646.启14:16.“那坐在云上的，就把镰刀扔在地上。地就被收割了”表教会的终结，因为那里不再有任何神性真理。之所以表示这些事，是因为“那坐在云上的”表示主的圣言或圣言方面的主（642节）。“扔镰刀并收割”表示终结并施行审判（643节）。“收割”表示教会的状态，在此表示它的最后状态（643，645节）；“地”表示教会（285节）。将这些含义合为一个，明显可知“那坐在云上的，就把镰刀扔在地上。地就被收割了”表示教会的终结，因为那里不再有任何神性真理。
646. 14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. This symbolizes the end of the church, because it no longer had any Divine truth in it.
This is the symbolic meaning, because He who sat on the cloud symbolizes the Lord in relation to the Word (no. 642). To thrust in the sickle and reap means, symbolically, to put an end to something and execute judgment (no. 643). The harvest symbolizes the state of the church, here its last state (nos. 643, 645). And the earth symbolizes the church (no. 285).
When these symbolic meanings are combined into one, it is apparent from them that "He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth and the earth was reaped" symbolizes the end of the church, because it no longer had any Divine truth in it.
646. [verse 16] 'And the One sitting upon the cloud put forth His sickle, and the land was reaped' signifies the end of the Church because Divine Truth is not there any longer. These things are signified because by 'the One sitting upon the cloud' is signified the Lord as to the Word (642); by 'to put forth the sickle and reap' is signified to make an end and execute judgment (643); by 'the harvest' is signified the state of the Church, here its last state (643, 645); and by 'the land' is signified the Church (285). Resulting from these things joined together into one sense it is plain that by 'the One sitting upon the cloud put forth the sickle, and the land was reaped' is signified the end of the Church because Divine Truth is not there any longer.
646. Verse 16. And He that sat on the cloud sent His sickle, and the earth was reaped, signifies the end of the church, because there was no longer any Divine truth therein. This is signified, because by "Him that sat on the cloud" is signified the Lord as to the Word, (642). By "sending the sickle and reaping" is signified to make an end and execute judgment, (643). By "harvest" is signified the state of the church, here its last state, (643, 645); and by "the earth" is signified the church, (285). From these connected into one sense, it appears, that by "Him who sat on the cloud sending His sickle, and the earth being reaped" is signified the end of the church, because there is no longer any Divine truth therein.
646. (Vers 16.) "Et misit Sedens super nube falcem Suam, et demessa est terra," significat finem Ecclesiae, quia non Divinum Verum amplius ibi.--Haec significantur, quia per "Sedentem super nube" significatur Dominus quoad Verbum (642); per "mittere falcem et metere" significatur finem imponere et judicium facere (643) per "messem" significatur status Ecclesiae, hic ultimus ejus (643, 645); et per "terram" significatur Ecclesia (285). Ex his in unum sensum conjunctis, patet, quod per "misit Sedens super nube falcem, et demessa est terra" significetur finis Ecclesiae, quia non Divinum Verum amplius ibi.