711. That 'entering into the ark' means being made ready has been stated already at verse 18 of the previous chapter. There however it meant being made ready for salvation as regards things of the understanding, which are the truths of faith, whereas here it means being made ready as regards those of the will, which are goods springing from charity. Unless a person has been made ready, that is, has been supplied with truths and goods, he cannot possibly be regenerated, still less undergo temptations, for the evil spirits who are at that time with him activate the falsities and evils that are his. And unless truths and goods are present towards which they are turned by the Lord and by which they are scattered, he goes under. The truths and goods are the remnants which the Lord preserves for such purposes.

Title: A Christmas/Winter Solstice Poem (Noah, Total Damnation)

Topic: First Coming

Summary: An exploration of what it would have been like if Jesus had not come into the world: failure of heaven, end of the world of spirits, extinction of the human race, and finally dissolution and scattering of hell.

This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.

References:
Genesis 6:5-18; 7:15-23; 8:15-22
Luke 13:31-33
John 16:33; 17:1-4