Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10363

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10363. 'Must certainly die' means being separated from heaven, and spiritual death. This is clear from the meaning of 'dying' - when the subject is the sabbath, by which the Lord and the acknowledgement of Him are meant - as not being joined to heaven, dealt with in 9928, 10244, and so being separated from it. And separation from heaven is spiritual death.


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