713. 'And great Babylon came into remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the growing anger of His wrath' signifies the destruction also at that time of the dogmas of the Roman Catholic form of religion. By 'Babylon' as a city, as here, is signified that form of religion as to its dogmas and doctrinal tenets (n. 631). By 'to give unto her the cup of the wine of the growing anger of God's wrath' is signified to devastate until there is nothing but evil and untruth. That this is signified by 'the cup of the wine of the growing anger of God's wrath' may be seen above (n. 631, 632).
[714a. Verse 20. 'And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found' signifies that there was no longer any truth of faith, nor any good of love.]* * This verse is omitted here in the Original Edition. The insertion in square brackets has been supplied from 'the Contents of each of the verses'. See also n. 336, where similar words occur.
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