Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10720

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10720. When a person enters the next life, which happens immediately after death, it is evident whether heaven or hell is present within him. It is not evident however while he is living in the world, for in the world only the outer self is seen and not the inner; but in the next life the inner self is evident since then the person lives in his spirit.


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