Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg; born Emanuel Swedberg on 29 January 1688; died 29 March 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 January 1688
CountrySweden
harmony heavenly
A heavenly society is a harmony of many.
understanding shapes goodness
Goodness shapes our will, and truth shapes our understanding.
service-to-others
Love comes into being through useful service to others.
spiritual angel race
Marriages on earth--because they are the seminaries of the human race and of the angels of heaven also; because, likewise, they proceed from a spiritual origin, that is, from the marriage of good and truth; and since, in addition, the Lord's divine proceeding principally flows into conjugal love--are most holy in the estimation of the angels.
love valentines-day giving
Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own.
christian men church
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.
adultery hell
Adultery is an image of hell.
charity transactions
Charity is to will and do what is just and right in every transaction.
shining joy faces
Goodness and love mould the form into their own image, and cause the joy and beauty of love to shine forth from every part of the face.
forever mind delight
Times of happiness, bliss, and sheer delight intensify as the higher levels of our minds are opened within us One our life on earth is over, these levels keep rising forever.
love heaven faith-and-love
The activity of love and faith is what makes heaven.
opportunity reality deeds
Every one may know that to will and not to do, when there is opportunity, is in reality not to will; and that to love what is good and not to do it, when it is possible, is in reality not to love it. Will, which stops short of action, and love, which does not do the good that is loved, is a mere thought separate from will and love, which vanishes and comes to nothing.
self self-love world
Self-love and the love of the world constitute hell.
truth
What is true is true, and what is false is false...