165. As angels have no idea derived from time, such as men in the world have, so neither do they have any idea about time and what pertains to it. They do not even know what is meant by the terms of time, such as year, month, week, day, hour, to-day, to-morrow, yesterday. When angels hear these terms used by man (for angels are always associated with man by the Lord) in place of them they perceive state and what pertains to states. Thus the natural thought of man is turned into spiritual thought with angels. This is why times in the Word signify states, and the terms of time, as enumerated above, signify corresponding spiritual things.#
# Times in the Word signify states (n. 2788, 2837, 3254, 3356, 4814, 4901, 4916, 7218, 8070, 10133, 10605).
Angels think apart from the idea of time and space (n. 3404); the reasons why (n. 1274, 1382, 3356, 4882, 4901, 6110, 7218, 7381).
What a "year" signifies in the Word (n. 487, 488, 493, 893, 2906, 7828, 10209).
What a "month" (n. 3814).
What a "week" (n. 2044, 3845).
What a "day" (n. 23, 487, 488, 6110, 7680, 8426, 9213, 10132, 10605).
What "today" (n. 2838, 3998, 4304, 6165, 6984, 9939).
What "to-morrow" (n. 3998, 10497).
What "yesterday" (n. 6983, 7114, 7140).