317. Vers. 6:7. Et lorsqu'il eut ouvert le quatrième sceau, signifie parlte Seigneur l'examen de ceux sur qui doit se faire le jugement dernier, quant aux états de leur vie, comme ci-dessus, Nos. 295, 302, avec la différence dont il est parlé dans ce qui suit.

In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason for this is pretty obvious, but it also holds when people, for instance, remove a stone from the mouth of a well, which represents gaining access to spiritual ideas. The mouth is used for eating as well as speaking, of course. In those circumstances, it represents our first, most external perception of a new spiritual idea or desire. This also makes sense, mirroring the way tasting food in the mouth gives us an instant impression of the quality of the food.