211. There are also spheres of evil spirits which are to be called infernal, because they are turned into infernal spheres in the day of the last judgment. These spheres ascend according to the increments of human wickedness, or according to the vastation of faith on earth. Since at this day these spheres have risen to such a height as to suffocate or extinguish all truth and faith, it therefore follows of necessity that the Kingdom of God Messiah must shortly come, otherwise no flesh can be saved [Matt. xxiv. 22], and scarcely anyone of the human race can be regenerated.