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“‘That the devil may not seduce them and put evils into their hearts; knowing that while they are not led by the Lord, he leads and breathes in evils of every kind, such as hatreds, revenges, cunnings, deceits as a serpent breathes in poisons.” [AE 1148]

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:24:52 +0000

As is generally known in the Church the devil in the most general sense stands for hell. In a less general sense as when compared to Satan, the devil stands for the hell opposed to the celestial kingdom, while Satan stands for the hell opposed to the spiritual kingdom. In the abstract sense the […]

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“Knowing that while they are not led by the Lord, the devil will lead and breathe in evils of all kinds such as hatreds, revenges, cunnings and deceits” (A.E. 1148)

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:31:12 +0000

The general teaching of the text is that man is, at all times, led either by the Lord, or by hell. This is a well known teaching of the Lord, but one which few believe in the life. Man’s nature is to seek for his own life, which appears to be neither of Heaven or […]

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Sermon on Heaven and Hell 480, 481

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:35:23 +0000

“Man after death continues such as his will or ruling love is. The man who has celestial and spiritual love goes to heaven; while the man who has bodily and worldly loves and no celestial and spiritual love goes to hell.” (H.H. 480, 481) Much is said in the Word about man’s ruling or dominating […]

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Fourth sermon on the Lord’s Prayer

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:04:19 +0000

“Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12) Or as in Luke : “And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us.” (Luke 11:4.) All things which a man has are from the Lord, whether they are celestial, spiritual, natural, or material things. They are […]

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