588. [verse 8] 'And all dwelling upon the land shall adore him, whose names have not been written in the book of life of the Lamb' signifies that all belonging to the Church of the Reformed have acknowledged the heretical [doctrine] that is understood by 'the dragon' and 'the beast' as a holy thing of the Church, except those who have believed in the Lord. By 'to adore' is signified to acknowledge as a holy thing of the Church, as above (n. 579, 580); by 'all dwelling upon the land' are signified all belonging to the Church of the Reformed (as n. 558); by 'names have not been written in the book of life of the Lamb' is signified except those who have believed us the Lord. By 'names' these are signified as to their quality (n. 81, 122, 165), by 'the book of life' is signified the Word of the Lord and every doctrine concerning Him (n. 256, 257, 259, 469); and because every doctrine of the Church out of the Word relates to this point, that they may believe in the Lord, therefore this is understood there by 'name written in the book of life of the Lamb'. Concerning faith in the Lord, n. 67 and 553 above may be seen.