615. Go, take the little book, which is open in the hand of the angel who standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.- That this signifies the Word manifested by the Lord to heaven and the church, is evident from the signification of the little book open, as denoting the Word manifested (see above, n. 599); from the signification of the angel who had the little book in his hand, as denoting the Lord as to the Word (see above, n. 593); from the signification of the sea and the earth, as denoting heaven and the church (see above, n. 600); and from the signification of standing upon them, as denoting the subjection of all things in them to him (see above, n. 606). It is therefore evident, that the little book open in the hand of the angel who stood upon the sea and upon the earth, signifies the Word manifested from the Lord to heaven and the church. The signification of taking it and eating it up, will be explained in what follows.