That the last period of the old church is called "the consummation of the age," and the beginning of the new church "the coming of the Lord," see John 13:23; 21:20); namely, because the good of love was what the Lord saw when He beheld John, who represented and signified that good; since it is that good that constitutes heaven and the church (See the work on John 19:26, 27).
By "mother" and by "woman" is here meant the church, and by "John" the good of charity; and by the things here said, that the church will be where the good of charity is. (That by "woman," in the Word, is meant the church, may be seen in Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30).
By "apostles" here are meant not apostles, but all truths from good, which are from the Lord; thus by these words is signified that the Lord alone will judge all from truths that are from good, thus that everyone will be judged according to those truths.
9. Quando quis scit quod omnia nomina in Verbo significent res, et quod nomina duodecim filiorum Jacobi, aut duodecim tribuum, significent omnia vera et bona ecclesiae in complexu, et similiter nomina duodecim discipulorum Domini, et quod "Petrus", "Jacobus" et "Johannes" significent fidem, charitatem, et bonum charitatis, is videre potest plura arcana in Verbo; quemadmodum, cur Dominus imposuit Simoni nomen "Petrus", ac Jacobo et Johanni nomina "Boanerges", quae significant "filios tonitrui" (Marc. 3 [16,] 17);
"Petrus" enim sicut "petra" significat Dominum quoad verum ex bono, seu fidem ex charitate; et "filii tonitrui" significant illos qui ex affectione quae amoris recipiunt vera caeli.
(Quod "petra" significet Dominum quoad verum ex bono seu fidem ex charitate, videatur n. 8581, 10580; similiter "Lapis Israelis", n. 6426: et quod "tonitrua" significent Divina vera ex caelo, n. 7573, 8914; ac "fulgura" splendores illorum, n. 8813; inde etiam tonitrua dicta fuerunt "voces", n. 7573, 8914.)
[2] Aliqua arcana, quae videre possunt illi qui sciunt quod "Petrus" significet fidem, et "Johannes" bonum charitatis, velim memorare:
Primum, – Cur Dominus ad Petrum dixit,
"Ego tibi dico, quia tu es Petrus, et super hac petra aedificabo meam ecclesiam;... et dabo tibi claves regni caelorum" (Matthaeus 16:18, 19).
Apparet ex littera sicut Petro data sit illa potentia, cum tamen nulla data est Petro; sed dictum ad illum, quia "Petrus" significabat verum ex bono quod a Domino, et vero ex bono quod a Domino est omnis potentia, ita Domino ex bono per verum (quod ita sit, illustratum videas in opusculo De Ultimo Judicio 57).
Alterum arcanum quod videri potest cum scitur quod "Petrus" significet fidem, est, – Cur Dominus dixit ad illum, quod
Antequam gallus cecinerit, ter Ipsum abnegaturus esset; quod etiam factum est (Matthaeus 26:34, seq.).
Per illa significabatur, quod ultimo tempore ecclesiae nulla esset fides in Dominum quia nulla charitas; 1
"gallicinium" enim aeque ac "diluculum" significat ultimum tempus ecclesiae (n. AC 10134 2
); ac "tria" vel "ter" significant completum ad finem (n. 2788, 4495, 5159, 3
9198, 10127. Quod finis ecclesiae sit quando non fides quia non charitas, videatur in opusculo De Ultimo Judicio 33-39, seq.).
[3] Tertium arcanum quod videri potest, est, – Quid haec sequentia de Petro et Johanne significant:
Jesus dixit ad Petrum, "Simon Jona, diligis Me?... Dicit Ei, Etiam Domine, Tu scis quod amem Te. Dicit ei, Pasce agnos meos. Dicit ei secundo, Simon Jona, diligis Me? Ait Illi, Etiam Domine, Tu scis quod amem Te. Dicit ei, Pasce oves meas. Dicit ei tertio, Simon Jona, amas Me? Contristatus est Petrus, quia dixit ei tertio, Amas Me; et dicit Ei, Domine, Tu omnia scis, Tu cognoscis quod amem Te. Et dicit ei, Pasce oves meas. Amen, amen dico tibi, cum esses junior, cingebas te ipsum, et ambulabas quo volebas; quando autem senueris, extendes manus tuas, et alius te cinget et ducet quo non vis. .... ..Et hoc effatus dicit ei, Sequere Me. Conversus Petrus videt discipulum quem diligebat Jesus sequentem;.... et dicit, Domine, hic quid? Dicit ei Jesus, Si eum volo manere donec veniam, quid ad te? Tu sequere Me" (Johannes 21:15-22 4
).
Quid haec significant, nemo scire potest nisi sciat sensum internum, et quod "Petrus" significet fidem, ac "Johannes" bonum charitatis; ita "Petrus" illos in ecclesia qui in fide sunt, et "Johannes" illos qui in bono charitatis. Quod Jesus ter dixerit ad Petrum, "Amas Me", et Petrus ter dixerit", (Tu scis) quod amem Te", et quod Jesus tunc dixerit, "Pasce agnos meos", et "Pasce oves meas", significat quod illi qui in fide sunt ex amore instruere debeant illos qui in bono amoris in Dominum et in bono charitatis erga proximum sunt; illi enim qui in fide ex amore sunt etiam in veris sunt, et illi qui inde in veris sunt, instruunt de bono et ducunt ad bonum; nam omne bonum spirituale, quod homini, comparatur et implantatur per vera. (Quod significent illos qui in bono innocentiae et amoris in Dominum sunt, videatur n. 3994, 10132; quod "oves" illos qui in bono charitatis erga proximum, n. 4169, 4809; et quod "pascere" sit instruere, n. 5201, 6078.)
[4] Deinde describitur a Domino qualis fides futura est primo tempore ecclesiae, et qualis futura ultimo; primum tempus ecclesiae intelligitur per "cum esses junior", et ultimum tempus per "cum senueris"; quod "cum esset junior, cingeret se ipsum, et ambularet quo vellet", significat quod primo tempore ecclesiae haurirent vera ex bono charitatis, et quod ex libero agerent, nam ex libero agere est ex affectione veri ex bono; "quando senueris, extendes manus tuas, et alius te cinget et ducet quo non vis", significat quod ultimo tempore ecclesiae non amplius ex bono charitatis haurirent vera, ita non scirent aliunde quam quia dicuntur ab alio, et sic quod in statu servo erunt, nam status servus fit quando non bonum ducit.
(Quod "vestimenta" significent vera, videatur n. 1073, 2576, 5319, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536; et quod ideo "cingere se" sit haurire et appercipere vera, n. 9952; quod "ambulare" sit agere et vivere; quod ex libero agere, sit ex amore seu affectione, quoniam quod homo amat hoc libere facit, n. 2870, 3158, 5
8987, 8990, 9585, 9591. Quod omnis ecclesia incipiat a charitate, sed quod temporis successu deflectat ad fidem, et tandem ad solam fidem, n. 1834, 1835, 2231, 4683, 8094.)
[5] Quia fides ultimo tempore ecclesiae talis fit ut rejiciat bonum charitatis, dicendo quod sola fides faciat ecclesiam et salvet, et non bonum vitae quod est charitas, ideo Jesus dixit ad Petrum, per quem ibi fides talis intelligitur, "Sequere Me; et conversus Petrus videt discipulum quem diligebat Jesus sequentem, ... et dicit, Domine, quid hic?" Per quae significatur, quod fides ultimo tempore ecclesiae averteret se a Domino; nam dicitur de Petro, per quem significatur illa fides, quod "conversus" viderit, et quoque dixerit de discipulo quem Jesus diligebat, seu de Johanne, per quem significatur bonum charitatis, "Quid hic?" hoc est, quod non sit aliquid: sed dixit ad eum Jesus, "Si volo eum manere donec veniam, quid ad te? Tu sequere Me"; per quae significatur, quod bonum charitatis secuturum sit Dominum et Ipsum agniturum, usque ad ultimum tempus ecclesiae veteris et primum novae. (Quod ultimum tempus ecclesiae veteris dicatur "consummatio saeculi", et principium novae dicatur "adventus Domini", videatur n. 4535, 10622.)
Quartum arcanum, quod videri potest, est, – Cur Dominus dilexit Johannem prae reliquis discipulis, et cur ideo Johannes accubuit ad pectus seu in sinu Domini (Johannes 13:23; 21:20); quod nempe fuerit quia bonum amoris erat in conspectu Domini cum videbat Johannem, qui id bonum repraesentavit et significavit, quia id bonum est quod facit caelum et ecclesiam. (Videatur in opere De Caelo et Inferno 13-19.)
Quintum arcanum est quod patet cum scitur quod Johannes repraesentaverit bonum amoris, nempe, – Quid significatur per Domini verba e cruce ad Mariam matrem et ad Johannem:
"Jesus videt matrem, et discipulum astantem quem diligebat: dicit matri suae, Mulier, ecce filius tuus; et dicit discipulo illi, Ecce mater tua; et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus ille in domum suam propriam" (Johannes 19:26, 27);
per "matrem" et per "mulierem" ibi intelligitur ecclesia, et per "Johannem" bonum charitatis; et per illa, quod ecclesia erit ubi bonum charitatis.
(Quod per "mulierem" in Verbo intelligatur ecclesia, videatur n. 252, 253, 749, 770, 3160, 6014, 7337, 8994; quod similiter per "matrem", n. 289, 2691, 2717, 3703, 4257, 6
5581, 8897, 10490; quod "accipere in domum propriam "sit cohabitare, patet.) Ex his nunc constare potest, quanta arcana latent in Verbo, quae solum patent illis qui sciunt ejus sensum internum seu spiritualem. Absque illo sensu nec sciri potest quid significatur per quod Apostoli sessuri sint super duodecim thronis, et judicaturi duodecim tribus Israelis (Matthaeus 19:28; Luca 22:30);
per "apostolos" ibi non intelliguntur apostoli, sed omnia vera ex bono quae a Domino; ita significatur per ea verba, quod Dominus solus omnes judicaturus sit ex veris quae ex bono, ita unumquemvis secundum illa.
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