508. Verses 8, 9. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood. And there died the third part of the creatures in the sea having souls; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

8. "And the second angel sounded" signifies influx out of heaven, and the second consequent change with the evil (n. 509); "and as it were a great mountain burning with fire," signifies the love of self and of self-intelligence therefrom n. 510; "was cast into the sea," signifies into the natural man (n. 511); "and the third part of the sea became blood," signifies that in consequence everything therein became falsity of evil n. 512.

9. "And there died the third part of the creatures in the sea having souls," signifies that in consequence every living knowledge [scientificum] in the natural man perished n. 513; "and the third part of the ships was destroyed," signifies that all knowledge of truth and good from the Word and from doctrines from the Word also perished (n. 514).