'Waters' particularly signify the spiritual parts of a person, or the intellectual aspects of faith, and also their opposites.

'The waters above the firmament,' as in Genesis 1:7, signify the knowledges in the internal self, and 'the waters beneath the firmament' signify the knowledges of the external self.

'Waters,' as in Ezekiel 47:9, refer to the New Jerusalem, and they signify spiritual things from a celestial origin.

'Many waters,' as in Revelation 17:1, signify truths of the Word adulterated. 'Waters' or 'rivers' signify spiritual, rational, or scientific things pertaining to truth.

'Waters … that go softly,' as in Isaiah 8:6-7, signify spiritual things, and 'waters … strong and many,' signify falsities.

'Waters,' as in Psalms 104:3, signify divine truths.

'Waters' signify truths in the natural self, and in the opposite sense, falsities.

'The waters were dried up from off the earth,' as in Genesis 8:7, signifies the apparent dissipation of falsities.

(Referencias: Apocalypse Explained 17; Apocalypse Revealed 50; Genesis 8)

3056. “约傍晚时分” 表那时一种更为模糊的状态. 这从 “时分” 和 “傍晚” 的含义清楚可知: “时分” 是指状态 (参看2625, 2788, 2837节); “傍晚” 是指模糊. 因为在圣言中, “傍晚” 表示即将终结的教会末期之前的状态, 而这最后的状态被称为 “黑夜”; 它还表示刚刚兴起的教会的最初状态, 这个状态被称为 “早晨” (参看2323节). 在这两种情况下, “傍晚” 都表示模糊, 但在此表示早晨之前的模糊.