Disclosure of Secrets of Heaven Contained in Sacred Scripture or the Word of the Lord

Emanuel Swedenborg begins a journey through Scripture, laying out the inner meaning of the Bible verse by verse. Heopens with the Creation story, describing how each step in the process relates to our growth and development as spiritual people. He traces the inner meaning history of the peoples described in the Bible and connects their story to our own trials and tribulations, showing how the Flood represents the spiritual devastation that urges us to begin our regeneration.

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and mystic who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study and work with the leading scientists of the time. He gained favor with Sweden’s King Charles XII, who gave him the position of overseer of the Swedish mining industry. Later, he was given a seat on the Swedish House of Nobles by Charles XII’s successor, Queen Ulrika Eleonora. Between 1743 and 1745 he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world