Our life after death
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In his classic Heaven and Hell, Swedenborg leads the reader on a tour through the afterlife, describing the spiritual realms in vivid, personal detail. Our Life after Death is a collection of passages from Heaven and Hell that describe the soul’s journey from the moment of death through the stages of self-discovery in the world of spirits.
Swedenborg tells us that it is not God who judges and sentences souls to heaven or hell, but that it is we who judge ourselves. In this book Swedenborg reveals the process by which we confront who we were on earth, discover our true selves, and through that knowledge find our eternal homes in the afterlife.
An introduction by near-death researcher Kenneth Ring, PhD, draws parallels between Swedenborg’s observations and those of millions of modern people who have had near-death experiences. This book provides a brief but thought-provoking introduction to Swedenborg’s vision of the afterlife for those who want to delve deeper into this fascinating subject.
===Contents
Introduction
Editor’s Note
What the World of Spirits is
Each of Us is Inwardly a Spirit
Our Revival from Death
After Death, We Are in a Fully Human Form
We Leave Nothing Behind except Our Earthly Body
What We Are Like after Death
Our First State after Death
Our Second State after Death
Our Third State after Death
It is Not as Hard as People Think It is to Live a Life That Leads to Heaven
Appendix: Children in Heaven
About Emanuel Swedenborg
Jul 18, 2019Mike S rated it really liked it
Shelves: metaphysics
I like reading Swedenborg, I believe he had numerous experiences as he says, but I have a hard time taking every one of them literally. I like his observations and consider them to be completely genuine, his deductions are of course based on his education and enculturation, so they can be forgiven if they are not in accordance with our superior scientific knowledge. But I find his books inspiring, I want to have similar experiences.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2014
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Reading this did give me new insights. I could tell it was written years ago by his description of Heaven and Hell.I found it difficult to think of self centered people as been evil, I know a few, I would say misguided instead. It was still well worth the read.
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