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1018. Verse 19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and great Babylon came into remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the wrath of his anger.
"And the great city was divided into three parts," signifies that everything of the doctrine of truth from the Word was dissipated; "and the cities of the nations fell," signifies similarly everything of the doctrine of good from the Word; "and great Babylon came into remembrance before God," signifies that hitherto the church with the Reformed and its devastation was treated of; and that what follows is concerning the church with the Papists and its devastation; "to give unto her the cup of the wrath of his anger," signifies devastation by the dire falsities of evil.
1018. Verse 19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon came into remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the wrath of His anger.
19. "And the great city was divided into three parts," signifies that all things of the doctrine of truth from the Word were dissipated (n. 1019); "and the cities of the nations fell," signifies that all things of the doctrine of good from the Word were likewise dissipated (n. 1020). "And great Babylon came into remembrance before God," signifies that thus far the church with the Reformed and its devastation has been treated of, and that what follows treats of the church with the Papists and its devastation (n. 1021); "to give unto her the cup of the wrath of His anger," signifies devastation through dire falsities of evil (n. 1022).
1018. VERSUS 19.
"Et facta est urbs magna in tres partes, et urbes gentium ceciderunt: et Babylon magna venit in memoriam coram Deo, dare illi poculum vini excandescentiae irae Ipsius."
19. "Et facta est urbs magna in tres partes", significat quod omnia doctrinae veri ex Verbo dissipata sint (n. 1019); "et urbes gentium ceciderunt", (significat) quod similiter omnia doctrinae boni ex Verbo (n. 1020); "et Babylon magna venit in memoriam coram Deo", significat quod huc usque de ecclesia apud Reformatos et ejus devastatione actum sit, et quod sequatur de ecclesia apud Pontificios et de ejus devastatione (n. 1021); "dare illi poculum excandescentiae irae Ipsius", significat devastationem per dira falsa mali (n. 1022).