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Daniel 7:22

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22 until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most high [places]; and the appointed time arrived, and the saints possessed the kingdom.

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Revelation 4:2

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2 Immediately I became in [the] Spirit; and behold, a throne stood in the heaven, and upon the throne one sitting,

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Teachings #230

Studere hoc loco

  
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230. Heaven and Hell

THERE are two elements that constitute our spiritual life: love and faith. Love constitutes the life of our will and faith constitutes the life of our understanding. A love of what is good and a consequent faith in what is true make up the life of heaven, and a love of what is evil and a consequent faith in what is false make up the life of hell.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.