Apocalypse 1:9. “I, John, who am your brother and companion, signifies those who are in the good of charity and hence in the truths of faith. That the Apostle John represented those who are in the good of charity, was said above; and they who are in the good of charity are also in the truths of faith, since charity is the soul and life of faith. Hence John calls himself the brother and companion of those in the church to whom he writes, for he wrote to the seven churches. By a brother in the spiritual sense of the Word is meant one who is in the good of charity; and by a companion, one who is hence in the truths of faith. For by charity all are as it were kindred, but by faith neighbors: for charity conjoins; not so faith, unless it is from charity. When faith is from charity, the charity then conjoins, and the faith consociates: and because they make one, for that reason the Lord commanded that they should all be brethren; for He says,