Apocalypse Revealed (Coulsons) n. 821

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821. 'And the One sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in justice He judges and fights' signifies the Lord as to the Word, which is Divine Good and Divine Truth itself, out of both of which He effects judgment and separates the good from the evil. By 'the One sitting upon it', that is, upon the white horse, is understood the Lord as to the Word. That it is the Lord as to the Word is plain from the following verse 13, where it is said 'clothed with a blood-stained garment, and His Name is called the Word of God'. By 'Faithful and True' is signified Divine Good and Divine Truth, by 'Faithful' Divine Good because this is faithful. That where [it treats] of men, he is faithful who is in the inmost or third heaven, thus who is in celestial good, may be seen above (n. 744). That by 'True', when [it treats] of the Lord, is signified Divine Truths is plain. That by 'justice' is signified both, good as well as truth, and Divine Good and Divine Truth where [it treats] of the Lord, may be seen above (n. 805). It follows from this that by 'to judge out of justice' is signified to effect judgment out of Divine Good and Divine Truth. That all judgment is effected by the Lord through the Word, thus that the Word itself judges each one may be seen above (n. 233). 'To fight out of justice' signifies to separate the good from the evil. This is because the Lord does not fight against anyone but He separates the good from the evil, and when the good have been separated from the evil then the evil cast themselves into hell.


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