Index:The Judgment Day.pdf

Title	The Judgment Day
Author	Sabin Hough
Year	1849
Publisher	Siebert and Lilly
Location	Columbus
Source	pdf
Progress	Proofread—All pages of the work proper are proofread, but not all are validated
Transclusion	Fully transcluded

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CONTENTS.

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PART FIRST.

THE THEATRE OF THE LAST JUDGMENT.

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Introduction. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION I.

The Popular Doctrine.

A general impression—Bishop Pierson–Passage from Exposition of the Creed—Thrilling descriptions—Passage from Young's Night Thoughts—Such views unsatisfactory to many minds. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION II.
That the Last Judgment takes place in the Spiritual world shown from the nature of the Resurrection.

The opposite destinies of the spirit and the material body—Opinions of learned men—Extract from Melvill's Sermon, entitled "The General Resurrection and Judgment"—Passage from "The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine"—The reappearance of departed Saints—Objections explained—Resurrection of the material body absurd and unreasonable—contrary to our natural anticipations. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION III.

That the Last Judgment must take place in the Spiritual world inferred from the Scientific proofs of the permanent durability of the earth.

The subject stated—Change of opinion in regard to time of creation–Difficult to reason with some men—Argument from Astronomy—Geology—The Deluge—Theory of internal heat. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION IV.

That there is no probability of a general resurrection and judgment in the natural world, inferred from the want of any evidence in the word of the Lord that the natural earth will ever be destroyed.

The doctrine of correspondences—Different mediums of spiritual and natural truth—The Jewish prophecies not fulfilled in a natural sense—Similar prophecies in the New Testament must be explained in the same way -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION V.

Apparent objections in the writings of the Apostles examined and answered.

Certain passages in the writings of Peter—Whether the Apostles understood the internal sense—An affirmative answer to this question not absolutely necessary—Nature and extent of their illumination—State of the human mind in that age—Only external truths could be received—Illustrated by the atonement, resurrection, and second coming—The Apostolic writings not a part of the Divine Word—Compared with the writings of Swedenborg—Importance of examining this subject -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION VI.

That the World of spirits must be the scene of the last judgment, shown to be necessary, in order that the end of the divine love may be attained.

Common opinions in regard to nature—Such opinions lead to dangerous conclusions—The natural world an effect from spiritual causes—Quotation from E. S.—Cause and effect—The existence of the natural world a consequence of the divine love—Exists that heaven may be formed—Quotations from E. S.—Natural world must continue to exist in order that heaven may be continually increased. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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PART SECOND,

SECTION I.

The nature of the Spiritual World

Reference to former part—A deep and general conviction of the existence of a spiritual world—Cause of difficulties on this subject—Some minds will not receive spiritual truth—importance of the science of correspondences—correspondence of the natural earth to the spiritual world—Nature of external objects in the spiritual world—Confirmation from the Word—Quotations from Swedenborg. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION II.

The nature and form of Heaven and Hell–The enjoyments of the former, and the miseries of the latter.

Heaven and Hell states, not places—Origin of these Spir itual states—Essential nature of each—Many different societies in each—The enjoyments of Heaven and the miseries of Hell. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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SECTION III.

The Last Judgment, in its Individual as well as General Character.

Good and evil imperfectly developed in the natural world—How the good are led to heaven and the wicked to hell—The world of spirits—The Last Judgment in its general character—Such judgments have several times taken place—Quotations from Noble's Appeal—that the Last General Judgment has taken place, shown from effects in the natural world—The testimony of Swedenborg–Quotations from his works—Conclusion. -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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