332. 'And the sun became black as a hairy sack, and the moon became as blood' signifies with those every good of love adulterated, and every truth of faith falsified. That by 'the sun' is signified the Lord as to Divine Love, and consequently the good of love from Him; and in the opposite sense the Lord's Divine denied, and consequently the good of love adulterated, may be seen above (n. 53). And because 'the sun' signifies the good of love, 'the moon' in consequence signifies the truth of faith; for the sun glows red because of fire, and the moon shines white because of light from the sun, and 'fire' signifies the good of love, and 'light' the truth derived from that good. Concerning the moon, the passages cited above (n. 53) may he seen also. It is said that 'the sun became black as a hairy sack' because adulterated good in itself is evil, and evil is black. 'The moon' is said to have become 'as blood' because 'blood' signifies Divine Truth, and in the opposite sense Divine Truth falsified, as may be seen below (n. 379, 684). Almost the same thing is said of 'the sun' and 'the moon' in Joel:-