In Matthew 12:31-32, this signifies to speak against the literal sense of the Word, or the divine truth as it is on earth; while to speak against the Holy Spirit is to utter blasphemies against the Divine Truth as it is in the Lord, or in heaven. (Apocalypse Explained 778[3])

6593. 'And Joseph died' means that the internal ceased to exist. This is clear from the meaning of 'dying' as ceasing to be such, dealt with in 494, 6587; and from the representation of 'Joseph' as the internal, dealt with in 6499. Regarding what the Church is like when the internal has ceased to exist, see above in 6587, 6592.