Apocalypse Revealed (Coulsons) n. 511

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511. 'And great fear fell upon those seeing them' signifies disturbance of mind and alarm at Divine Truths. 'Fear' signifies various things in accordance with the thing that affects. Here 'great fear' signifies disturbance of mind and alarm at Divine truths; for Divine truths have those effects among the evil, for they frighten them when at the same time there is heard hell and eternal damnation; but that terror is soon dissipated, together with the faith that there is any life after death.


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