The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-13
The Last Judgment.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
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To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Few at the present day know what Is meant by the
Last Judgment II is generally supposed that II
is to be accompanied with the destruction Of the
world and 1t is hence co0jectured that this terres-
trial globe is to perish by fire, together with all
things existing in the visible world and that then
for the time the dead shall rise again and undergo
their Judgment" when the wicked are cast into he'll
and the good ascend into heaven
These conjectures grounded In the prOphetica
parts OF the Word, where mention is made of "a new
heaven and new earth and the new jerusalem"
mankind not being aware that the prophetical parts
OF the Word, in their internal sense, nave totally
different Specification from what appears In the
literal sense.
To explain why the Word is so written, the Church
represented by Adam, or the most ancient Church,
were men who had perception Of things and
truths by the object or name OF the object which
conveyed to their minus spiritual truths or truth in
Its very essence This Is the reason why the
prophets and all historical events contain interior
truths which written In the Word OF God. And
that by heaven or the sky is not meant heaven or
the sky, nor by earth the earth, but the Church OF
the Lord in general and in every individual constr
tuting that particular Church. and also The last time
OF every ones life, to speak OF it first, denOtng
the last time OF the Church.
Ii was the judgment OF the most ancient Church,
persisted whose destruction is described by Flood
II was the last judgment OF the ancient Church, or
that after the Flood, when nearly all who belonged
to that Church became idoaters and were dispersed
1t was the last judgment OF the representa-.
tive Church, which succeeded among the poserty
Of Jacob, wnen the Ten Tribes were carried away
into captivity and dispersed among the nations
church." be II understood, signiIyinQ those who
have be Truth OF the Word OF God; nations OF the
earth' meaning those who have not the Truth OF
(Bible) OF the Word OF Cod, and afterwards, when
the Jews, after the coming OF the Lord were driven
whole earth. The last Judgment OF the present
Church. which is called the Christian Church, Is
what is meant in the Revelation OF John by the
"new heaven and the new EARTH"
The last time Of the life or every man. when he
dies, is 10 him the last Judgment Is not unknown To
some. But st few believe 1t; nevertheless 1t Is a
certain truth that every man rises again after death
! This Judgment IL thus accomplished "a soon as
| ms corporea organs grow cold which happens
lew days after his decease; he ~ raised again the
Lord by celestial angels, who at st are attendants
on him; but IN case he be such that he can not re-
main with them lie Is then received into the care OF
spiritual angels. and eventually into the care Of
good spirits; Tor ali VINO come into the other life, he
they VINO l tney may are welcome guests VINO meet
| low him, ne who has led a wicked life cannot
abide with lhe angels and good spirits; ne
ratlons till ne comes among spirits whose life is
| similar and coniormaplc 70 that winch he had wnie
In the word. il then appears 10 him that he is IN
his former bodily life, and IN fact, his present life s
thus a continuation OF the past. From this life his
| judgment commences. They who have led a wicked
| life IN process OF time descend into hell and they
VINO nave led good life bv degrees elevated by
the Lord into heaven. Such IL the last judgment OF
| every individual.
| AS to what the Lord spoke concerning the last
times saying that then "the aud the waves snail
roar, the sun shall be darkened, the moon shall MOI
| give her light, the stars snail fall from heaven,
| nation shall rise against nation and Kingdom
against Kingdom &C., &c.--Matthew and LIKE
All OF which in general ana particular signify the
| state OF the Church in regard 10 what II
| vn1rlI bo a n m nat uAn Ou
| the sea and the waves roaring n signned thai
| hereses and controversies In general within the
| Church, and In every individual would he thus