But the Scripture tells us the dead are DEAD.
They know nothing and await in the grave for the resurrection.
Swedenborg's followed created a Church that uses both the Bible and his books.
Scripture gibes you a WARNING about people like Swedenborg: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have
familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. Isaiah 8:19,20
Wesley's comments on Swedenborg:
In 1770, Wesley referred to Swedenborg as “one of the most ingenious, lively, entertaining madmen that ever set pen to paper.” He believed Swedenborg’s waking dreams were wild and compared them to the stories of “Tom Thumb” or “Jack the Giant-Killer.” Wesley’s assessment of Swedenborg ranged from calling him a “filthy dreamer” to condemning his teachings.
Speaking to the dead is
neither permissible
nor possible
according to God.
Swedenborg's followed created a Church that uses both the Bible and his books.
Scripture gibes you a WARNING about people like Swedenborg: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have
Wesley's comments on Swedenborg:
In 1770, Wesley referred to Swedenborg as “one of the most ingenious, lively, entertaining madmen that ever set pen to paper.” He believed Swedenborg’s waking dreams were wild and compared them to the stories of “Tom Thumb” or “Jack the Giant-Killer.” Wesley’s assessment of Swedenborg ranged from calling him a “filthy dreamer” to condemning his teachings.