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But by all this I am not deterred, for I have seen, I have heard, I have felt.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Am Felt Heard Seen I Am

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First of all it must be known who the God of heaven is, since upon that all the other things depend.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Depend First First Of All God Heaven Known Must Other Since Things Who

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For in every particular of the Word there is an internal sense which treats of things spiritual and heavenly, not of things natural and worldly, such as are treated of in the sense of the letter.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Every Heavenly Internal Letter Natural Particular Sense Spiritual Things Treated Treats Which Word Worldly

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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.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Accomplished Also Christian Church Judgment Men Moreover Only Who Whole World

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For the spiritual sense of the Word treats everywhere of the spiritual world, that is, of the state of the church in the heavens, as well as in the earth; hence the Word is spiritual and Divine.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Church Divine Earth Everywhere Heavens Hence Sense Spiritual State Treats Well Word World

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In the Christian world... it is believed that angels were created at the beginning, and that heaven was formed of them; and that the Devil or Satan was an angel of light, who, becoming rebellions, was cast down with his crew, and that this was the origin of hell.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Angel Angels Becoming Beginning Believed Cast Christian Created Crew Devil Down Formed Heaven Hell His Light Origin Satan Them Were Who World

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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

Topics: Able Ancient Ancient Times Angels Being Body Clothed Created Done Fact He In Fact Living Lord Man Most Speak Spirit Spirits Them Times While

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Moreover, no one is judged from the natural man, thus not so long as he lives in the natural world, for man is then in a natural body; but everyone is judged in the spiritual man, and therefore when he comes into the spiritual world, for man is then in a spiritual body.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Body Everyone He Judged Lives Long Man Moreover Natural Natural World Spiritual Then Therefore Thus World

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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

Topics: Article Been Beginning Born Creation Deceased Either Ever Follows Heaven Hell Human Human Race Men Namely Race Said Shown Things Those Which Who

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The act of exploring what the men are, and moreover the separation of the good from the evil, is visitation; and the good are then removed, and the evil are left behind.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Topics: Act Behind Evil Exploring Good Left Men Moreover Separation Then

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Scientist

Born: January 29th, 1688

Died: March 29th, 1772

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