1. THE LAST JUDGMENT [posthumous]

The English

The English appear a little to the right, toward the front, on a plane just above the head. The light in them seems more interior than that in others in the Christian domain, and it is by means of this light that they receive spiritual influx flowing in from above. They instantly perceive what flows in and at once accept it, and they do not let it descend as grossly into their natural self as others do. So it is that the spiritual element in their natural self also appears clear, whereas in others more dim. But they who are of such a character are those who loved rectitude and honesty, and acted uprightly and honestly, and who at the same time thought about God in accordance with religion.

5369. ¹ The English, however, appear a little forward to the right, higher up on a level above the head since they are of an entirely different nature and disposition. The light [lux] with them is seen more inwardly, and what is spiritual is received in it. They immediately perceive what flows in and also immediately take it in. Those of them who have thought about God from religious belief, and from this have acted honestly, see faith's truths quite clearly and do not descend into their earthly thinking since this [thinking] is not affected by such [religious] thought and is full of worldly things, and as a result in darkness just as with others. The reason is that they love honesty and act from honesty, and that doing this is ordinary for them.

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