43. No one ignorant of the internal or spiritual sense could ever guess what is meant in Revelation by the dragon, the battle of Michael and his angels with it; the tail with which the dragon pulled down a third of the stars from the sky; the woman who gave birth to a male child snatched up to God, and who was pursued by the dragon; the beast which rose up from the sea, and the beast which rose up from the land and had so many horns; the whore with whom the kings of the earth fornicated; the first and the second resurrection; a thousand years; the lake of brimstone and fire into which the dragon, the beast and the false prophet were cast; the white horse; the former heaven and the former earth which passed away; the new heaven and the new earth which took the place of the former ones; the sea which was no more; the city of the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven, its measurements, wall, gates and foundation of precious stones; the various numbers; and all the remainder which are utter mysteries to those who know nothing of the spiritual sense of the Word. But all these details will be disclosed in the promised explanation of Revelation.