tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030257666913290314.post5716714727760054025..comments2024-03-11T07:53:25.838-04:00Comments on Spirituality, Dreams and Prophecy: The Spiritual Meaning of the Apocalypse, or End of the WorldDoug Webberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11071107950046910342noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030257666913290314.post-3636261391923198042015-10-09T09:29:06.834-04:002015-10-09T09:29:06.834-04:00Hello Timur, I was reviewing my blog, just thought...Hello Timur, I was reviewing my blog, just thought I let you know that I finally did go to NYC New Church this weekend, met Rev. Grant Odhner and his wife. Its a bit hard for me to get there however.Doug Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071107950046910342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030257666913290314.post-35210232502761774802014-03-24T19:41:07.441-04:002014-03-24T19:41:07.441-04:00No, for the first 11 chapters of Genesis are semi-...No, for the first 11 chapters of Genesis are semi-historical, and historical events were used to convey spiritual meaning. For example, the seven days of creation are highly symbolic, and there is more contained in them than hardly anyone ever imagined - see blog posts with the label "Universal Design". Swedenborg tends to concentrate on the highest, most universal, spiritual meaning, and in many cases does not have the time to discuss other level of meanings - so he will skip over the literal meaning. As for the flood, I do not preclude an actual flood, and from geology we know several have taken place - but not in the chronological time frame of Genesis. But even here, the chronology itself in many cases is symbolic - see <a href="http://dream-prophecy.blogspot.com/2009/04/ancient-astronomy-of-bible.html" rel="nofollow">The Ancient Astronomy of the Bible</a>, where Noah and his ark has a correspondence with the crescent Moon. In the ancient middle east, the blue sky above was viewed as a sea of water, and the crescent moon was a ship. Even the more ancient Sumerian myth places it in an astronomical context. You might want to check out <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/noah-s-ark-archaeology-bible-old-testament-530265" rel="nofollow">Noah's Ark 'Was a Massive Double-Decker Coracle'</a>. Swedenborg's explanation is strange, and admits it is a bit strange - but is quite apparent when one regards the symbolism behind the literal sense.Doug Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071107950046910342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030257666913290314.post-5041627516712786422014-03-24T12:20:59.867-04:002014-03-24T12:20:59.867-04:00Just curious, do you believe the "flood of no...Just curious, do you believe the "flood of noah's day" was only spiritual?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030257666913290314.post-5245516697397842722013-01-01T20:11:50.253-05:002013-01-01T20:11:50.253-05:00Hello Timur - glad you are enjoying the works of S...Hello Timur - glad you are enjoying the works of Swedenborg on the iPad. As for the letter index hyperlink not working, not sure what is causing that - could be caused by the iPad reader itself. In my epub reader they work properly, and all hyperlinks are automatically validated before publication.<br /><br />As for the NYC New Church, its a bit of a drive, I have never been there...but let me know when you are there and maybe I will make it. It may be easier to meet in Jersey City during the weekdays...we shall see.Doug Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071107950046910342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030257666913290314.post-29962162151774225212013-01-01T01:36:17.083-05:002013-01-01T01:36:17.083-05:00Thank you so much for you hard work !
It is just m...Thank you so much for you hard work !<br />It is just marvelous experience reading Reading all the Revelation on my Ipad. <br />I Just love it, thank you so much for you work. I will email this link to my friends in DC, Philadelphia and Ukraine and everywhere else. <br /><br />Just one thing....<br />It would be better if the front page had a quick link to all of the works including AE.<br /><br />Also letter index seems not to work for me in, in the index Section clicking on letters A-Z seem not to bring to the correct place in the INDEX. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your hard work once again ! You've hyper-linked probably 95% of the the Writings, it would be nice if you would finish the other 5% at one time.... <br /><br />Happy New Year ! <br />I usually go back and forth from D.C to Brooklyn do you wanna meet at NYC New Church one day. ?<br /><br />timur12345https://www.blogger.com/profile/14739904639411789736noreply@blogger.com