505. As has been stated, Enosh is a third Church, one of the Most Ancient Churches. But it was less celestial and so less perceptive than the Church of Seth, which in turn was not so celestial or perceptive as the parent Church called Man had been. These three constituting the Most Ancient Church were, in relation to those that followed, like the kernel of fruit or seeds, whereas the Churches that followed were relatively like their outer coverings.

In Revelation 10:9, "And I went unto the angel, saying, give me the little book," signifies the faculty of perceiving the quality of the Word from the Lord.

In Psalm 40:7, this signifies the Word. (Apocalypse Explained 299, Coronis 60)

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 616)