Heaven and its Wonders and HellSwedenborg, Emanuel
Religion
Heaven and its Wonders and Hell
Swedenborg, Emanuel
Future life -- Christianity -- Early work to 1800; Heaven -- Christianity; Hell -- Christianity
What the form of heaven is can be seen in some measure from what has
been shown in the preceding chapters; as that heaven is like itself
both in its greatest and in its least divisions (n. 72); that
consequently each society is a heaven in a lesser form, and each
angel in the least form (n. 51-58); that as the entire heaven
reflects a single man, so each society of heaven reflects a man in a
lesser form, and each angel in the least form (n. 59-77); that the
wisest are at the center, and the less wise are round about even to
the borders, and the like is true of each society (n. 43); and that
those who are in the good of love dwell from the east to the west in
heaven, and those who are in truths from good from the south to the
north; and the same is true of each society (n. 148, 149). All this
is in accord with the form of heaven; consequently it may be
concluded from this what this form is in general.{1}
{Footnote 1} The entire heaven in respect to all angelic
societies, is arranged by the Lord in accordance with His
Divine order, since it is the Divine of the Lord with the
angels that makes heaven (n. 3038, 7211, 9128, 9338, 10125,
10151, 10157). Concerning the heavenly form (n. 4040-4043,
6607, 9877).
201. It is important to know what the form of heaven is, because not
only is all affiliation there in accordance with it, but also all
mutual communication, and in consequence of this all extension of
thoughts and affections, and thus all the intelligence and wisdom of
angels. From this it follows that each one there is wise just to the
extent that he is in the form of heaven, and is thus a form of
heaven. It makes no difference whether you say in the form of heaven,
or in the order of heaven, since the form of any thing is from its
order and in accordance with its order.{1}
{Footnote 1} The form of heaven is a form in accordance with
the Divine order (n. 4040-4043, 6607, 9877).
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