Contents of the Large-Print Edition

Part I. Heaven and Hell

§1       [Author’s Preface]
[1]       §§2–6 / The Lord is God of Heaven
[2]       §§7–12 / It is the Lord’s Divine Nature That Makes Heaven
[3]       §§13–19 / The Lord’s Divine Nature in Heaven Is Love for Him and Thoughtfulness toward One’s Neighbor
[4]       §§20–28 / Heaven Is Divided into Two Kingdoms
[5]       §§29–40 / There Are Three Heavens
[6]       §§41–50 / The Heavens Are Made Up of Countless Communities
[7]       §§51–58 / Each Community Is a Heaven in Smaller Form and Each Angel a Heaven in Smallest Form
[8]       §§59–67 / The Whole Heaven, Grasped as a Single Entity, Reflects a Single Individual
[9]       §§68–72 / Each Community in the Heavens Reflects a Single Individual
[10]     §§73–77 / Therefore Every Angel Is in Perfect Human Form
[11]     §§78–86 / It Is Owing to the Lord’s Divine Human That Heaven, in Its Entirety and in Its Parts, Reflects a Person

References to Passages in Secrets of Heaven Concerning the Lord and His Divine Human

[12]     §§87–102 / There Is a Correspondence of Everything in Heaven with Everything in the Human Being
[13]     §§103–115 / There Is a Correspondence of Heaven with Everything Earthly
[14]     §§116–125 / The Sun in Heaven
[15]     §§126–140 / Light and Warmth in Heaven
[16]     §§141–153 / The Four Quarters in Heaven
[17]     §§154–161 / How the States of Angels in Heaven Change
[18]     §§162–169 / Time in Heaven
[19]     §§170–176 / Representations and Appearances in Heaven
[20]     §§177–182 / The Clothes Angels Appear In
[21]     §§183–190 / Angels’ Homes and Houses
[22]     §§191–199 / Space in Heaven
[23]     §§200–212 / Heaven’s Form, Which Determines How People Associate and Communicate There
[24]     §§213–220 / Forms of Government in Heaven
[25]     §§221–227 / Divine Worship in Heaven
[26]     §§228–233 / The Power of Heaven’s Angels
[27]     §§234–245 / The Language of Angels
[28]     §§246–257 / How Angels Talk with Us
[29]     §§258–264 / Written Materials in Heaven
[30]     §§265–275 / The Wisdom of Heaven’s Angels
[31]     §§276–283 / The State of Innocence of Angels in Heaven
[32]     §§284–290 / The State of Peace in Heaven
[33]     §§291–302 / The Union of Heaven with the Human Race
[34]     §§303–310 / Heaven’s Union with Us through the Word
[35]     §§311–317 / Heaven and Hell Come from the Human Race
[36]     §§318–328 / Non-Christians, or People outside the Church, in Heaven
[37]     §§329–345 / Children in Heaven
[38]     §§346–356 / Wise and Simple People in Heaven

References to Passages in Secrets of Heaven Concerning Different Types of Knowledge

[39]     §§357–365 / Rich and Poor People in Heaven
[40]     §§366–386 / Marriages in Heaven
[41]     §§387–394 / What Angels Do in Heaven
[42]     §§395–414 / Heavenly Joy and Happiness
[43]     §§415–420 / The Vastness of Heaven

Part II. The World of Spirits and Our State After Death

[44]     §§421–431 / What the World of Spirits Is
[45]     §§432–444 / Each of Us Is Inwardly a Spirit
[46]     §§445–452 / Our Revival from the Dead and Entry into Eternal Life
[47]     §§453–460 / After Death, We Are in a Complete Human Form
[48]     §§461–469 / After Death, We Enjoy Every Sense, Memory, Thought, and Affection We Had in the World: We Leave Nothing Behind except Our Earthly Body
[49]     §§470–484 / Our Nature after Death Depends on the Kind of Life We Led in the World
[50]     §§485–490 / After Death, the Pleasures of Everyone’s Life Are Turned into Things That Correspond
[51]     §§491–498 / Our First State after Death
[52]     §§499–511 / Our Second State after Death
[53]     §§512–520 / Our Third State after Death, Which Is a State of Instruction for People Who Are Entering Heaven
[54]     §§521–527 / No One Enters Heaven on the Basis of Mercy Alone
[55]     §§528–535 / It Is Not So Hard to Lead a Heaven-Bound Life as People Think It Is

Part III. Hell

[56]     §§536–544 / The Lord Governs the Hells
[57]     §§545–550 / The Lord Does Not Cast Anyone into Hell: Spirits Cast Themselves In
[58]     §§551–565 / All the People Who Are in the Hells Are Absorbed in Evils and Consequent Falsities Because of Their Love for Themselves and the World
[59]     §§566–575 / Hellfire and Gnashing of Teeth
[60]     §§576–581 / The Malice and Unspeakable Skills of Hellish Spirits
[61]     §§582–588 / The Appearance, Location, and Number of the Hells
[62]     §§589–596 / The Equilibrium between Heaven and Hell
[63]     §§597–603 / Our Freedom Depends on the Balance between Heaven and Hell

References to Passages in Secrets of Heaven Concerning Our Freedom, Inflow, and the Spirits Who Are the Means of Communication

Index and Biographical Note

Index to Heaven and Hell
Biographical Note