Conjugial Love (Rogers) n. 352

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352. (16) But no polygamists of any kind can be affiliated with angels in the Christian heavens. The reason is that in the Christian heavens there is a heavenly light which is Divine truth, and a heavenly warmth which is Divine love; and these two reveal the nature of people's truths and goods, also the nature of their evils and falsities. On that account all communication between Christian heavens and Muslim heavens has been taken away; likewise between Christian heavens and gentile heavens. If such a communication were to exist, no others could be saved but those who were in a state of heavenly light and at the same time in a state of heavenly warmth from the Lord. Indeed, not even these would be saved if there were a connection between the heavens; for as a result of that connection all the heavens would be so shaken that the angels could not continue in existence. An unchaste and lecherous ambience would flow from Muslims into the Christian heaven, which could not be endured there; and a chaste and pure ambience would flow from Christians into the Muslim heaven, which could not be endured there. Then as a result of that communication and consequent connection, Christian angels either would become natural and thus adulterers, or, if they remained spiritual, would constantly sense an atmosphere of lechery about them, which would disrupt all their blessedness of life. Something similar would ensue with the Muslim heaven, for spiritual atmospheres from the Christian heaven would continually surround them and cause them distress, taking away all their delight of life; and in addition they would have it insinuated that polygamy was a sin, so that they would suffer continual censure. For this reason the heavens are all kept entirely apart, so that there is no connection between them, other than by the fact of their receiving an influx of light and warmth from the Lord through the sun, in whose midst He is. This influx enlightens and animates each of them according to their reception, and that reception varies according to their religion. There is that communication, but not a communication of the heavens with each other.

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