748. From these particulars it is apparent what the fantasy of the Jews, who during their earthly life thought that they were still to possess Jerusalem and the holy land, brings with it in the other life. Few, if any, believe in heaven or a life after death - one devoted to mere greed never can believe that there is a life after death, or a resurrection, just as they did not believe it in the Lord's time. Specifically it brings with it the consequence that this fantasy remains, and so, they come into a city - the worst ones, as soon as they die, into a city to the left, the better ones into a city to the right. And their holy land to which they think they are coming is profane, and filled with robbery, that is, plundering and wickedness. They call it the land of the Lord, for as such they are obliged to worship the robbers, in order to be supplied with what they regard as the necessaries of life. 1748, 12 February. These are the consequences of their belief and life.