![]() The twelve gates (in the wall of the New Jerusalem) were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. The pearl here symbolizes a concept of the Lord. ![]() the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. These concepts are symbolized by pearls also in the following passages: In the spiritual sense pearls symbolize concepts of both celestial and spiritual goodness and truth that come from the Word, in particular from its literal meaning and because pearls symbolize those concepts, therefore they are mentioned after purple and scarlet and after gold and precious stones. This symbolizes the concepts of goodness and truth contained in the Word among Roman Catholics.
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