Divine Love and Wisdom (Rogers) n. 397

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397. So then, to keep a person from being through his intellect in heaven-as is possible-and through his will in hell, and to keep him from having consequently a divided mind, therefore after death everything of the intellect that is above his inherent love is taken away. As a result, the will and intellect in everyone are finally united. In the case of people in heaven, the will loves good and the intellect thinks truth, whereas in the case of people in hell, the will loves evil and the intellect thinks falsity. A person does the like in the world when he thinks from his spirit, which is the case when he is alone, even though many do otherwise when they are present in the body, which is the case when they are not alone. They do otherwise then because they raise their intellect above the inherent love of their will or spirit. This much has been said to make it known that the will and intellect are two distinct entities, and that they nevertheless have been created to be united, and are impelled into union, if not before, still after death.


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