1849. That 'the nation also which they are going to serve' means the evil who oppress is clear from the meaning of 'nation' and of 'serving'. In the genuine sense 'a nation' means goods, or what amounts to the same, those who are good, for when goods are thus spoken of abstractedly they still have reference to the subject, which is a man, spirit, or angel. In the contrary sense however 'nation' means evils, or what amounts to the same, those who are evil, dealt with in 1159, 1258-1260. 'Serving' however, or slavery, means oppression, as in the previous verse.

'An heir,' as mentioned in Genesis 15:4, signifies people who are principled in love.

'An heir,' as mentioned in Jeremiah 49:1, signifies the good that comes from truth.

'To become an heir, or to inherit,' signifies eternal life in the Lord's kingdom, or to be conjoined to the Lord.

'An heir' can also signify people who are in truths originating in good from the Lord.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 435)