Our Life after Death : A Firsthand Account from an 18th-Century Scientist and Seer

In his classic Heaven and Hell , Swedenborg takes the reader on a journey through the afterlife, describing the spiritual world in intricate detail. Our Life after Death is a collection of writings from that volume that focus specifically on what happens to us as we cross over and what we experience as new souls in the world of spirits, where we prepare to find our souls permanent home. Swedenborg tells us that it is not God who judges people and send them to either heaven or hell, but rather it is we who judge ourselves. In this book Swedenborg reveals the process by which people confront who they were on earth, discover their true selves, and use that self-knowledge to discover their final home in the afterlife. An introduction by near-death researcher Dr. Kenneth Ring draws parallels between Swedenborgs experiences and those of millions of modern people who have had near-death experiences. This book provides a brief but thought-provoking introduction to Swedenborgs afterlife for those who want to delve deeper into this fascinating subject. In this book, excerpted from his classic volume "Heaven and Hell", Swedenborg vividly recounts the moments during and immediately after death, and the stages we pas through to find our final home in a vast spiritual realm. An introduction by near-death-experience researcher Kenneth Ring describes how Swedenborg's accounts match the testimony of modern near-death experioncers--and then go far beyond. -- Publisher description from back cover