Heaven and its Wonders and Hell eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 590 pages of information about Heaven and its Wonders and Hell.

Heaven and its Wonders and Hell eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 590 pages of information about Heaven and its Wonders and Hell.
there between the position of the sun and that of the moon is thirty degrees, and there is a like difference in the position of the quarters.  That heaven is divided into two kingdoms, called the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom, may be seen in its own chapter (n. 20-28); and that the Lord is seen in the celestial kingdom as a sun, and in the spiritual kingdom as a moon (n. 118).  But it does not follow that the quarters of heaven become confused on this account, for neither can the spiritual angels ascend among the celestial angels, nor the celestial descend among the spiritual, as may be seen above (n. 35).

147.  This makes clear the nature of the Lord’s presence in the heavens, that He is every where and with everyone in the good and truth that go forth from Him; consequently He is with angels in what is His own, as has been said above (n. 12).  The perception of the Lord’s presence is in their interiors; and it is from these that their eyes see, and it is by this continuity that they see the Lord outside of themselves.  This shows what is meant by the Lord’s being in them and they in Him, according to His own words: 

     Abide in Me and I in you (John 15:4).

     He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood abideth in
     Me and I in him (John 6:56).

“The Lord’s flesh” signifies Divine good and “His blood” Divine truth.{1}

{Footnote 1} In the Word “the Lord’s flesh” signifies His Divine Human, and the Divine good of His love (n. 3813, 7850, 9127, 10283).  And “the Lord’s blood” signifies Divine truth and the holy of faith (n. 4735, 4978, 6978, 7317, 7326, 7846, 7850, 7877, 9127, 9393, 10026, 10033, 10152, 10210).

148.  All in the heavens have their own places of abode in accordance with the quarters.  Those who are in the good of love dwell towards the east and west, those who are in clear perception of it towards the east, and those who are in obscure perception of it towards the west.  Those who are in wisdom from the good of love dwell towards the south and north-those who are in the clear light of wisdom towards the south, and those who are in obscure light of it towards the north.  The angels of the Lord’s spiritual kingdom and those of His celestial kingdom dwell in a like order, but differently as their good of love and light of truth from good differ; for in the celestial kingdom the love is love to the Lord, and the light of truth therefrom is wisdom; while in the spiritual kingdom there is love towards the neighbor, which is called charity, and the light of truth therefrom is intelligence, which is also called faith (see above, n. 23).  The quarters differ also in the two kingdoms by thirty degrees, as has been said just above (n. 146).

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