The delights of their love are ineffable, and increase to
eternity; for all the delights and joys of heaven flow into that
love, because that love descends from the conjunction of the Lord
with heaven and with the church, and in general from the conjunction
of good and truth, which conjunction is heaven itself in general, and
with each angel in particular (see above, n. 366-386). What their
outward delights are it is impossible to describe in human words.
These are only a few of the things that have been told me about the
correspondences of the delights of those that are in heavenly love.
{Footnote 1} In the Word a "field of corn" signifies a state of
the reception and growth of truth from good (n. 9294).
"Standing corn" signifies truth in conception (n. 9146),
"Vineyards" signify the spiritual church and the truths of that
church (n. 1069, 9139). "Precious stones" signify the truths of
heaven and of the church transparent from good (n. 114, 9863,
9865, 9868, 9873, 9905). A "window" signifies the intellectual
faculty which pertains to the internal sight (n. 655, 658,
3391).
{Footnote 2} A "garden," a "grove," and a "park," signify
intelligence (n.
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