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Rh divine things that He might lift human kind into a higher and more blessed existence. Now in these later days He has made another revelation of a most complete character. This new revelation comprises many volumes. They may be classified under two heads. First, Exegetical, second, Supplementary. The Exegetical primarily explains serially books of the Word. The Supplementary reveals fact and doctrine necessary to the statement and elucidation of the complete system of divine truth.

Among the Exegetical are the Arcana Cœlestia, which explains verse by verse Genesis and Exodus. Apocalypse Revealed explains in a similar way the book of Revelation. A Summary Exposition of the Internal Sense of the Prophets and Psalms, is a serial but general explanation of these books by groups of verses.

This class of writings explains fully the law according to which the Word is written, and applies the law for the uncovering