32. After this curse, the fourth state of this Church, which was its state of night in spiritual things, and is called consummation, is described by the man being driven out from the garden "to till the earth from whence he was taken," by which is meant hat he was deprived of the innocence, integrity and wisdom in which he was while he was spiritual, consequently that he was cast down from heaven, that is, dissociated from the angels, just as is written of the dragon:
The great dragon was cast down; the old serpent, which is called the Devil and Satan, was cast forth out of heaven, where he fought with Michael and his angels, to the earth; and his angels were cast down with him (Rev. xii 9).
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