2267. At that time, some were carried up into heaven, so that they might see or understand how these matters stand, and from there they told me that they were now seeing what a great multitude there were of this or that opinion, thus of different opinions appearing one after the other. So they were able to discern quite clearly how many societies then present differed, and how many agreed. And if they had been in the heaven of angels, they would almost have been able to count the societies closest by, although not find out how a more remote heaven influenced them. Anyone can conclude from this that the Lord knows even the very least details in the universal heaven, as well as in the human race, which is ruled by means of spirits. For it is a gift of the Lord that spirits and angels are able to know such things-a gift that is lessened or increased at His good pleasure. And anyone can also see that the Lord arranges and keeps in order all things down to the very least details, as I also have just grasped by an angelic mental image.