THE HOLY SUPPER (pt. 2)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE HOLY SUPPER
(pt. 2)

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How conjunction is effected by [The Holy Supper] is not understood by those who do not know the internal or spiritual sense of the Word, since they do not think beyond the external sense, which is the sense of the letter.

It is known from the internal or spiritual sense of the Word, what is signified by the "body" and "blood," and by the "bread" and "wine"; and also what is signified by "eating."

In the spiritual sense,

• The Lord's "body" or "flesh," and the "bread," signifies the good of love.

• The Lord's "blood" and the "wine," the good of faith.

• "eating" is appropriation and conjunction.

The angels who are with the man who goes to the Sacrament of the Supper, understand those things in no other way, for they perceive all things spiritually.

Hence it is, that the holiness of love and the holiness of faith then flow into man from the angels, thus through heaven from the Lord, and hence conjunction is effected.

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 211-212)

THE HOLY SUPPER (pt. 1)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
THE HOLY SUPPER
(pt. 1)

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The Holy Supper was instituted by the Lord, that by it there may be conjunction of the church with heaven, thus with the Lord: therefore it is the most holy thing of worship.

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 210)

BAPTISM (pt. 6)

The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine
Emanuel Swedenborg
• Doctrinal Series •
BAPTISM
(pt. 6)

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Let those therefore who are baptized know, that baptism itself does not give faith nor salvation, but it testifies that they may receive faith and be saved, if they are regenerated.

Hence may be seen what is meant by the Lord's words in Mark:

He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be condemned (16:16).

"He who believeth" is he who acknowledges the Lord, and receives Divine truths from Him through the Word; "he who is baptized" is he who is regenerated by the Lord by means of those truths.

(The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine 207-208)