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Genesis 1:23

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23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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Resurrection, the first

  

'The first resurrection,' mentioned in Revelation 20:5, 6, does not mean a first resurrection, but the essence and primary part of resurrection, which is salvation and eternal life. There is only one resurrection to life. A second does not happen, and is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.

(Препратки: Apocalypse Explained 6; Apocalypse Revealed 851; Revelation 20:5-6)

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Arcana Coelestia #2119

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2119. The fact that the final phase of each person's life when he dies is his last judgement is no secret to some people; yet few believe it. It is for ever true however that after death everyone rises again into the next life and appears for judgement. But that judgement takes place as follows: As soon as a person's physical body grows cold, which occurs after several days, the Lord raises him up by means of the celestial angels who are present with him at first. If however he is such that he cannot remain with them, spiritual angels take over, and gradually after that good spirits. For no matter how many people enter the next life, they are all received and welcomed as guests. But because the desires of someone who has been leading an evil life follow after him he is unable to stay long with angels or good spirits, but he gradually separates himself from them until at length he comes to spirits whose life is similar to and in keeping with his own in the world. At that point it seems to him as though he were back in the life of the body; indeed it is in itself a continuation of that life. With this life his judgement begins. Those who have led an evil life go down after some delay into hell, while those who have led a good life are gradually raised up by the Lord into heaven. Such is the last judgement of each person, as has been told from experience in Volume One.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.