'Works,' as in Revelation 16:11, signify falsities of faith, and the resulting evils of life.

In Revelation, 'I know thy works,' is said frequently. This makes it clear that 'works' signify, generally, every aspect of the church.

'Works,' as in Genesis 46:33, denote goods, because they are from the will, and anything from the will is either good or evil, but anything from the understanding, like spoken words, are either truths or falsities.

In Genesis 2:2, the work signifies the celestial man, the highest use of God; or the accomplishment when the spiritual man becomes celestial. (Arcana Coelestia 84, 88)

In Exodus 5:9, work signifies assault for the purpose of subjugation. (Arcana Coelestia 7120)

In Genesis 39:11, it signifies the process when the Lord was conjoining Himself with spiritual good in the natural. (Arcana Coelestia 5004)

In Genesis 47:3; Psalms 8:3; 44:1; 63:12, works concern offices and uses which are done for the neighbor, the country, the church, and the Lord's kingdom.

In Exodus 5:4, work signifies that the people were not to be exempted from things that were hard to bear. (Arcana Coelestia 6073, Arcana Coelestia 7104)

In Revelation 2:2, works signify that the Lord sees man's exterior as well as his interior things. (Apocalypse Revealed 76)

In Revelation 2:6, it signifies that people do not want to claim personal merit. (Apocalypse Revealed 86)

In Revelation 2:19, 23, 26, it signifies all things of charity and faith. (Apocalypse Revealed 138, 141)

In Revelation 9:20, it signifies that they did not shun as sins their own things, which are evils of every kind. (Apocalypse Revealed 457)

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 6048)

868. And the dead were judged according to their works, in accordance with the things which were written in their books. This symbolically means that all were judged in accordance with the inner life within their outward appearances.

The dead symbolize all who had died from earthly lands and were then in the world of spirits, as in no. 866 above. In accordance with the things which were written in their books means, symbolically, in accordance with the interiors of each person's mind then revealed, as in no. 867 just above. According to their works means, symbolically, according to the inner life in each person's outward appearances. That this is the symbolic meaning of works in the Word may be seen in nos. 72, 76, 94, 141, 641 above, to which I add the following, that some works are works of the mind and some are works of the body, both of them internal and at the same time external. Works of the mind are intentions and endeavors, and works of the body are words and actions. Both spring from a person's inner life, which is the life of his will and love. Whatever does not terminate in works, either in the internal works of the mind or in the external works of the body, is not part of a person's life, for though it flows in from the world of spirits, it is not embraced. Such things are consequently like images that strike the eyes, or like odors that strike the nose, from which the person turns his head away.

But more on this subject may be seen in the numbers cited above, where some passages from the Word are also presented to confirm that a person is judged according to his works. In addition to those passages are these as well from Paul:

...in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to each one according to his works. (Romans 2:5-6)

...we must all appear before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or evil. (2 Corinthians 5:10)