268. [verse 6] 'And I saw, and behold in the midst of the throne, and of the four animals, and in the midst of the elders' signifies from the inmosts, and thence in all the things of heaven, of the Word, and of the Church. 'In the midst' signifies in the inmosts, and thence in all things (n. 44); 'the throne' signifies heaven (n. 14); 'the four animals' or cherubs signify the Word (n. 239); and the twenty-four 'elders' signify the Church as to all things thereof (n. 233, 251). It follows in consequence of these things that by 'in the midst of the throne, and of the four animals, and in the midst of the elders' is signified from the inmosts in all the things of heaven, of the Word, and of the Church.