7561. 'The hail will come down on them and they will die' means that it - what belongs to the Church - will be completely destroyed by falsity. This is clear from the meaning of 'the hail' as falsity arising from evil, and consequently the laying waste of goodness and truth by means of falsities, dealt with in 7553; and from the meaning of 'dying' as ceasing to exist, dealt with in 494, 6587, 6593, and since it is used in connection with the laying waste of goodness and truth, being destroyed is meant.

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.