They
said also that the varieties of blessedness of true marriage love
could be enumerated even to many thousands, not even one of which is
known to man, or could enter into the comprehension of any one who is
not in the marriage of good and truth from the Lord.
{Footnote 1} As husband and wife should be one, and should live
together in the inmost of life, and as they together make one
angel in heaven, so true marriage love is impossible between
one husband and several wives (n. 1907, 2740). To marry several
wives at the same time is contrary to Divine order (n. 10837).
That there is no marriage except between one husband and one
wife is clearly perceived by those who are in the Lord's
celestial kingdom (n. 865, 3246, 9002, 10172). For the reason
that the angels there are in the marriage of good and truth (n.
3246). The Israelitish nation were permitted to marry several
wives, and to add concubines to wives, but not Christians, for
the reason that that nation was in externals separate from
internals, while Christians are able to enter into internals,
thus into the marriage of good and truth (n. 3246, 4837, 8809.
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