'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because there is no truth. 'Wilderness,' as in Jeremiah 23:10, signifies the Word when it is adulterated.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1927)

58. And send to the churches which are in Asia, signifies and then to all who are in the light of intelligence. This is evident from the signification of "the seven churches," as being all who are in truths from good, or in faith from charity, thus who are of the church (See above, n. 20); and from the signification of "Asia," as being those who are in the light of intelligence (See also above, n. 21).