787、“洪水”表示继续淹没这个教会的虚假。这从前面的说明（660节）也可推知，因为“洪水”或“泛滥”无非是虚假的泛滥，或一场虚假的洪水。在前面第6节（739节），“诸水的洪水”表示试探，如那里所说明的；这也是那时恶灵在人里面所激活的虚假的泛滥。此处的情形也一样，但不涉及试探，故经上在此只是说“洪水”，而未提及“诸水的洪水”。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]787. The symbolism of the flood as the false ideas that still swamped the people of that church also follows from earlier statements [660], because a flood or deluge simply means a flood, or deluge, of falsity.
Above, in verse 6 [739], a flood of water symbolized trials, as shown there, and that flood was also an inundation of falsity — the falsity that evil spirits stir up in us during our trials. A similar flood is meant here, but not in the context of our trials. Accordingly the present verse mentions only a flood, not a flood of water.
Potts(1905-1910) 787
787. That by the "flood" are signified falsities which still inundated the church, also follows from what was shown above; for a "flood" or "inundation" is nothing else than an inundation of falsities. Before (at verse 6), the "flood of waters" signified temptation, as was there shown; which also is an inundation of falsities that evil spirits then excite in man. The case is the same here, but without temptation, and therefore it is said here simply the "flood" not the "flood of waters."
Elliott(1983-1999) 787
787. 'The flood' means the falsities which continued to inundate the Church. This too follows on from what has been pointed out above, for the flood or deluge was nothing else than a flood of falsities. Previously, in verse 6 'a flood of waters' meant temptation, as was shown at that point, and that deluge also is one of falsities which evil spirits at that time activate with man. The present verse refers to something similar, but temptation is not involved. Hence simply 'a flood' is mentioned and not a flood of waters.
Latin(1748-1756) 787
787. Quod per 'diluvium' significentur falsa quae adhuc illam inundarunt, sequitur etiam inde; nam diluvium seu inundatio non est nisi falsorum: prius vers. 6 'diluvium aquarum' significabat tentationem, ut ibi ostensum, quae inundatio etiam est falsorum quae mali spiritus tunc apud hominem excitant; hic similiter sed absque tentatione; quare hic simpliciter 'diluvium,' non diluvium aquarum, dicitur.