637. 'And they shall not have rest day and night adoring the beast and his image, and if anyone accepts the mark of his name' signifies a perpetual state in things undelightful in the case of those who acknowledge that faith and receive its doctrine, confirm it, and live in accordance therewith. By 'not to have rest day and night' is signified their perpetual state in things undelightful after death, because just before it has spoken of their torment. By 'day and night' is signified all the time, and in the spiritual sense in every state, thus perpetually, for 'day and night' in that sense signify the states of life (n. 101, 476). That by 'to adore the beast and his image, and accept the mark of his name' is signified to acknowledge that faith, receive its doctrine, confirm it with oneself and live in accordance therewith may be seen above (n. 634) where similar things are said.