291. And worshipped him that liveth unto the ages of the ages. That this signifies humiliation, and acknowledgment in heart at the time that from the Lord is life eternal, is evident from the signification of falling down and worshipping, as being such humiliation and acknowledgment; and from the signification of that liveth unto the ages of the ages, as being that from the Lord is life eternal (concerning which see just above, n. 289). Humiliation, and acknowledgment in heart that all truth and all good are from the Lord, and hence all intelligence, wisdom and felicity, can be granted only to anyone while he is in a state of humiliation; for when anyone is in this state, he is removed from his proprium, and man's proprium neither receives nor acknowledges anything of good and of truth from the Lord, for it is nothing but evil, and evil rejects all the good and all the truth of heaven and the church. It may be seen therefore why there is humiliation, and whence it is that by falling down and worshipping is signified humiliation, and acknowledgment from the heart at the time.