Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 1797

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1797. Moreover, angels of the inward heaven, when they are portrayed before spirits, appear to them in tasteful garments. Virgins, for example, appear in dresses with white and black elegantly combined in stripes, modest, neatly fitted to their body. Angels of the very inward heaven, however, are portrayed before spirits in very ornate garments, decorated with various kinds of flowers, of shining blue and red colors especially. But angels of the innermost heaven appear as naked little children. These are portrayals before spirits, and they indicate that the angels' earthly elements are of such or such a nature. But in the heavens, fantasies of this kind do not exist, and for this reason, clothes appear to be taken off when they enter into the heavens. By the clothes and their color, one can tell where the portrayals originate.


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