I was inspired to declare that it is as dangerous to come into the angelic heaven as it is into a flame, or into the greatest torment, for those who do not have the love belonging to faith. Certain ones not believing, even though it was allowed to suggest it through thought, that those whom the angels merely look at who are engrossed in things contrary to faith, seem to themselves to turn into a ball of snakes, consequently into dreadful things. Certain ones on high toward the left, not at all worried that the angelic field is such that they cannot even approach it, wanted to do so, and it happened that angelic spirits quickly reflected it toward them, whereby the lower angelic field touched them, by which they were so smitten, and drawing back, struck with such anxiety that they almost despaired of life, as is usual in the life of the body. From this they were instructed how dangerous it is to approach heaven before they have been prepared by the Lord for receiving feelings of faith. For this reason also, some of them were saying that they never wanted to strive for heaven, before they have been prepared by the Lord. 1748, 5 Sept.