701. [verse 13] 'And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet' signifies what is perceived out of a theology founded upon the doctrine of a Trinity of Persons of the Godhead, and upon the doctrine of justification by faith alone without the works of the law. By 'the mouth' is signified doctrine, and the preaching and discussion therefrom (n. 453, 574). By 'the dragon' is signified the acknowledgment of three Gods and of justification by faith alone, and the consequent devastation of the Church (n. 537). By 'the beast out of the sea', which is understood here, the men of the external Church are signified, who are in that acknowledgment and faith (n. 567, 576, 577, 601). By 'the false prophet' the men of the internal Church are signified, who teach a theology out of those doctrines. The false prophet has not been mentioned before, but 'the beast out of the land' is now so called, as may be seen above (n. 594). Now because all those things are signified by 'the dragon', 'the beast out of the sea', and 'the false prophet' who here is [the same as] 'the beast out of the land', it follows that by 'I saw out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet' is signified what is perceived out of a theology founded upon the doctrine of a Trinity of Persons in the Godhead, and upon the doctrine of justification by faith alone without the works of the law.