335# 启5:11.“我又看见，我听见宝座与活物并长老的周围，有许多天使的声音”表示低层天堂天使对主的承认和随之而来的赞颂。这从前面所说的(AE 322节)清楚可知，即他们以这种次序承认并赞颂主：首先是高层天堂的天使，然后是低层天堂的天使，最后是那些在天堂之下的人；因为首先赞颂的“四活物”和“二十四位长老”表示高层天堂的天使(参看AE 322节)，但现在提到那些在“宝座与活物并长老周围”的天使表示低层天堂的天使；“在天上，地上，地底下和海里的一切被造之物”(对此，参看启示录5:13)表示那些在天堂之下的人。此处所指的，是低层天堂的天使，这一点从以下事实也清楚看出来：经上说他们在“宝座与活物并长老周围”；在圣言中，“周围”在遥远的边界，因而是遥远之物；但在论述天堂的地方，它表示在聪明和智慧的程度上遥远之物，因而表示低下的东西。因为天堂有高层和低层，照着对神性真理和良善的接受，因而照着聪明和智慧的程度而彼此不同。关于众天堂，因而在其中的天使彼此距离的程度，可参看《天堂与地狱》(33, 34, 38, 39,208, 209, 211, 425节)。取决于这些程度的低下的东西就是“周围”所表示的；圣言其它地方的“周围”、“四围”、“远方”、“遥远”、“极”等等也所表相同。
335. (322), namely, that in this order they acknowledged and glorified the Lord; first the angels of the higher heavens, afterwards the angels of the lower heavens, and lastly those who are below the heavens; for by the four animals and the four-and-twenty elders who first glorified, are signified the angels of the higher heavens (see above, n. 322). But by those now mentioned, who were round about the throne and round about the animals and the elders, are meant the angels of the lower heavens; and by everything created that is in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth and in the sea (concerning which see just below, verse 13), are meant those who are below the heavens. That the angels of the lower heavens are meant here, is also clear from this fact, that they are said to be round about the throne, the animals, and the elders, and by round about in the Word is meant what is in the more remote borders, thus what is distant; but where heaven is treated of, what is distant in degree of intelligence and wisdom is meant, thus what is below; for the heavens are higher and lower, distinguished from each other according to the reception of Divine truth and good, thus according to degrees of intelligence and wisdom. (But concerning the degrees by which the heavens are distant from one another, and, consequently, the angels who are in them, see the work concerning Heaven and Hell 33, 34, 38, 39, 208, 209, 211, 425.) What is below according to these degrees, is what is signified by around; the same is also signified elsewhere in the Word by around, circuit, from afar, distant, extremities, and the like.
335. Verse 11. And I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the animals, and the elders, signifies the acknowledgment and consequent glorification of the Lord by the angels of the lower heavens. This is evident from what has been said above (n. 322), namely, that they acknowledged and glorified the Lord in this order; first the angels of the higher heavens, then the angels of the lower heavens, and lastly those who are below the heavens; for "the four animals" and "the four and twenty elders" who first glorified signify the angels of the higher heavens (See above, n. 322), but these now mentioned, who were "round about the throne" and "round about the animals and the elders," mean the angels of the lower heavens; and by "every creature that is in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth and in the sea" (of which see just below, verse 13) those who are below the heavens are meant. That the angels of the lower heavens are here meant is clear also from this, that they are said to be "round about the throne, the animals, and the elders," and "round about" means in the Word what is in the remote borders, thus what is distant; but where heaven is treated of, it means what is distant in degree of intelligence and wisdom, thus what is below. For the heavens are higher and lower, differing from each other according to the reception of Divine truth and good, thus according to degrees of intelligence and wisdom. (But respecting the degrees according to which the heavens, and consequently the angels who are in them, are distant from each other, see in the work on Heaven and Hell 33, 34, 38, 39, 208, 209, 211, 425.) What is below in accordance with these degrees is what is signified by "round about;" in like manner also, elsewhere in the Word, "round about," "circuit," "afar," "distant," "uttermost parts," and the like, have a like signification.
335. [Vers. 11.] "Et [vidi et] audivi vocem angelorum multorum circum thronum, Animalia et seniores." - Quod significet agnitionem et inde glorificationem Domini ab angelis inferiorum caelorum, constare potest ex illis quae supra (n. 322) dicta sunt, quod nempe hoc ordine agnoverint et glorificaverint Dominum, primum angeli superiorum caelorum, dein angeli inferiorum caelorum, et demum illi qui infra caelos; per "quatuor Animalia" enim et "viginti quatuor seniores", qui primum glorificarunt, significantur angeli superiorum caelorum (videatur supra, n. 322); per hos autem nunc, qui "circum thronum" et "circum Animalia et seniores", intelliguntur angeli inferiorum caelorum; et per "omne creatum quod est in caelo et in terra, et sub terra et in mari" (de quibus mox infra, vers. 13), intelliguntur qui infra caelos. Quod sint angeli inferiorum caelorum qui hic intelliguntur, etiam patet ex eo, quod dicantur "circum thronum, Animalia et seniores", et per "circum" in Verbo intelligitur quod in ulterioribus terminis, ita quod distat; sed ubi agitur de caelo, intelligitur quod distat gradu intelligentiae et sapientiae, ita quod infra est. Caeli enim sunt superiores et inferiores, distincti inter se secundum receptionem Divini Veri et Boni, ita secundum gradus intelligentiae et sapientiae; (sed gradibus, quibus inter se distant caeli, proinde angeli qui in illis, videatur in opere De Caelo et Inferno 33, 34, 38, 39, 208, 209, 211, 425); infra secundum hos gradus est quod significatur per "circum"; simile etiam alibi in Verbo significatur per "circum", "circuitus", "e longinquo", "distans", "extremitates", et similia.