402# 启6:13.“天上的星辰坠落于地”表示良善和真理的知识灭亡了。这从“星辰”和“坠落于地”的含义清楚可知：“星辰”是指良善和真理的知识(参看AE 72节)；“坠落于地”是指灭亡，因为当星辰坠落于地时，它们就灭亡了。众星要从天上坠落(马太福音24:29; 马可福音13:25)所表相同。谁都能看出，“星辰”在此不是指星星，因为这些星星不可能从天上坠落；事实上，它们固定或稳立在它们的地方，不可能坠落到地球上，因为它们比地球还大；因此，它们表示诸如属于天堂之光，并给予光明的那类事物，也就是良善和真理的知识。此外，星星出现在天使天堂，但它们都是来自良善和真理的知识的表象；因此，它们出现在那些处于这些知识的人周围，尤其当他们在脑海里深思这些知识，并渴望知道它们时。
402.Verse 13. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth. That this signifies that the knowledges of good and truth have perished, is plain from the signification of stars, as denoting the knowledges of good and truth (concerning which see above, n. Matthew 24:29 and in Mark 13:25. Any one may see that by the stars are not meant stars, for these cannot fall from heaven, as they are fixed or stand in their place; neither could they fall to the earth, because they are larger than the earth; therefore such things as pertain to the light of heaven, and give light, which are the knowledges of good and truth, are signified by them. Stars appear also in the angelic heaven, but they are appearances from the knowledges of good and truth, therefore they appear around those who are in those knowledges, especially when they turn them over in the mind, and are in the desire of knowing them.
402. Verse 13. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, signifies that the knowledges of good and truth perished. This is evident from the signification of "stars" as being the knowledges of good and truth (See above, n. Matthew 24:29; and Mark 13:25).
Anyone can see that "stars" here do not mean stars, for these cannot fall from heaven, for they are fixed or established in their place, and cannot fall to the earth, because they are larger than the earth; consequently by them are signified such things as belong to heavenly light, and give light, which are the knowledges of good and truth. Moreover, stars appear in the angelic heaven, but they are appearances from the knowledges of good and truth, therefore they appear about those who are in such knowledges, especially when they turn them over in the mind, and are desirous of knowing them.
402. (Vers. 13.) "Et stellae caeli ceciderunt in terram." - Quod significet quod cognitiones boni et veri perierint, constat ex significatione "stellarum", quod sint cognitiones boni et veri (de qua supra, n. 72); et ex significatione "cadere in terram", quod sit perire, nam stellae cum cadunt in terram pereunt. Similiter significatur per
Quod "stellae cadant de caelo" (apud Matthaium, cap. 24:29; et apud Marcum. cap. 13:25):
quisque videre potest quod per "stellas" non intelligantur Stellae, illae enim non possunt cadere e caelo, sunt enim fixae seu in loco suo statae, nec possunt cadere in terram, quia sunt majores terra; quare per illas significantur talia quae sunt lucis caeli, et dant lucem, quae sunt cognitiones boni et veri. Apparent etiam in caelo angelico stellae, sed illae sunt apparentiae ex cognitionibus boni et veri; quare apparent circum illos qui in cognitionibus illis sunt, imprimis quando eas animo versant, et cum in desiderio sciendi illas sunt.