703. And an earthquake, signifies changes of state in respect to the things of heaven and the church with them. This is evident from the signification of an "earthquake," as being a change of the state of the church, of which above (n. 400). That in the spiritual world there are lands, hills, and mountains, and that these are shaken when the state of the church with them is changed into evil and falsity, and that these are the earthquakes meant by the "earthquakes" spoken of in the Word, may also be seen above (n. 400, 499).