662# “因为这两位先知曾折磨住在地上的人”表示在被摧毁的教会，内心因这些而焦虑。这从“两个见证人”、“折磨”和“住在地上的人”的含义清楚可知：在此被称为“两位先知”的“两个见证人”是指教义的良善与真理；“折磨”是指内心的焦虑；“住在地上的人”是指那些在教会里生活，此处则在被摧毁的教会里生活的人。因此，这话表示对那些属于被摧毁的教会之人来说，内心因爱之良善和教义之真理而焦虑。因为此处论述的主题是当对自我和世界的爱及其欲望，以及这些欲望的邪恶和虚假掌权时，教会的结束。这时，人们就被爱之良善和教义之真理折磨，因为他们内在或内心仇恨它们，无论他们口头上多么信奉它们；当一个人所恨的东西进入时，它从内在折磨他。
然而，这样一个教会之人只要活在世上，就不知道他对这两个见证人怀有如此大的仇恨，从内心被他们折磨，因为他不知道他的内层思维和情感的状态，只知道其直接进入言语的外层思维和情感的状态。但当他进入灵界时，他的外层思维和情感就睡去，内层思维和情感则打开，那时他出于对爱之良善和教义之真理的仇恨而感受到如此大的厌恶，以至于无法忍受听见它们。因此，当这样一个人进入属灵之爱和信掌权的任何天使社群时，他会受到极痛苦的折磨，这是出于对爱和信的仇恨的内在厌恶的一个迹象。这清楚表明，“这两位先知曾折磨住在地上的人”表示什么。“住在地上的人”表示那些在教会，在生活上处于良善的人，在此表示那些处于邪恶的人，因为这些人从内在被爱之良善和教义之真理折磨。“住”表示生活，因而表示生命，这一点可从圣言中提到“住”的经文清楚看出来(如以赛亚书9:2; 13:20; 37:16; 耶利米书2:6, 15; 51:13; 但以理书2:22; 4:9; 以西结书31:6; 何西阿书9:2, 3; 诗篇23:6; 27:4; 80:1; 101:7; 西番雅书3:6; 以及别处)。
662. Because those two prophets tormented them that dwell upon the earth.- That this signifies anxiety of heart in the devastated church from these, is clear from the signification of the two witnesses, here called two prophets, as denoting the goods and truths of doctrine; from the signification of tormenting, as denoting anxiety of heart; and from the signification of them that dwell upon the earth, as denoting those who live in the church, in this case, in the devastated church. By these words therefore is signified anxiety of heart from the goods of love and truths of doctrine with those who are of the devastated church. For the subject here treated of is the end of the church, when the loves of self and of the world, and their lusts (concupiscentiae), and the evils and falsities of those lusts, have dominion; then men are tormented by the goods of love and truths of doctrine, for interiorly or in their hearts they hold these in hatred, howsoever they may profess them with their lips; and when that which a man holds in hatred enters, it interiorly torments him.
[2] But such a man of the church, during his abode in the world, does not know that he holds those two witnesses in such hatred, and that he is interiorly tormented by them, for he does not know the state of his interior thought and affection, but only the state of the exterior thought and affection that pass immediately into the speech. But when he comes into the spiritual world, his exterior thought and affection are laid asleep, and the interior opened, and then he feels such a repugnance from hatred of the goods of love and truths of doctrine, that he cannot bear to hear them. When such a man therefore enters any angelic society, where spiritual love and faith prevail, he is severely tormented, which is a sign of interior repugnance, from hatred of them. The signification of those two prophets tormenting them that dwell on the earth is evident from these things. By them that dwell on the earth are meant, in a good sense, those in the church who are in good as to life but here, those who are in evil, for such are interiorly tormented by the goods of love and truths of doctrine. That to dwell signifies to live, and thus life, is evident from those passages in the Word, where to dwell is mentioned, as Isaiah 9:2; 13:20; 37:16; Jeremiah 2:6; 51:13; Dan. 2:22; 4:12; Ezekiel 31:6; Hosea 9:3; Psalm 23:6; 27:4; 80:1; 101:7; Zeph. 3:6; and elsewhere.
662. Because those two prophets tormented them that dwell upon the earth, signifies anxiety of heart in the devastated church on account of these. This is evident from the signification of "the two witnesses," who are here called "two prophets," as being the goods and truths of doctrine; also from the signification of "tormenting," as being anxiety of heart; also from the signification of "them that dwell upon the earth," as being those who live in the church, here in the devastated church. Therefore these words signify the anxiety of heart from the goods of love and the truths of doctrine with those who are of the devastated church; for here the end of the church is treated of, when the loves of self and of the world, and their lusts and the evils and falsities of those lusts, have rule. Then men are tormented by the goods of love and the truths of doctrine, because inwardly or in their hearts they hate them, howsoever they may profess them with their lips; and when anything that is hated enters there is inward torment; and yet such a man of the church does not know, so long as he lives in the world, that he has so great hate for these two witnesses, and that he is inwardly tormented by them, for the reason that he does not know the state of his interior thought and affection, but only the state of his exterior thought and affection, which falls immediately into speech. But when he comes into the spiritual world his exterior thought and affection are laid asleep, and the interior are opened, and then he feels so great a repugnance from hatred against the goods of love and the truths of doctrine that he cannot endure hearing them. When, therefore, such a man enters any angelic society where spiritual love and faith rule he is grievously tormented, which is a sign of interior repugnance from hatred against love and faith. This makes clear what is signified by "those two prophets tormented them that dwell upon the earth." "Them that dwell upon the earth" mean those in the church who are in good in respect to life, but here those who are in evil, for such are interiorly tormented by the goods of love and the truths of doctrine. That "to dwell" signifies to live, and thus life, can be seen from passages in the Word, where "to dwell" is mentioned (Isaiah 9:2; 13:20; 37:16; Jeremiah 2:6, 15; 51:13; Daniel 2:22; 4:9; Ezekiel 31:6; Hosea 9:2, 3; Psalms 23:6; 27:4; 80:1; 101:7; Zephaniah 3:6; and elsewhere).
662. "Quoniam duo illi prophetae cruciaverunt habitantes super terra." - Quod significet anxietatem cordis ex illis in ecclesia devastata, constat ex significatione "duorum testium", qui hic vocantur "duo prophetae", quod sint bona et vera doctrinae; ex significatione "cruciare", quod sit anxietas cordis; et ex significatione "habitantium super terra", quod sint qui vivunt in ecclesia, hic in ecclesia devastata: inde per illa verba significatur anxietas cordis ex bonis amoris et veris doctrinae illis qui ab ecclesia devastata; agitur enim hic de fine ecclesiae, quando amores sui et mundi, ac illorum concupiscentiae, et concupiscentiarum mala et falsa regnant; tunc bona amoris et vera doctrinae cruciant homines, nam interius seu corde odio habent illa, utcunque ore confiteri illa possunt; et quod odio habetur, hoc dum intratur, interius cruciat: at talis homo ecclesiae, quamdiu in mundo vivit, nescit quod tanto odio habeat illa duo, et quod interius crucietur ab illis, ex causa quia nescit statum interioris suae cogitationis et affectionis, sed solum statum exterioris cogitationis et affectionis quae immediate cadit in loquelam; at cum in mundum spiritualem venit, exterior ejus cogitatio et affectio sopitur, ac interior aperitur, et tunc sentit repugnantiam ex odio contra bona amoris et vera doctrinae, in tantum ut non sustineat audire illa: quapropter cum talis homo intrat aliquam societatem angelicam, ubi spiritualis amor et fides regnat, tunc vehementer cruciatur, quod signum est interioris repugnantiae ex odio contra illa: ex his constare potest quid significatur per quod "duo illi prophetae cruciaverint habitantes super terra": per "habitantes super terra" intelliguntur qui in bono sunt quoad vitam in ecclesia; hic qui in malo, nam hos bona amoris et vera doctrinae interius cruciant.
Quod "habitare" significet vivere, proinde vitam, constare potest ex locis in Verbo, ubi
"habitare" dicitur (Ut Esaias 9:1[2] ; cap. Esaias 13:20; 37:16; Jeremias 2:6, 15; 51:13; Daniel 2:22; 4:9; Ezechiel 31:6; Hoschea 9:2, 3; Psalms 23:6; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 80:2[1] ; Psalms 101:7; Zephanias 3:6: et alibi).