Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg; born Emanuel Swedberg on 29 January 1688; died 29 March 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 January 1688
CountrySweden
angel people spirit
People are unaware that spirits even exist, let alone that angels are present with them.
destruction visitation
Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes.
heaven firsts depends
First of all it must be known who the God of heaven is, since upon that all the other things depend.
two heaven and-love
In heaven there are two distinct loves, love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor, in the inmost or third heaven love to the Lord, in the second or middle heaven love towards the neighbor.
happiness angelic
Angelic happiness is in service, from service, and according to service.
love compassion together
Charity alone, or love and compassion, is what joins [the Lord and a person] together.
mean evil doe
He who assists a poor or needy villain does evil to his neighbor...for through the assistance which he renders he...supplies him with the means of doing evil to others.
evil doe persons
A person who knows all that is good and all that is true---as much as can be known---but does not resist evils, knows nothing.
blessing joy heaven
All in heaven take joy in sharing their delights and blessings with others.
christian men church
For the judgment was accomplished not only upon all the men of the Christian church, but also upon all who are called Mohammedans, and, moreover, upon all the Gentiles in the whole world.
justice design doe
Justice is following the divine design in all that one does, and bringing back into the divine design things that have fallen away from that design. Justice is the divine design itself.
death men heaven
Hell and Heaven are near man, yes, in him; and every man after death goes to that Hell or heaven in which he was, or to his spirit, during his abode in the world.
love valentines-day giving
Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own.
men heaven doe
Every man is received in heaven who receives heaven in himself while in the world, and he is excluded who does not.