As with many verbs, the meaning of "remove" in the Bible varies a good bit depending on context. It generally involves a separation of spiritual states, and in most cases specifically refers to a kind of sorting-out process to separate true ideas from false ones.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 932, 3993, 4544, 6371, 7392, 9258; The Apocalypse Explained 811 [6])

1263. 'After the Flood' means from the start of the Ancient Church. This is clear from the fact that the Flood marked the end of the Most Ancient Church and the beginning of the Ancient Church, as shown already in 705, 739, 790.