In Exodus 7:9 and Numbers 14:22, this signifies a confirmation of truth done among people in external worship and must be compelled by external means; among people who are, or may be, in internal worship, they are not performed, because they compel to belief, and what is compelled does not endure: genuine faith and charity must be implanted in freedom. (Arcana Coelestia 7290[1, 2])

In Revelation 13:14, this signifies testimonies and witnessings. (Apocalypse Revealed 600)

In Revelation 16:14, this signifies declarations that something is true, here, that their falsities are truths. (Apocalypse Revealed 704)

In Revelation 19:20, this signifies reasonings and allegations that faith alone is the only means of salvation. (Apocalypse Revealed 834)