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30 In Isaiah, where, in the internal sense, by "man" is meant a regenerate person, and in the supreme sense, the Lord himself, as the One Man:—

[3] The Lord therefore appeared to the prophets as a man, as in Ezekiel:—

And when seen by Daniel He was called the "Son of man," that is, the man, which is the same thing:—

[4] The Lord also frequently calls Himself the "Son of man," that is, the man, and, as in Daniel, foretells His coming in glory:—

The "clouds of heaven" are the literal sense of the Word; "power and great glory" are the internal sense of the Word, which in all things both in general and in particular has reference solely to the Lord and His kingdom; and it is from this that the internal sense derives its power and glory.

. The Most Ancient Church understood by the "image of the Lord" more than can be expressed. Man is altogether ignorant that he is governed of the Lord through angels and spirits, and that with every one there are at least two spirits, and two angels. By spirits man has communication with the world of spirits, and by angels with heaven. Without communication by means of spirits with the world of spirits, and by means of angels with heaven, and thus through heaven with the Lord,