The ram which had two high horns, of which the higher came up last, signifies those who are in faith originating in charity. With the horn he pushed westward, northward and southward, signifies the dispersion of evil and falsity. And became great, signifies increase. A he-goat coming from the west, on the face of the whole earth, signifies those who are in faith separated from charity, and the invasion of the Church by them. The west denotes the evil of the natural man. Which had a horn between his eyes, signifies self-intelligence. And he ran unto the ram in the fury of his power, signifies that he vehemently attacked charity and its faith. And brake his two horns, and cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him, signifies that he completely dispersed both charity and faith; for he who disperses the one disperses the other also, because they form one. The great horn of the he-goat was broken, signifies that there was no appearance of self-intelligence. And in its place came up four horns, signifies application of the sense of the Letter of the Word in confirmation. Out of one of them came forth a little horn, signifies the reasoning that no one can fulfil the Law and do good, of himself. That horn increased toward the south, toward the east and toward the pleasant [land], signifies insurrection by it against all things of the Church. And even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host, and some of the stars, and stamped upon them, signifies destruction in this way of all the cognitions of good and truth which related to charity and faith. He magnified himself even to the Prince of the host, and from Him was taken away the daily sacrifice, and the place of His sanctuary, signifies that thus were laid waste all things relating to the worship of the Lord and to His Church. Because he cast down the truth to the ground, signifies that this principle falsified the truths of the Word. By evening and morning, when the sanctuary shall be cleansed, is signified the end of that Church and the beginning of a new Church.