Arcana Coelestia #6076
6076. 'And they said to Pharaoh' means a continuation of the perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perception, dealt with above in 6063; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural in general, dealt with previously. The reason a continuation of the perception by the natural is meant is that the phrase 'they said to Pharaoh' was used just previously, 6074, and now occurs again.
Revelation 18:9
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And the kings of the earth, who have committed lewdness and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
