In Revelation 14:10; 16:2, this signifies conjunction with falsified truth from the literal sense of the Word. (Apocalypse Explained 887[2], Apocalypse Explained 960) It also signifies influx upon people in the interiors of the devastated church, and who adhere to the doctrines of faith alone. (Apocalypse Explained 677)

In Matthew 8:24, the Lord asleep signifies His seeming absence when people of the church are still in natural states. (Apocalypse Explained 514[22])