The true christian religion emanuel swedenborg biography
Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, Christian mystic, philosopher, and theologian who wrote interpretations of the Scriptures as the immediate word of.
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Emanuel Swedenborg
18th-century Swedish scientist, freemason and theologian
Emanuel Swedenborg (,[2]Swedish:[ˈsvêːdɛnˌbɔrj]ⓘ; born Emanuel Swedberg; (29 January 1688 – 29 March 1772)[3] was a Swedish polymath; scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.[4] He became best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell (1758).[5][6]
Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist.
In 1741, at 53, he entered into a spiritual phase in which he began to experience dreams and visions, notably on Easter Weekend, on 6 April[7] 1744.[8] His experiences culminated in a "spiritual awakening" in which he received a revelation that Jesus Christ had appointed him to write The Heavenly Doctrine to reform Christianity.[9] According to The Heavenly Doctrine, the Lord had opened Swedenborg's spiritual eyes so that f