391. As all the societies in the heavens are distinct in accordance with their goods (as said above, n. 41, seq.) so they are distinct in accordance with their uses, goods being goods in act, that is, goods of charity which are uses. There are societies employed in taking care of little children; others in instructing and educating them as they grow up; others in instructing and educating in like manner the boys and girls who have acquired a good disposition from their education in the world, and in consequence have come into heaven. There are other societies that teach the simple good from the Christian world, and lead them into the way to heaven; there are others that in like manner teach and lead the various heathen nations. There are some societies that protect from infestations by evil spirits novitiate spirits newly arrived from the world; there are some that attend upon the spirits who are in the lower earth; also some that attend upon spirits who are in the hells, and restrain them from tormenting each other beyond prescribed limits; and there are some that attend upon those who are being raised from the dead. In general, angels from each society are sent to men to watch over them and to lead them away from evil affections and consequent thoughts, and to inspire them with good affections so far as they will receive them in freedom; and by means of these they also control the deeds or works of men by removing as far as possible evil intentions. When angels are with men they dwell, as it were, in their affections; and they are near to man just in the degree in which he is in good from truths, and are distant from him just in the degree in which his life is distant from good.# But all these employments of angels are employments of the Lord through the angels, for the angels perform them not from themselves but from the Lord. For this reason, in the Word in its internal sense "angels" mean, not angels, but something of the Lord; and this is why angels are called "gods" in the Word.## # Of the angels who are with little children and afterwards with boys, and thus in succession (n. 2303). Man is raised from the dead by means of angels; from experience (n. 168-189). Angels are sent to those who are in hell to prevent their tormenting each other beyond measure (n. 967). Of the services rendered by the angels to men on their coming into the other life (n. 2131). There are spirits and angels with all men and man is led by the Lord by means of spirits and angels (n. 50, 697, 2796, 2887, 2888, 5846-5866, 5976-5993, 6209). Angels have dominion over evil spirits (n. 1755). ## In the Word by "angels" something Divine from the Lord is signified (n. 1925, 2821, 3039, 4085, 6280, 8192). In the Word angels are called "gods", because of their reception of Divine truth and good from the Lord (n. 4295, 4402, 8192, 8301).