514. 'And their enemies saw them' signifies that those who are in a faith separated from charity heard them but remained in their own untruths. By 'to see the two witnesses' is signified to hear these two Essentials of the New Church, and also to see confirming things out of the Word, because they saw them going up 'in a cloud', and by 'a cloud' is signified the sense of the letter of the Word (n. 24, 513). That nevertheless they did not receive them but that they remained in their own untruths is plain by virtue of the fact that no more is said than that 'they saw', and it follows on that 'a great earthquake was brought about' and they perished in it. By the 'enemies are understood those who were' in the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt', who were those who are in a faith separated from charity, as may be seen above (n. 501, 502 seq.).