738. He is called 'a son of six hundred years' here because, as shown already, 'son' means intellectual truth. He is not however referred to as a son in verse 11 below because there the subject is his temptation as regards things of the will.

'The first resurrection,' mentioned in Revelation 20:5, 6, does not mean a first resurrection, but the essence and primary part of resurrection, which is salvation and eternal life. There is only one resurrection to life. A second does not happen, and is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 6; Apocalypse Revealed 851; Revelation 20:5-6)