Verse 17. No love of falsifying and perverting truths shall be permitted to exist amongst the affections for truth in the soul; nor shall any falses proceeding from self-love, which deny the Humanity of the Lord and the life of charity proceeding from Him, be permitted to exist amongst the truths of the Church (Arcana Coelestia 2350-2354).

421. THE WORLD OF SPIRITS AND MAN'S STATE AFTER DEATH

WHAT THE WORLD OF SPIRITS IS

The world of spirits is not heaven, nor is it hell, but it is the intermediate place or state between the two. For to that place man comes at first after death, and then, after a certain time, he is either raised up into heaven or cast down into hell, in accord with his life in the world.