Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 72

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72. Each society, when it appears as one whole, is in the likeness of a man for the reason that heaven as a whole so appears, as may be seen in the preceding section. Moreover, in the most perfect form such as that of heaven is, there is likeness of the parts with the whole, and of lesser parts with the greatest. The lesser forms and parts of heaven are the societies of which it consists which also are heavens in lesser form, as may be seen above (n. 51-58). This likeness is continuous throughout because in the heavens the goods of all are from one love, thus from one origin. The one love which is the origin of the good of all in heaven is love to the Lord from the Lord. It is from this that the entire heaven in general, any one society less generally, and each angel in particular is a likeness of the Lord. What has been further said on this matter may be seen above (n. 58).


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