[caww]

.."censoring allowed him to more easily propagate his own 'visions of spiritual encounters'; in which he professed to have supposedly conversed with such men as Luther, Calvin, Augustine, and St. Paul; Therefore, in working to supplant “the faith once delivered unto the saints” (Jude v.3, as it is Biblically manifest), with his own revelations, he systematically relegated what he had left of the Bible to be largely (unwarranted) spiritual allegory:

Daniel, ....Your post of Swendenborg much resembles the path today's cults and false religious leaders follow. Thereafter those who they recruit do likewise. There is a systematic step by step progression away from Christ and the way of Salvation God provides.

I say this because I recently had conversation with one who basically said the same thing Swedenborg said. Stunning similarity!

This person also is supposedly "seeking the truth" though they have known the way of salvation thru Christ...they now doubt the truths of the scripture prefering to use only those which guarantee their salvation...but cannot accept God would allow people to go to hell for not accepting Christ.

Which just shows that demonic influences appear to use the same tactics even today. That man still falls for just as Eve did. Amazing to think mans intellect has not advanced as he proclaims it has....at least in the areas of the real battles for mens souls.

[daniel1212]

Yes, Swendenborg claimed a unique supreme interpretive ability, but like Camping, his hyper spiritualization can be used to prove anything, and like Joseph Smith (who met with both Elijah and Elias, Greek for the former) he had more supernatural spiritual encounters with notable persons of the Bible than anyone in the Bible.

Good night