Do any of these sound familiar? Every Sunday the preacher shouted from the pulpit that you’re a terrible sinner. God is angry at you. Because of God’s wrath, you’re going to burn in hell for all eternity. Your parents drilled…
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If You Think You’re Going to Hell, Please Read This First
Tagged with: born again, evil, Ezekiel 18, God, God is angry with the wicked every day, God's wrath, heaven, hell, Jesus Christ, love, punishment, spiritual rebirth, spirituality
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife
Posted in Spiritual Growth, The Afterlife
Is it Easy or Hard to Get to Heaven?
Two thousand years ago Jesus Christ said, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and…
Tagged with: Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, failure, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, pain, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, success, suffering, temptation
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth
Posted in Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth
What about Spiritualism? Is it a Good Idea to Contact Spirits?
A reader named Rod submitted a spiritual conundrum about Swedenborg and spiritualism. We’ll dig into his question in a minute. First, here’s a thumbnail sketch of what Swedenborg says about contacting spirits. It is perfectly possible for angels and spirits…
Tagged with: contacting spirits, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, spirit mediums, spiritism, spirits, spiritualism, spiritualists, spirituality, the spiritual world, the world of spirits
Posted in The Afterlife
Posted in The Afterlife
One Girl’s Heaven is Another Man’s Hell
Once upon a time, a five year old girl named Jayden Sink decided to set up a lemonade stand to raise money for charity. Her plan was a big success! She and her father raised over $170 selling cups of…
Tagged with: charities, children, Fred Phelps, FRESHCASSETTE Creative Compassion, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Jayden Sink, Jon Sink, Pink Lemonade for Peace, Planting Peace, Topeka KS, Westboro Baptist Church
Posted in Current Events
Posted in Current Events
Is There Really a Hell? What is it Like?
Will God Damn Me to Hell if I Break the Commandments? Aw, hell! A fire-and-brimstone preacher terrifies his listeners with lurid tales of the scorching punishment awaiting them in hell if they don’t repent from their sins. Perhaps those preachers…
Tagged with: Christianity, damnation, devils, eternal torture, evil, Heaven and Hell, hell, hellfire, punishment, Satan, the Devil, the spiritual world
Posted in The Afterlife
Posted in The Afterlife
Heaven, Regeneration, and the Meaning of Life on Earth
We’ve posted many articles recently about what happens to us when we die. However, to fully comprehend what death entails we need to understand the meaning of life. Why are we here on this earth, anyway? Why do we go…
Tagged with: Creation, Doctor Who, God, heaven, hell, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, neighbor, regeneration, spiritual rebirth, spirituality, the Bible
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in Popular Culture, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
What Happens To Us When We Die?
The Magical Mystery Tour In our modern materialistic age, people sometimes claim that there is no real information about the spiritual world. That’s not true! There is a huge amount of information available about the spiritual world. One of the clearest…
Tagged with: angels, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Life After Life, near-death experiences, Raymond Moody, spirits, the world of spirits
Posted in The Afterlife
Posted in The Afterlife
Video Games, Virtual Reality, and Spiritual Reality
Video games are in the news again in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings. As explored in a recent piece on WBUR radio titled, “My Son, The Dragon Slayer: The Risks And Rewards Of Growing Up Gaming,” the…
Tagged with: death, heaven, hell, material world, online games, physical reality, spiritual reality, spiritual rebirth, spiritual world, spirituality, video games, virtual reality
Posted in Sports and Recreation
Posted in Sports and Recreation
Heaven and Hell, by Emanuel Swedenborg
Do you wonder what happens after we die? Who doesn’t!? Here is the most extensive eyewitness account of the spiritual world ever published: Heaven and Hell By Emanuel Swedenborg Heaven and Hell was originally published in Latin in 1758. I…
Tagged with: Bernhard Lang, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, George F. Dole, heaven, Heaven and Hell, hell, Jonathan S. Rose, religion, Robert H. Kirven, spirituality
Posted in Books and Literature, The Afterlife
Posted in Books and Literature, The Afterlife
Where are my Children who have Died? Will I Ever See Them Again?
Special note Annette and I extend our deepest sympathies to all those who lost a child, family member, friend, or co-worker in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. We hope that the following previously-written article may bring…
Tagged with: children, death, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, hell, justice, near-death experiences, Newtown Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School, school shootings, the Bible, tragedy
Posted in The Afterlife
Posted in The Afterlife
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