895. Verse 9. And there came unto me one of the seven angels, having the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the Bride, the Lamb's Wife, signifies influx and manifestation from the Lord from the inmost of heaven, concerning the New Church, which will be conjoined with the Lord through the Word. By "one of the seven angels having the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and he spoke with me" is meant the Lord inflowing from the inmost of heaven and speaking through the inmost heaven, here manifesting the things which follow; that by this angel is meant the Lord, appears from the explanation of chapter 15, where it is written:
And after that I saw, and behold the temple of the tabernacle in heaven was opened; and the seven angels came out having the seven plagues (Rev. 15:5-6);
by which is signified that the inmost of heaven was seen, where the Lord is in His holiness, and in the Law which is the Decalogue, see above (n. 669-670); also from the explanation of chapter 17, where it is said:
And there came one of the seven angels having the seven vials, and he spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot (Rev. 17:1).
That by these words is signified influx and revelation from the Lord from the inmost of heaven concerning the Roman Catholic religious persuasion, may be seen above (n. 718, 719); hence it is evident that by "there came to me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying," is meant the Lord inflowing from the inmost of heaven, and that by "Come, I will show thee," is signified manifestation, and that by "the Bride the Lamb's Wife" is signified the New Church, which will be conjoined with the Lord through the Word (as in n. 881). That church is called "the Bride," when it is being established, and "Wife" when it is established; here "the Bride, the Wife," because it is certain to be established.