From Swedenborg's Works

Spiritual Experiences #0

[This second section of threshold materials is a reconstruction of the lost text of Spiritual Experiences, paragraphs 1 to 148, 1:3, from the indexes and the "Bath Fragment."]

(References: Revelation 11, 11:1)

Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.

The Bible

Revelation 11

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¹ And there was given me a reed like unto a rodreed like unto a rod: and the angelangel stood, saying, RiseRise, and measuremeasure the temple of Godtemple of God, and the altar, and them that worshipworship therein.

² But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measuremeasure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy citycity shall they tread underunder foot forty and two months.

³ And I will give power unto my two witnessestwo witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

⁴ These are the two oliveolive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

⁵ And if any man will hurthurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurthurt them, he must in this manner be killedkilled.

⁶ These have powerpower to shut heavenheaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have powerpower overover waters to turnturn them to blood, and to smitesmite the earth with all plaguesplagues, as often as they will.

⁷ And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall makemake war against them, and shall overcomeovercome them, and killkill them.

⁸ And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great citystreet of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and EgyptSodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

⁹ And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall seesee their dead bodies threethree days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be putput in graves.

¹⁰ And they that dwell uponupon the earth shall rejoicerejoice overover them, and make merry, and shall send giftsgifts one to another; because these two prophets tormentedtormented them that dwelt on the earth.

¹¹ And after threethree days and an half the SpiritSpirit of lifelife from God enteredentered into them, and they stood uponupon their feet; and great fear fell uponupon them which sawsaw them.

¹² And they heardheard a great voicegreat voice from heavenheaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heavenheaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

¹³ And the same hourhour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the citycity fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnantremnant were affrighted, and gave gloryglory to the God of heavenheaven.

¹⁴ The second woewoe is past; and, behold, the thirdthird woewoe cometh quicklyquickly.

¹⁵ And the seventh angelangel sounded; and there were great voicesgreat voices in heavenheaven, saying, The kingdomskingdoms of this worldworld are become the kingdomskingdoms of our Lord, and of his ChristChrist; and he shall reign for everever and everever.

¹⁶ And the four and twenty elders, which satsat before God on their seats, fell uponupon their faces, and worshippedworshipped God,

¹⁷ Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God AlmightyAlmighty, which art, and wast, and art to comecome; because thou hast taken to thee thy great powergreat power, and hast reigned.

¹⁸ And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is comecome, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give rewardreward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saintssaints, and them that fear thy name, small and greatsmall and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

¹⁹ And the temple of Godtemple of God was openedopened in heavenheaven, and there was seenseen in his templetemple the ark of his testament: and there were lightningslightnings, and voicesvoices, and thunderingsthunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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From Swedenborg's Works

Main explanations:

Apocalypse Revealed 36, 473, 485, 487, 488, 489, 490, ...

A Brief Exposition of New Church Doctrine 88

Spiritual Experiences 0

Other references to this chapter:

Arcana Coelestia 395, 648, 730, 756, 1183, 1664, 2220, ...

Apocalypse Revealed 8, 191, 236, 331, 340, 350, 392, ...

A Brief Exposition of New Church Doctrine 76, 114

Doctrine of the Lord 37, 49, 64

Doctrine of Life 60

The Last Judgement 61

True Christian Religion 113, 179, 285, 310, 311, 468, 567, ...635, 788, 791

References from Swedenborg's drafts, indexes & diaries:

Apocalypse Explained 30, 39, 183, 220, 223, 253, 273, ...

On the Athanasian Creed 41

An Invitation to the New Church 32

Spiritual Experiences 6108

Marriage 113

Scriptural Confirmations 2, 4, 9, 11, 32, 72