Correspondences of the Bible: The Animals, with Additions (1884)
Correspondences of the Bible: The Animals, with Additions (1884)

Author: John Worcester

Publisher:

Published: 2009-02-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781104106553

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Within the literal language of the Bible is a deeper spiritual meaning that points the way toward a greater understanding of faith and of our own role in the world. Eighteenth-century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg described that inner language of the Bible as correspondences. More than a century later, John Worcester used Swedenborgs teachings as the foundation for a three-volume road map to the correspondences of the natural world. Correspondences of the Bible remains one of the most highly regarded references on the subject today. In Swedenborgs writings, the structure of heaven is described in terms of a human being with the various communities in heaven corresponding to part of the human body. This volume describes that relationship in detail, giving us a deep, personal view of how every person relates to heaven. It also discusses the process of rebirth in heaven following our death in the physical world, and how we are gradually integrated into the afterlife.

Correspondences of the Bible: Plants
Correspondences of the Bible: Plants

Author: John Worcester

Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation

Published: 2009-04-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780877851134

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Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study with the leading scientists of the time. Between 1743 and 1745 he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ, which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world.