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Heaven and Hell # 5
5. There can be no doubt among church people that the Lord is God of heaven, because he himself teaches that everything of the Father's belongs to him (Matthew 11:27, John 16:15; 17:2) and that he has all power in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). It says "in heaven and on earth" because the ruler of heaven rules earth as well, the one actually depending on the other. 1 His "ruling heaven and earth" means our accepting from him everything good that is intrinsic to love and everything true that is intrinsic to faith. It therefore means accepting all intelligence and wisdom, and thus all happiness - in short, eternal life.
This too the Lord teaches when he says, "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; but whoever does not trust the Son will not see life" (John 3:36). Or again, he says, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, will be alive, and whoever lives and believes in me will not die to eternity" (John 11:25-26). Or again, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6).
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1. [Swedenborg's footnote] The whole of heaven belongs to the Lord: 2751, 7086. Power in the heavens and on earth belongs to him: 1607, 10089, 10827. Because the Lord governs heaven, he also governs everything that depends on heaven, which means everything in this world: 2026-2027, 4523-4524. Only the Lord has the power to banish the hells, restrain people from evils, and keep them engaged in what is good - the power therefore to save: 10019.
