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HIS LETTERS TO DR. OETINGER. 207
Hell. 2nd. On the New Jerusalem, and its Heavenly
Doctrine. 3rd. Of the Last Judgment. 4th. Of the
White Horse mentioned in the Revelations. 5th. Of
the Earths in the Universe.
" I this year published the work entitled The Revela
tions Revealed, which was promised in the treatise On
the Last Judgment, and from all which writings it may
be plainly seen that I converse with angels. Every per
son may see, that by the New Jerusalem is meant a new
church or congregation, the doctrines and articles of
whose faith cannot shine in their true splendour, and give
light to others, without the divine aid, because they are
only figuratively described in the Revelations, that is to
say, according to correspondence ; and the true doctrine
of it cannot be published to the world, but by such as
to whom the needful revelation is made. I can sacredly
and solemnly declare, that the Lord Himself has been
seen of me, and that he has sent me to do what I do, and
for such purpose has he opened and enlightened the in
terior part of my soul, which is my spirit, so that I can
see what is in the spiritual world, and those that are
therein ; and this privilege has now been continued to me
for twenty-two years. But in the present state of infi
delity, can the most solemn oath make such a thing
credible, or to be believed by any ? Yet such as have
received true Christian light and understanding, will be
convinced of the truth contained in my writings, which
are particularly evident in the book of the Revelations
Revealed. Who, indeed, has hitherto known any thing
of consideration of the true spiritual sense and meaning
ofthe Word of God, the spiritual world, or of heaven and
hell ; the nature of the life of man, and the state of souls
after the decease of the body ? Is it to be supposed, that
these and otherthings of a like consequence are to be eter
nally hidden from Christians ? That many very important
particulars relating to them are at this day revealed for the
first time, is done in regard to the New Jerusalem, and
for the the sake of the New Church, becausethe members
thereof are endowed with a capacity to apprehend them,
which others might also have, were it not for their weak
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