587. 'And authority was given him over every tribe and tongue and nation' signifies consequent dominion over all things of the Church, both those of its doctrine and those of its life. By 'authority' is signified dominion as above (n. 575); by 'tribe' is signified the Church as to its truths and goods, and in the opposite sense as to its untruths and evils (n. 27, 349); by 'tongue' is signified its doctrine (n. 282, 483); and by 'nation' is signified a life in accordance with that doctrine (n. 483).