** And the Fifth Angel Sounded **

And the fifth angel sounded,
and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth,
and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss.
(Revelation 9:1)

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"The fifth angel sounded,"
signifies the exploration and manifestation
of the states of life
of those in the church of the reformed,
who are called learned and wise
from the confirmation of faith separated from charity,
and of justification and salvation by it alone.
"And I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth,"
signifies spiritual Divine truth
flowing from heaven into the church with them
and exploring and manifesting.
"And to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss"
signifies the opening of their hell.