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Creation, Christmas and the Second Coming all teach the same thing!
In the Old Testament, God begins creation by bringing light into the world. In the New Testament, Jesus comes into the world as a light for the human race. In Revelation, The Lord returns in the “clouds.” In each case … Continue reading
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Tagged Armageddon, Bible interpretation, Christmas story, creation story, end times, higher meaning, Lord’s Kingdom, rebirth, Revelation
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Hell: The Final Frontier
This topic is for those who consider themselves spiritually advanced. That is, individuals who are acquainted with Swedenborg’s unique visionary revelations concerning the ontological reality of the Spiritual World. Swedenborg offered many illuminating descriptions, based on direct observations of what … Continue reading
God’s gamble
Einstein once said, “God doesn’t play with dice.” However, Emanuel Swedenborg’s theology would challenge this assumption. God gambled on Love when the universe was created. According to Swedenborg, because God is Infinite Love, a physical universe had to be created … Continue reading
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Tagged Armageddon, Emanuel Swedenborg, end times, new theology, Revelation, salvation, spiritual history, the Lord’s Advent
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Jesus lowers the boom
Jesus had just finished a parable on the topic of His triumphant return and the salvation of the human race when a close disciple approached him with a burning question. “Lord,” asked the disciple, “I am still confused about your … Continue reading
Posted in god, Inner growth, Life after death, Reality, religion, spirituality
Tagged Apocalypse, Armageddon, disciples, end times, eschatology, introspection, Revelation, second coming, true happiness
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Is Jesus a chip off the old block?
The Old Testament is full of frightening descriptions of Jehovah as being an angry, jealous and vengeful “warrior” God. In the New Testament however God’s “only begotten Son” reveals a Divine Being with profound love who “turned the other cheek” … Continue reading
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Tagged Armageddon, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, God’s weaponry, higher meaning, Jesus, Revelation, scripture, spiritual combat, truth
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Don’t be a parable-pooper
The Lord spoke to the multitudes one way and to His disciples another. What was the difference in the two forms of teaching? Obviously Jesus gave the disciples more details. But what did these details relate to? The answer is … Continue reading
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Tagged Armageddon, Bible, disciples, great dragon, heaven, Infinite Wisdom, parables, paradox, Pogo, second coming, Walt Kelly
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Conscience and Armageddon
Conscience is the battleground where our various proclivities and compulsions fight it out with the things we know to be true and proper. If religion and God’s tenets form our conscience, then the stakes are raised. It not only becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged Armageddon, conscience, deeper meaning, end times, good and evil, psycho-turf, Revelation, spiritual warfare
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Scripture, Relativity, Quantum Physics, and String Theory
In John 1:1-3 of the New Testament, it essentially states that all things in the universe were created from the Word. This does not simply imply that the Lord’s Holy Word testifies that the universe had a beginning, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle John, Armageddon, Bible interpretation, Divine Providence, Einstein’s relativity theory, higher dimensions, higher meaning, multidimensional spaces, New Testament, proving God, quantum theory, science and theology, string theory, the New Jerusalem, the new physics
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God’s Holy Word vs. the Canonical Bible
During Emanuel Swedenborg’s extensive explorations of the spiritual world, he learned first hand that the Lord’s Holy Word contained discrete levels of meaning. These higher levels of divine revelation transcend the ideological abuse of literal interpretations of Scripture in many … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, Armageddon, Bible, canonical Bible, consummation of the church, Emanuel Swedenborg, eschatology, Holy Word, inner narratives, levels of meaning in Scripture, new dispensation, New Testament, Old Testament, second coming, the New Jerusalem
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