431. In the preceding pages, where it said "spirits," it meant people in the world of spirits; while "angels" meant people in heaven.
Heaven and Hell #124
124. Since the Lord is the sun of heaven, and since everything that comes from him looks toward him, the Lord is the common center, the basis of all direction and orientation. 1 So too everything beneath is in his presence and under his control, everything in the heavens and everything on earth.
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1. [Swedenborg's footnote] The Lord is the common center toward which everything in heaven turns: 3633.
