spondences between natural
and spiritual things in order that conjunction of heaven with the
world, or of angels with men might thereby be effected, direct
conjunction having ceased. This makes clear who in particular are
meant in the Word by the "rich man." [4] That the "rich" in the Word
mean in the spiritual sense those who are in knowledges of truth and
good, and "riches" the knowledges themselves, which are spiritual
riches, can be seen from various passages (as in Isa. 10:12-14; 30:6,
7; 45:3; Jer. 17:3; 48:7; 50:36, 37; 51:13; Dan. 5:2-4; Ezek. 26:7,
12; 27:1 to the end; Zech. 9:3, 4; Psalm 45:12; Hosea 12:9; Apoc.
3:17, 18; Luke 14:33; and elsewhere). Also that the "poor" in the
spiritual sense signify those who do not possess knowledges of good
and of truth, and yet desire them (Matt. 11:5; Luke 6:20, 21; 14:21;
Isa. 14:30; 29:19; 41:17, 18; Zeph. 3:12, 13). All these passages may
be seen explained in accordance with the spiritual sense in the
Arcana Coelestia (n. 10227).

{Footnote 1} "Garments" signify truths, thus knowledges (n.
1073, 2576, 5319, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536). "Purple"
signifies celestial good (n. 9467). "Fine linen" signifies
truth from a celestial origin (n. 5319, 9469, 9744).

{Footnote 2} A "camel" signifies in the Word the knowing
faculty and knowledge in general (n. 3048, 3071, 3143, 3145).
What is meant by "needlework, working with a needle," and
therefore by a "needle" (n. 9688). To enter from knowledge into
the truths of faith is contrary to Divine order (n. 10236).
Those that do this become demented in respect to the thing of
heaven and the church (n. 128-130, 232, 233, 6047). And in the
other life, when they think about spiritual things they become
as it were drunken (n. 1072). Further about such (n. 196).
Examples showing that when spiritual things are entered into
through knowledges they cannot be comprehended (n. 233, 2094,
2196, 2203, 2209). It is permissible to enter from spiritual
truth into knowledges which pertain to the natural man, but not
the reverse, because there can be spiritual influx into the
natural, but not natural influx into the spiritual (n. 3219,
5119, 5259, 5427, 5428, 5478, 6322, 9110). The truths of the
word and of the church must first be acknowledged, after which
it is permissible to consider knowledges, but not before (n.
6047).

366. XL. MARRIAGES IN HEAVEN.

As heaven is from the human race, an