3355、“地震”在内义上表示教会状态的一个改变，这一点从“地”和“震（动）”的含义清楚可知：“地”是指教会（566， 662， 1066， 1068， 1262， 1733， 1850， 2117， 2118， 2928节）；“震（动）”或移动是指状态的一个改变，在此是指在教会的事物，即良善和真理方面的改变。这一点也可从圣言的其它地方明显看出来，如以赛亚书：
逃避恐惧声音的必坠入陷坑；从陷坑中间爬上来的必被网罗缠住。因为水闸从高处都开了，地的根基也震动了；地全然粉碎；地剧烈震动；地要摇摇晃晃，好像醉酒的人。又摇来摇去，好像茅屋。它的罪过在其上沉重，它必塌陷，不能复起。到那日，耶和华在高处必察罚高处的军队，在地面上必察罚地面上的列王。（以赛亚书24:18-21）
此处很明显，“地”是指教会，因为论述的主题是教会，当良善和真理不再为人所知时，经上就说它的“根基震动”，而教会本身也“全然粉碎，剧烈震动，摇摇晃晃，又摇来摇去”。“地面上的列王”是指真理，在此是指将要招致惩罚的虚假。“王”表示真理，在反面意义上表示虚假（参看1672， 2015节）；“地面或土地”（ground）和“地”（earth）一样，表示教会，但也有区别（参看566， 1068节）。
又：
我必使人比精金还珍稀，使人比俄斐的金更珍稀。因此，在万军之耶和华的震怒中，在祂发烈怒的日子，必使天震动，地必摇憾，离其本位。（以赛亚书13:12-13）
此处论述的主题也是审判之日，“地”明显表示教会，当它经历状态的改变时，经上就说它“摇憾，离其本位”；“位（置）”或地方表示状态（参看1273-1275， 1377， 2625， 2837节）。又：
这不是那使大地战抖，使列国震动，使世界如同旷野，翻毁它的城邑的人吗？（以赛亚书14:16-17）
这论及路西弗。“地”表示教会，当人声称教会的一切事物都是他自己的时，经上就说他“战抖”。“列国”是指教会所知道的真理（参看1672， 2547节）。
以西结书：
当歌革上到以色列地的日子，我的震怒在我的怒气中升起；我在妒恨和怒火之中说，到那日，以色列的地面上必有大地震。（以西结书38:18-19）
“歌革”表示与内在分离，从而变成偶像崇拜的外在敬拜（1151节）。“以色列地”和“以色列的地面”表示属灵教会，“地震”表示其状态的改变。约珥书：
地在祂面前震动，诸天摇撼，日月昏暗，星辰收回其光辉。（约珥书2:10）
这也论及最后审判之日。“地震动”表示教会的一个改变状态；“日月”表示爱之良善及其真理（1529， 1530， 2441， 2495节），当良善和真理不再被承认时，经上就说它们“昏暗”；“星”表示良善和真理的知识或认知（2495， 2849节）。诗篇：
因祂发怒，地就摇撼震动，山的根基也颤抖摇撼。（诗篇18:7）
“地就摇撼震动”表示当教会败坏时，它的状态。
启示录：
揭开第六印的时候，我观看，见有大地震，日头变黑像毛布，满月变得像血。天上的星辰坠落于地。（启示录6:12-13）
此处“地震，日，月，星辰”的含义和前面约珥书中的一样。又：
正在那时候，大地震发生了，那城的十分之一倒塌了，因地震而被杀的人名有七千。（启示录11:13）
所有这些经文清楚表明，“地震”实际上表示教会状态的一个改变；“地”在内义上只表示教会。既然“地”是指教会，那么很明显，将要取代先前的天与地的新天与新地（以赛亚书65:17；66:22；启示录21:1）只表示一个内在和外在的新教会（1733， 1850， 2117， 2118e节）。
Potts(1905-1910) 3355
3355. That in the internal sense an "earthquake" signifies a change in the state of the church, is evident from the signification of "earth," as being the church (n. 566, 662, 1066, 1067, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118, 2928); and from the signification of "quaking," or movement, as being a change of state; here, as to the things of the church, namely, in respect to good and truth. The same is also evident from other passages in the Word, as in Isaiah:
It shall come to pass that he who fleeth from the voice of the dread shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for the cataracts from on high were opened, and the foundations of the earth were shaken; in breaking the earth is broken; in moving the earth is moved; reeling the earth reeleth like a drunken man, and sways to and fro like a hut; and the transgression thereof is heavy upon it; and it shall fall and not rise again. And it shall come to pass in that day that Jehovah shall visit upon the army of the height on high, and upon the kings of the ground upon the ground (Isa. 24:18-21). That in this passage the "earth" is the church, is plainly evident; for it is the church that is treated of, whose foundations are said to be "shaken," and itself to be "broken and moved, and to reel and sway to and fro," when good and truth are no longer known. The "kings of the ground" are truths; here, falsities, upon which there will be visitation. (That "kings" are truths, and in the opposite sense falsities, see above, n. 1672, 2015; and that "ground," like "earth," denotes the church, but with a difference, n. 566, 1068.) [2] Again:
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, and a man than the gold of Ophir; therefore I will shake the heaven, and the earth shall be shaken out of her place; in the indignation of Jehovah of Armies, and in the day of the wrath of His anger (Isa. 13:12-13);
speaking of the day of judgment; and in this passage also "earth" clearly denotes the church, which is said to be "shaken out of its place," when it is changed as to state. (That "place" is state may be seen above, n. 1273-1275, 1377, 2625, 2837.) Again:
Is this the man that shaketh the earth, that shaketh kingdoms, that maketh the world as a wilderness, and destroyeth the cities thereof? (Isa. 14:16-17);
speaking of Lucifer; the "earth" denotes the church, which he is said to "shake" when man attributes to himself all things of it. (That "kingdoms" are the truths of the church may be seen above, n. 1672, 2547.) [3] In Ezekiel:
It shall come to pass in that day, when Gog cometh upon the land of Israel, that My wrath shall rise in Mine anger; in My zeal and in the fire of My indignation I will speak, Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake upon the ground of Israel (Ezek. 38:18-20);
"Gog" denotes external worship separate from internal, and thus become idolatrous (n. 1151); the "earth" and the "ground of Israel" denote the spiritual church; the "earthquake," a change in its state. In Joel:
The earth quaked before Him, the heavens trembled, the sun and the moon became black, and the stars withdrew their brightness (Joel 2:10);
where also the subject is the day of the Last Judgment the "earth quaking" denotes a changed state of the church; the "sun and moon," the good of love and its truth (n. 1599, 1530, 2441, 2495), which are said to "become black," when goods and truths are no longer acknowledged; the "stars" denote the knowledges of good and truth (n. 2495, 2849). In David:
The earth was shaken and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and were shaken, because He was wroth (Ps. 18:7);
the "earth shaken and quaking" denotes the state of the church become perverted. [4] In John:
And I beheld when he opened the sixth seal, and lo there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood, and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth (Rev. 6:12-13);
where the "earthquake, sun, moon, and stars" have a like signification as above in Joel. Again:
In that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake names of men seven thousand (Rev. 11:13). From all these passages it is evident that an "earthquake" is nothing else than a change in the state of the church; and that in the internal sense the "earth" is nothing else than the church; and as the "earth" is the church, it is evident that by the "new heaven and new earth," which were to succeed in place of the former (Isa. 65:17; 66:22; Rev. 21:1), there is signified nothing else than a new church internal and external (n. 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118).
Elliott(1983-1999) 3355
3355. In the internal sense 'an earthquake' is an alteration of the state of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the earth' as the Church, dealt with in 566, 662, 1066, 1068, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118, 2928, and from the meaning of 'a quake' as an alteration of state, here an alteration as regards the things that constitute the Church, namely good and truth. This is also evident from other places in the Word, as in Isaiah,
It will happen, that he who is fleeing from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit, and he who is climbing out of the middle of the pit will be caught in the snare, for the floodgates from on high have been opened and the foundations of the earth have been made to tremble, the earth has been utterly shattered. The earth has been made to quake thoroughly, the earth staggers like a drunken man, it sways to and fro like a hut, and heavy upon it is its transgression, and it will fall and not rise again. And it will be on that day, that Jehovah will visit the host of the height on high and the kings of the ground on the ground. Isa 24:18-21.
Here it is guise evident that 'the earth' is the Church, for the subject is a Church whose 'foundations' are said to 'have been made to tremble', while the Church itself, having been 'shattered' and 'made to quake', 'staggers' and 'sways to and fro' when good and truth are not known any longer. 'The kings of the ground' are truths, in this case falsities, upon which visitation will take place. As regards 'kings' meaning truths and in the contrary sense falsities, see 1672, 2015, and as regards 'the ground' being similar in meaning to 'the earth', namely the Church, though there is a difference, see 566, 1068.
[2] In the same prophet,
I will make a man (homo) more rare than pure gold, and a man (homo) than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make heaven quake and the earth will quake out of its place, at the wrath of Jehovah Zebaoth and in the day of His fierce anger. Isa 13:12, 13.
Here also, the subject being Judgement Day, 'the earth' plainly stands for the Church which is said to 'quake out of its place' when it undergoes a change of state - 'place' meaning state, see 1273-1275, 1377, 2625, 2837. In the same prophet,
Is this the man who, making the earth quake, making the kingdoms quake, makes the world into a wilderness and destroys its cities? Isa 14:16, 17.
This refers to Lucifer. 'The earth' stands for the Church, which is said 'to quake' when it lays claim to all things as its own. For 'kingdoms' means the truths accepted by the Church, see 1672, 2547.
[3] In Ezekiel,
It will be on that day, that Gog will come over the land of Israel. My wrath will come up in My anger and in My zeal. In the fire of My wrath I will say, Surely on that day there will be a great earthquake on Israel's ground. Ezek 38:18-20.
'Gog' stands for external worship that has been separated from internal and so made idolatrous, 1151. 'Israel's land' or 'ground' stands for the spiritual Church, 'an earthquake' for an alteration of its state. In Joel,
The earth quaked before Him, the heavens trembled. The sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars withdrew their shining. Joel 2:10.
This also refers to Judgement Day. 'The earth quaked' stands for an altered state of the Church, 'the sun and moon' for the good of love and the truth of faith, 1529, 1530, 2441, 2495, which are said to be 'darkened' when goods and truths are not acknowledged any longer. 'The stars' stands for cognitions of good and truth, 2495, 2849. In David,
The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook and trembled because He was angered. Ps 18:6, 7.
'The earth trembled and quaked' stands for the Church when its state has become perverted
[4] In John,
When he opened the sixth seal I looked again, and behold, a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became like blood, and the stars in the sky fell to the earth. Rev 6:12, 13.
Here 'an earthquake', 'the sun', 'the moon', and 'the stars' have a similar meaning to that which they have above in Joel. In the same book,
At that hour a great earthquake took place, and a tenth part of the city fell, and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand people.a Rev 11:13.
From all these places it is evident that 'an earthquake' means nothing other than an alteration of the state of the Church, and that 'the earth' has no other meaning in the internal sense than the Church. And since 'the earth' is the Church it is clear that 'the new heaven and the new earth' which are to take the place of the previous heaven and earth, Isa 65:17; 66:22; Rev 21:1, means nothing other than a new Church, internal and external, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end).
Latin(1748-1756) 3355
3355. Quod `terrae motus' sit in sensu interno mutatio status Ecclesiae, constat a significatione `terrae' quod sit Ecclesia, de qua n. 566, 662, 1066, (x)1068, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118, 2928; et a significatione `motus' quod sit mutatio status, hic quoad illa quae sunt Ecclesiae, nempe quoad bonum et verum; et quoque patet ab aliis locis in Verbo, ut apud Esaiam, Fiet, fugiens a voce pavoris cadet in foveam, et ascendens e medio foveae capietur in laqueo, quia cataractae ab alto apertae sunt, et concussa sunt fundamenta terrae, confringendo confracta est terra,... commovendo commota est terra, nutando nutat terra sicut ebrius, vacillat sicut tugurium, et gravis [est] super illam praevaricatio ejus, et cadet et non addet resurgere: et erit in die illo visitabit Jehovah super exercitum altitudinis in altitudine, et super reges humi super humo, xxiv 18-20;ibi quod `terra' sit Ecclesia, manifeste patet, nam de Ecclesia agitur, cujus `fundamenta dicuntur concussa, et illa confracta, commota, nutare et vacillare,' cum bonum et verum non amplius cognoscitur; `reges humi' sunt vera {1}, hic falsa, super quae visitabitur; quod `reges' sint vera, et in opposito sensu falsa, videatur n. 1672, 2015, {2}, et quod `humus' sit simile ac terra, nempe Ecclesia, sed cum differentia, 2 n. 566, 1068: [2] apud eundem, Rarum reddam hominem prae auro puro, et hominis prae auro ophiris; propterea commovebo Caelum, et commovebitur terra e loco suo, in indignatione Jehovae Zebaoth, et in die excandescentiae irae Ipsius, xiii 12, 13;
ubi de die judicii; `terra' quoque ibi manifeste pro Ecclesia, quae `commoveri' dicitur `e loco,' cum mutatur quoad statum; quod `locus' sit status, videatur n. 1273-1275, 1377, 2625, 2837: apud eundem, Num hic vir commovens terram, commovens regna, ponit orbem in desertum, et urbes ejus destruit? xiv 16, 17;
ubi de Lucifero; `terra' pro Ecclesia, `quam commovere' dicitur cum sibi vindicat omnia ejus; quod `regna' sint vera quae Ecclesiae, videatur n. 1672, 2547: [3] apud Ezechielem, Erit in die illo, venit Gogus super terram Israelis;
ascendet excandescentia Mea in ira Mea, et in zelo Meo, in igne indignationis Meae loquar, si non in die illo erit terrae motus magnus super humo Israelis, xxxviii 18-20;
`Gogus' pro cultu externo separato ab interno, et sic facto idololatrico, n. 1151; `terra et humus Israelis' pro Ecclesia spirituali; `terrae motus' pro mutatione status ejus: apud Joelem, Coram Ipso commota est terra, contremuerunt caeli, sol et luna atrati sunt, et stellae contraxerunt splendorem suum, ii 10;
ubi etiam de die ultimi judicii, `commota terra' pro mutato statu Ecclesiae, `sol et luna' pro bono amoris et vero {3}fidei, n. 1529, 1530, 2441, 2495, qui `atrati' dicuntur cum bona et vera non amplius agnoscantur; `stellae' pro cognitionibus boni et veri, n. 2495, 2049 apud Davidem, Concussa est, et commota est terra, et fundamenta montium trepidarunt, et concussa sunt, quia exarsit Ipsi, Ps. xviii 7, 8 [A.V. 6, 7];
`concussa et commota terra' pro perverso facto statu Ecclesiae: [4] apud Johannem, Porro vidi, cum aperuit sigillum sextum, cum ecce terrae motus magnus factus est, et sol factus est niger sicut saccus pilosus, et luna tota facta est sicut sanguis, et stellae caeli ceciderunt in terram, Apoc. vi 12, 13;
ibi `terrae motus, sol, luna et stellae' simile significant ac supra apud Joelem: apud eundem, In illa hora factus est terrae motus magnus, et decima pars urbis cecidit, et occubuerunt in terrae motu nomina hominum septem millia, Apoc. xi 13. Ex omnibus illis locis patet quod `terrae motus' non aliud sit quam mutatio status Ecclesiae, et quod `terra' non aliud in sensu interno sit quam Ecclesia; et quia `terra' est Ecclesia, constat quod per `novum caelum et novam terram' quae successum loco prioris, Esai. lxv 17, lxvi 22, Apoc. xxi 1, non aliud significetur quam nova Ecclesia interna et externa, n. 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 f. @1 i Ecclesiae$ @2 i 2069$ @3 ejus I$