530. 'And lightnings, and voices and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail were produced' signifies the reasonings, the disturbances and the falsifications of good and truth at that time in the lower regions. By 'lightnings, voices and thunders' are signified reasonings (n. 396); by 'an earthquake' changes of the state of the Church are signified (n. 331), here disturbances; by 'great hail' falsifications of good and truth are signified (n. 399). These things took place in the lower regions where the evil still stayed before the last judgment was executed on them, for it is said in the preceding verse s8, 'The time is come of judging the dead, and of spoiling those spoiling the land'. Such things happen in the world of spirits as a result of the presence and influx of the heaven that is above them.