473. And I said unto him, Lord, thou knowest.- This signifies that it is known to the Lord alone, as is evident from the explanation above (n. 471), namely, that by one of the elders, who answered, and to whom it is now said, "Lord, thou knowest," is meant, out of heaven from the Lord. For whatever the angels said to men in the Word, they did not say it from themselves, but the Lord spoke through them, therefore also the angels who spoke are, throughout the Word, called Jehovah. For this reason the Word, even where it is spoken by the angels, is Divine; for no one, not even an angel, can of himself utter such Divine things as are contained in the Word, nor indeed any truth which is in itself Divine, but the Lord alone by means of them. From these things it is evident, that the words, "Lord, thou knowest," signify that it is known to the Lord alone.