680. [verse 3] 'And the second angel poured out his phial upon the sea' signifies an influx of truth and good from the Lord with those in the Church of the Reformed who are in its external things and in that faith, and are called the laity. By 'to pour out the phial' is signified an influx of truth and good from the Lord, as above (n. 676, 677). By 'the sea' is signified the external of the Church, therefore those who are in its externals, when by 'the land' is signified the internal of the Church, thus those who are in its internals (n. 398, 403, 404, 420, 470, 677). These are they who are called the laity and are in that faith.