568. Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet.- That this signifies concerning the perverted state of the church, at its very end, is evident from the signification of saying, as denoting those things which were revealed from heaven, and which now follow; and from the signification of the sixth angel having the trumpet, as denoting concerning the perverted state of the church at its very end. That these things are signified by the sixth angel sounding, is evident from the things stated just above (n. 566).