Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 42

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42. Moreover, the angelic societies in the heavens are distant one from another as their goods differ in general and in particular. For, in the spiritual world, distances have no other origin than from differences in the state of the interiors, thus in the heavens, differences in the states of love. Those who differ much are far apart, and those who differ little are a short way apart. Likeness causes them to be together.# # All the societies of heaven have a constant position in accordance with the differences of their state of life, thus in accordance with the differences of love and faith (n. 1274, 3638, 3639). Wonderful things in the other life, that is, in the spiritual world, respecting distance, situation, place, space and time (n. 1273-1277).


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