Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell,9780877854753

Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell

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ISBN13: 9780877854753
ISBN10: 0877854750
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-11-01
Publisher(s): Swedenborg Foundation
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Summary

This new translation of Emanuel Swedenborg's most popular work paints a detailed picture of life in the spiritual realm. Swedenborg's, a Swedish Enlightenment scientists of extraordinary accomplishment, underwent a spiritual crisis that led to an unparalleled series of paranormal experiences. He spent his last twenty-seven years in almost daily experience of heaven and hell, recording his observations and conversations, many which are reported in Heaven and Hell. This sustained and detailed description of the nonphysical realms has left its impress on the minds of many great thinkers, including Goethe, Blake, Coleridge, Emerson, Borges, and Milosz.

Author Biography

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study the leading scientists of the time. He gained favor with Sweden’s King Charles XII, who gave him the position of overseer of the Swedish mining industry. Later, he was given a seat on the Swedish House of Nobles by Charles XII’s successor, Queen Ulrika Eleonora. Between 1743 and 1745 he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface 1(8)
George F. Dole
Works Cited in the Translator's Preface
7(1)
Selected List of Editions of Heaven and Hell
8(1)
On Heaven and Hell: A Historical Introduction to Swedenborg's Most Popular Book 9(70)
Bernhard Lang
Some Baroque Ideas on Life after Death, and on Heaven and Hell
65(5)
Chronological Table
70(2)
Works Cited in the Introduction
72(7)
Short Titles and Other Conventions Used in This Work 79(428)
Part I. Heaven and Hell
[Author's Preface]
87(2)
The Lord is God of Heaven
89(3)
It is the Lord's Divine Nature That Makes Heaven
92(2)
The Lord's Divine Nature in Heaven Is Love for Him and Thoughtfulness toward One's Neighbor
94(5)
Heaven Is Divided into Two Kingdoms
99(3)
There Are Three Heavens
102(5)
The Heavens Are Made Up of Countless Communities
107(4)
Each Community Is a Heaven in Smaller Form and Each Angel a Heaven in Smallest Form
111(5)
The Whole Heaven, Grasped as a Single Entity, Reflects a Single Individual
116(4)
Each Community in the Heavens Reflects a Single Individual
120(2)
Therefore Every Angel Is in Perfect Human Form
122(4)
It Is Owing to the Lord's Divine Human That Heaven, in Its Entirety and in Its Parts, Reflects a Person
126(8)
References to Passages in Secrets of Heaven Concerning the Lord and His Divine Human
130(4)
There Is a Correspondence of Everything in Heaven with Everything in the Human Being
134(6)
There Is a Correspondence of Heaven with Everything Earthly
140(8)
The Sun in Heaven
148(5)
Light and Warmth in Heaven
153(9)
The Four Quarters in Heaven
162(6)
How the States of Angels in Heaven Change
168(4)
Time in Heaven
172(3)
Representations and Appearances in Heaven
175(3)
The Clothes Angels Appear In
178(2)
Angels' Homes and Houses
180(4)
Space in Heaven
184(3)
Heaven's Form, Which Determines How People Associate and Communicate There
187(7)
Forms of Government in Heaven
194(4)
Divine Worship in Heaven
198(3)
The Power of Heaven's Angels
201(4)
The Language of Angels
205(5)
How Angels Talk with Us
210(7)
Written Materials in Heaven
217(3)
The Wisdom of Heaven's Angels
220(9)
The State of Innocence of Angels in Heaven
229(6)
The State of Peace in Heaven
235(5)
The Union of Heaven with the Human Race
240(6)
Heaven's Union with Us through the Word
246(7)
Heaven and Hell Come from the Human Race
253(5)
Non-Christians, or People outside the Church, in Heaven
258(7)
Children in Heaven
265(9)
Wise and Simple People in Heaven
274(12)
References to Passages in Secrets of Heaven Concerning Different Types of Knowledge
283(3)
Rich and Poor People in Heaven
286(8)
Marriages in Heaven
294(12)
What Angels Do in Heaven
306(4)
Heavenly Joy and Happiness
310(11)
The Vastness of Heaven
321(8)
Part II. The World of Spirits and Our State After Death
What the World of Spirits Is
329(4)
Each of Us Is Inwardly a Spirit
333(5)
Our Revival from the Dead and Entry into Eternal Life
338(4)
After Death, We Are in a Complete Human Form
342(6)
After Death, We Enjoy Every Sense, Memory, Thought, and Affection We Had in the World: We Leave Nothing Behind Except Our Earthly Body
348(10)
Our Nature after Death Depends on the Kind of Life We Led in the World
358(12)
After Death, the Pleasures of Everyone's Life Are Turned into Things That Correspond
370(7)
Our First State after Death
377(3)
Our Second State after Death
380(9)
Our Third State after Death, Which Is a State of Instruction for People Who Are Entering Heaven
389(6)
No One Enters Heaven on the Basis of Mercy Alone
395(5)
It Is Not So Hard to Lead a Heaven-Bound Life as People Think It Is
400(11)
Part III. Hell
The Lord Governs the Hells
411(3)
The Lord Does Not Cast Anyone into Hell: Spirits Cast Themselves In
414(4)
All the People Who Are in the Hells Are Absorbed in Evils and Consequent Falsities Because of Their Love for Themselves and the World
418(10)
Hellfire and Gnashing of Teeth
428(7)
The Malice and Unspeakable Skills of Hellish Spirits
435(3)
The Appearance, Location, and Number of the Hells
438(5)
The Equilibrium between Heaven and Hell
443(5)
Our Freedom Depends on the Balance between Heaven and Hell
448(59)
References to Passages in Secrets of Heaven Concerning Our Freedom, Inflow, and the Spirits Who Are the Means of Communication
451(6)
Notes and Indexes
Notes
457(29)
Works Cited in the Notes
486(3)
Index to Preface, Introduction, and Notes
489(10)
Index to Scriptural Passages in Heaven and Hell
499(4)
Table of Parallel Passages
503(4)
Index to Heaven and Hell
507

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