2703. 'And filled the flask with water' means truths from that source. This is clear from the meaning of 'water' as truth, dealt with just above.

1262. From this it now becomes clear that 'the earth' here also means the Church; for when the earth is mentioned, one's only perception is of the nation or people there, and when a nation or people is envisaged one's only perception is of their character. Consequently 'the earth' means nothing other than the Church, as shown already in 662, 1066.