APOCALYPSE REVEALED 1 (REDESIGNED STANDARD EDITION) [Hardcover]

EMANUEL SWEDENBORG (Author), John Whitehead (Translator)

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Series: REDESIGNED STANDARD EDITION | Publication Date: July 1, 1997

In Apocalypse Revealed, Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) takes the reader verse by verse through the Book of Revelation, explaining the spiritual meaning behind the literal words of the biblical text. The first volume deals specifically with Revelation 1-13, with detailed discussions of the symbolism of each object and event described in the text.

This edition is a reprint, with some revisions, of a 1928 translation by John Whitehead.

 

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

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 the leading scientists of the time. He gained favor with Sweden’s King Charles XII, who gave him the position of overseer of the Swedish mining industry. Later, he was given a seat on the Swedish House of Nobles by Charles XII’s successor, Queen Ulrika Eleonora. 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 712 pages
• Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation Publishers (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877852995
• ISBN-13: 978-0877852995
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.7 inches
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Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian who made significant discoveries in many of the natural sciences, including astronomy, anatomy, geology, and mineralogy. At age fifty-five, his intensive search for answers to ultimate questions culminated in an awakening that gave him a unique insight into the workings of the spiritual world. He spent the remainder of his life writing about his experiences and how human beings can come to a deeper awareness of the divine.

Swedenborg's ideas have influenced people as diverse as Helen Keller, Johnny Appleseed, William Blake, Henry James, Ralph Waldo Emerson, D.T. Suzuki, Jorge Luis Borges, and Dr. Mehmet Oz. The continuing appeal of his thought undoubtedly lies in his insights into the afterlife, concepts of divine love, and focus on personal and social development.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The revealed interpretation of the Book of Revelation, February 13, 1999

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This review is from: APOCALYPSE REVEALED 1 (REDESIGNED STANDARD EDITION) (Hardcover)

Swedenborg, divinely inspired, lays out the meaning of the Book of Revalation (or the Apocalypse) one chapter, one verse, and often one word at a time. The Book of Revalation suddenly becomes important to our lives again.

Swedenborg claims that the entire Book is a spiritual vision that John had while on the Isle of Patmos. This vision was of the fall and end of the First Christian Church which occured at the time of the Last Judgement and the institution of the New Christian Church by God. (Swedenborg asserts that the Last Judgement was a spiritual judgement or reordering and has already taken place.)

The Book of Revalation teaches through correspondences of the dangers of the Doctrine of Faith Alone, how that Doctrine ultimately destroyed the First Christian Church, and how critical the union of Faith and Charity is in our spiritual development.

Apocalypse Revealed (two volumes) was followed by Apocalypse Explained (six volumes) which is the full work on this subject. Although both works are useful, skip Apocalypse Revealed and head straight to Apocalypse Explained.

(See author's long work entitled Arcana Coelestia for a similar treatment of the Books of Genesis and Exodus.)