660# “洪水”象征邪恶和伪谬的泛滥，这可从之前论到上古教会的后裔的内容看出；在那里说到他们被肮脏的欲望所控制，并且将信仰教义沉浸于他们的欲望。结果，他们对伪谬的坚信抹杀了一切真与善，同时也阻断了余剩发挥作用的途径。很明显，他们不可能不自行毁灭。当余剩的途径被阻断时，那时人不再是人，因为他们不再能被天使保护，而完全被恶灵所控制，这些恶灵只追求和渴望消灭人。这就是洪水前的人被灭绝的原因，以发洪水或全部被淹没来描绘。从恶灵来的幻想和欲望的涌入，也类似一种洪水，这就是为何圣经中经常提及洪水的原因。蒙主怜悯，将在后文详述。
660、“洪水”表示邪恶和虚假的泛滥，这从前面关于上古教会后代的阐述清楚可知，即：他们被污秽的欲望缠住，将信之教义浸没于这些欲望中（560，568:1，570，582，593，640节），由此获得虚假的说服（562，581节）；这些虚假说服将一切真理和良善都灭绝了（573，586a，627-628，632，635节），同时关闭了余剩的道路，以致它们（余剩）无法运作（563，571节）。因此，这些人的自我毁灭是不可避免的（560，563，592，594，631，636，637节）。当余剩的道路被关闭时，人就不再是人，因为他不再受天使保护，完全被恶灵附着，而恶灵只研究并渴望消灭人。正是这一点导致了大洪水之前的人们的死亡，这种死亡被描述为一场洪水或大洪水。事实上，恶灵的幻觉和欲望的流注无异于一场大洪水。因此，在圣言的各处，这种流注都被称为一场洪水或大洪水。蒙主的神性怜悯，这一点可见于下一章的前言（705节）。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]660. The symbolism of the flood as a deluge of evil and falsity is established by statements above concerning the descendants of the earliest church. There it was said that sordid cravings took control of them and that they merged the teachings of faith with those cravings [560, 568:1, 570, 582, 593, 640]. The consequence was that they adopted falsities as their convictions [562, 581], blotting out everything true or good [573, 586a, 627-628, 632, 635], and at the same time shutting off access to the remnant within them so that it could not do its work [563, 571]. This inevitably resulted in their self-destruction [560, 563, 592, 594, 631, 636, 637].
When the path to the remnant within us is shut off, we cease to be human, because angels can no longer protect us. Evil spirits take thorough possession of us instead, and their only interest and desire is to annihilate us. Such was the cause of the extinction of the pre-Flood race, as portrayed in the worldwide deluge of the Flood.
Furthermore, an influx of fantasies and appetites coming from evil spirits is not unlike a flood, and that is why the Word frequently calls it a flood, as the remarks introducing the next chapter [705] will show, with the Lord's divine mercy.
Potts(1905-1910) 660
660. That by the "flood" is signified an inundation of evil and falsity, is evident from what has been stated before concerning the posterity of the Most Ancient Church: that they were possessed with foul cupidities, and that they immersed the doctrinal things of faith in them, and in consequence had persuasions of falsity which extinguished all truth and good, and at the same time closed up the way for remains, so that they could not operate; and therefore it could not be otherwise than that they would destroy themselves. When the way for remains is closed, the man is no longer man, because he can no longer be protected by angels, but is totally possessed by evil spirits, whose sole study and desire it is to extinguish man. Hence came the death of the antediluvians, which is described by a flood, or total inundation. The influx of phantasies and cupidities from evil spirits is not unlike a kind of flood; and therefore it is called a "flood" or inundation in various places in the Word, as of the Lord's Divine mercy will be seen in what is premised to the following chapter.
Elliott(1983-1999) 660
660. That 'a flood' means a deluge of evil and falsity is clear from what has been stated already about the descendants of the Most Ancient Church being possessed with filthy desires and immersing doctrinal matters concerning faith in them. This immersing led to false persuasions within them which annihilated all truth and good and simultaneously closed off the road for remnants and so made it impossible for them to do their work. It was inevitable therefore that these men would destroy themselves. When the road for remnants has been closed off a person is no longer human, for he can no longer be protected by angels but is wholly and completely possessed by evil spirits who long and desire to do nothing else but annihilate man. It was this that led to the death of the people who existed before the Flood, a death described by 'a flood' or utter deluge. Indeed the influx of delusions and desires from evil spirits is not unlike a flood. Consequently in various places in the Word that influx is called a flood or a deluge, as in the Lord's Divine mercy will be seen in the preliminary remarks to the next chapter.a
Latin(1748-1756) 660
660. Quod per 'diluvium' significetur inundatio mali et falsi, constat ex illis quae prius dicta sunt de posteritate Ecclesiae Antiquissimae, quod foedis cupiditatibus possessi fuerint et quod iis immerserint doctrinalia fidei; inde illis persuasiones falsi, quae exstinguebant omne verum et bonum et simul intercludebant viam pro reliquiis ne operari possent; inde non potuit aliter quam quod semet perderent; cum interclusa est via pro reliquiis, tunc homo non amplius est homo, quia non amplius tutari potest ab angelis, sed totus quantus possidetur a malis spiritibus, qui non aliud student et cupiunt quam ut hominem exstinguant; inde mors antediluvianorum, quae describitur per 'diluvium,' seu inundationem totalem: influxus phantasiarum et cupiditatum a malis spiritibus etiam non est dissimilis cuidam diluvio; quare etiam in Verbo passim vocatur diluvium seu inundatio, quod, ex Divina Domini misericordia, videbitur in praemittendis {1} ad caput sequens. @1 See n. 705.$