Donkeys signify things relating to the intelligence of the sensual man; and camels, the things of intelligence in the natural man. (Isaiah 30:6, 7)

In Genesis 12:16, donkeys signify earthly knowledge. (Arcana Coelestia 1486)

In 1 Samuel 9:3, donkeys signify the Lord's preparation for His natural life on Earth. (Arcana Coelestia 2781[5])

In Luke 19:28, 41, a donkey and the foal of an donkey signify the natural man as to good and truth.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 654)

1858. Verse 17 And the sun went down and there was thick darkness; and behold, a smoking furnace and a flaming torch which passed between those pieces.

'And the sun went down' means the final period when the close came. 'And there was thick darkness' means when hatred existed in place of charity. 'And behold, a smoking furnace' means grossest falsity. 'And a flaming torch' means the heat of evil desires. 'Which passed between those pieces' means that it divided off those that belonged to the Church from the Lord.