[ 42 ] §§ 395 – 414 / Heavenly Joy and Happiness 226
[ 43 ] §§ 415 – 420 / The Vastness of Heaven 237
Part II. The World of Spirits and Our State after Death
[ 44 ] §§ 421 – 431 / What the World of Spirits Is 245
[ 45 ] §§ 432 – 444 / Each of Us Is Inwardly a Spirit 249
[ 46 ] §§ 445 – 452 / Our Revival from the Dead and Entry
into Eternal Life 254[ 47 ] §§ 453 – 460 / After Death, We Are in a Complete Human Form 258
[ 48 ] §§ 461 – 469 / After Death, We Enjoy Every Sense, Memory,
Thought, and Affection We Had in the World:
We Leave Nothing Behind except Our Earthly Body 264[ 49 ] §§ 470 – 484 / Our Nature after Death Depends on the Kind
of Life We Led in the World 274[ 50 ] §§ 485 – 490 / After Death, the Pleasures of Everyone’s Life
Are Turned into Things That Correspond 286[ 51 ] §§ 491 – 498 / Our First State after Death 293
[ 52 ] §§ 499 – 511 / Our Second State after Death 296
[ 53 ] §§ 512 – 520 / Our Third State after Death, Which Is a State
of Instruction for People Who Are Entering Heaven 305[ 54 ] §§ 521 – 527 / No One Enters Heaven on the Basis
of Mercy Alone 311[ 55 ] §§ 528 – 535 / It Is Not So Hard to Lead a Heaven-Bound Life
as People Think It Is 316Part III. Hell
[ 56 ] §§ 536 – 544 / The Lord Governs the Hells 327
[ 57 ] §§ 545 – 550 / The Lord Does Not Cast Anyone into Hell:
Spirits Cast Themselves In 330[ 58 ] §§ 551 – 565 / All the People Who Are in the Hells
Are Absorbed in Evils and Consequent Falsities
Because of Their Love for Themselves and the World 334[ 59 ] §§ 566 – 575 / Hellfi re and Gnashing of Teeth 344
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