626. [verse 6] 'And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the eternal gospel to declare (evangelizare) to those dwelling upon the land' signifies the announcement of the Lord's coming, and of the New Church going to come down out of heaven from Him. By 'an angel in the highest sense is understood the Lord, and consequently also heaven (n. 5, 344, 465). By 'another angel' is signified a new thing now from the Lord. By 'to fly in the midst of heaven' is signified to look down on, observe, and provide for (n. 415), here a new thing from the Lord out of heaven in the Church. By 'the eternal gospel' is signified the announcement of the coming of the Lord and His kingdom (n. 478, 553). By 'those dwelling upon the land' are signified the men of the Church to whom the announcement is made. The reason why [the Lord] is to announce that the New Church is now going to come down out of heaven from Him is because the Lord's coming involves two things, a last judgment and after it a New Church. The last judgment is treated of in chapters xix, xx; and the New Church, which is the New Jerusalem, in chapters xxi, xxii. That by 'the gospel' and 'to declare' (evangelizare) is signified the announcement of the coming of the Lord and His kingdom is manifestly established from the passages quoted (n. 478), which may be seen there.