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Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian. Born on January 29, 1688, and died on March 29, 1772. The surname 'Swedenborg' is derived from the Swedish word 'borg', meaning 'castle', hence his name can be translated as 'Manuel of the Castle'. Swedenborg made significant contributions to science, particularly in the fields of chemistry, mineralogy, and electricity. His ideas had a profound impact on later science and philosophy.

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Famous Emanuel Swedenborg Quotes

“The life of any one can by no means be changed after death; an evil life can in no wise be converted into a good life, or an infernal into an angelic life: because every spirit, from head to foot, is of the character of his love, and therefore, of his life; and to convert this life into its opposite, would be to destroy the spirit utterly.”

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Book:A Compendium of the Theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

Source: A Compendium of the Theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

“A man after death, is not a natural but a spiritual man; nevertheless he still appears in all respects like himself.”

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Book:Conjugial Love and Its Chaste Delights: Also, Adulterous Love and Its Sinful Pleasures

Source: Conjugial Love and Its Chaste Delights: Also, Adulterous Love and Its Sinful Pleasures

“That every man after the life in the world lives to eternity, is evident from this, that man is then spiritual, and no longer natural, and that the spiritual man, separated from the natural, remains such as he is to eternity, for man's state cannot be changed after death.”

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Book:Last Judgment: Are We Living in the End of Days?

Source: Last Judgment: Are We Living in the End of Days?

“Hell and Heaven are near man, yes, in him; and every man after death goes to that Hell or heaven in which he was, or to his spirit, during his abode in the world.”

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Author:Emanuel Swedenborg

“People who have intended and loved what is evil in the world intend and love what is evil in the other life, and then they no longer allow themselves to be led away from it. This is why people who are absorbed in evil are connected to hell and actually are there in spirit; and after death they crave above all to be where their evil is. So after death, it is we, not the Lord, who cast ourselves into hell.”

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Author:Emanuel Swedenborg