748. From these things it appears what the phantasy of the Jews in the other life carries with it, from the fact that during their life they supposed that they would still possess Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Few, if any, believe in heaven or the life after death. He who has devoted himself to avarice alone can never believe that there is a life after death or a resurrection, as neither did the Jews believe at the time of the Lord. That is to say, such a phantasy remains, and thus they come into the city. As soon as they die, the worst come into the city from the left, and those who are better come into it towards the right. Their Holy Land, to which they suppose they have come, is profane and full of robberies, that is, of rapine and malice. They call it the Lord's land, for they are thus obliged to adore the robbers, in order that the necessities of life, as they suppose, may be brought to them. 1748, Feb. 12. These things follow from their faith and life.