441. One woe is past. (9:12) Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things. This symbolizes further lamentations over the devastation of the church.

"Woe" symbolizes a lamentation over some calamity, some misfortune, or damnation, as may be seen in no. 416. Here, therefore, the two woes coming afterward symbolize further lamentations over the state of the church.