Swedenborg several times associates the “wicked” with “malevolence,” defines “malevolence” as “destroying good, interior and exterior,” and says that the wicked do this by disowning the desire for good and understanding for good that come from the Lord and actively denying the Lord.

We might say, then, that wickedness is evil on the hunt, looking for all that is good and true specifically so it can attack and destroy it.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 661; Arcana Coelestia 7590, 9249, 9264)

24. The heavenly kingdom is also called the Lord's priestly kingdom - in the Word, "his dwelling;" and the spiritual kingdom is called his royal kingdom - in the Word, "his throne." The Lord in the world was called "Jesus" because of his heavenly divine nature, and "the Christ" because of his spiritual divine nature.