My Grandmother had a saying, "you dig your way to Hell one teaspoon at a time." By which she meant that God is more interested in your anonymous daily actions and intentions, rather than your big, public actions.
If my intentions were my actions I would be a Saint ! The Apostle Paul said, The things that I hate, that do I, and the things that I would,I do not. Oh wretched man that I am. We need to learn how to walk by faith. For all things are lawful for me but not always expedient. For I could eat meat offered to idols because I know that idols are nothing. But someone who's faith is weak, I would not eat that meat in their presence. For I would cause a brother to fall. Let my good be not spoken evil of. God bless.
I didnt know Emanuel Swedenborg before I bumped into you! Thank you sooo very much for sharing his magical true messages. What you give to us by explaining his words is a beautiful work. Emanuel Swedenborg must know all you are doing in his name. There is a star in his heart for you above, I am certain. Love xxx
... Thank you, i just watched this episode again tonight, probably about the 5th time. I encourage others to read the Swedenborg books separately from the program. I think they match up well with the boroadcasts here. And the questions and answers section is really insightful and helpful in each episode
I agree! Reading Swedenborg's books can help connect one straight to the source, and our episodes can support that journey. And thanks for the positive feedback regarding the comments section. We take real delight in supporting ongoing dialogue among our viewers. Be well, my friend!
@@tonystank8676 considering all the information out there on religion, you would be right that i would be known in the topic of religion as an Atheist. I do respect others' beliefs, but as someone said before this is my opinion. My channel name uses the word "hell", but does not specifically refer to religion in any shape or form as i am intending it for a different purpose.
You're welcome, Soheyla! We have a small team of people to respond to these comments so Curtis can work on producing content, but he looks over the comments regularly. Thank you for the blessings!
I'm so happy that this model made sense to you. I love the science of "correspondences" that Swedenborg learned about, in which we can use physical systems to understand spiritual systems. Thank you so much for watching!
Of all the channels that I’m subscribed to, I enjoy OTLE the most. This particular subject Curtis is talking about is so fascinating. About how different Spirits ‘delight’ in good or bad things, which then in turn is the deciding factor where they live, Heavenly or Hell realms. As this is a fairly long video I’m watching it in parts, I’m about 45 minutes in and I’m so interested. I’ll probably finish watching this one tomorrow. I love to hear about the spiritual world and how Spirits live. Thank you for producing such riveting content. - Neil (UK)
You're so welcome, Neil. We're glad to know it's fascinating you and feeding you! This is one of our older videos, when we were making very long ones. Glad you have the interest to stick with it over a couple of days -- it IS good stuff! Blessings to you!
The guy on spiritual awakening is telling the truth i had a beautiful spiritual experience In 1987 it was so powerful and the love and joy overwhelemed me .When i left that room and met people i saw people as souls as if i were seeing what God was seeing .I was in love with them and through some downloaded wisdom ,i knew we are all connected at a higher level .Unfortunately i still get depressed and am on an antidepressant.I am getting older now and hope i will be free of it when i pass to the next realm,I mostly love life and from that day in june 87 to this moment i know it has carried me thus far .If i could try to tell you how real all this was back then ,i couldent But i made this reality here seem like a dull dream.
Funny thing is i wanted to die that day and since that day i wanted to live and spread this message of eternal love .For life is eternal and it starts now.
@@brotherdom1 Wow, that is so wonderful, Mike! And I'm so grateful you are spreading the message of eternal love here on our channel. That is helping to bring more of heaven to earth! God bless!
I care more about where my Loved ones are going,then my self. I Love God,and I'm trying to do the best I can on this earth. But this depress ion that is almost constant on a daily basis is very depressing.
@Debbie Mercer Thank You Debbie. You are a good Women of true empathy, Not very many around these day's. Keep reaching out to other ppl as I will too. Depression is a hard thing to get through,I wake up every day with feelings of guilt! The closer I get to God the more I know that these feelings do not come from him. Be good to your self too Debbie you are here for a reason too. Bless your heart for taking the time to let me know that I'm Really ok. And so are you.
One of the biggest reasons for my depression is not knowing where my my Loved ones are who passed away,for the fact that they didn't really believe in God and thought there is more to it? Like something higher? I believe it's God they seen,I hope that having just the faith as small as a mustard seed will send our loved ones to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. They were good! Beautiful ppl. But according to the bible if we do not know and walk with Jesus then we not going to heaven?
@@debracolter4693 keep watching the videos.....you will learn the truth. Anything not of love is not of God so if something is teaching you the opposite of love its a lie and man made it up with his ego to control the masses. If you served my God you would know he is all 💘 and you could be happy. Of course everyone goes back home....religion means nothing on that side. Get the book God and the afterlife by Dr Jeffrey Long. You will feel much better and the truth will set you free!!!!
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust...
Love this analogy... of the human body, and first hell..chyle is the results of the digestive process.. it is still used today in the medical field..I try to come here everyday to listen, learn and grow as a better person. Thanks for this program coming into existence, thank God for Swedenborg.
I'm glad the analogy worked for you! We really have been given profound learning tools in our own bodies, and in the things all around us, if we can only re-learn how to understand them. I'm grateful, too, for what Swedenborg learned and wrote down. So many gifts from God!
i once was very sick with pneumonia and had an out-of-body experience in which i found myself to be in a perfect state without any pain or fears. i felt very old and very wise and accepting and loving everything. from that state i could think of or ask whatever i wanted and the response would appear in front of me in a flash. i started thinking of two of my best friends and they appeared in front of me, but in a kind of transparent form. inside of them i could see areas that contained blockages. one of my friends had a blind eye, and although he is not blind in this life, i sensed that it was an energetical blockage which meant there were certain things in this life he couldn't grasp or understand. then i focused that attention on my own person, and i myself appeared in front of me and i could scan myself like i was made out of glass layers and intricate energy connections. i saw that i had some blockages around the left shoulder and i knew intuitively what kind of psychological complications they contained. and i knew some of the things i had to learn in this physical life were connected to those blockages. but while looking at myself i realized that it all became too real and i didn't want to know too much about myself or what was in store for me further down the road. so i snapped out of that state and found myself in my body again, experiencing again the pains of fever and pneumonia. this happened over 20 years ago and had never heard of the theories of Swedenborg. now im curious to read his material. as i see he talks of similar things.
What an incredible experience! Thanks so much for sharing that! Swedenborg had spiritual experiences for twenty seven years, and experienced quite a variety of things, that may feel familiar to you! I have some episodes that I think may interest you, let me know how they resonate with what you learned and saw: Short clip: "What Does Off The Left Eye Mean?" th-cam.com/video/u4grRbDQRxs/w-d-xo.html Full length: "Modern Spiritual Experiences" th-cam.com/video/4zt-FKR23zg/w-d-xo.html "10 Early Signs of A Spiritual Awakening" th-cam.com/video/JKl67zV6XP4/w-d-xo.html "Sensing Your Spiritual Body" th-cam.com/video/xw49L60yDZs/w-d-xo.html
@@offTheLeftEye yes it was indeed an amazing experience, and yet it all felt quite natural while it was going on. that perfect state i was experiencing felt well-known to me and matter of fact. and this experience removed the fear of death in me as i felt deeply that what awaits us is only love and acceptance. and that all the little things which now seem so troublesome in our lives mean nothing in the light of that love i felt in that state. i have had several of these types of experiences over the years because of long years with yoga, cleansing and meditation. and as i got older (am 52 now) i backed away from that life because it was going too fast for me. i often didn't feel ready for those deep revelations. i felt i was neglecting my physical and social life which is all part of the greater balance. both the physical and the spiritual go hand in hand in my view and we must be strong in both. thanks for the links, i will check them out. cheers :)
@@offTheLeftEye thankyou and im sure an amazing journey is awaiting you too. you are doing good work keep it up. it seems to me you are talking more about Swedenborg than the swedes themselves do, which is interesting. i myself live in Denmark and have been to Sweden many times. was not aware that they had such a spiritual national treasure in Swedenborg. they should be using that source much more. cheers. :)
@@CT2507 Yes, there are Swedes who have written to us saying the same thing! That they hadn't known about Swedenborg, and are happy to be learning that. Cheers to you, too, friend!
I like coming to this channel. Many channels out there are polarizing and mean spirited (to say nothing of the comment sections- yikes!) Its great to have a channel to go to where people are genuinely kind, humble and seeking truth as best they can, both within themselves and in the outer world. My donation to the Swedenborg Foundation will be on the way!
Thank you so much! Your kind words and support mean a great deal to us. We're grateful to have you in the audience, helping by adding your positive vibes. :)
What a powerful teaching. Awesome. I am learning so much. Your manner of speaking and clarifying is so on point. If you don't know, you say it. I never heard of this person Swedenborg until I by chance came upon your channel. There are no coinciding so are There? Thank you. I would like to support this channel as well. Again thank you for making this prophet/ philosopher message your mission. God will bless you for sure.
absolutely, I guess it was written for me too..I bumped into this channel and never stopped listening. Makes so much sense, real sense. I feel OTLE was God sent, I feel Swedenborg was connected to the second coming of Christ, I feel the second coming has already happened. It is really not dramatic like most Christians have read in the bible literally..infact they are waiting and will wait for eternity to hear the trumpet and have God pick them up one by one.. no.
again a great show Curtis.I have been searching for all those questions about life and death for so long.... but I think I've found them through you and your great explanations thanks so much
To digest all being explained it took me two days WOW thanks you so much for your work, it’s helping me so much and gives me the courage to change my life. Thank you! Good bless you :)
These spiritual ideas are powerful tools in living a better life. Here's another video that may be useful to you: th-cam.com/video/KkTtsrFbLTs/w-d-xo.html May this next year bring you tremendous joy and love, my friend!
heaven is a state of mind ? i believe it is ! over the years I've heard many opinions on the subject , but one phrase that seems to attract my attention more than anything else , is " his /her life flashed before him/her in a split second /blink of an eye.! what about the possibility of the last minute of your life , equates to 60 lifetimes ...
Thanks so much, your honesty comes across big time. I love that there is just a simple telling it how it is and no fear or hype is injected into the delivery of what is such beautiful teachings. This resonates with me so much and gives me the courage of my convictions; thank you so much.
+Elizabeth Butcher, thanks so much for the kind words and encouragement! It is great to hear the ideas resonate with you! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
After spending the last 8 years seeking forms of spiritual as well as practical knowledge and wisdom, I found myself becoming slightly stale...then I found this wonderfully rejuvenating channel. You guys rock!! I'm super interested in watching all your episodes :) Thanks for this.
Kathleen Moore Do you think it might be possible that he does live a life outside the web, and that the fact that you are able to watch a video that he has posted online does not preclude other events that you don't know about?
Existence as an immortal being may actually be torture. Have you thought about it? In other words, God doesn't even have a life because to be omnipotent means there's never any change in your perception, which is essentially like living as a stone. Rather, perhaps our existence as mortals is actually the privileged existence, even though there's death...death is required for change to occur.
You dont "End Up" in either. You choose one or the other. You choose Heaven by choosing to believe God and his word, which unambiguously teaches that Jesus Christ is the only Savior and the only way to receive justification (forgiveness of sin). You choose Hell when you deny God, by denying your conscience which he gave you to remind you that you are fallen and that you need to be redeemed.
Sharper you can't really prove this at all. you only read bible made up of beliefs instead of real facts. the real fact is that you waste your time thinking its real when its proven to be fake and made up
Kathleen Moore, it is written "many are called, FEW are chosen." It is also written "God uses the foolish things to confound the wise" the cross is found to be foolish by those of this world, but to the ones being saved,it is the power of God!"
If your logic were correct, God is a tyrant that deserves none of our love anyway. Of course, it's just a fairytale in the first place. And your fairtytale has no monopoly on righteousness, love, and good. All those things are fathomed and instituted by human deliberation alone.
Hi, George! That quote was from someone who wrote to us on Facebook several years ago, and at that time he was working on a book. But like you, I cannot find any information on a book published under that author's name, so I wonder if that means he didn't complete the book project!
And so you will, Merton! Swedenborg learned that what we care about (want) most deeply informs our thoughts as well as our actions. When the way we act reflects the good things we love, we can be sure heaven is our final destination!
I love your channel and I love your shows! I have listened to this show several times and I am trying to use it to make sense of my own life. I am not perfect, but I have tried to be a kind, good, generous person. I help others and do now want anything in return. I have always been pretty humble as well. I am a high school science teacher. A few years ago I won a really prestigious award. It should have been a blessing and an acknowledgement of my dedication and hard work. It has turned out to have ruined my career and has broken me. My school is not a normal place. I work in the south suburbs of Chicago in a very poor urban area. My administration is very inept and corrupt. They have treated me very unprofessionally since I won the award. One of my colleagues did something very bad over a year ago. The district held an investigation and believed it was me. They had no proof, so they passive aggressively punished me for the past year. My colleague knows that I know he did it. He never apologized. He is very prideful and condescending to many because he has a Dr. He has told others that I need to just get over it. The others do not care either that I am being treated unfairly. So I feel like I am in my own hell. I do not want to go to my job due to the anxiety, I am deeply deeply hurt that people just sit back and allow injustice to occur. I want to feel happy, but I can't. I want to learn from this and get closer to God. I feel like I am rock bottom, but I didn't deserve it. What should I do to turn this hell into heaven?
I'm so sorry to hear about these painful struggles you are going through. I wish I could tell you exactly what to do, but I cannot. Hardships come to all of us in some form or another. God does not bring the hardships, and yet God can bring good out of the situations (learning, growth, and strength) if we allow it. It sounds like there is some envy going on amongst your staff. It seems you have a choice to either see how you can continue to work there, and to rise above the negativity, or to seek another job in a better environment. An important thing now is to try to proceed with spiritual integrity. If you have been unjustly treated, be careful not to descend into a desire to seek revenge. Anyone who has done wrong to you will have to face the consequences eventually. So, instead of revenge, see if you can seek justice and fairness. See if you can find a way to make clear what is true and what is not, as far as you know, and to seek support to correct unfair situations. Don't get caught up in trying to "make" people believe you, because you can't control what others believe or what others think of you. Try to only be concerned about what God thinks of you, and seek justice as best you can to make your work situation useful, productive and fair. Again, if this just isn't possible, you may have to seek another job. But if you are willing to patiently keep trying, it is amazing what can happen if you respond to people with patience and integrity. That can sometimes eventually make people turn around and "do the right thing." Again, I'm so sorry for this hard situation. Keep praying to God for strength, and for God to open your eyes to see the possible steps you can take. God bless!
Ask God to help you take an honest look inside yourself each day. See if you notice lower-ego reactions taking over in situations that happened that day. Then, don't get caught up in shame, but know that God is helping you see something so you can break free of it. Small realizations and small steps will lead you in the right direction.
Thank you, I needed to hear what you said. I do want revenge or justice. I have to reprogram my thoughts and pray for strength. Thanks for the reply and keep up the amazing work.
also pray for God to remove those that are causing the trouble, I knew a guy that did this with a neighbor and after 8 months the guy looked out his window to see a for sale sign and now they have neighbors they are good friends with.....amazing things can happen if we ask..........
Keep reading the works of Swedenborg and discover the beauty. The truths found in the Bible (the Word of God) and also their explanations (written down by Swedenborg) are from the Lord. These videos provide a great introduction to many of the teachings found in the books written down by Swedenborg.
Let's ask the Lord for a miracle. We do have direct contact with the Divine without 'middlemen.' Good priests and 'saints' are like teachers, who we can respect - not who we would worship.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
55:47 "you still have to do the footwork." that was awesome, haha... 😄 really love the meaning and the Lord's personal involvement behind regeneration as well! May the personal connection with the Lord bring out Heaven in you, everyone! 😃
The NDE of Howard Storm really does confirm this. Very powerful story of Howard Storm who was a former atheist turned Christian minister. Please TH-cam his story if you are struggling and doubting the existence of God and His goodness.
Excellent show and very informative. Good that you had the courage to touch on people being gay. I am a gay man and I find Swedenborg's teachings don't promote hatred to me or my LGBTQ community, which is so refreshing. Love is the predominant teaching as God is love. A lot of us just want to live out committed, faithful relationships with love, with our same gender, as we cannot find the other gender attractive. We are born that way. No matter how much we try there is no other way. To be told we are cut off by God as some teachings say, is cruel. There is so much love and so many good people in the LGBT community doing good acts every day, allowing them to connect to God and Christ too can only be positive.
@@offTheLeftEye Many thanks. It is so relieving to not be judged. I have had to leave my Christian faith alone for over 30 years as I came out and feared rejection .I'm back to it full force and am now working with a small group of LGBTQ community members in my local city at the moment, doing our best to get the Gospel to people that so desperately need it. I couldn't do this without you guys.
@@paulkent716 Blessings to you as you reach out to those who are marginalized in your city. "What you have done for the least of my brothers and sisters you have done for me."
My daughter who has abilities in the spirit realm as well as out of body experiences shared with me that her grandmother had not moved on after her passing because she is unwilling to admit she’s passed on and that she doesn’t care what others think of her. She lives now in a state of her own creation where she is living in her old house ( one of her own creation) refusing to except her pass or her spiritual future. She seems at peace and has chosen this for her eternity. There is so much more to this story of what my child saw but this is what I’m stuck on. That mom has chosen this over Heaven.
Wow, Susan. She doesn't want to admit she's died? I wonder if this episode would resonate with what you and your daughter learned - "Why Some People in the Afterlife Don't Know They're Dead" th-cam.com/video/bRYJUXQ4-Xc/w-d-xo.html Does that surprise you? Does it seem true of your mom? Perhaps this was one moment in her afterlife - perhaps she's moved on. Or maybe, when you get there, (not anytime soon mind you), you can talk her out of it. Time is so different in the other world - she may not feel she's been there all that long! Thanks for sharing this with us! Sounds like your daughter has an amazing connection!
Im a little confused as to ES's many discussions about hell. I would assume that if he loved the bible as much as portrayed that he would have known that the word "hell" comes from another language meaning "hidden place" but is substituted, out of context, for other Hebrew and Greek words. ie; Sheol, Gahenna, tartarus. The other thing I noticed is that he seems to often turn everything into a spiritual analogy. Things like the return of Christ and the plagues in Revelation. So why would he not just take the idea of hell and turn that into a metaphor as well?
if you want to believe in a hell, do it. No one is stopping you. Hell is lower vibrational levels, not the biblical hell that man portrayed to control the masses back in the barbaric days. If you study with a Rabbi you will see how they mistranslated many things and it all makes no sense and what was put in was for the greater control of Rome who finally accepted this new idea of a new religion which Paul put together.Basically birds of a feather flock together, make sure you like you as there will be many LIKE you on your level. If you don't want to be in the lower levels then build up your spirit man and do good, learn to love EVERYONE and forgive EVERYONE. When you have done that , you will have learned the reason for being here.
There is no hell, not what the Church teaches anyway. What we think of hell is here on earth, seeing loved ones die and being separated from them. This does not mean one can go about living a bad life. No, if one suffers before dying, God looks out for you and welcomes one home. He sends beloved family members for you to ease your passage.
Life here on earth can certainly be daunting at times. Swedenborg witnessed that there was a hell, but that it wasn't how people have traditionally envisioned it. Here are 2 clips about hell that might help you see it differently: th-cam.com/video/cCizOSUw6yw/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/EpCWOpiTVds/w-d-xo.html
In the Russian Orthodox Church there is the belief ( not universally held) that the soul has to travel through a series of toll houses where the demons accuse you of the sinful things you have done and you have to mount a defense.. Your guardian angles goes with you and helps...
That's really fascinating. Swedenborg wrote that many of us have to undergo a period of vastation, where we face our evils and in that confrontation, either embrace those evils or overcome them. That sounds slightly similar to the Russian Orthodox belief you described.
good explanation we are all going to stumble but all we can do is pick ourselves up and keep doing the best we can to live a loving life and help those that we can.
John 3:3 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 1John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
There are always others who interpret Jesus's teachings. Swedenborg is simply another in a line of many. Why not simply read the words of Jesus Himself? God gave us a mind so that we could think for ourselves. The words of Jesus are easy to understand. His message is clear - love your enemies, feed the hungry, clothed the naked, visit the prisoner, care for the sick. He performed miracles, never hated, never lied, never stole, never murdered. In a word, He was SINLESS. He died on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead on the third day, and ascended to heaven to be with His father. He also promised to return again. Jesus said, "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father but by me". Are these words so difficult to understand or believe? I don't think so. But still, people continue to listen to the words of other mere mortals, sinners themselves, never performed any miracles, never died for anyone else's sins, and certainly never rose from the dead. That Jesus actually did such things, and yet, people still give others greater reverence than Him, is beyond me. Why not simply give reverence to the words of the Son of God, Jesus Christ Himself? Believe in Him, follow His teachings, and you will be saved. What He did on the cross is sufficient to pay your our sins. Following His teachings is the evidence that, in our heart, we truly believe in Him. Keep in mind, even John Gotti believed Jesus existed. But in his heart, did Gotti TRULY believe in Him as our Lord and Savior and that He was the Son the God? What's more, did he follow His teachings? Obviously not.
Someone I knew became brain dead after a car accident. I went to see him in the ICU before they cut off life support and I touched his shoulder and in my head flashed a sudden vision of him burning in orange and yellow flames and I could hear the temperature, and he was screaming in torment. I am ultra sensitive to spirits and I did not make that up in my mind because it hit me suddenly just as I touched him, like the eye hitting Frodo's mind in the LOTR. I need to hear you out because I am only at minute 46 on the video, but I would be very careful to say that hell is fun for anyone. It's so hard being a teacher because you want to get the truth out, but you also have to be very careful because you are accountable for the direction you lead people.
@@petewalsh764 As I said, I wasn’t judging him. He was my friend, laying in ICU on life support, and I touched his shoulder and saw this. I didn’t know he was dead at the time. I was frightened to see this!
This spiritual paradigm certainly beats the "there's no such thing as evil" reincarnation paradigm. I value accountability and forgiveness, not just forgiveness. I hope Swedenborg's right.
So glad the paradigm resonates with you, James. That sounds like you are in touch with the combination of both truth and goodness, wisdom and love, that Swedenborg talks about. Hope these ideas help you live the way you want to live!
As i'm well-versed in the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.After reading 'Heaven and Hell' in depth,I can conclude that entering Heaven is not a game or by chance or by mercy.For God is law,the fundamental nature of God is law.The form of God's Divine Mercy to us in the form of his Divine Truths,and we follow these we become worthy to enter heaven.There really isn't any punishment in relation to Hell,because everyone is in the state that belongs to them,that belongs to their ruling love. Secondly,I find it quite satisfying to know that during the three stages of being in the spirit world.What differentiates angelic from hellish people,is the purpose,and intention behind our actions.That is how God and his Angels determine whether one is guilty or guiltless.If you really think about it is actually quite just to say it is our live that determines whee we go.There was done spirits to desire to go to heaven,and God doesn't deny Heaven to anyone.However,when one is in the enjoyments of hell(hated,hostility, vengeance,love of self),heaven becomes tortuous to some people,because of the opposition of their lice to heaven. Unfortunately,I do not think we are taught enough about how we should focus on having clean intentions,as that is the life force of our actions regardless of whether they appear good or bad outwardly.However,Jesus did teach that one can enter Heaven unless their righteousness exceeds that of the Phrariaeees.Which means we should focus on being inwardly righteous,good,honest,fair and truthful,as these are the only kind of people that can enter and do inhabit Heaven. Finally,with having this in mind,unless one dies prematurely,this early life is really a training ground for heaven.I found it a bit scary when he stated that repentance is impossible after death.For in the spiritual world we become our love,and we can cannot act contrary to our love,for that would be the destruction of our spirit itself.However,knowing this makes me pray to God to give me the power and strength of will to abstain from doing evil.And to make me inwardly righteous,honest ,pure,and fair,for then my actions and deeds are genuinely good
i like the "universal human " analogy ! i don't profess to have the answer by any stretch of the imagination , but hav generally thought the answer lies within .
We share some things that Swedenborg had to say about physical health in our episode "How Spirits Are Connected to Your Health" th-cam.com/video/8N-ofY8eLvw/w-d-xo.html See if you find and helpful thoughts!
Absolutely hearing the gospel believing the gospel. I believe in my heart that Jesus died for my sins according to scripture. I believe that Jesus was buried according to scripture. I believe in my heart that Jesus was raised from the dead according to scripture
I just want to say a huge thank you to Curtis and the Swedenborg team for bringing this in such a brilliant and accessible way. I'm only 2 weeks in to learning about Swedenborg's teachings after seeing one of the shows quite by 'accident', I'm loving it. I have read a lot of Rudolf Steiner's work (who I understand was a fan of Swedenborg) and I'm finding lots of parallels. I have a couple of questions then: firstly, I have seen no mention of Rudolf Steiner in any of the info around Swedenborg, he did appear in a later time but was a fellow 'mystic' also bringing much to us from the spiritual realms, do you ever connect the work of these two men? Also, what does Swedenborg have to say about reincarnation? I am so new to this so maybe I just haven't found it yet but so far this feels like a huge subject that is not getting mentioned. Thanks again, loving how accessible you make it all Curtis.
No kidding. Is there a single person in the USA who has not heard this a zillion times from Christians? Spouting dogma everyone has heard is not going to please anyone but your ego.
Look up channeling Erik, where they changed Jesus, he never said that, man made that up, he was simply here to. Teach this works isn't all there is, there's another life we go to after here, everyone, not just one sec of people.
Brilliant my friend. Just brilliant! Spoke straight to my heart ❤️. You bet, I’m carrying on with the Heaven thing …. It too has it’s tough bits (I mean like it as much as I do I can not just swallow that Puff Pastry whole), it’s got it’s downers too because life might even get a bit dull sometimes and hey a bit of binge eating can make you feel better, but I’m hanging on in there with the Heaven think because for me that’s when my best life, is really going to start! (Not that I am wishing this one away by the way!) God bless you all. Sadly my Wife’s Mother Yvonne died a couple of weeks ago and life has been tough for us all. Me I am just hanging in there, being there and helping in any way I can. With regard to Rob Nash I can say my Mother was an Alcoholic and frankly I have struggled myself with addiction in general.
Aww, Tony -- Blessings to you all in the wake of your mother-in-law's departure. Trying to help in any way you can sounds like an angelic approach to this very difficult adjustment period. Addiction is such a struggle. May you find ways to cope with it that feel helpful and healing. And I hear you on swallowing the whole puff pastry -- haha! But let's keep carrying on with the Heaven thing all together!
Swedenborg wasn't crazy tho my Dr would love to inject him with crap. Hey Curtis nice show. Congratulations for the anniversary, I'll watch it next day as usual. Indeed, one needs to understand the magnitude of the person S. Was to fully appreciate his later work. What a treasure boy! I know you agree and will let them see how great S. Is. Congratulations again to you and the SF.
True the good and the evil is in us all the choice is ours which side you want to be, if you want the good heavenly then start acting in wisdom love goodness and truth, eliminating the bad things(behaviour ) just like the explanation of digestion the good is absorbed and the bad is eliminated from the body. Thanks Curtis great explanations.
Betty, the process of digestion is a perfect correspondence of how we are prepared and introduced to heaven. Yes, choose the good, reject the bad! I am with you.
the information gathering by the Angels is very interesting...but would'nt Jesus already know every thing about us ?..every thought we've ever had, every thing we've ever done and said..would'nt Jesus know our every intention through life ?...am I cold or hot..or warm ?
theo raptis There is only one way to heaven and that way is through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, he gave his only son, that who so ever believes in him shall not perish, but have ever lasting life. In other words there is only one way to heaven and that is believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The way to heaven is narrow and the way to eternal damnation in hell is wide. There is one and only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But when the priest explains with his o w n words - something - related to the bible, you dont ask him : where are y o u r words in the bible? if you like his explaining you will say its a truth - regardless of that 98 % of his speech is n o t literally in the bible. When your friend explains something in his life - you will say its "true" - you dont ask him where in the bible you can find his words. etc etc. ... every truth must have its doctrine, otherwise how would we understand the Word if it wasnt allowed to be explained? There is no difference if the teachings ( doctrine ) are in a book or from a friend, the priest, or whatever the source. ...God uses us all to strengthen His Truths in us through various "channels". ...All the time!
For you CC and all to Happily know, that Jesus who is God. is Living, and Lovingly walks beside, observing with Love, all you think , say and do! So you make a mistake as most humans, do and you apologize sincerely and go on with your life! But you always have your God-Friend with you for companionship and guidance!
One could look upon the digestive process, after being born again spiritually, as ''spiritual sanctification''. We are justified, sanctified, glorified and so all good 'nutrients', spiritual food, are absorbed into the ''heavenly- body'' and all evil bad nutrients, carnal food, non-digestable are eliminated into the hellish-body ie the colon.
I like the way you framed that, Esther. Certainly the digestive process is a natural way of explaining our spiritual path, either bound for heaven or hell, as you articulated. Thanks for sharing with us!
Wow, I'm trully impressed. This is true wisdom man. This is the thing. I believe it 100%. I sure will watch this video again, and today, 01/20/2022 is the first time I'm watching it. This is pure, pure wisdom and truth. One thing I'm wondering. I'm a smoker, and a heavy one lol. Do you guys think smoking will be OK in heaven or is it part of the things that need to be purified?
So glad these ideas resonate so deeply with you, Josue! About smoking in heaven, I can only guess. While we do have "bodies" in the spiritual world, they are not made of physical matter, so I don't think we'll have the same kind of chemical reactions driving our cravings and addictions. Everything will be according to usefulness and lovingkindness to others, so I'm not sure how smoking would fit in with that. Given that framework, what are your thoughts?
@@offTheLeftEye Well, I researched into the subject and found out that even Swedenborg himself was heavy into tobacco and cafeine, just like me! lol Well I think the point of having a heaven that we won't miss things of the Earth we got to have all things.... tobacco, cafeine, sex, eating, drinking...... thought I guess these things would be quite on an energetic level and there wouldn't be a need for visiting the toilet or having your lungs damaged and so forth.
@@josueribeiro07 hahaha I think you're right! Heaven is where what we love is real! And yes, the joy that comes from these things will continue to exist for us and I think the damage will be left behind!
People that are evil and practice, Envy, Hatred, Racism, Greed & Blasphemy & so forth & so on etc. know that they are Hell Bound. Ether the Kingdom of Heaven dwells with-in or Hell through-out the individual and is rewarded to each, according to their words, thoughts & actions. Remember the words,"...As a man thinketh, so is he in his/her own heart"
As we wake up to the truth, we learn that if we use electroculture to grow our broccoli, we can enhance the life energy to a greater extent. We can also charge our water with electroculture so that we can begin to use our astral faculties with greater success. When I charged my water for the purpose of drinking it before meditation, I noticed that after a short time I could turn on the inner cinema at will and I also had a lot of lucid dreams. I could also see more of reality than I usually would, like expanded colors and energy. Very interesting.
Yes, I had eyeless sight and could see with my eyes closed, so I had to stop because it was disturbing when I had to sleep, I could still see the wall with my eyes closed and I had to check it by touching the eyelids with my finger. It was strange. I wonder if the protocol I developed caused this phenomenon, together with my desire and the help from the angels? I used the following techniques; charged water, grounding and looking at the sun at sunrise and sunset while thinking of love, meditation with focus 10 of hemi-sync with head pointing at north, positive thoughts and love for everyone, and the effect came after 10 days or so. I also asked for help to know the answers in every meditation. I also got regenerated in that period and my mind became very silent and it still is, I think it makes communication easier, to be able to listen. Just a little inspirational anecdote to follow up on my previous post.
Also a blue orb came for a visit but I didn’t communicate with it because I became a little scared that night. Haven’t seen it since but maybe it’s because of my current limited sight as I blocked the astral sight due to the disturbance described earlier, or due to the fact that I stopped with the protocol? My plan now is to repeat the protocol once again, as the answers lies beyond just like Swedenborg realized. It takes courage though, but the Lord is waiting for us to begin with the communication once again just like in the old church, to know the truth, to become communicative once again, that is my current belief. We can become communicative again by recharging our bodies with life energy which is all around us, we just need to enhance it a little, just like in the old world, that is what we need to do, to eat and drink properly, just like we used to do. Electroculture and meditation goes hand in hand and will make us able to love more and use our faculties to communicate with our higher self, just as we used to do.
What amazing experiences! Thanks so much for describing them. I do think there are many ways to turn our mind and bodies in a more spiritual direction, as in ancient times.
The only way to heaven is by putting your sins on Jesus and repenting and accepting him as your savior and following the gospel. Hell is real . Jesus is Love, satan is hate, Jesus is peace, satan is chaos, jesus is the truth, Satan is a liar, Jesus is meek, Satan is proud, Jesus is happy, Satan is angry, Jesus is forgiving, Satan is revenge, Jesus is Life, and Satan is death. So if you say you dont want Jesus their is a place prepared for you its called Hell. Salvation is a free gift people God is not going to force you to love his Son. They are blessed forever Satan is a defeated foe. Its your choice.
Blah, Blah, Blah. You act as if you are telling us something we don't know. Could you witness for Jesus by actually doing something helpful like feeding and clothing the poor, sponsoring a child in a foreign country, working in a soup kitchen, you know, stuff Jesus would have said were the natural fruits of the spirit?
this is exactly why I dont quite get along with the mainstream christians. They just hold on this flag saying jesus jesus jesus and you can only be saved by him...! Please stop holding on to this brain-washed mindset and understand the spiritual meaning of this, and also of the bible.
Lee why put your sins on Jesus. Cant you bear the weight of your own cross. Fanatics like you have no idea about religion or God, you are just a by product of some Christian missionary. Unfortunately people like you exist in every religion, that is the reason, people who are really good and genuine, stay away from religion. Go feed the poor, look after the helpless, stand up for people who need support. Dont follow Jesus, be Jesus. That is religion, that is spirituality. When you go up, please take some anti depressant for yourself and Swedenborg as i am sure, you both will keep looking for Jesus even if God, presents himself in front of you.
Why are people making this about Jesus be more open minded...He came to earth to set an example on how we should live as humans on earth...I am the way the light...doesn't mean if you don't believe your going to this fiery pit of hell...
That's an interesting comparison! Some have compared the Catholic idea of purgatory to a realm in the afterlife that Swedenborg calls "the lower earth." We mention that in these two shows. See what you think! "The Meaning of the Book of Revelation: the Souls Under the Altar" th-cam.com/video/gpFKwha8y3c/w-d-xo.html "Why Does the Bible Say People Sleep in the Grave?" th-cam.com/video/2_ft7b5jk2M/w-d-xo.html
You mentioned not needing to be a Christian to go to Heaven. Do you think that perhaps you should change your view to not needing to be a Christian on EARTH to go to Heaven? The process of casting off the indigestible pieces so that only goodness remains seems to be the process of becoming a Christian (if "Christ follower" is the definition of a Christian). Once only goodness remains, it seems the resulting spirit would be a Christian in every sense, no matter what other religion they previously followed. And I don't think this possible occurrence contradicts biblical teaching in any way.
Yes, exactly. People get caught up thinking that one has to belong to an earthly Christian organization, or declare an earthly Christian belief, when Jesus actually says that all people who live by the kinds of principles that he teaches are connecting with him. The connection happens through the kind of life that is lived, not by the intellectual beliefs. So, no matter what earthly religion they practiced, they will be connected with the Lord in the afterlife, who is indeed the one who brings everyone into heaven.
My take on the spirits from hell that you show around 44:00 is that they are demon spirits (angels who fell) who are in charge over a certain level of hell who have subjugated people who are burning there, and they are lying and saying yeah, it's great down here. Check out the video where the teenage Israeli boy describes his translation to heaven and was shown the judgment process and how bad hell actually is.
@@offTheLeftEye AMEN!! I Love GOD!! And The Lord Jesus - They Are Wonderful!! When I Die And Get To The White Pearly Golden Glass City ☁ 🌞 🌈 🕊 Called Heaven!! That's Where I Want To Be ☁ 🌞 ☁ 💎 = The Place Called ( HEAVEN. )
I listened to several of your videos about Swedenborg so I think I understand the basics of his teaching. We all have good and bad. What you do while on Earth amplifies the good or bad that exist inside you. At death we go through a process of purification which separates the good and bad that exist. We chose which one we are most comfortable with and that is the level at which we exist be it Heaven or Hell. Swedenborg emphasizes the need to do as much good while on this Earth as possible. The problem with this teaching is that it eliminates the need for faith or trust in the finished work of Jesus. At our core we are all corrupt and incapable of doing good on our own. I know Swedenborg thinks that God does good works through us and that is true, but those works can only be attributed to God Himself and not to us. Our salvation only comes through faith or trust in Jesus Christ.
Yes, Cliff, all goodness comes from God, and we are his instruments. Believing in that, while still acting "as if" on our own is the formula Swedenborg describes. Doing as much good as possible while we're here is just us trying to align with God and serve his ends. It's not taking any credit. You do seem to have a handle on "Swedenborg 101," and you're not alone in being uncomfortable with that last part you mention. Rather than the idea that "Jesus died for our sins," we see it as Jesus LIVING to save us. Swedenborg was shown that the power of hell had become so great in the world that God came down into an earthly incarnation to allow the hells to approach him (because nothing can approach Pure Divinity Itself and survive) so that he could defeat them, put them back in order, and restore spiritual freedom to the human race on earth. It's a different take! So we don't see it as the Son dying to appease the Father for all of humanity's sin, but rather that God himself ("I and my Father are One") came to sort out the balance of spiritual input from 'above' and 'below.' THAT was his finished work, according to what Swedenborg learned. In my experience, it doesn't do away with faith or trust at all. Every day I'm working on trusting that the Lord God Jesus Christ is with me and working through me, and that he loves and cares for me and is drawing me heavenward. Every day I'm dealing with being in spiritual equilibrium, and working on choosing goodness and love rather than self-centeredness and control. So there are one person's thoughts. Thanks for joining the conversation.
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply. It is nice to have thoughtful conversations and exchange of ideas. I do not agree with Swedenborg's take on Jesus roll while on Earth but do find some of his other teachings about the spirit realm to be very insightful and beneficial. I shall continue to research his teachings. Looking forward to more of your videos.
,All. that Swedenborg. reveals is on another dimension. ln simplicity, Jesus suffered and died. for our sins and He grants this gift of Heaven! Like the thief on the Cross, who simply asked Our Lord, to remember him. and Our Lord said that he would be Him in Paradise! True we don't know the process. that goes on on various levels!
+Daniel Rodrigo Viktil the greek he'sus ?? LOL the Hebrew Messiahs real Name, according to scriptures, was/is Immanuel, and NO other, especially a greek SMH !!
what I'm really curious about is, do spirits in hell ever have the opportunity to choose heaven, love and goodness throughout the course of their time in hell, or are the eternally condemned to remain there even if they want to enter the light?
Hi Freia -- I answered your similar question under another show. One important feature of Swedenborg's world view is that no one is "condemned" to hell against their will. We ourselves choose the location of our homes in the spiritual world. In one place, Swedenborg says we just go where we can breathe. We go to the place where the outside environment matches our inner environment -- where our ideas and interests and loves are reflected outside us. This is what the process immediately after death is for -- to guide us on our journey of shedding what are merely earthly concerns and focusing on what are our deepest spiritual concerns. Whatever choices and experiences do not fit with our genuine heart-of-hearts are put aside, and we become "all one thing." There are indications that this becomes a permanent state, but again, it's something that not all readers of Swedenborg agree on. Perhaps you'd like to read "Heaven and Hell" by Swedenborg, available for free download from www.swedenborg.com. Thanks for your questions, Freia -- we're always open to more!
@@offTheLeftEye certainly not a bad one indeed, just very painful as attachments fall away. Weeds are wonderful fillers and camouflage the beauty beneath them. They like to be the stars of the show 😂
Your kinds words mean a lot to us, Paul! I'm so glad you enjoy the concepts we share in our videos. Thank you for watching and being a part of our audience!
You say when we die ( It dosn't matter what background ) The Angels are there to greet us. ( and we feel there love pouring out to us ) Then you say we either go to Heaven or Hell immediately. I'm confused a little bit.
Sorry for the confusion. It is not immediate, it is gradual. We need to sort out those parts of ourselves that are still mixed with good and bad. Here is a video about the process. th-cam.com/play/PLgtFTXGqZdSngp4_pz7VaYnlWzl2-tEcS.html Take care Richard.
Oh, I (Karin) just replied to your other comment, but I'll put my response here, too. Yes, that surprised us, too! Curtis did a couple of episodes about that, and the links are below. It's a blessing to have you revisit our channel, Donna! 💖 "A Swedenborgian Reacts to Things Heard and Seen" th-cam.com/video/ZJq1YnQDbmU/w-d-xo.html "Things Heard and Seen Explained" th-cam.com/video/xx1xsoDR7Ts/w-d-xo.html
My Grandmother had a saying, "you dig your way to Hell one teaspoon at a time." By which she meant that God is more interested in your anonymous daily actions and intentions, rather than your big, public actions.
You're grandmother was a very wise woman, indeed! Thank you for sharing this with us, Monica :)
That is such a beautiful saying and true indeed!
People who had NDEs say the same thing. This was the major message of Saint Teresa the little flower 🌹 of France.
If my intentions were my actions I would be a Saint ! The Apostle Paul said, The things that I hate, that do I, and the things that I would,I do not. Oh wretched man that I am. We need to learn how to walk by faith. For all things are lawful for me but not always expedient. For I could eat meat offered to idols because I know that idols are nothing. But someone who's faith is weak, I would not eat that meat in their presence. For I would cause a brother to fall. Let my good be not spoken evil of. God bless.
@@monicaperez2843 Do a good deed today and try not to get caught 🙃
Whenever I find myself falling and slipping back, I'll go to this video.
I'm so glad this episode feels helpful to you, Mike! We all need reminders when we seem to be slipping backwards. God bless!
Am back here as thats how ive been feeling....now I know how to realign
I didnt know Emanuel Swedenborg before I bumped into you! Thank you sooo very much for sharing his magical true messages. What you give to us by explaining his words is a beautiful work. Emanuel Swedenborg must know all you are doing in his name. There is a star in his heart for you above, I am certain. Love xxx
Thank you for the kind words Zibou1979!
Very true.
... Thank you, i just watched this episode again tonight, probably about the 5th time. I encourage others to read the Swedenborg books separately from the program. I think they match up well with the boroadcasts here. And the questions and answers section is really insightful and helpful in each episode
I agree! Reading Swedenborg's books can help connect one straight to the source, and our episodes can support that journey. And thanks for the positive feedback regarding the comments section. We take real delight in supporting ongoing dialogue among our viewers. Be well, my friend!
i want to go in heaven and live with jesus😇😇😇😇
Its not easy. Listen to what Heaven really is published by this channel, its brilliant.
Hell Blazers that’s your opinion
@@EricCartman-hw6sj his youtube name is hell,
@@HellBlazers are you atheist ?
@@tonystank8676 considering all the information out there on religion, you would be right that i would be known in the topic of religion as an Atheist. I do respect others' beliefs, but as someone said before this is my opinion. My channel name uses the word "hell", but does not specifically refer to religion in any shape or form as i am intending it for a different purpose.
Thank you for providing us with this program. You are a sweet young man. Blessings
You're welcome, Soheyla! We have a small team of people to respond to these comments so Curtis can work on producing content, but he looks over the comments regularly. Thank you for the blessings!
I love your videos Curtis, keep them coming in
I'm so glad to hear they resonate, Paul! Will do!
"How to Get a Home in Heaven" th-cam.com/video/vpAA1tByZXw/w-d-xo.html
Humility shows the mindset of heaven that can be a new show or a news from heaven Curtis love ya
Nice idea, The Cube!
I appreciate the pragmatic explanation in this model of digestion. Makes great sense to me.
I'm so happy that this model made sense to you. I love the science of "correspondences" that Swedenborg learned about, in which we can use physical systems to understand spiritual systems. Thank you so much for watching!
Of all the channels that I’m subscribed to, I enjoy OTLE the most. This particular subject Curtis is talking about is so fascinating. About how different Spirits ‘delight’ in good or bad things, which then in turn is the deciding factor where they live, Heavenly or Hell realms.
As this is a fairly long video I’m watching it in parts, I’m about 45 minutes in and I’m so interested. I’ll probably finish watching this one tomorrow. I love to hear about the spiritual world and how Spirits live.
Thank you for producing such riveting content. - Neil (UK)
You're so welcome, Neil. We're glad to know it's fascinating you and feeding you! This is one of our older videos, when we were making very long ones. Glad you have the interest to stick with it over a couple of days -- it IS good stuff! Blessings to you!
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you, blessings to you also.🙏
@@NeilBradleyMS To you as well Neil. There are enough to go around, amazingly.
The guy on spiritual awakening is telling the truth i had a beautiful spiritual experience In 1987 it was so powerful and the love and joy overwhelemed me .When i left that room and met people i saw people as souls as if i were seeing what God was seeing .I was in love with them and through some downloaded wisdom ,i knew we are all connected at a higher level .Unfortunately i still get depressed and am on an antidepressant.I am getting older now and hope i will be free of it when i pass to the next realm,I mostly love life and from that day in june 87 to this moment i know it has carried me thus far .If i could try to tell you how real all this was back then ,i couldent But i made this reality here seem like a dull dream.
Mike, this is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing a window into your life experience.
Funny thing is i wanted to die that day and since that day i wanted to live and spread this message of eternal love .For life is eternal and it starts now.
@@brotherdom1 Wow, that is so wonderful, Mike! And I'm so grateful you are spreading the message of eternal love here on our channel. That is helping to bring more of heaven to earth! God bless!
watched this a second time....worth it ....
For one so young..u r full of knowledge and wisdom..u r amazing! God bless u for sharing.
+Maria Guy You're very welcome! So glad you enjoyed it!
I care more about where my Loved ones are going,then my self. I Love God,and I'm trying to do the best I can on this earth. But this depress ion that is almost constant on a daily basis is very depressing.
@Debbie Mercer Thank You Debbie. You are a good Women of true empathy, Not very many around these day's. Keep reaching out to other ppl as I will too. Depression is a hard thing to get through,I wake up every day with feelings of guilt! The closer I get to God the more I know that these feelings do not come from him. Be good to your self too Debbie you are here for a reason too. Bless your heart for taking the time to let me know that I'm Really ok. And so are you.
One of the biggest reasons for my depression is not knowing where my my Loved ones are who passed away,for the fact that they didn't really believe in God and thought there is more to it? Like something higher? I believe it's God they seen,I hope that having just the faith as small as a mustard seed will send our loved ones to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. They were good! Beautiful ppl. But according to the bible if we do not know and walk with Jesus then we not going to heaven?
@@debracolter4693 keep watching the videos.....you will learn the truth. Anything not of love is not of God so if something is teaching you the opposite of love its a lie and man made it up with his ego to control the masses. If you served my God you would know he is all 💘 and you could be happy. Of course everyone goes back home....religion means nothing on that side. Get the book God and the afterlife by Dr Jeffrey Long. You will feel much better and the truth will set you free!!!!
God, or as I like to call Him our Heavenly Father wants all his children to return home to Him...
Yes, Richard! May our Heavenly Father bless you on the journey!
Oneness in God
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust...
AMEN.
Power in Prayer!
It is the Grace of God that moves us to the Good! Left alone we return to our own Way!
Love this analogy... of the human body, and first hell..chyle is the results of the digestive process.. it is still used today in the medical field..I try to come here everyday to listen, learn and grow as a better person. Thanks for this program coming into existence, thank God for Swedenborg.
I'm glad the analogy worked for you! We really have been given profound learning tools in our own bodies, and in the things all around us, if we can only re-learn how to understand them. I'm grateful, too, for what Swedenborg learned and wrote down. So many gifts from God!
It's always a pleasure to listen to you (and Swedenborg)!
So glad these videos feel helpful and meaningful, Vic. Blessings to you!
i once was very sick with pneumonia and had an out-of-body experience in which i found myself to be in a perfect state without any pain or fears. i felt very old and very wise and accepting and loving everything. from that state i could think of or ask whatever i wanted and the response would appear in front of me in a flash. i started thinking of two of my best friends and they appeared in front of me, but in a kind of transparent form. inside of them i could see areas that contained blockages. one of my friends had a blind eye, and although he is not blind in this life, i sensed that it was an energetical blockage which meant there were certain things in this life he couldn't grasp or understand. then i focused that attention on my own person, and i myself appeared in front of me and i could scan myself like i was made out of glass layers and intricate energy connections. i saw that i had some blockages around the left shoulder and i knew intuitively what kind of psychological complications they contained. and i knew some of the things i had to learn in this physical life were connected to those blockages. but while looking at myself i realized that it all became too real and i didn't want to know too much about myself or what was in store for me further down the road. so i snapped out of that state and found myself in my body again, experiencing again the pains of fever and pneumonia.
this happened over 20 years ago and had never heard of the theories of Swedenborg. now im curious to read his material. as i see he talks of similar things.
What an incredible experience! Thanks so much for sharing that! Swedenborg had spiritual experiences for twenty seven years, and experienced quite a variety of things, that may feel familiar to you! I have some episodes that I think may interest you, let me know how they resonate with what you learned and saw:
Short clip: "What Does Off The Left Eye Mean?" th-cam.com/video/u4grRbDQRxs/w-d-xo.html
Full length: "Modern Spiritual Experiences" th-cam.com/video/4zt-FKR23zg/w-d-xo.html
"10 Early Signs of A Spiritual Awakening" th-cam.com/video/JKl67zV6XP4/w-d-xo.html
"Sensing Your Spiritual Body" th-cam.com/video/xw49L60yDZs/w-d-xo.html
@@offTheLeftEye yes it was indeed an amazing experience, and yet it all felt quite natural while it was going on. that perfect state i was experiencing felt well-known to me and matter of fact. and this experience removed the fear of death in me as i felt deeply that what awaits us is only love and acceptance. and that all the little things which now seem so troublesome in our lives mean nothing in the light of that love i felt in that state.
i have had several of these types of experiences over the years because of long years with yoga, cleansing and meditation. and as i got older (am 52 now) i backed away from that life because it was going too fast for me. i often didn't feel ready for those deep revelations. i felt i was neglecting my physical and social life which is all part of the greater balance. both the physical and the spiritual go hand in hand in my view and we must be strong in both.
thanks for the links, i will check them out.
cheers :)
@@CT2507 Wow, what an amazing journey you have been on. God bless!
@@offTheLeftEye thankyou and im sure an amazing journey is awaiting you too. you are doing good work keep it up.
it seems to me you are talking more about Swedenborg than the swedes themselves do, which is interesting. i myself live in Denmark and have been to Sweden many times. was not aware that they had such a spiritual national treasure in Swedenborg. they should be using that source much more.
cheers. :)
@@CT2507 Yes, there are Swedes who have written to us saying the same thing! That they hadn't known about Swedenborg, and are happy to be learning that. Cheers to you, too, friend!
I'm sorry I didn't catch this until now but thank you, Curtis. Very much!!
You're welcome, ehecken! We're blessed to still have access to these old videos, all these years later!
I like coming to this channel. Many channels out there are polarizing and mean spirited (to say nothing of the comment sections- yikes!) Its great to have a channel to go to where people are genuinely kind, humble and seeking truth as best they can, both within themselves and in the outer world. My donation to the Swedenborg Foundation will be on the way!
Thank you so much! Your kind words and support mean a great deal to us. We're grateful to have you in the audience, helping by adding your positive vibes. :)
A very complicated subject executed precisely! Nice job!
What a powerful teaching. Awesome. I am learning so much. Your manner of speaking and clarifying is so on point. If you don't know, you say it. I never heard of this person Swedenborg until I by chance came upon your channel. There are no coinciding so are
There? Thank you. I would like to support this channel as well. Again thank you for making this prophet/ philosopher message your mission. God will bless you for sure.
+Liz Carrillo, so glad the ideas are resonating for you! Thank you for your encouraging words! We greatly appreciate your support!
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absolutely, I guess it was written for me too..I bumped into this channel and never stopped listening. Makes so much sense, real sense. I feel OTLE was God sent, I feel Swedenborg was connected to the second coming of Christ, I feel the second coming has already happened. It is really not dramatic like most Christians have read in the bible literally..infact they are waiting and will wait for eternity to hear the trumpet and have God pick them up one by one.. no.
again a great show Curtis.I have been searching for all those questions about life and death for so long.... but I think I've found them through you and your great explanations thanks so much
You're very welcome jenny gort! It makes me so happy to hear that the videos have been a good fit for you. Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
To digest all being explained it took me two days WOW thanks you so much for your work, it’s helping me so much and gives me the courage to change my life.
Thank you! Good bless you :)
These spiritual ideas are powerful tools in living a better life. Here's another video that may be useful to you: th-cam.com/video/KkTtsrFbLTs/w-d-xo.html
May this next year bring you tremendous joy and love, my friend!
heaven is a state of mind ? i believe it is ! over the years I've heard many opinions on the subject , but one phrase that seems to attract my attention more than anything else , is " his /her life flashed before him/her in a split second /blink of an eye.! what about the possibility of the last minute of your life , equates to 60 lifetimes ...
AMEN - GOD Is Good 👍. Keep On Bringing The Godly Good Lord Video's To Your Fans And Fans Like Me. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.
Remember: Every human has their wilderness.
Thanks so much, your honesty comes across big time. I love that there is just a simple telling it how it is and no fear or hype is injected into the delivery of what is such beautiful teachings. This resonates with me so much and gives me the courage of my convictions; thank you so much.
+Elizabeth Butcher, thanks so much for the kind words and encouragement! It is great to hear the ideas resonate with you! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
After spending the last 8 years seeking forms of spiritual as well as practical knowledge and wisdom, I found myself becoming slightly stale...then I found this wonderfully rejuvenating channel. You guys rock!! I'm super interested in watching all your episodes :) Thanks for this.
+cptsmash1, so glad to hear that the content on our channel is rejuvenating to you! It's great to have you here!
I can't wait to go home. I have always thought that.
It will be a great feeling. And our whole life journey is a walk toward home!
Kathleen Moore
Do you think it might be possible that he does live a life outside the web, and that the fact that you are able to watch a video that he has posted online does not preclude other events that you don't know about?
Existence as an immortal being may actually be torture. Have you thought about it? In other words, God doesn't even have a life because to be omnipotent means there's never any change in your perception, which is essentially like living as a stone. Rather, perhaps our existence as mortals is actually the privileged existence, even though there's death...death is required for change to occur.
@Kathleen Moore you mean living a life like not wasting it writing negative comments on other people's channels? THAT? NO? Lol
@@sandracmyers Exactly.....low flying soul......
As always thank you guys.
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Thank YOU, Serapio!
love these episodes, so rich and fun and fulfilling
So glad to hear that, scout. Blessings to you as you soak up all these ideas!
You dont "End Up" in either. You choose one or the other. You choose Heaven by choosing to believe God and his word, which unambiguously teaches that Jesus Christ is the only Savior and the only way to receive justification (forgiveness of sin). You choose Hell when you deny God, by denying your conscience which he gave you to remind you that you are fallen and that you need to be redeemed.
Sharper you can't really prove this at all. you only read bible made up of beliefs instead of real facts. the real fact is that you waste your time thinking its real when its proven to be fake and made up
Kathleen Moore I feel the same!! it's a relief to know that people like you are in the same mindset as I am.
The Sharper Sword d
Kathleen Moore, it is written "many are called, FEW are chosen." It is also written "God uses the foolish things to confound the wise" the cross is found to be foolish by those of this world, but to the ones being saved,it is the power of God!"
If your logic were correct, God is a tyrant that deserves none of our love anyway. Of course, it's just a fairytale in the first place. And your fairtytale has no monopoly on righteousness, love, and good. All those things are fathomed and instituted by human deliberation alone.
20:15 is there any more info on this quote or book by Saurabh Sharma? A search on Google reveals nothing thus far. Thank you 🙏🏼
Hi, George! That quote was from someone who wrote to us on Facebook several years ago, and at that time he was working on a book. But like you, I cannot find any information on a book published under that author's name, so I wonder if that means he didn't complete the book project!
@@offTheLeftEye so kind of you to reply! Grateful to be back watching your videos :)
@@GeorgeKaoCommunity Grateful to have you back, George!
I want to be in Heaven forevermore with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.
And so you will, Merton! Swedenborg learned that what we care about (want) most deeply informs our thoughts as well as our actions. When the way we act reflects the good things we love, we can be sure heaven is our final destination!
@@offTheLeftEye Have you watched Stalker by Tarkovsky?
@@rigavitch Hi, rigavitch! I (Karin) have not watched that. Can you tell me about it?
I love your channel and I love your shows! I have listened to this show several times and I am trying to use it to make sense of my own life. I am not perfect, but I have tried to be a kind, good, generous person. I help others and do now want anything in return. I have always been pretty humble as well. I am a high school science teacher. A few years ago I won a really prestigious award. It should have been a blessing and an acknowledgement of my dedication and hard work. It has turned out to have ruined my career and has broken me. My school is not a normal place. I work in the south suburbs of Chicago in a very poor urban area. My administration is very inept and corrupt. They have treated me very unprofessionally since I won the award. One of my colleagues did something very bad over a year ago. The district held an investigation and believed it was me. They had no proof, so they passive aggressively punished me for the past year. My colleague knows that I know he did it. He never apologized. He is very prideful and condescending to many because he has a Dr. He has told others that I need to just get over it. The others do not care either that I am being treated unfairly. So I feel like I am in my own hell. I do not want to go to my job due to the anxiety, I am deeply deeply hurt that people just sit back and allow injustice to occur. I want to feel happy, but I can't. I want to learn from this and get closer to God. I feel like I am rock bottom, but I didn't deserve it. What should I do to turn this hell into heaven?
Also, how do I know if evil is dominating in me?
I'm so sorry to hear about these painful struggles you are going through. I wish I could tell you exactly what to do, but I cannot. Hardships come to all of us in some form or another. God does not bring the hardships, and yet God can bring good out of the situations (learning, growth, and strength) if we allow it. It sounds like there is some envy going on amongst your staff. It seems you have a choice to either see how you can continue to work there, and to rise above the negativity, or to seek another job in a better environment.
An important thing now is to try to proceed with spiritual integrity. If you have been unjustly treated, be careful not to descend into a desire to seek revenge. Anyone who has done wrong to you will have to face the consequences eventually. So, instead of revenge, see if you can seek justice and fairness. See if you can find a way to make clear what is true and what is not, as far as you know, and to seek support to correct unfair situations. Don't get caught up in trying to "make" people believe you, because you can't control what others believe or what others think of you. Try to only be concerned about what God thinks of you, and seek justice as best you can to make your work situation useful, productive and fair. Again, if this just isn't possible, you may have to seek another job. But if you are willing to patiently keep trying, it is amazing what can happen if you respond to people with patience and integrity. That can sometimes eventually make people turn around and "do the right thing."
Again, I'm so sorry for this hard situation. Keep praying to God for strength, and for God to open your eyes to see the possible steps you can take. God bless!
Ask God to help you take an honest look inside yourself each day. See if you notice lower-ego reactions taking over in situations that happened that day. Then, don't get caught up in shame, but know that God is helping you see something so you can break free of it. Small realizations and small steps will lead you in the right direction.
Thank you, I needed to hear what you said. I do want revenge or justice. I have to reprogram my thoughts and pray for strength. Thanks for the reply and keep up the amazing work.
also pray for God to remove those that are causing the trouble, I knew a guy that did this with a neighbor and after 8 months the guy looked out his window to see a for sale sign and now they have neighbors they are good friends with.....amazing things can happen if we ask..........
Swedenborg saved my life! Thanks for sharing!
So glad to hear it! You're very welcome!
Keep reading the works of Swedenborg and discover the beauty. The truths found in the Bible (the Word of God) and also their explanations (written down by Swedenborg) are from the Lord. These videos provide a great introduction to many of the teachings found in the books written down by Swedenborg.
I love it.
Mother Theresa of Calcutta is Up for Canonization so ask her for a Miracle! )
Let's ask the Lord for a miracle. We do have direct contact with the Divine without 'middlemen.' Good priests and 'saints' are like teachers, who we can respect - not who we would worship.
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
We can never say this prayer too many times. Thank you, Ger!
55:47 "you still have to do the footwork." that was awesome, haha... 😄 really love the meaning and the Lord's personal involvement behind regeneration as well! May the personal connection with the Lord bring out Heaven in you, everyone! 😃
What a beautiful prayer for all of us, David -- thank you! And it's great to have some humor thrown into these very serious discussions, isn't it?
Remain silent, no thoughts, love wells to the top and you love everybody that is what the Bible
means by BE STILL!!
Nice view of it, OVL. Stopping thoughts is a tall order for us humans, but I do find it helps in gaining more inner peace!
The NDE of Howard Storm really does confirm this. Very powerful story of Howard Storm who was a former atheist turned Christian minister. Please TH-cam his story if you are struggling and doubting the existence of God and His goodness.
@All mighto Pffft! Twit!🙄
Excellent show and very informative. Good that you had the courage to touch on people being gay. I am a gay man and I find Swedenborg's teachings don't promote hatred to me or my LGBTQ community, which is so refreshing. Love is the predominant teaching as God is love. A lot of us just want to live out committed, faithful relationships with love, with our same gender, as we cannot find the other gender attractive. We are born that way. No matter how much we try there is no other way. To be told we are cut off by God as some teachings say, is cruel. There is so much love and so many good people in the LGBT community doing good acts every day, allowing them to connect to God and Christ too can only be positive.
We want you to feel welcome here, Paul. Blessings to you as you try to live in a loving, committed way.
@@offTheLeftEye Many thanks. It is so relieving to not be judged. I have had to leave my Christian faith alone for over 30 years as I came out and feared rejection .I'm back to it full force and am now working with a small group of LGBTQ community members in my local city at the moment, doing our best to get the Gospel to people that so desperately need it. I couldn't do this without you guys.
@@paulkent716 Blessings to you as you reach out to those who are marginalized in your city. "What you have done for the least of my brothers and sisters you have done for me."
Jesus Pleads for Your Love in Still Small Voice!!!
Sorry , Incorrectly read! Jesus. is pleading that you Receive His Love!!!!!
My daughter who has abilities in the spirit realm as well as out of body experiences shared with me that her grandmother had not moved on after her passing because she is unwilling to admit she’s passed on and that she doesn’t care what others think of her.
She lives now in a state of her own creation where she is living in her old house ( one of her own creation) refusing to except her pass or her spiritual future.
She seems at peace and has chosen this for her eternity.
There is so much more to this story of what my child saw but this is what I’m stuck on.
That mom has chosen this over Heaven.
Wow, Susan. She doesn't want to admit she's died? I wonder if this episode would resonate with what you and your daughter learned - "Why Some People in the Afterlife Don't Know They're Dead" th-cam.com/video/bRYJUXQ4-Xc/w-d-xo.html
Does that surprise you? Does it seem true of your mom? Perhaps this was one moment in her afterlife - perhaps she's moved on. Or maybe, when you get there, (not anytime soon mind you), you can talk her out of it. Time is so different in the other world - she may not feel she's been there all that long!
Thanks for sharing this with us! Sounds like your daughter has an amazing connection!
Pray for her. There is hope; there is God...🌈🕊️
Im a little confused as to ES's many discussions about hell. I would assume that if he loved the bible as much as portrayed that he would have known that the word "hell" comes from another language meaning "hidden place" but is substituted, out of context, for other Hebrew and Greek words. ie; Sheol, Gahenna, tartarus.
The other thing I noticed is that he seems to often turn everything into a spiritual analogy. Things like the return of Christ and the plagues in Revelation. So why would he not just take the idea of hell and turn that into a metaphor as well?
if you want to believe in a hell, do it. No one is stopping you. Hell is lower vibrational levels, not the biblical hell that man portrayed to control the masses back in the barbaric days. If you study with a Rabbi you will see how they mistranslated many things and it all makes no sense and what was put in was for the greater control of Rome who finally accepted this new idea of a new religion which Paul put together.Basically birds of a feather flock together, make sure you like you as there will be many LIKE you on your level. If you don't want to be in the lower levels then build up your spirit man and do good, learn to love EVERYONE and forgive EVERYONE. When you have done that , you will have learned the reason for being here.
I don't want to go to hell and I don't want anyone going there! I need to get back to watching your Video's.
There is no hell, not what the Church teaches anyway. What we think of hell is here on earth, seeing loved ones die and being separated from them. This does not mean one can go about living a bad life. No, if one suffers before dying, God looks out for you and welcomes one home. He sends beloved family members for you to ease your passage.
Life here on earth can certainly be daunting at times. Swedenborg witnessed that there was a hell, but that it wasn't how people have traditionally envisioned it. Here are 2 clips about hell that might help you see it differently:
th-cam.com/video/cCizOSUw6yw/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/EpCWOpiTVds/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Curtis.....
Really enjoyed this...the Writings can be pretty difficult to understand so Off the Left Eye certainly helps!
I appreciate you letting us know, Diana! It's really important to us that the public have access to the potency of Swedenborg's teachings.
Thank you once again. This makes so much more sense than what I was taught.
So glad it feels helpful and restorative, hermenutic!
In the Russian Orthodox Church there is the belief ( not universally held) that the soul has to travel through a series of toll houses where the demons accuse you of the sinful things you have done and you have to mount a defense.. Your guardian angles goes with you and helps...
That's really fascinating. Swedenborg wrote that many of us have to undergo a period of vastation, where we face our evils and in that confrontation, either embrace those evils or overcome them. That sounds slightly similar to the Russian Orthodox belief you described.
good explanation we are all going to stumble but all we can do is pick ourselves up and keep doing the best we can to live a loving life and help those that we can.
Amen.
John 3:3 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
1John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Were we not created of both...?
There are always others who interpret Jesus's teachings. Swedenborg is simply another in a line of many. Why not simply read the words of Jesus Himself? God gave us a mind so that we could think for ourselves. The words of Jesus are easy to understand. His message is clear - love your enemies, feed the hungry, clothed the naked, visit the prisoner, care for the sick. He performed miracles, never hated, never lied, never stole, never murdered. In a word, He was SINLESS. He died on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead on the third day, and ascended to heaven to be with His father. He also promised to return again. Jesus said, "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father but by me". Are these words so difficult to understand or believe? I don't think so. But still, people continue to listen to the words of other mere mortals, sinners themselves, never performed any miracles, never died for anyone else's sins, and certainly never rose from the dead. That Jesus actually did such things, and yet, people still give others greater reverence than Him, is beyond me. Why not simply give reverence to the words of the Son of God, Jesus Christ Himself? Believe in Him, follow His teachings, and you will be saved. What He did on the cross is sufficient to pay your our sins. Following His teachings is the evidence that, in our heart, we truly believe in Him. Keep in mind, even John Gotti believed Jesus existed. But in his heart, did Gotti TRULY believe in Him as our Lord and Savior and that He was the Son the God? What's more, did he follow His teachings? Obviously not.
Someone I knew became brain dead after a car accident. I went to see him in the ICU before they cut off life support and I touched his shoulder and in my head flashed a sudden vision of him burning in orange and yellow flames and I could hear the temperature, and he was screaming in torment. I am ultra sensitive to spirits and I did not make that up in my mind because it hit me suddenly just as I touched him, like the eye hitting Frodo's mind in the LOTR. I need to hear you out because I am only at minute 46 on the video, but I would be very careful to say that hell is fun for anyone. It's so hard being a teacher because you want to get the truth out, but you also have to be very careful because you are accountable for the direction you lead people.
it could be the reflection of how you view the after life----
Is it your place to put your friend in hell?
Thats really scary.. how awful..:(
@@petewalsh764 As I said, I wasn’t judging him. He was my friend, laying in ICU on life support, and I touched his shoulder and saw this. I didn’t know he was dead at the time. I was frightened to see this!
@@angelgirldebbiejo is there any resource you could point me to to help me understand this concept? Or maybe explain a little more? Thank you!
This spiritual paradigm certainly beats the "there's no such thing as evil" reincarnation paradigm. I value accountability and forgiveness, not just forgiveness. I hope Swedenborg's right.
So glad the paradigm resonates with you, James. That sounds like you are in touch with the combination of both truth and goodness, wisdom and love, that Swedenborg talks about. Hope these ideas help you live the way you want to live!
Interesting...Tks for "food for my thoughts"!!! Ivette
+Ivette A You're very welcome!
As i'm well-versed in the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.After reading 'Heaven and Hell' in depth,I can conclude that entering Heaven is not a game or by chance or by mercy.For God is law,the fundamental nature of God is law.The form of God's Divine Mercy to us in the form of his Divine Truths,and we follow these we become worthy to enter heaven.There really isn't any punishment in relation to Hell,because everyone is in the state that belongs to them,that belongs to their ruling love.
Secondly,I find it quite satisfying to know that during the three stages of being in the spirit world.What differentiates angelic from hellish people,is the purpose,and intention behind our actions.That is how God and his Angels determine whether one is guilty or guiltless.If you really think about it is actually quite just to say it is our live that determines whee we go.There was done spirits to desire to go to heaven,and God doesn't deny Heaven to anyone.However,when one is in the enjoyments of hell(hated,hostility, vengeance,love of self),heaven becomes tortuous to some people,because of the opposition of their lice to heaven.
Unfortunately,I do not think we are taught enough about how we should focus on having clean intentions,as that is the life force of our actions regardless of whether they appear good or bad outwardly.However,Jesus did teach that one can enter Heaven unless their righteousness exceeds that of the Phrariaeees.Which means we should focus on being inwardly righteous,good,honest,fair and truthful,as these are the only kind of people that can enter and do inhabit Heaven.
Finally,with having this in mind,unless one dies prematurely,this early life is really a training ground for heaven.I found it a bit scary when he stated that repentance is impossible after death.For in the spiritual world we become our love,and we can cannot act contrary to our love,for that would be the destruction of our spirit itself.However,knowing this makes me pray to God to give me the power and strength of will to abstain from doing evil.And to make me inwardly righteous,honest ,pure,and fair,for then my actions and deeds are genuinely good
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i like the "universal human " analogy ! i don't profess to have the answer by any stretch of the imagination , but hav generally thought the answer lies within .
Does Swedenborg talk about physical health anywhere? Why we get ill and how to cure our physical body from bad diseases?
We share some things that Swedenborg had to say about physical health in our episode "How Spirits Are Connected to Your Health" th-cam.com/video/8N-ofY8eLvw/w-d-xo.html See if you find and helpful thoughts!
SECRETS OF HEAVEN AND HELL ARE IN FRONT OF OUR EYES EVERY DAY.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the key for the true Happiness.
Absolutely hearing the gospel believing the gospel. I believe in my heart that Jesus died for my sins according to scripture. I believe that Jesus was buried according to scripture. I believe in my heart that Jesus was raised from the dead according to scripture
Keep the Faith, Jesus Christ is our only Hope.
Why?
I just want to say a huge thank you to Curtis and the Swedenborg team for bringing this in such a brilliant and accessible way. I'm only 2 weeks in to learning about Swedenborg's teachings after seeing one of the shows quite by 'accident', I'm loving it. I have read a lot of Rudolf Steiner's work (who I understand was a fan of Swedenborg) and I'm finding lots of parallels. I have a couple of questions then: firstly, I have seen no mention of Rudolf Steiner in any of the info around Swedenborg, he did appear in a later time but was a fellow 'mystic' also bringing much to us from the spiritual realms, do you ever connect the work of these two men? Also, what does Swedenborg have to say about reincarnation? I am so new to this so maybe I just haven't found it yet but so far this feels like a huge subject that is not getting mentioned. Thanks again, loving how accessible you make it all Curtis.
Jesus said , "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me
Can't be proven by anything or anyone as scientists have proven jesus isn't real either
No kidding. Is there a single person in the USA who has not heard this a zillion times from Christians? Spouting dogma everyone has heard is not going to please anyone but your ego.
Depends on how palatable the Father appears...
true but only if you understand who Jesus was or rather what Jesus was, please refer the episode on this to get a spiritual understanding.
Look up channeling Erik, where they changed Jesus, he never said that, man made that up, he was simply here to. Teach this works isn't all there is, there's another life we go to after here, everyone, not just one sec of people.
Absolutely brilliant! Looking back, life makes a lot more sense. Many blessings.
G, it's so cool to hear your perspective. Sounds like you have gained a lot of wisdom. Blessings to you too, friend.
LIVE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS AND YOU WILL START FEELING HEAVENLY HAPPINESS.
Or at least social acceptance...
@@chrissonofpear3657 In America anyways...lol
Amen. The peace of God that passes all understandings
Brilliant my friend. Just brilliant! Spoke straight to my heart ❤️. You bet, I’m carrying on with the Heaven thing …. It too has it’s tough bits (I mean like it as much as I do I can not just swallow that Puff Pastry whole), it’s got it’s downers too because life might even get a bit dull sometimes and hey a bit of binge eating can make you feel better, but I’m hanging on in there with the Heaven think because for me that’s when my best life, is really going to start! (Not that I am wishing this one away by the way!) God bless you all. Sadly my Wife’s Mother Yvonne died a couple of weeks ago and life has been tough for us all. Me I am just hanging in there, being there and helping in any way I can.
With regard to Rob Nash I can say my Mother was an Alcoholic and frankly I have struggled myself with addiction in general.
Aww, Tony -- Blessings to you all in the wake of your mother-in-law's departure. Trying to help in any way you can sounds like an angelic approach to this very difficult adjustment period.
Addiction is such a struggle. May you find ways to cope with it that feel helpful and healing.
And I hear you on swallowing the whole puff pastry -- haha! But let's keep carrying on with the Heaven thing all together!
Swedenborg wasn't crazy tho my Dr would love to inject him with crap. Hey Curtis nice show. Congratulations for the anniversary, I'll watch it next day as usual. Indeed, one needs to understand the magnitude of the person S. Was to fully appreciate his later work. What a treasure boy! I know you agree and will let them see how great S. Is. Congratulations again to you and the SF.
Jesus Lucifer Gunge Thanks, my friend! Glad you enjoyed this one, and yes, we'll work next week to do ES justice. Great to have you watching!
True the good and the evil is in us all the choice is ours which side you want to be, if you want the good heavenly then start acting in wisdom love goodness and truth, eliminating the bad things(behaviour ) just like the explanation of digestion the good is absorbed and the bad is eliminated from the body.
Thanks Curtis great explanations.
Betty, the process of digestion is a perfect correspondence of how we are prepared and introduced to heaven. Yes, choose the good, reject the bad! I am with you.
the information gathering by the Angels is very interesting...but would'nt Jesus already know every thing about us ?..every thought we've ever had, every thing we've ever done and said..would'nt Jesus know our every intention through life ?...am I cold or hot..or warm ?
ye Christine its a question Ive often wondered about...looks like im not the only one lol
Thats if hes real or "ITS" real
theo raptis There is only one way to heaven and that way is through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, he gave his only son, that who so ever believes in him shall not perish, but have ever lasting life. In other words there is only one way to heaven and that is believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The way to heaven is narrow and the way to eternal damnation in hell is wide. There is one and only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes..i agree
I love you Curtis and Family! God Bless!
Thanks for the love, my friend! Blessings to you!
Where is this in the bible?
But when the priest explains with his o w n words - something - related to the bible, you dont ask him : where are y o u r words in the bible? if you like his explaining you will say its a truth - regardless of that 98 % of his speech is n o t literally in the bible. When your friend explains something in his life - you will say its "true" - you dont ask him where in the bible you can find his words. etc etc. ...
every truth must have its doctrine, otherwise how would we understand the Word if it wasnt allowed to be explained? There is no difference if the teachings ( doctrine ) are in a book or from a friend, the priest, or whatever the source. ...God uses us all to strengthen His Truths in us through various "channels". ...All the time!
For you CC and all to Happily know, that Jesus who is God. is Living, and Lovingly walks beside, observing with Love, all you think , say and do! So you make a mistake as most humans, do and you apologize sincerely and go on with your life! But you always have your God-Friend with you for companionship and guidance!
One could look upon the digestive process, after being born again spiritually, as ''spiritual sanctification''. We are justified, sanctified, glorified and so all good 'nutrients', spiritual food, are absorbed into the ''heavenly- body'' and all evil bad nutrients, carnal food, non-digestable are eliminated into the hellish-body ie the colon.
I like the way you framed that, Esther. Certainly the digestive process is a natural way of explaining our spiritual path, either bound for heaven or hell, as you articulated. Thanks for sharing with us!
Wow, I'm trully impressed. This is true wisdom man. This is the thing. I believe it 100%. I sure will watch this video again, and today, 01/20/2022 is the first time I'm watching it. This is pure, pure wisdom and truth.
One thing I'm wondering. I'm a smoker, and a heavy one lol. Do you guys think smoking will be OK in heaven or is it part of the things that need to be purified?
So glad these ideas resonate so deeply with you, Josue! About smoking in heaven, I can only guess. While we do have "bodies" in the spiritual world, they are not made of physical matter, so I don't think we'll have the same kind of chemical reactions driving our cravings and addictions. Everything will be according to usefulness and lovingkindness to others, so I'm not sure how smoking would fit in with that. Given that framework, what are your thoughts?
@@offTheLeftEye Well, I researched into the subject and found out that even Swedenborg himself was heavy into tobacco and cafeine, just like me! lol
Well I think the point of having a heaven that we won't miss things of the Earth we got to have all things.... tobacco, cafeine, sex, eating, drinking...... thought I guess these things would be quite on an energetic level and there wouldn't be a need for visiting the toilet or having your lungs damaged and so forth.
@@josueribeiro07 hahaha I think you're right! Heaven is where what we love is real! And yes, the joy that comes from these things will continue to exist for us and I think the damage will be left behind!
People that are evil and practice, Envy, Hatred, Racism, Greed & Blasphemy & so forth & so on etc. know that they are Hell Bound. Ether the Kingdom of Heaven dwells with-in or Hell through-out the individual and is rewarded to each, according to their words, thoughts & actions. Remember the words,"...As a man thinketh, so is he in his/her own heart"
Some stuff is habitual. Is it much needed to practice it?
As we wake up to the truth, we learn that if we use electroculture to grow our broccoli, we can enhance the life energy to a greater extent. We can also charge our water with electroculture so that we can begin to use our astral faculties with greater success. When I charged my water for the purpose of drinking it before meditation, I noticed that after a short time I could turn on the inner cinema at will and I also had a lot of lucid dreams. I could also see more of reality than I usually would, like expanded colors and energy. Very interesting.
Yes, I had eyeless sight and could see with my eyes closed, so I had to stop because it was disturbing when I had to sleep, I could still see the wall with my eyes closed and I had to check it by touching the eyelids with my finger. It was strange. I wonder if the protocol I developed caused this phenomenon, together with my desire and the help from the angels? I used the following techniques; charged water, grounding and looking at the sun at sunrise and sunset while thinking of love, meditation with focus 10 of hemi-sync with head pointing at north, positive thoughts and love for everyone, and the effect came after 10 days or so. I also asked for help to know the answers in every meditation. I also got regenerated in that period and my mind became very silent and it still is, I think it makes communication easier, to be able to listen. Just a little inspirational anecdote to follow up on my previous post.
Also a blue orb came for a visit but I didn’t communicate with it because I became a little scared that night. Haven’t seen it since but maybe it’s because of my current limited sight as I blocked the astral sight due to the disturbance described earlier, or due to the fact that I stopped with the protocol? My plan now is to repeat the protocol once again, as the answers lies beyond just like Swedenborg realized. It takes courage though, but the Lord is waiting for us to begin with the communication once again just like in the old church, to know the truth, to become communicative once again, that is my current belief. We can become communicative again by recharging our bodies with life energy which is all around us, we just need to enhance it a little, just like in the old world, that is what we need to do, to eat and drink properly, just like we used to do. Electroculture and meditation goes hand in hand and will make us able to love more and use our faculties to communicate with our higher self, just as we used to do.
What amazing experiences! Thanks so much for describing them. I do think there are many ways to turn our mind and bodies in a more spiritual direction, as in ancient times.
My experience is of this nature. 😶🙄
I'm glad you were able to relate some of your own experiences to the messages in this show, D Omler. Thank you for watching!
love the official position of this show . . .
That's wonderful to hear! Thanks for your kind and encouraging words, Rita :)
The only way to heaven is by putting your sins on Jesus and repenting and accepting him as your savior and following the gospel. Hell is real . Jesus is Love, satan is hate, Jesus is peace, satan is chaos, jesus is the truth, Satan is a liar, Jesus is meek, Satan is proud, Jesus is happy, Satan is angry, Jesus is forgiving, Satan is revenge, Jesus is Life, and Satan is death. So if you say you dont want Jesus their is a place prepared for you its called Hell. Salvation is a free gift people God is not going to force you to love his Son. They are blessed forever Satan is a defeated foe. Its your choice.
Blah, Blah, Blah. You act as if you are telling us something we don't know. Could you witness for Jesus by actually doing something helpful like feeding and clothing the poor, sponsoring a child in a foreign country, working in a soup kitchen, you know, stuff Jesus would have said were the natural fruits of the spirit?
If both appear angry, things get vague...
Okay judgey McJudgerson
this is exactly why I dont quite get along with the mainstream christians. They just hold on this flag saying jesus jesus jesus and you can only be saved by him...! Please stop holding on to this brain-washed mindset and understand the spiritual meaning of this, and also of the bible.
Lee why put your sins on Jesus. Cant you bear the weight of your own cross. Fanatics like you have no idea about religion or God, you are just a by product of some Christian missionary. Unfortunately people like you exist in every religion, that is the reason, people who are really good and genuine, stay away from religion. Go feed the poor, look after the helpless, stand up for people who need support. Dont follow Jesus, be Jesus. That is religion, that is spirituality. When you go up, please take some anti depressant for yourself and Swedenborg as i am sure, you both will keep looking for Jesus even if God, presents himself in front of you.
That was great! ❤
So glad it struck you that way, caldwells! Thanks for your positive feedback!
Why are people making this about Jesus be more open minded...He came to earth to set an example on how we should live as humans on earth...I am the way the light...doesn't mean if you don't believe your going to this fiery pit of hell...
We agree! Jesus showed us "the Way" to live by example, and wants to reach out to help all people, not to send anyone to hell.
offTheLeftEye I thought Swedenborg says that Jesus is God ? X
you get to heaven by being under the blood and asking jesus christ to save you and being born again and having your name in the lambs book of life
Digestion sounds like Catholic purgatory.
That's an interesting comparison! Some have compared the Catholic idea of purgatory to a realm in the afterlife that Swedenborg calls "the lower earth." We mention that in these two shows. See what you think!
"The Meaning of the Book of Revelation: the Souls Under the Altar" th-cam.com/video/gpFKwha8y3c/w-d-xo.html
"Why Does the Bible Say People Sleep in the Grave?" th-cam.com/video/2_ft7b5jk2M/w-d-xo.html
I enjoyed Rob's story
He's a good guy, Rob is. So generous of him to share his story with us. Thanks for touching base, Bruce.
You mentioned not needing to be a Christian to go to Heaven. Do you think that perhaps you should change your view to not needing to be a Christian on EARTH to go to Heaven? The process of casting off the indigestible pieces so that only goodness remains seems to be the process of becoming a Christian (if "Christ follower" is the definition of a Christian). Once only goodness remains, it seems the resulting spirit would be a Christian in every sense, no matter what other religion they previously followed. And I don't think this possible occurrence contradicts biblical teaching in any way.
Yes, exactly. People get caught up thinking that one has to belong to an earthly Christian organization, or declare an earthly Christian belief, when Jesus actually says that all people who live by the kinds of principles that he teaches are connecting with him. The connection happens through the kind of life that is lived, not by the intellectual beliefs. So, no matter what earthly religion they practiced, they will be connected with the Lord in the afterlife, who is indeed the one who brings everyone into heaven.
My take on the spirits from hell that you show around 44:00 is that they are demon spirits (angels who fell) who are in charge over a certain level of hell who have subjugated people who are burning there, and they are lying and saying yeah, it's great down here. Check out the video where the teenage Israeli boy describes his translation to heaven and was shown the judgment process and how bad hell actually is.
I Love This Video 📹!! I Want To Go In That Wonderful Pearly Marble Golden Glass City!! Called Heaven.
I love your description of the holy city, the New Jerusalem, Donald! What a wonder to behold!
@@offTheLeftEye AMEN!! I Love GOD!! And The Lord Jesus - They Are Wonderful!! When I Die And Get To The White Pearly Golden Glass City ☁ 🌞 🌈 🕊 Called Heaven!! That's Where I Want To Be ☁ 🌞 ☁ 💎 = The Place Called ( HEAVEN. )
I listened to several of your videos about Swedenborg so I think I understand the basics of his teaching. We all have good and bad. What you do while on Earth amplifies the good or bad that exist inside you. At death we go through a process of purification which separates the good and bad that exist. We chose which one we are most comfortable with and that is the level at which we exist be it Heaven or Hell. Swedenborg emphasizes the need to do as much good while on this Earth as possible. The problem with this teaching is that it eliminates the need for faith or trust in the finished work of Jesus. At our core we are all corrupt and incapable of doing good on our own. I know Swedenborg thinks that God does good works through us and that is true, but those works can only be attributed to God Himself and not to us. Our salvation only comes through faith or trust in Jesus Christ.
Yes, Cliff, all goodness comes from God, and we are his instruments. Believing in that, while still acting "as if" on our own is the formula Swedenborg describes. Doing as much good as possible while we're here is just us trying to align with God and serve his ends. It's not taking any credit.
You do seem to have a handle on "Swedenborg 101," and you're not alone in being uncomfortable with that last part you mention. Rather than the idea that "Jesus died for our sins," we see it as Jesus LIVING to save us. Swedenborg was shown that the power of hell had become so great in the world that God came down into an earthly incarnation to allow the hells to approach him (because nothing can approach Pure Divinity Itself and survive) so that he could defeat them, put them back in order, and restore spiritual freedom to the human race on earth. It's a different take! So we don't see it as the Son dying to appease the Father for all of humanity's sin, but rather that God himself ("I and my Father are One") came to sort out the balance of spiritual input from 'above' and 'below.' THAT was his finished work, according to what Swedenborg learned.
In my experience, it doesn't do away with faith or trust at all. Every day I'm working on trusting that the Lord God Jesus Christ is with me and working through me, and that he loves and cares for me and is drawing me heavenward. Every day I'm dealing with being in spiritual equilibrium, and working on choosing goodness and love rather than self-centeredness and control.
So there are one person's thoughts. Thanks for joining the conversation.
@@offTheLeftEye Thank you for your reply. It is nice to have thoughtful conversations and exchange of ideas. I do not agree with Swedenborg's take on Jesus roll while on Earth but do find some of his other teachings about the spirit realm to be very insightful and beneficial. I shall continue to research his teachings. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Hey CC and Others .... Read The. Father"s Love Letter! Will Blow Your Mind
,All. that Swedenborg. reveals is on another dimension. ln simplicity, Jesus suffered and died. for our sins and He grants this gift of Heaven! Like the thief on the Cross, who simply asked Our Lord, to remember him. and Our Lord said that he would be Him in Paradise! True we don't know the process. that goes on on various levels!
Mr:lefteye, the only way to heaven is via Jesus Christ!! The bible tells me so:)
God bless:)
+Daniel Rodrigo Viktil the greek he'sus ?? LOL
the Hebrew Messiahs real Name, according to scriptures, was/is Immanuel, and NO other, especially a greek SMH !!
Is that heaven, or heaven ON earth?
Very true
Going to hell is also reflection of our free will! Free will is a gift of God to us a human being to co creat our humanity.
Exactly, Soheyla!
"you came here for weirdness... you're gonna get weirdness"
It's always a good weirdness though I think.
LOL----my favorite people, guess thats why I love the Episcopalians--lol, they are weird and love everyone .....
Like you lol
what I'm really curious about is, do spirits in hell ever have the opportunity to choose heaven, love and goodness throughout the course of their time in hell, or are the eternally condemned to remain there even if they want to enter the light?
Hi Freia -- I answered your similar question under another show. One important feature of Swedenborg's world view is that no one is "condemned" to hell against their will. We ourselves choose the location of our homes in the spiritual world. In one place, Swedenborg says we just go where we can breathe. We go to the place where the outside environment matches our inner environment -- where our ideas and interests and loves are reflected outside us. This is what the process immediately after death is for -- to guide us on our journey of shedding what are merely earthly concerns and focusing on what are our deepest spiritual concerns. Whatever choices and experiences do not fit with our genuine heart-of-hearts are put aside, and we become "all one thing." There are indications that this becomes a permanent state, but again, it's something that not all readers of Swedenborg agree on. Perhaps you'd like to read "Heaven and Hell" by Swedenborg, available for free download from www.swedenborg.com. Thanks for your questions, Freia -- we're always open to more!
WW 3. may soon Start prophetically by some SSV! If not great! If so, JESU,S is the Lifeline! God Speed!
Thank you
The garden of my heart is being weeded.
Beautiful way to put it, Liz! Makes it sounds like not such a bad process!
@@offTheLeftEye certainly not a bad one indeed, just very painful as attachments fall away. Weeds are wonderful fillers and camouflage the beauty beneath them. They like to be the stars of the show 😂
@@LizB55 Yes! They distract us from the beautiful flowers that are there too!
Another great video, I love watching them, thanks again for your great videos
Your kinds words mean a lot to us, Paul! I'm so glad you enjoy the concepts we share in our videos. Thank you for watching and being a part of our audience!
AWESOME! Kat Kerr's Video, " Aligned With Heaven!"
You say when we die ( It dosn't matter what background ) The Angels are there to greet us. ( and we feel there love pouring out to us ) Then you say we either go to Heaven or Hell immediately. I'm confused a little bit.
Sorry for the confusion. It is not immediate, it is gradual. We need to sort out those parts of ourselves that are still mixed with good and bad. Here is a video about the process. th-cam.com/play/PLgtFTXGqZdSngp4_pz7VaYnlWzl2-tEcS.html
Take care Richard.
"Eternity hasn't happened yet, so you don't know." - Curtis Childs 2015 ^.^
I was just watching the movie "Things Heard & Seen" and surprised to find swedenborg was a big topic of conversation.
Oh, I (Karin) just replied to your other comment, but I'll put my response here, too. Yes, that surprised us, too! Curtis did a couple of episodes about that, and the links are below. It's a blessing to have you revisit our channel, Donna! 💖
"A Swedenborgian Reacts to Things Heard and Seen" th-cam.com/video/ZJq1YnQDbmU/w-d-xo.html
"Things Heard and Seen Explained" th-cam.com/video/xx1xsoDR7Ts/w-d-xo.html