Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Emanuel Swedenborg" was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mysticism/mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell (Swedenborg)/Heaven and Hell (1758).

Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. In 1741, at age 53, he entered into a spiritual phase in which he began to experience dreams and visions, beginning on Easter weekend of 6 April 1744. This culminated in a 'spiritual awakening', in which he received revelation that he was appointed by the Lord to write The Heavenly Doctrine to reform Christianity. According to The Heavenly Doctrine the Lord had opened Swedenborg's spiritual eyes, so that from then on he could freely visit heaven and hell and talk with angels, demons and other spirits; and the Last Judgment had already occurred, in 1757. However, he tells us that at this day it is very dangerous to talk with spirits, unless a person is in true faith, and is led by the Lord.

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Love is the life of humanity.

Conscience is God's presence in man.

Real joy, which comes from loving to do good things without wanting to be repaid, is the reward that lasts forever.

You are not made happy by the true things you believe from your faith, but by the goodness which comes from your faith.

Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.

True wisdom is seeing what is beneficial to your eternal life, and managing your life according to that. You do this when you not only know these things and grasp them with your understanding, but also will and do them.

Heaven is such that all who have lived well, of whatever religion, have a place there.

The activity of love and faith is what makes heaven.

To will and not to do when there is opportunity is in reality not to will; and to love what is good and not to do it, when it is possible, is in reality not to love it.

True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense.

He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil.

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.

What is true is true, and what is false is false...