'Waters' particularly signify the spiritual parts of a person, or the intellectual aspects of faith, and also their opposites.

'The waters above the firmament,' as in Genesis 1:7, signify the knowledges in the internal self, and 'the waters beneath the firmament' signify the knowledges of the external self.

'Waters,' as in Ezekiel 47:9, refer to the New Jerusalem, and they signify spiritual things from a celestial origin.

'Many waters,' as in Revelation 17:1, signify truths of the Word adulterated. 'Waters' or 'rivers' signify spiritual, rational, or scientific things pertaining to truth.

'Waters … that go softly,' as in Isaiah 8:6-7, signify spiritual things, and 'waters … strong and many,' signify falsities.

'Waters,' as in Psalms 104:3, signify divine truths.

'Waters' signify truths in the natural self, and in the opposite sense, falsities.

'The waters were dried up from off the earth,' as in Genesis 8:7, signifies the apparent dissipation of falsities.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 17; Apocalypse Revealed 50; Genesis 8)

4257. “来杀我, 连母亲和儿女都不放过” 表它即将灭亡. 这是显而易见的, 无需解释. 在生活于代表和有意义的符号时代的古人当中, “杀母亲和儿女” 是一个谚语, 意思是毁灭教会和教会所属的一切, 这教会要么是总体上, 要么是具体的, 也就是本身为教会的任何人. 因为他们将 “母亲” 理解为教会 (参看289, 2691, 2717节), 将 “儿女” 理解为属于教会的真理 (参看489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 3373节). 因此, “杀母亲和儿女” 表示完全灭亡. 当教会和属于教会的一切在人里面灭亡时, 也就是说, 当对真理的情感 (严格来说, 该情感由 “母亲” 来表示, 并在人里面产生教会) 被摧毁时, 他也就完全灭亡了.