675. But those who are to be admitted into the very inward heaven must put off what is of nature. So they come into the more inward joy, for without shedding outward elements, no one is able to be admitted into what is very inward. Therefore man must die on earth, which is a dying of the body, then die again in the other life when the attached nature element must be abolished. Failing this man cannot be let into the very inward heaven. Then again the nature element must be abolished in order that the person may be admitted into the innermost heaven,* thus into heavenly glory. * The manuscript appears to have the words "interius coelum" and "intimius" respectively, where the context calls for "intimius coelum" and "intimum." After making this revision, we noticed that A.W. Acton had done likewise, but without a footnote.