2567. that they may be thought great by the world, and get rich. Therefore in that realm, which can be called the realm of intentions, being the inward realm of the world of spirits, there is so much insanity that it is almost replete with insanities. Thus is the iniquity of those who are called Christians come to fullness [cf. Matt. 24:12], so that now the kingdom of the Lord is being turned over to others, as foretold [Matt. 21:43], otherwise the world would perish. For from that world of spirits it is known what the human race is like, and how corrupt it is, not so much from the outward world of spirits and from [newly arrived] souls.