Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 6403

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6403. Verse 19 Gad - a troop will ravage him, and he will ravage the heel.

'Gad' means works motivated by truth but not as yet by good. 'A troop will ravage him' means that works performed without judgement will dislodge him from a state of truth. 'And he will ravage the heel' means consequent disorder in the natural.


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