114. The men of the Most Ancient Church lived in true conjugial love to a greater degree than any other inhabitants of this planet. They are those who were described by the ancients as having lived in the golden age, when innocence, love, and justice reigned; their heaven was in that love. But among their successors, after the loss of acknowledgment of the Lord and consequently love to Him, conjugial love was lost though the love of children remained. But children can be loved even by the wicked, whereas a wife can only be loved by the good.

Title: A Way Forward, Part 7

Topic: Second Coming

Summary: In the glorious future predicted in Scripture, increased presence of the Lord will push hell aside, and knowledge of the Lord and spiritual experiences will abound. The Lord's presence will be magnetically attractive to people from all over, and his kingdom will last forever and continually increase. This will be the real exodus.

References:
Revelation 21:1-5
Zechariah 2:4-5
Revelation 22:14-15
Isaiah 35; 11:9
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Joel 2:28-29
1 Kings 8:9-11
Zechariah 8:18-23
Isaiah 2:2-5
Psalms 82:8; 72:6-11
Revelation 11:15
Isaiah 33:20
Daniel 7:13-14
Isaiah 9:6-7; 11; 12

This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.