In the Christian world... it is believed that angels were created at the beginning, and that heaven was formed of them; and that the Devil or Satan was an angel of light, who, becoming rebellions, was cast down with his crew, and that this was the origin of hell.
Emanuel SwedenborgCharity alone, or love and compassion, is what joins [the Lord and a person] together.
Emanuel SwedenborgThe act of exploring what the men are, and moreover the separation of the good from the evil, is visitation; and the good are then removed, and the evil are left behind.
Emanuel Swedenborg