Swedenborg and Life

During about three decades of spiritual experiences, 18th-century scientist Emanuel Swedenborg witnessed the rich and varied life of heaven. We dig into the descriptions written down in his books!

Darkness in the middle of the day, an earthquake, a giant veil tearing in half, and the sighting of people rising from graves…. All of this happened when Jesus died on the cross. But why?

The book of Revelation talks about 144,000 people who will be “sealed” at the time of the Last Judgment. Is this a small, exclusive group that will be saved while billions of other good people are not?

Does it matter how we lay someone’s body to rest after death? Will cremation rather than burial cause problems for the person in the afterlife? What about donating a body to science?

Do family and friend bonds survive death? Some hope to be with family members in the afterlife, and some don’t. We dig into what Swedenborg found out.

Some deaths are sudden and violent. What are they experiencing? Are they feeling the pain and distress? We look at NDE accounts and Swedenborg’s books for answers.

We’re told to “love our neighbor” and to help people in need. But that can get complicated! Are we supposed to help everyone that asks? How do we develop healthy discernment?

Repentance is a core teaching in all world religions. But how do we actually do it? Swedenborg lays out four clear steps for the practice of repentance.

Jesus talked in parable. The same goes for his “end times” prophecies. The predictions were not about physical-world events, but rather about spiritual events!

Life involves a lot of troubles and struggles. How can we actively trust God while needing to make a lot of effort seemingly on our own?