Arcana Coelestia # 132
132. Man's nature being such that he is not content to be guided by the Lord but desires also to be guided by self and the world - that is, from the proprium - the proprium that was granted to him is the subject now, verse 18.
Hurt
'To hurt,' as mentioned in Revelation 6:6, signifies violation and profanation.
In Revelation 9:4, this signifies perverting the truths and goods of the church by crafty rationalizations from sensory scientific facts and fallacies.
'To be hurt of the second death,' as mentioned in Revelation 2:11, signifies sinking under evils and falsities from hell.
(Mga Sanggunian: Apocalypse Explained 9 [4]; Apocalypse Revealed 316)