Spiritual Experiences (Buss) n. 852

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852. This city, it seems, is the "Judgment of Gehenna."* For those who are there desire to live from their own righteousness; thus it seems to them that they can condemn to Gehenna all who do not spend their time and act righteously according to their phantasies. From this quality of their minds [animus] is recognized, namely, that from their own phantasy, not from a true faith, they suppose themselves to be most righteous. Hence this city is called "The Judgment of Gehenna" 1748, Feb. 18. See the continuation.** * This is the literal translation from the Greek of the phrase in Matt. xxiii 33. ** This again refers to what follows on the next page of the manuscript.


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