The Divine of the Lord in heaven is love, for the reason that love is receptive of all things of heaven, such as peace, intelligence, wisdom and happiness. Emanuel Swedenborg divinehappinessheaven Change image and share on social
Man was so created by the Lord as to be able while living in the body to speak with spirits and angels, as in fact was done in the most ancient times; for, being a spirit clothed with a body, he is one with them. Emanuel Swedenborg ancientangelbody share on social
The angels taken collectively are called heaven, for they constitute heaven; and yet that which makes heaven in general and in particular is the Divine that goes forth from the Lord and flows into the angels and is received by them. Emanuel Swedenborg angelcallcollectively share on social
I am well aware that many will say that no one can possibly speak with spirits and angels so long as he lives in the body; and many will say that it is all fancy, others that I relate such things in order to gain credence, and others will make other objections. Emanuel Swedenborg angelawarebody share on social
He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil. Emanuel Swedenborg evilpunishment Change image and share on social
Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own. Emanuel Swedenborg consistdelightdesire Change image and share on social
First of all it must be known who the God of heaven is, since upon that all the other things depend. Emanuel Swedenborg dependgodheaven Change image and share on social
That all who have ever been born men from the beginning of creation, and are deceased, are either in heaven or in hell, follows from those things which have been said and shown in the preceding article, namely, that Heaven and Hell are from the human race. Emanuel Swedenborg articlebearbegin share on social
