Welcome to the ‘Heaven and Hell’ series based on a collection of audio-recordings on the
book ‘Heaven and Hell‘ by Emanuel Swedenborg.

David Moffat regularly uploads video and audio to our Youtube Channel. You can also find Audio-only recordings (available for download) on Soundcloud.

With thanks to the Swedenborg Society, London, for permission to use the Harley Translation (1958) of Swedenborg’s original Latin text, Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell: From Things Heard and Seen.  Visit www.swedenborg.org.uk


Title Audio Reading Audio Notes Read
Preface Ka8DMHhAjKQ ADLVwsdoXNU 1
Chapter 1
The Lord is the God of heaven		 WwtGY3vWoFg 4GT4el6UWG8 2
Chapter 2
The Divine of the Lord makes Heaven		 xQvdOW-LWck 0ktlc-3jr8U 7
Chapter 3
The Lord’s Divine Nature in Heaven Is Love for Him and Thoughtfulness toward One’s Neighbour		 tWDOS0NPQq8 545wK14Jies 13
Chapter 4
Heaven Is Divided into Two Kingdoms		 U3IJVFR3A1Y YLeFQlP9uRc 20
Chapter 5
There Are Three Heavens		 gk2oM95CBVg NIslPx0L12k 29
Chapter 6
The Heavens Are Made Up of Countless Communities		 FPmEWbeKzgQ  eNZ9ikBjlW8
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Chapter 7
Each Community Is a Heaven in Smaller Form and Each Angel a Heaven in Smallest Form		 0qvIXdickXM jZMOKc6jaEI 51
Chapter 8
The Whole Heaven, Grasped as a Single Entity, Reflects a Single Individual		 H8oXh-_WgzM Ct7TrBaFRWg 59
Chapter 9
Each Community in the Heavens Reflects a Single Individual		 G8ngG3S3GdM ySrshBp59vQ 68
Chapter 10
Therefore Every Angel Is in Perfect Human Form		 CTLpVMF7c6Q 9EBqJpg1oZs 73
Chapter 11
It Is Owing to the Lord’s Divine Human That Heaven, in Its Entirety and in
Its Parts, Reflects a Person		 m7J2yLERjN8 n4aPhtF1C8E 78
Chapter 12
There Is a Correspondence of Everything in Heaven with Everything in the Human
Being		 zwEDDV8qkvI hbST5g10jB4 87
Chapter 13
There Is a Correspondence of Heaven with Everything Earthly		 G2crgqfV8FE cxVMVeVfc68 103
Chapter 14
The Sun in Heaven		 Xz0WLVpohTk UokZ_tr_xyg 116
Chapter 15
Light and Warmth in Heaven		 ZhKoq9nfuL0 c1bjDRBRnO4 126
Chapter 16
The Four Quarters in Heaven		 aA08K9SRJ08 S0M8vr_P_xk 141
Chapter 17
How the States of Angels in Heaven Change		 4IzSIBOBsAE 402XXb3_BUU 154
Chapter 18
Time in Heaven		 rmBbAC-yCCQ OCT6VtXWZ7s 162
Chapter 19
Representations and Appearances in Heaven		 Klsc1GVEv94 Ryt9dVv9lw0 170
Chapter 20
The Clothes Angels Appear In		 mqQWgRdh5b0 ZPNbqr7hafc 177
Chapter 21
Angels’ Homes and Houses		 shiiAneNmWc 86n3b8Hm0Rg 183
Chapter 22
Space in Heaven		 L8bh-2N_dTI 0C_boG9rDVo 191
Chapter 23
Heaven’s Form, Which Determines How People Associate and Communicate There		 Weui3YkPLBQ KvlKCUbUxRA 200
Chapter 24
Forms of Government in Heaven		 P96krZoq8EA 0LOmq21iAyA 213
Chapter 25
Divine Worship in Heaven		  wvl1EZh0MsQ u6RZzXyySPo 221
Chapter 26
The Power of Heaven’s Angels		 QFRyuDjtge0  uXx924Q59Xo 228
Chapter 27
The Language of Angels		 a-VnF2tMhUM Ld7rxwT5P9M 234
Chapter 28
How Angels Talk with Us		 sYiqQ0zOYDQ ObAcctpHUMc 246
Chapter 29
Written Materials in Heaven		 P0sYvbA_zzI loq7H-ipu7Q 258
Chapter 30
The Wisdom of Heaven’s Angels		 a9Mh82nTa0k bcMWvhRosvE 265
Chapter 31
The State of Innocence of Angels in Heaven		 lZ4uO_fKJwE AufCIekRbG4 276
Chapter 32
The State of Peace in Heaven		 4U1Pvl6ovXE  xhtzEHB0v-c 284
Chapter 33
The Union of Heaven with the Human Race		 jIod_Jjwe-o PDmDpJtesRo 291
Chapter 34
Heaven’s Union with Us through the Word		 U6JF12lIjbI sR0PJ5JyLj4 303
Chapter 35
Heaven and Hell Come from the Human Race		 qbRtyG-fXZg HjFvGoLHhw0 311
Chapter 36
Non-Christians, or People outside the Church, in Heaven		 PQpwFCpgBBk  MxL-tNmK-A0 318
Chapter 37
Children in Heaven		 0tgprsaSvqc fZwCuOrZn3M 329
Chapter 38
Wise and Simple People in Heaven		 fUwRtzh2ISI y50uiwutXOE 346
Chapter 39
Rich and Poor People in Heaven		 5_DZX77lB0k 6Ic_uF05a5Q 357
Chapter 40
Marriages in Heaven		 hU8JZhIzkOQ UehysLV-ofg 366
Chapter 41
What Angels Do in Heaven		 Gryj216m4Oo NYJXveGopL0 387
Chapter 42
Heavenly Joy and Happiness		 r0Pet1CYcwM z_wOvSjDjMo 395
Chapter 43
The Vastness of Heaven		 y-0ZNRqw6FM  kDuExZr7A20 415
Chapter 44
What the World of Spirits Is		 imwtgrskCnM No8599JyTvU  421
Chapter 45
Each of Us Is Inwardly a Spirit		 F1Y22NZBJog 2Jgsvu_060Y 432
Chapter 46
Our Revival from the Dead and Entry into Eternal Life		 k731vkgxfcw rtrqjQLmD6o 445
Chapter 47
After Death, We Are in a Complete Human Form		 i7jdUjddLzk jhMXVA3sAuE 453
Chapter 48
After Death, We Enjoy Every Sense, Memory, Thought, and Affection We Had in the
World: We Leave Nothing Behind except Our Earthly Body		 0KPSGh4fOgU  uymsHq2Ppdk 461
Chapter 49
Our Nature after Death Depends on the Kind of Life We Led in the World		 fbyWjYEPAiA WTuxMXjyaII 470
Chapter 50
After Death, the Pleasures of Everyone’s Life Are Turned into Things That
Correspond		 ZYvufTPmLjE  Kl14m2hyg-c 485
Chapter 51
Our First State after Death		 QVOsPnTuL4g aBMnPBX77GM 491
Chapter 52
Our Second State after Death		 H-dUVkdvpzo o8eXnkc1ry4 499
Chapter 53
Our Third State after Death, Which Is a State of Instruction for People Who Are
Entering Heaven		 ywDb_EqNdNE   _cFvG04qoJY 512
Chapter 54
No One Enters Heaven on the Basis of Mercy Alone		 darDI-ZSBYI HtTdvnjvRBE 521
Chapter 55
It Is Not So Hard to Lead a Heaven-Bound Life as People Think It Is		 V6MbpV58hig MkD2yqfTTOQ 528
Chapter 56
The Lord Governs the Hells		 GgzHl0Dq7PM lbSUAOqbb9k 536
Chapter 57
The Lord Does Not Cast Anyone into Hell: Spirits Cast Themselves In		 GD7aYi7x_2I NHY9Z_kcVDM  545
Chapter 58
All the People Who Are in the Hells Are Absorbed in Evils and Consequent
Falsities Because of Their Love for Themselves and the World		 CYMpfPM2Nt8 -UBnYBB3dwo 551
Chapter 59
Hellfire and Gnashing of Teeth		 7vplbcFdFbE  TucaiBki980 566
Chapter 60
The Malice and Unspeakable Skills of Hellish Spirits		 m3jz6noeJpQ ZvRLLSx1KQ0 576
Chapter 61
The Appearance, Location, and Number of the Hells		  CeOBBoJ2wcQ uyyT__-LF7I 582
Chapter 62
The Equilibrium between Heaven and Hell		 kyridLu6ld8 qC7YTcC3C-U 589
Chapter 63
Our Freedom Depends on the Balance between Heaven and Hell		 KoFmaQIFlz8 F0yuYFquPd4 597