The Writings are a unique set of books written through Emanuel Swedenborg by the Lord and are quite unlike any other books in the world today. Each is a masterpiece in itself and reveals new facets of the Lord's love and wisdom.

Some of the topics are:

heaven, hell and the world of spirits

the Divine Providence and how it works,

Divinity in a human form,

what the Trinity is,

the spiritual meaning within the Word of God,

the second coming of the Lord,

repentance, reformation, and regeneration,

the real meaning of charity,

free will,

usefulness: being what you were created to be,

marriage on earth and in the next life,

what happened in the Last Judgment,

the problem of evil,

the problem of pain,

the inward person and the outward,

the meaning of creation,

Divinity is love and wisdom,

why the Lord loves and never hates,

signs of the Lord's infinite and fathomless love,

Divinity is the same in greatest and least things,

the doctrine of degrees,

atmospheres of the spiritual and natural worlds,

the substance and material of creation,

will and intellect as vessels for Divine love and wisdom.

These are only some of the remarkable disclosures now given to the world by the Lord through these profound books. It can truly be said that these Writings have already begun to change the world. As they become better known, the Lord will bring more and more enlightenment and perception to people's minds. The day is coming when people will no longer grope in spiritual darkness, chaos, hatred and selfishness, but will bask in the light and warmth of love and understanding.

The main books of the Writings are:
 

Arcana Coelestia (AC) (12 Vols)

True Christian Religion (TCR)

Heaven and Hell (HH)

Divine Providence (DP)

Divine Love and Wisdom (DLW)

Conjugial Love (CL)

The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine (HD)

Apocalypse Revealed (AR)

Apocalypse Explained (AE) (6 Vols.)

The Last Judgement

Coronis

The White Horse

Charity

Brief Exposition

De Verbo

Doctrine of Uses

Intercourse of Soul and Body

The Four Doctrines: of the Lord (DL), Sacred Scripture, Life and Faith

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be strong and of good courage,

fear not,

nor be afraid of the world,

for the Lord your God goes with you;

He will not fail you nor

forsake you

________________________________________Deuteronomy 31:6

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Go to the previous [12th] chapter "The necessity of self-examination and repentance"
 

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Introduction   

[1] Where temptations come from    
[2] The Lord's temptations    
[3] All kinds of temptations
[4] The struggles of temptation   
[5] Inward, rational and worldly    
[6] Evil from Hell and Good from Heaven
[7] The mechanics of temptation    
[8] The use or purpose of temptation    
[9] Transformation
[10] The Lord's help in temptation    
[11] It all applies in our daily lives
[12] The necessity of self-examination and repentance    

Appendix
An investigation into the implications of Spiritual Temptations