632. Because she made all nations drink of the wine of the anger of her whoredom, signifies, because by profanations of the Word, and adulterations of the good and truth of the church, she has seduced all whom she could subject to her dominion. By "Babylon" is signified the Roman Catholic religion as above. "Wine" signifies truth from good, and, in the opposite sense, falsity from evil (n. 316); and "whoredom" signifies the falsification of truth, and the "anger of whoredom" signifies adulteration and profanation (n. 134). By "making all nations drink" is signified to seduce all whom they could subject to their dominion. By "making them drink" of that wine is signified to seduce, and by "nations" are signified those who are under their dominion.
