Apocalypse Explained (Tansley) n. 942

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942. (v. 4) Who shall not fear thee, O Lord. That this signifies the worship of the Lord from the good of love, is evident from the signification of fearing the Lord, as denoting to worship Him. The reason why it denotes from the good of love is, that the words, "Who shall not glorify thy name," follow, which signify worship from truths that are from that good. The reason why these two are meant is, that all worship of the Lord is from the good of love by means of truths. Good fears the Lord, and truths glorify Him.

By worship from the good of love is meant worship from those who are in the good of life, such worship not being possible with any others. True worship also consists in a life according to the Lord's precepts; and to do the Lord's precepts is to love Him. What, moreover, is meant by fearing the Lord may be seen above (n. 696).

Continuation:-

[2] After a man, by the opening of his internal, is introduced into heaven, and receives light therefrom, then the same affections as the angels of heaven possess, together with their pleasantnesses and delights, are communicated to him. The first affection then given, is the affection of truth; the second is the affection of good; and the third is the affection of bringing forth fruits. For when a man is let into heaven, and into its light and heat, he is like a tree growing from its seed. His first budding forth is from enlightenment; his blossoming before the fruit is from the affection of truth, the fruit thence is from the affection of good; the multiplication of itself again into trees is from the affection of bearing fruit. The heat of heaven, which is love, and the light of heaven, which is the understanding of truth from that love, produce, in the subjects possessing life, things similar to those which the heat of the world and its light produce in subjects not possessing life. That they produce similar things is the result of correspondence. But in both cases the production is effected in the time of spring; and the time of spring with man is when he enters heaven, which is effected when his spiritual internal is opened; previous to this it is the time of winter with him.


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