to each one in accordance
with what he is (n. 1861, 3235, 4198, 4206). The hells are at a
distance from the heavens because they cannot bear the presence
of Divine love from the Lord (n. 4299, 7519, 7738, 7989, 8137,
8265, 9327). For this reason the hells are very far away from
the heavens, and this is the "great gulf" (n. 9346, 10187).

121. When, however, the Lord appears in heaven, which often occurs,
He does not appear encompassed with a sun, but in the form of an
angel, yet distinguished from angels by the Divine shining through
from His face, since He is not there in person, for in person the
Lord is constantly encompassed by the sun, but He is present by look.
For it is a common occurrence in heaven for persons to appear to be
present in a place where their look is fixed or is terminated, even
when this place is far away from where they really are. This presence
is called the presence of internal sight, which will be treated of
further on. I have also seen the Lord out of the sun in an angelic
form, at a height a little below the sun; also near by in a like
form, with shining face, and once in the midst of angels as a
flame-like radiance.

122. To the angels the sun of the world appears like a dense darkness
opposite to the sun of heaven, and the moon like a darkness opposite
to the moon of heaven, and this constantly; and for the reason that
the world's fieriness corresponds to the love of self, and the light
from it corresponds to what is false from that love; and the love of
self is the direct opposite of the Divine love; and what is false
from that love is the direct opposite of the Divine truth; and the
opposite of the Divine love and the Divine truth is to the angels
thick darkness. Therefore, in the Word, to worship the sun and moon
of this world and bow down to them, signifies to love self and the
falsities that spring from the love of self, and it is said that such
would be cut off. (Deut. 4:19; 16:3-5; Jer. 8:1, 2; Ezek. 8:15, 16,
18; Apoc. 16:8; Matt. 13:6).{1}

{Footnote 1} The sun of the world is not seen by the angels,
but in its place something dark behind, opposite to the sun of
heaven or the Lord (n. 7078, 9755). In the opposite sense the
sun signifies the love of self (n. 2441); and in this sense "to
worship the sun" signifies to worship what is contrary to
heavenly love or to the Lord (n. 2441, 10584). To those in the
hells the sun of heaven is thick darkness (n.