"And when he had taken the book," signifies, after the acknowledgment that the Lord's Human is Divine, and that it has omnipotence and omniscience: "the four animals and the four-and-twenty elders fell down before the Lamb," signifies, the acknowledgment, and hence the glorification, of the Lord by the angels of the higher heavens: "having every one of them harps," signifies, confession from spiritual truths: "and golden vials full of incense," signifies, confession from spiritual goods: "which are the prayers of the saints," signifies, from which is worship.

"And they sang a new song," signifies, acknowledgment and confession from joy of heart: "saying, Thou art worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof," signifies, that the Lord from the Divine Human has omnipotence and omniscience: "for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God in thy blood," signifies, the separation of all from the Divine, and conjunction with the Divine by the acknowledgment of Him, and the reception of Divine truth from Him: "out of every tribe and tongue," signifies, by all who are in truths as to doctrine and as to life: "and people and nation," signifies, who are of the Lord's spiritual church, and of His celestial church.

"And hast made us unto our God kings and priests," signifies, that from the Lord they are in the truths and goods of the church and heaven: "and we shall reign upon the earth," signifies, the power which belongs to the Lord alone by Divine truth united to Divine good, and hence power and wisdom to those who are of the Lord's spiritual and celestial kingdom.