'Herir', como se menciona en Apocalipsis 6:6, significa violación y profanación. 'Herir', como se menciona en Apocalipsis 9:4, significa pervertir las verdades y los bienes de la iglesia mediante astutas racionalizaciones a partir de hechos científicos sensoriales y falacias. Ser herido por la segunda muerte", como se menciona en Apocalipsis 2:11, significa hundirse bajo los males y las falsedades del infierno.

(Referencias: Apocalipsis Explicado 9 [4]; Apocalipsis Revelado 316)

6651. 'And a new king arose over Egypt' means separated factual knowledge, which is opposed to the Church's truths. This is clear from the representation of Pharaoh, to whom 'king' refers here, as factual knowledge in general, dealt with in 6015. The word 'king' is used because in the genuine sense 'king' means truth, 1672, 2015, 2069, 3670, 4581, 4966, 5044, 6148, and in the contrary sense falsity; and since 'king' refers here to Pharaoh, false factual knowledge is meant, that is, factual knowledge that is opposed to the Church's truths. This also explains why the expression 'new king' is used, for the one who lived in Joseph's time represented factual knowledge that accorded with the Church's truths. For the meaning of 'Egypt' as factual knowledge, here that knowledge in particular, see above in 6638.