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Marriage in Heaven: A Response to Tom Wenig

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Lee — 2 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Deeply Wounded: Hi Lee, it’s me again. I am still struggling with how I am single and alone. I saw this article and found…

Tagged with: Adam and Eve, angels, death, eternal marriage, legal marriage, marriage in heaven, Sadducees, spiritual marriage, the afterlife, the Bible
Posted in Sex Marriage Relationships, The Afterlife

What is an Angel of Death?

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Lee — 2 Comments

Here is a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Mpho Montsho: Let me share a question I was asked. It will be good to have you answer it on my behalf in depth:…

Tagged with: abaddon, angel of death, angels, apollyon, death, evil spirits, Satan, Swedenborg, the Bible, the Devil, the spiritual world
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed

Coronavirus: Act Sensibly for Everyone’s Good

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Lee — 34 Comments

In The New Jerusalem #100 Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) wrote: Kindness is doing things sensibly so that good will come from them. As I write this, fear and panic are spreading around the world about the coronavirus, which has been declared…

Tagged with: coronavirus, COVID-19, death, disease, flu, influenza, kindness, natural disasters, pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, suffering
Posted in Current Events, Science Philosophy and History

Death and Rebirth, Chapter 4: Our Third Stage After Death

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Lee — 4 Comments

For Chapter 3, click here. Near-death experiencers who meet the being of light say that this being emphasizes love and learning as the most important things in life. The love must come from within, but much of our learning comes…

Tagged with: angels, death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Death and Rebirth, Chapter 3: Our Second Stage After Death

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Lee — 4 Comments

For Chapter 2, click here. After we die we initially go back to an outward lifestyle similar to the one we had before we died. But that doesn’t last long. Soon our outer layers start getting peeled away one by one,…

Tagged with: death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Death and Rebirth, Chapter 2: Our First Stage After Death

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Lee — 6 Comments

For Chapter 1, click here. In his Forward to The Tibetan Book of the Dead John Woodroffe says: Life immediately after death is, according to this view, as Spiritists assert, similar to, and a continuation of, the life preceding it.…

Tagged with: death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, near-death experiences, spiritual growth, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Death and Rebirth, Chapter 1: The Experience of Dying

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Lee — 12 Comments

For the Introduction, click here. There is a difference between Swedenborg’s experience and the experiences of people who have come close to dying and have returned. When Swedenborg described the spiritual world and the process of dying in Heaven and…

Tagged with: angels, death, death and dying, Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell, near-death experiences, rising from death, spiritual growth, spiritual rebirth, Swedenborg, the spiritual world
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife

Are Deaths from Natural Disasters an Unavoidable Side Effect of God’s Creation?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Lee — 28 Comments

As amazing and beautiful as this physical universe is, it is also filled with almost unimaginable cataclysmic violence—which commonly brings suffering, pain, and death to the living residents of our earth—plant, animal, and human. Why did God create the universe…

Tagged with: Creation, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, God, heaven, natural disasters, pain, spirituality, suffering, Swedenborg
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Science Philosophy and History

What is the Biblical Basis for Humans becoming Angels after they Die?

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Lee — 26 Comments

Many Christians, and many people living in predominantly Christian cultures, believe that people who die become angels. This belief is reflected in numerous popular novels and movies, such as the classic 1946 American movie It’s a Wonderful Life, in which…

Tagged with: angels, Christianity, Christianity StackExchange, Clarence, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, guardian angel, heaven, It's a Wonderful Life, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed

Easter, Resurrection, and the Germanwings Airliner Crash

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Lee — 2 Comments

On March 24, 2015, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz took his place in the cockpit of Germanwings Flight 9525, originating in Barcelona, Spain. The destination was Düsseldorf, Germany. Lubitz had done his research. He was ready. He just had to wait for…

Tagged with: Andreas Lubitz, death, Easter, Germanwings, germanwings copilot, Germanwings crash, heaven, Patrick Sondenheimer, resurrection, spirituality, suffering
Posted in Current Events, Pain and Suffering

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