804. Verses 8, 9. And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone hath an ear let him hear.

8. "And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him," signifies the necessity of acknowledgment by those who have been born within the church n. 805; "whose names are not written in the book of life," signifies by all who have not become spiritual by regeneration by the Lord. n. 806); "slain from the foundation of the world," signifies whose Divine in His Human has not been acknowledged from the first establishment of this church n. 807.

9. "If anyone hath an ear let him hear," signifies reception by those who are in the understanding of truth and the consequent perception of good n. 808.