285.  There are two inmost things of heaven, namely, innocence and peace.  These are said to be inmost things because they proceed directly from the Lord.  From innocence comes every good of heaven, and from peace every delight of good.  Every good has its delight; and both good and delight spring from love, for whatever is loved is called good, and is also perceived as delightful.  From this it follows that these two inmost things, innocence and peace, go forth from the Lord’s Divine love and move the angels from what is inmost.  That innocence is the inmost of good may be seen in the preceding chapter, where the state of innocence of the angels of heaven is described.  That peace is the inmost of delight from the good of innocence shall now be explained.

286.  The origin of peace shall be first considered.  Divine peace is in the Lord; it springs from the union of the Divine Itself and the Divine Human in Him.  The Divine of peace in heaven is from the Lord, springing from His conjunction with the angels of heaven, and in particular from the conjunction of good and truth in each angel.  These are the origins of peace.  From this it can be seen that peace in the heavens is the Divine inmostly affecting with blessedness everything good therefrom, and from this is every joy of heaven; also that it is in its essence the Divine joy of the Lord’s Divine love, resulting from His conjunction with heaven and with everyone there.  This joy, felt by the Lord in angels and by angels from the Lord, is peace.  By derivation from this the angels have everything that is blessed, delightful, and happy, or that which is called heavenly joy.{1}

{Footnote 1} By peace in the highest sense the Lord is meant, because peace is from Him, and in the internal sense heaven is meant, because those are in a state of peace (n. 3780, 4681).  Peace in the heavens is the Divine inmostly affecting with blessedness everything good and true there, and this peace is incomprehensible to man (n. 92, 3780, 5662, 8455, 8665).  Divine peace is in good, but not in truth apart from good (n. 8722).

287.  Because these are the origins of peace the Lord is called “the Prince of peace,” and He declares that from Him is peace and in Him is peace; and the angels are called angels of peace, and heaven is called a habitation of peace, as in the following passages: 

Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Mighty, Father of eternity, Prince of peace.  Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end (Isa. 9:6, 7).

     Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto
     you; not as the world giveth give I unto you (John 14:27).

     These things have I spoken unto you that in Me ye may have
     peace (John 16:33).

     Jehovah lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee
     peace (Num. 6:26).