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  2. Emanuel Swedenborg - Wikipedia

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    Swedenborg considered his theology a revelation of the true Christian religion that had become obfuscated through centuries of theology. However, he did not refer to his writings as theology since he considered it based on actual experiences, unlike theology, [ 22 ] except in the title of his last work.

  3. The New Church (Swedenborgian) - Wikipedia

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    It follows that Christianity, in its present condition, as described by Swedenborg, fails to facilitate man's regeneration, contributing to a perceived descent of mankind into ignorance and sin. Swedenborg held that a spiritual second coming of Christ had begun, marking the start of the New Church and offering a renewed path to regeneration.

  4. General Church of the New Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    Members of the New Church believe the One God, Jesus Christ is the author of the Word of the Second Coming, not Swedenborg. Swedenborg was merely an instrument of the Lord, as he himself stated. The New Church is not seen as a denomination of Christianity, but rather, the True Christianity, which the Lord has come to establish by means of His ...

  5. Predictions and claims for the Second Coming - Wikipedia

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    Emanuel Swedenborg On 19 June 1770, Swedenborg reported that upon completion of the theological work "True Christian Religion", that the Lord had completed his Second Coming by means of a man. Not returning again in the flesh, but instead as the Spirit of Truth. [12] 1770 Ann Lee

  6. Swedenborgian Church of North America - Wikipedia

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    Church of the Holy City in Washington, D.C.. The church believes that the writings of Swedenborg expand upon a deeper understanding of the Christian bible. This new understanding began the second coming of Christ which is continually being manifested in spirit and truth rather than a physical appearance. [1]

  7. New Church Day - Wikipedia

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    In True Christian Religion, paragraph 791, Swedenborg states: "After this work was finished, the Lord called together His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world; and the next day He sent them forth into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reigns, whose kingdom shall be for ever and ever, according to the prediction of Daniel, chapter 7:3, 14 ...

  8. Correspondence (theology) - Wikipedia

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    Swedenborg says that the Word was written by God entirely according to correspondences so that within its natural laws and histories every detail describes the spiritual realities relating to God and man, these being the true subject of the Word. Swedenborg's 12-volume Arcana Coelestia provides verse-by-verse details of the inner meaning of ...

  9. Heaven and Hell (Swedenborg book) - Wikipedia

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    Swedenborg said in his revelation that true Christian marriage love between one husband and several wives is impossible for its spiritual origin, which is the formation of one mind out of two, is thus destroyed. [43] He says that love that is divided among a number of Christian partners is not true marriage love, but lasciviousness. [44]