Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8779

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8779. Verse 9 And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, I am coming to you in the thickness of a cloud, in order that the people may hear when I speak to you, and also will believe in you forever. And Moses told the people's words to Jehovah.

'And Jehovah said to Moses' means an influx of the Divine through the truth from God, regarding revelation. 'Behold, I am coming to you in the thickness of a cloud' means that it will be made in a form utterly natural. 'In order that the people may hear when I speak to you' means in order that those belonging to the spiritual Church may have some understanding of Divine things. 'And also will believe in you forever' means in order that a faith composed of truth may exist, a faith that is going to be permanent. 'And Moses told the people's words to Jehovah' means correspondence and being joined together.


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