still harbored shock from the experience. "It's
time for you to get out of this place," the old
man said, "before you get contaminated
again." Waving good-bye to us, the younger
man disappeared.
"The worst people of all are the ones who
have been involved in evil pursuits as a
result of self-love, with an accompanying
inward behavior stemming from deceit. This
is because the deceit penetrates their
thoughts and purposes too thoroughly and
fills them with poison, destroying their
whole spiritual life."
Heaven & Hell, Chapter 60, No. 578, Paragraph
1, Page 483, (Christianity, Swedenborgianism,
Author: Emanuel Swedenborg)
Amidst a cloudy realm, several
religious leaders were waiting for me to
arrive. A large silver cross adorned my neck,
and I was wearing the Essene robes.
Expressing their concern that the laity were
having religious experiences, the religious
leaders were dumbfounded as to why this
would occur. Because they were the leaders,
they considered themselves 'chosen ones,'
and it was they who should be experiencing
such unusual events.