1095. Verse 2. And he cried out in strength with a great voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird.

"And he cried out in strength with a great voice," signifies manifestation before heaven and in the church from joy of heart. "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great" signifies that the Last Judgment was accomplished upon those who had profaned the holy things of heaven and of the church by the dominion which they claimed to themselves over them; "and is become a habitation of demons," signifies where there are dire falsities from the profaned truths and goods of the church; "and a hold of every unclean spirit," signifies where there is nothing but evils from the adulterated goods of the Word; "and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird," signifies where there is nothing but falsities from the falsified truths of the Word.

The creation of heaven and earth in the first chapter of Genesis represents the new creation of the celestial church called 'Man'.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 9336, Genesis 1)