God Used a Specific Design to Create Heaven - Swedenborg & Life

We explore the origins of reality itself. Not only how, but why, we exist. For that, we need to go beyond the physical realm to the spiritual substrate from which all things arise: the spiritual sun, made of divine love and wisdom itself.
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March 30: God Used a Specific Design to Create Heaven
April 20: The Pattern of God Has Been Built Into the Universe
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[@DrCHE42]

This is one of most beautiful explanations of creation that I have ever seen.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thank you, Charles! I'm so glad it resonated with you in such a lovely way. God bless!

[@bettyabote4229]

Very true

[@bettyabote4229]

Thanks Curtis and OTLE team what makes us human is serving God by serving his people with divine love and wisdom and knowing our purpose in life.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, Betty! Each of us was created by divine love and wisdom, brought to life with acts of useful service. I always love your recaps! Keep it up! --Kendall

[@transcendentmuzic1398]

This video is incredible. Thank you a thousand times again to the Swedenborg Foundation

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thank YOU transcendentmuzic, I'm so glad it resonated with you!

[@carriemonaghan7870]

I honestly feel your channel has changed my life and prevented me from committing suicide ! Thank you so much xxx

[@offTheLeftEye]

Carrie, I'm so glad to hear it, and so sorry to hear you struggled with suicidal thoughts! I'm very glad you are doing better. We actually have some great episodes on facing dark thoughts, you may have seen them already, but here's a list in case they creep up again and you need some spiritual tools to defeat them! These share how Curtis came to realize the tactics of negative forces affecting his mind, and ways to gradually break free of that. See if any ideas in these videos can help. It's something that takes consistent effort, to forge new positive loops in the mind instead of always being vulnerable to negative loops. Head Bullies, part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qWoqKveaaqldE Head Bullies, part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpOcYod-eq6jiKM The Fear Eater: Why Life Isn't As Fun as It Should Be kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ6cqoV3rcSkrLc Your Brain is Spamming You kzbin.info/www/bejne/paXToZSjotqXhKc How to Stop Unwanted Thoughts kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqW1lYt7dpt1opI How to Get Rid of Anxiety kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHizeZ-Vbt1sd80 How to Detach From Fear kzbin.info/www/bejne/roK1hXiYZbRllaM The Lies Evil Spirits Tell Us kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5LUlWx8ndirpsk Your Thoughts Will Destroy You Unless… kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6rJqJp5edacaKM The Why Is Everything: a Cellular Blueprint For Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGq6lmtvfK-JsNU Sending love to you.

[@carriemonaghan7870]

offTheLeftEye thank you so much for all your help. I will absolutely be watching those videos and many more. I love your channel it’s my favourite channel and gets me through my days and nights when bad thoughts creep in. Thank you whole heartedly 🙌🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@carriemonaghan7870 God bless! 💖

[@bettyabote4229]

Praise God

[@pamelacollins1153]

This is my new favorite episode. ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

Wonderful, Pamela, Thank you!

[@terraray7487]

Yes!! This!! ❤

[@janniroberts2666]

Such a beautiful message..... often people have the question of 'What is my purpose?'' Why am I here?" It is so that we can be able to do God's useful services. Thank you for always being a blessing to me!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Janni, thank you for that clear and lovely response! You are so right! We're grateful to hear your thoughts and have you in this community!

[@josephalfaro349]

I absolutely loved this! 🙏🏼

[@offTheLeftEye]

Joseph, I'm so glad! Wonderful! Thanks, friend!

[@randycummings554]

Articulate and coherent explanation -- excellent !

[@offTheLeftEye]

I'm so glad to hear that, Randolph!

[@barbaramartins9224]

Swendenborg Was Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💖🙏🏻💫🌠😘🌼

[@offTheLeftEye]

I agree, Alexa!

[@peterhansen2656]

Forever closer on an eternal journey up a heavenly path. Excellent show⚪️🔴

[@offTheLeftEye]

Well said, Peter. Thanks, friend!

[@matthewbush1510]

GREAT first show of the season. Enlightening 😇😇😇

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks very much, Matthew! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@DaphneMaine]

That is so beautiful....that every sentient being is a part of God's heart of love wisdom. Looking at life like this makes the effort of inclusiveness intent so more real....

[@offTheLeftEye]

Amen!

[@joeyness7616]

Always enlightening!

[@offTheLeftEye]

So glad it touched your mind and heart!

[@jeffwood6863]

Really amazing information. Thank you!

[@offTheLeftEye]

You're welcome, Jeff! Thank you for your comment, my friend!

[@amieelaun]

In the New Earth, there is no money. Your only currency is your vibration. We create and manifest everything we need from the authenticity of our heart. There is no more fighting and struggling to survive, slavery to anything, all power over structures are dissolved. In the new Earth, you manifest by visualizing, playing, creating....because these keep your channel clear and your vibration high. When You fufill needs for others....the more you give selflessly to another, the more connected, heart coherence and joy you feel, which raises your vibration, which allows for instant synchronicity and manifestation. As we each raise our own vibration, since our energy is magnetic, it causes the collective vibration to raise. Soon, the vibration is so high, we are able to maintain heart coherence and resonance with each other, Gaia, and All of her creatures. In this higher vibration, there is no suffering....we realize we are all one, and the intense compassion we feel does not allow us to ignore the suffering of another. There is no deceit or lying.. since we are in complete resonance with one another, there is no point in deceit. There is no crime, because every one has what they need. Everyone is accepted, loved, abundant, prosperous, and joyful. In the New Earth, we live in cooperation, coherence, balance, sacred joy and wonder. And we learn how to collectively dream and visualize highest outcomes for each other. Do you think this is a fantasy? Every beautiful city ever created was first a fantasy. Can you use the power of the Beautiful creator God inside of you to visualize this? Are you courageous and audacious enough to join us in the higher collective timeline to bring this vision into clear focus now? because there are hundreds of thousands already bringing it. And there is room for more! Join us for a Unity Meditation at “Unity” on 4/4/20, as we collectively dream our new reality into being. Your vibration is your only currency. Your frequency is your liberty. Whetever you are emanating is exactly what you are creating. 💜🌏💜

[@offTheLeftEye]

This world sounds wonderful, and seems to me very possible! What time should people participate in the Unity Meditation, or does it just need to happen on that day? I love that idea of sending out those loving, healing vibrations altogether on the same day! I believe that energy can really shift things for all of us. I think you'd like this episode, it sounds like what you describe: "How to Create Heaven on Earth" kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4OwimV4jZplbck Let me know what you think!

[@Bill99Cass]

God is a way of living It is a force of good. It is expressing Love. It is gaining peace of mind.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Wonderfully said, Bill, thank you so much!

[@stevefarmer9332]

I have been intensely anticipating this series, since I first heard you guys announce it! It's CORE to EVERYthing! I'm just sitting here, silently, with my hand literally covering my mouth, in inexpressible awe.. particularly at how every bit of this "corresponds" to so much of what have been my own considerations about our... reality... existence itself... even far before I first heard of Swedenborg (through you guys!) those couple years ago. All I can come up with, in considering the whole deal of it all, is what can only be put into mere words as... unspeakable JOY in the Truth of it all! We ARE.... EVERYthing "is"... because OF Him.. and it self-manifests His reality. There is NO excuse for anything less than KNOWing that He Is. Oh ye self-deceived/blind "atheist"! (and there are many). But oh the Peace, and Joy, in realizing that NOthing.... NOTHING... corona virus, ANY "bad thing" in life, or even death itself, can prevent the Truth of His Divine Design from manifesting itself, eternally, toward every "speck" of all Created-reality... which includes you and me! ALL IS WELL... and we are Eternally, Infinitely Loved.. and it can't be stopped! It Is.. because He Is! Oh my... my.... Blessings as always, to all at offthelefteye! Thank you for choosing to do what you do! And thank You, Lord, that You led them to this work!! :)

[@offTheLeftEye]

Steve, thanks for your kind and enthusiastic words! You're a very inspiring person, I always love reading your comments. I agree, I wish I could share this with everyone I know too, especially those that I think need it most and want it the least... sigh. You're right, we have to trust in God's plan though, and remember that we all have freedom. I like to think, though, that armed with the peace and love these ideas instill in me, I will hopefully have an aura of contentment that others aspire to have for themselves, and will know I'm a resource for them when they're ready for their own spiritual awakenings. So remember, you can always be an example of what humility, service, and love in action look like, and people will be able to learn from you and be inspired! God bless, Steve!

[@julianbristow4793]

Should be very interesting! ❤️🌸🙂

[@offTheLeftEye]

I hope so, Julian!

[@ironempath7261]

Young man (Curtis), You were made to do this work. Thank you, and the entire Off The Left Eye team, for your interest in and dedication to these teachings. *Like, Share, Subscribe, DONATE"

[@offTheLeftEye]

Your kindness and encouragement mean so much to all of us! Thank you, friend!

[@marksingleton7199]

2 nights ago I dreamt that their were 3 bowls on a shelf in a shop that passers by thought antique. Their was originally a pitcher next to them which had been forgotten and lost. I was shown that Heaven watched on in glee as the bowls were used to mix essential ingredients from 3 sources and mixed into the water in the bowl like a fine soup. We all decide what we choose to put into the bowl and how much. So everyone is different, individually choosing from the 3 ingredients like a chef. We forgot how to choose in happiness. In the second dream their is a Recorder instrument (wind instrument) in an antique shop. I pick it up as special and see a carving of 3 women. The central figure had become stained and it was creeping to the other two. The Recorder was in 3 sections The foot which was damaged but easily repaired which I attempted, The middle section was dull and needed oiling as its color was different from the other sections. The head or mouthpiece recieved the breath of God and we can choose what tune to play on the holes. The foot is the Earth on which we stand. A women stands lost in a field which has a running track. The woman says to a man that she had died early and had wanted to complete her journey. The man promised to help her get to the Finnish line. He is then next to a indoor swimming pool and sits at a small table. Others say to him, did you not promise to help her? He replies that she will be fine and had left her with knowledge. His head was bald and each section of his brain was tattooed on his scalp. A table is an alter and we choose our thought from the ingredients within. The pool is oneness and the woman is the church of man.

[@thomasgontarz3372]

Awesome. the wind recorder in 3 pieces, i live as God plays the flute Pharaoh's baker in Genesis had a dream with 3 baskets with holes on his head. Life comes in 3 sections beginning, middle, end or goal, means, and result.

[@marksingleton7199]

@@thomasgontarz3372 The 3 sections is both the individual, mankind and the church in entirety. Here the church has become an antiquated idea that has been neglected and prayed to as an idol rather than as an idea put into action. The man is at an alter praying but not for humanity and inspiration but is praying for God to act so that he doesn't have . He wants resolution through acts of God through Devine intervention and through others while he only prays. The breath of God comes through us all but we have to use our fingers to play a tune on the instrument. God doesn't play for us. We have to join in. 3 is also an eon so if we dont get involved, the church stops. It dies. It needs our participation to finish the course. The teacher doesn't fill in the question paper for the pupil. The recorder needs oiling. It has dried out. The fruit of our labour has not been put into the recorder. The foot is damaged through our carelessness and lack of devotion to goodness.

[@thomasgontarz3372]

@@marksingleton7199 the vine in the dream of Pharoahs butler had 3 shoots, divine intelligence has 3 levels of interpretation hence the 3 senses of the Word, all understood according to the distance from source, fascinating bravo Mark. reading your words is like watching a bird fly around in front of my eyes, basically Swedenborg and his internal truths lit that candle that needs example and intelligence

[@offTheLeftEye]

Wow, Mark, you have such incredible, symbolic and rich dreams! Thanks for sharing that! It reminds me of Nebuchadnezzar.

[@marksingleton7199]

@@thomasgontarz3372 Thankyou. A nice complement. Like Jacob I give what I recieve and interpret with swedenborg correspondance and perception. I feel blessed.

[@nightflight83]

These videos really get in my head and I start watching and reading ES again, but then the dark stuff comes back to mind, and I have to turn away.

[@offTheLeftEye]

nightflight83, I'm so sorry to hear of those dark thoughts coming to plague you when you try to engage in spiritual study. That's so frustrating - and not uncommon. It's pretty normal for dark thoughts to intrude on us when we try to open ourselves to the light. If we can transcend them, they won't have any power over us anymore, and they feed off of our fears and misery! Here are a number of videos sharing how Curtis came to realize the tactics of negative forces affecting his mind, and ways to gradually break free of that. See if any ideas in these videos can help. It's something that takes consistent effort, to forge new positive loops in the mind instead of always being vulnerable to negative loops. Head Bullies, part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qWoqKveaaqldE Head Bullies, part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpOcYod-eq6jiKM The Fear Eater: Why Life Isn't As Fun as It Should Be kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ6cqoV3rcSkrLc Your Brain is Spamming You kzbin.info/www/bejne/paXToZSjotqXhKc How to Stop Unwanted Thoughts kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqW1lYt7dpt1opI How to Get Rid of Anxiety kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHizeZ-Vbt1sd80 How to Detach From Fear kzbin.info/www/bejne/roK1hXiYZbRllaM The Lies Evil Spirits Tell Us kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5LUlWx8ndirpsk Your Thoughts Will Destroy You Unless… kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6rJqJp5edacaKM The Why Is Everything: a Cellular Blueprint For Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGq6lmtvfK-JsNU I hope this can help you free yourself from these dark influences! I wish you luck, friend.

[@maryvalentine4924]

Dear Team OTLE, I am so grateful to have this overview of the Grand Design. It seems so foundational and fundamental to our understanding of the why, how, where and what fore of our existence - the purpose of our lives - the ultimate purpose of service becomes clear as you build toward that conclusion - just like the Divine Design - so appreciate your well thought out plan. I have recently been thinking about two words for some reason. In the last week or so I first started thinking about the idea of pictures, that which comes to mind from Jesus’ parables, other stories in the Word, the image of His Divine Human here on earth. What struck me is how we can hold onto pictures and keep lessons in our minds through them. I hear words in my mind but I see pictures and not the words. I love pictures because I can hold onto them, like something almost physical. We were taught by religious pictures for centuries before the advent of printed books and literacy. Pictures I can hold in my mind and recall feel like a miracle and magical and I am so glad we are made to see them in our minds. The other word that seems so amazing to me is ‘cooperate’ as in cooperating, cooperative, cooperation or even a co-op organization. Hearing the word ‘cooperate’ in my mind stills and calms me. My feelings and thoughts let go of fears or anxiety that is creeping in. My mind lets go of disturbing or unhappy thoughts. In my physical body, I feel a calming effect that emanates from my heart and flows out to my fingers and toes, soothing me. I am turning to this word like my special mantra, my bespoke helper, and how this came to me I have no clue. But this helper keeps me in the present moment and therefore makes it easier to focus on the work at hand and the help I might give to others. A very happy development and a surprising gift - just like the gift of all the OTLE episodes, this new series on the Diving Design being my new favorite - just amazingly well done. Thank you everyone! I am always thankful that you Curtis got this OTLE started way back when. Wishing all of you safety and good health in these times. ❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

Mary, thank you for your kind words and inspiring thoughts! Yes, Curtis was wise to start this channel and we're very grateful he did! It's certainly benefited our whole team, and not just because we have jobs. I love what you say about the word "cooperate," and how we learn and remember well from pictures. This makes so much sense with Swedenborg's correspondences, which are essentially how the things we read in revelation, but also see and experience daily (such as birds, snakes, flowers, etc) all have symbolic meaning. There are reminders of God everywhere, and pictures to help guide the way, if only we learn to see them! What an incredible vision! I'm glad this episode resonated with you and always so happy to hear your thoughts, hope you are doing well. God bless!

[@marksingleton7199]

Last night I dreamt of an air liner surrounded by air hostesses who formed a circle around the aircraft and were dancing in choreographed way. Like a display at a show. Then their was a second. A hostess explained how in the past it was difficult but fun to do this event. Two old men come to me and say they can re enact the event and show off to each other that their parade will be better than the others. Happy rivalry. Dates were chosen to perform the event. The first man was happy with his date but I could not see it . The second man looked at a newspaper which had an article with lots of dates where the weather had persponed the event and thought deeply about a date to perform the event. He said 9th June. The only time I have had dates were twice told the Roman idds of March and the season the Nile floods as like the bible, the crocodiles and beasts will hide in the reeds. I was shown a star map with Hydra. March to September.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Sounds like a very entertaining dream, Mark. What do you think it means for you?

[@marksingleton7199]

@@offTheLeftEye This is important. The planes are like man made birds. So they are thoughts which are external. The dancers are internal joy expressed outwardly. So internal love and truth were in the past expressed outwardly in joy and celebration. The dancers surround two planes, both of which are single so whole, brought together. Love and truth.The paper must be the written word so it has already been ordained. However the event of joining the two into one through action or will has been delayed many times. A date is given. It could be literal like the ides of March. If I go by swedenborg then I count the first no. as the important no. 9 means truth joins with goodness. As an odd no. This is done in truth. June is the 6th part of 12 months. So all good and all true through hard work and complete faith. This happening but not complete, hence the final date is missing. However, march was the beginning. The nile dream I had is about falsity attacking. It gives an approximate start and finnish to an event. June is the middle of that. C19 maybe.?

[@marksingleton7199]

@@offTheLeftEye The nile dream. I am in a stadium and I stand on one side of a tennis court. A ball goes back and forth. I look up and see the night sky. The stars follow there path and when they Finnish they go to the start again. This keeps repeating. I see symbols denoting constellations. A crocodile is highlighted and a water snake. The seating in the arena is old fashioned but expensive and several burst into flames. Firemen put the flames out. I say, they can be repaired. I'm told it isn't important as when this takes place the stadium will be closed. The stadium gateway on the south side and I'm met by a bare chested man with hebrew letters on his skin. Predominantly the letter Tav. One side of forehead is larger. I feel shy in his presence. I ask how he got such a forehead. He said practice of thought. Later I had a dream about the crocodile temple in Egypt and it flooding with water. The court of the tabernacle faced East with a south gate. Their are star charts painted in the tombs which depict strongly the crocodile and hydra.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks for sharing these interpretations! Dream imagery is so rich with symbolism -- the language of correspondences.

[@Bill99Cass]

We are willing to die for a piece of the rock then we do die and leave it all behind. I have been observing people closely. Many are preoccupied with getting ahead of someone else pursuing something out there maybe not even sure what it is. Being a spiritual person I wonder how many people consider God Important to their life. What is God and why did he create humanity. Being The creator of an infinite universe and at the same time aware of every part simultaneously can be can be overwhelming to think about. When I was a child I used to lay on the grass in my front yard And look up into the sky and think how amazing it is if I go straight up it never ends and then thinking about God who never began and will never end just like the universe it blows my mind. It’s good to think about how God cares for each person in every way down to every cell, every hair, every particle and at the same time every detail of our mind and heart. If someone chooses not to believe in God it leaves so many unanswered questions. That’s where faith helps. I think of Faith as a tool to be used to make sense of an unknowable universe. It’s easy to feel puny and insignificant when it comes to God. When I think about perfection I think about God and his creation except we seem to be the failure here. Did God fail by creating something that has free will. All throughout history mankind has been plagued by evil. You don’t have to look far to see evil yet we have to look hard to see good. We don’t really understand why is it like that. We spend a lot of time looking for answers to impossible questions. I like to depend on inspiration for answers. God gives us inspiration, things that we couldn't see on our own. When I laid on the front yard and stared my mind was filled with wonder. The Bible supposedly has all the answers but is in layers and people spend a lifetime reading it and getting inspired by it. Like everything else people misuse good to do evil and actually everything is good and mankind destroys good. We make effort to do the right thing yet we are too weak mentally to pull it off. Every day the news will show you how bad humans are. We have to personally take charge and use the tool of faith to choose good over evil. Ultimately I believe this is why God created humanity. Good is something that comes from the heart and our motives have to be right. In our holy books mankind is shown what we can do when we let God come into our life. We all have a gift from God it’s called faith. We don’t want to squander that gift on somebody else’s ideas. Getting to know God is a personal thing and it’s a unique thing. When using holy books we need to let them speak instead of customizing them to promote ego based ideas. Our heart needs to be purified by God as a concept in our mind. God is the only pure idea that can actually purify the human heart and mind. We can fit in to creation’s perfection in this way and achieve goodness and truth. I believe this was the plan from the beginning.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Your insights really resonate with me, Bill. I admire the way that you keep wondering about things, and keep working on your personal relationship with God. To *want* the love and wisdom that God has to give is a crucial step for being able to receive that Love and Wisdom. To truly accept and receive something, we first have to want it!

[@DaphneMaine]

Curtis, that is so perfect that "God created the Universe so that usefulness could exist." Now compare this to the words of Stephen Hawkings while discussing curiosity and physicists: "What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a Universe for them to describe." Makes me wonder if he read Swedenborg...

[@offTheLeftEye]

Great Hawkings quote! Thank you.

[@understandyourmind]

Very good video 👍

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thank you kindly, Understand Your Mind! I'm glad you liked it!

[@julianbristow4793]

Wow! Thats fascinating and a lot to assimilate! I don’t think some people would understand, let alone even grasp that, but YES! that makes sense that the spiritual world was created first and the physical world is a carbon copy of it, well almost, except that there is a LOT of pain and suffering here. Perhaps the pain and suffering is a learning process or a school of some sort? But not just with humans, I’ve noticed animals suffer too. That would be my best guess. One thing that I absolutely do believe, is in True Christianity 18: “The underlying reality of God, the underlying devine reality cannot be described. IT IS BEYOND THE REACH OF ANY IDEA IN HUMAN THOUGHT. Everything human thought can conceive of is created and finite; it cannot conceive of what was not created and is infinite . Therefore it cannot conceive of the underlying Devine reality itself from which all things exist and which must be in every thing in order to exist”...... Those are good words and they explain that God has complete control over our destiny. The Lord seems to use His great power to create suns, planets, atmospheres, and the life that resides in them. ....Anyhow, I’m only a simple person and not of much use here, though I do try, but my limitations prevent me from being a better person or reaching out, but I would love to be of service to the Lord in the next world....Truly a great explanation from Swedenborg!❤️❤️❤️🙂🌸🌸❤️

[@offTheLeftEye]

Ah, suffering is the worst, Julian! Sometimes we are victims, and have to overcome pain that was thrust on us, and learn to forgive and let go. Other times we struggle with ourselves, or with our lives, and need to find that sweet spot between strength and surrender, trusting in God to lead us through to the other side, where wisdom and peace await. The suffering when we are victims is so hard, but remembering that nothing can hurt our souls or take away our salvation, that we are always loved or we wouldn't exist, no matter what - that can carry us through and help us look for the good things in life that can help us ease the burden of our pain, and realize we don't need to carry it anymore. It's a long process but we have to through it. Other suffering is more self-induced, but still difficult, and still requires us to look for the good, and I think of these struggles as being like the suffering we experience when training for a marathon, or being pregnant and giving birth - events that are happy things, but require a great deal of effort, surrender, and trust to endure! Check out these short clips "Does Suffering Lead You Closer to God?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH2naHejprOrmrs or “Can A Spiritual Crisis Be Helpful?” kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2PHdamja7qKhc0 or these full length episodes, "Why Did Jesus Suffer and Die?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKLWk4xvnLeLrtE and "The Purpose of Spiritual Struggles," kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYfIq6V9ibdgqKc

[@julianbristow4793]

offTheLeftEye Thanks, .......i will look at those links ........I guess all of our struggles and the surrenders that go along with them will lead us to a better existence under the Lord. I truly wait for that “day” ( well, we are so used to days here) when I can be a useful person and work together with my “ friends” 🙂❤️

[@wendymaree]

That's what I've been inspired to believe. Jesus was once part of the Father like all sons are once one with their father before conception. But from the moment of conception, this son, and daughter, forever becomes a separate being.

[@offTheLeftEye]

That's fascinating, Wendy! Emanuel Swedenborg actually understood Jesus and the father to be one and the same, although referring to different aspects of one divine, infinite being. For more on that idea, check out our episode, "How to Understand the Trinity," kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4rFdnuhZ7NrbpY Thanks for sharing your thoughts - let me know if this resonates with you!

[@veryhairylarry1036]

nice

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thank you, Larry!

[@randydiluzio8269]

Hello Curtis, very interesting show. Jesus claimed that Heaven was in another universe and many modern scientists believe The BIg Bang that gave birth to our universe was triggered in other dimension and projected into our 3 dimension reality. So, everything Swedenborg claims in this video is supported in both the Bible and modern science as well. It is amazing how wonderfully everything in life is so interconnected and self supporting. Even humans are just a reflection of what created them. Amazing!! Thank you so much.

[@LQhristian]

One universe with many dimensions: "In my fathers house are many mansions". The blueprint here: www.iamscience.com

[@offTheLeftEye]

Looks like a fascinating read, L Christian, thank you!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Randy, so true, it seems the more we learn, the more we see God in the details. I had never heard the Big Bang was triggered in another dimension, but it's fascinating. Definitely food for thought - and it makes a lot of sense! Really, we do live in an amazing, endlessly fascinating world!

[@amieelaun]

One by one....the people will begin to awaken from the long sleep. A realization will come to first one....then another....then another. They will awaken and realize that they are the risen Christ....together. That the second coming was never about something outside of themselves. It wasnt one man walking across a meadow shooting light from his fingertips. It was all men (and women) walking across the meadow together with their combined heartlove glowing. This is Christ Consciousness. It is the Ressurection. The ressurection is the Rising of the Christ in every human. You are all powerful....you are the truth, the light and the way. You and your father are one. At first you will hate the one that tells you this. You will find her full of audacity and ego. You will shun her and judge her....and then as you begin to have this knowing inside of your own being, because you have judged another, you will assume people will judge you too, so you will be afraid to say it out loud But as you allow more and more light in....you will know.....there is nothing to judge, nothing to condemn or shun....because it is all you. Your beautiful human imagination is “the Father”. It is God IN YOU. It is all powerful, all creative. It is Christ Arisen. Go back and read your bible now as an autobiography. You will see it tells you these words over and over. “And you will deny me 3 times before the cock crows”. Man cannot bear to look full into the sun. You will deny that you are the risen Christ, that nothing outside of you will save you.....there is nothing outside of you. It is all energy, all consciousness, all God.....All you. Pray to know your own light. Pray to release all doubts ,limiting thoughts, self judgment. So you can truly know the power of this truth in your heart. Because we have work to do. ♥️ El shaddai. Through the years you've made it clear, That the time of christ was near, Though the people couldn't see What messiah ought to be. Though your word contained the plan, They just could not understand Your most awesome work was done Through the frailty of your son.

[@offTheLeftEye]

A Laun, so true, and beautifully and poetically written. Thank you for sharing this.

[@kafriendreejaytv880]

Kabbalah teachings and swedenborg principles are very much similar!

[@offTheLeftEye]

That's a great connection, jose reejay bustamante! I love hearing about overlapping spiritual concepts. Have you seen our episode, "The Spiritual Reality of All Faiths,' kzbin.info/www/bejne/j164hGSnnsdmbck ? If you check it out, let me know how it resonates with you!

[@mettebohart4751]

“Divine Design, sounds like a pretty trustworthy brand, right?” Wonderful!

[@offTheLeftEye]

:) I'm so grateful that Swedenborg learned the basics of the Divine Design, so we can look for the ways to align with it in all aspects of life! I'm glad you enjoyed this topic, Mette!

[@Michaelmuq]

What a awsome video. I think the only thing missing was a chart or a graph lol. It is nice to see the production so crisp. Thank you.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Thanks, Michael, I'm glad you enjoyed it! We'll make a note of the charts! (=

[@AKayV1]

To learn more about this teaching, which books or readings are recommended? Thanks.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hello AKay -- The traditional translation of the Latin term Swedenborg used to talk about this ("ordo") was "order" or "Divine order." He touches on this topic in many of his works. Perhaps one way to approach it is to go to www.newchristianbiblestudy.org, and search for the term "divine design" or "divine order." A LOT comes up, and you can pick and choose what grabs you. Give us a shout if you need more guidance there!

[@understandyourmind]

If a whole body is how the afterlife will look like with those angels grouped into societies as parts of the body I am still very confused about the colon. So does God have colon as well and he needs to empty it? (Even I am more confused with the whole afterlife subject, but it is interesting to listen to something about it)

[@marksingleton7199]

Swedenborg says their are those that fight falsity and so as the colon like the stomach takes in water and vitamins and uses good bacteria to break waste down, I would say the symbolism is still there.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, the colon DEFINITELY has symbolism and is still very much a part of the heavenly body. Great question! The colon is part of the digestion system, which is necessary in the physical body to rid us of physical toxins - spiritually this corresponds to spiritual toxins, such as evil people or ideas. The people who live in the digestive system are those who seek justice, search for evildoers, and rid society of them. Swedenborg says many were judges on earth, or in similar professions. Here is a passage from Secrets of Heaven/Arcana Celestia about the digestive system (read more at www.newchristianbiblestudy.org or download Secrest of Heaven here: swedenborg.com/product/secrets-heaven-1-nce/ 5392. "Who exactly constitute the province of the Intestines in the Grand Man will become clear to some extent from those who correlate with the stomach. For the intestines are a continuation of the stomach, and the functions performed by the stomach increase in them and are intensified right through to the end of the intestines - to the colon and rectum. The spirits in the latter are therefore close to the hells which are called the excrementitious ones. In the region of the stomach and intestines are those on the lower earth. Because these have brought with them from the world forms of uncleanness clinging to their thoughts and affections, they are therefore detained for a while in that region until such forms of uncleanness have been wiped away, that is, cast away to the side. Once these have been cast away to the side those people can be raised up to heaven. People on the lower earth are not yet in the Grand Man, for they are like food which has been sent down into the stomach but which, until it has been purged, is not introduced into the bloodstream and so into the body. People contaminated with even worse earthly defilements are below those in the region of the intestines; but the actual excrement passed by the intestines corresponds to the hells called the excrementitious hells." You might like this passage too (and at the bottom there are references to even MORE passages that discuss the Grand Human at length) newchristianbiblestudy.org/exposition/translation/arcana-coelestia-elliott/ex-29/100300

[@pressplay7922]

it appears to be fractal in nature.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Cool observation, Press Play!

[@conniewinslow755]

Press Play My thoughts exactly. Look at the figure of the Mandelbrot set. It’s infinity is present in the smallest as well as the largest and is without end I both directions.

[@DaphneMaine]

So, Swedenborg's 'first form' is "that which has no name..." I've heard this in Eastern Yogic verse....question: is emotion also referred to as feeling...are these the same??

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes indeed, many religions have the concept of the unknowable and indescribable level of the Creator. Regarding your question, yes, emotion and feeling mean the same thing, but there are higher and lower levels of feelings. There are earthly-level feelings, and spiritual-level feelings. Or you could also think of it as lower-ego emotions and higher-self emotions.

[@DaphneMaine]

Is it the aura of an angel that sometimes makes people say "that gives me chills" when I speak of my husband and they feel something?? Sometimes my therapist will reach for her sweater and she will say " that gives me chills."...

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, I do believe that the good kind of "chills" we can feel does come from the influence of a good aura nearby!

[@DaphneMaine]

@@offTheLeftEye Thank you. A few days ago I was speaking with my transitioned husband and planning my phone chat. (due to Covid-19). I decided to do a bit of a reality check as I often question myself in this new experience. So, I asked him if he would be with her as well as with me and he said "Yes". Then I pushed a little further and asked for a sign by asking "At some point during the call could I hear her respond with a comment about experiencing a shiver of chills..He said "Yes.". This happened.. She said "Oh, that gives me chills." I asked her to repeat what she said to be sure I had heard her right....She has for 14 months been welcoming and responsive to his energy in her office; so this was not at all invasive. So we were all 3 in the same Spirit place just like before Corona, only physically separate which made clear to me the efficacy of prayer across the miles.

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@DaphneMaine That's beautiful! Spiritual reality, and spiritual presence, is not limited by physical time and space.

[@TheCubeMusic]

Is god the only one that can incarnate or reincarnate ???

[@offTheLeftEye]

God incarnated once, as Jesus Christ -- according to Swedenborg. No need to reincarnate -- his Holy Spirit keeps flowing throughout the universe!

[@DaphneMaine]

Your donation site www.otle.causevox.com is blocked by my protect site. Did you mean .org? Could you provide a link here?

[@offTheLeftEye]

Try this one, Nona: secure.causevox.com/pay?url=otle.causevox.com

[@TheCubeMusic]

Can God Reincarnate ???

[@offTheLeftEye]

Swedenborg was clear that God will NOT reincarnate on earth again, Michael -- that is, that Jesus will not make another PHYSICAL coming on earth. Instead, God is born in each individual heart when we turn to him and accept him in our lives. It's a spiritual thing, not a physical/ earthly thing.

[@TheCubeMusic]

@@offTheLeftEye great love ❤️ you Curtis keep up the great 😌 work

[@TheCubeMusic]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@offTheLeftEye]

@@TheCubeMusic Thank you for the kind encouragement. He is as on fire as he ever was.

[@JohnGarrettHudson]

Actually… Swedenborg is excellent for SEO, Id think? 🤔

[@offTheLeftEye]

Since I'm not an SEO kind of girl, I'm not sure exactly what you mean here, John -- but our SEO people are constantly working to put it to work for Swedenborg!

[@JohnGarrettHudson]

And I am sure they do a fine job, and you as well. :) Hope yall had a blessed Thanksgiving down there!

[@offTheLeftEye]

Mine was indeed blessed John. I am curious where you are writing from that is up in relation to me. I live in Pennsylvania. @@JohnGarrettHudson

[@JohnGarrettHudson]

@@offTheLeftEye Well, last year when I moved from VA to MI i probably passed right on by y’all lol. I had assumed you were since that is where the Foundation is. Ive spent time in Scranton and Pittsburgh but sadly about it. PA is a lovely commonwealth.

[@offTheLeftEye]

I hope the move to MI was a good one for you. A lovely part of the country for sure. And yes Pennsylvania has gorgeous waterfalls, hikes, and wooded areas, John.@@JohnGarrettHudson

[@sumanghosh-pb3dw]

9:21 - in the spirit world divine love n wisdom look like a sun. Y asks Curtis? 9:51-11:01 - God brought the sun out of himself n made the universe. The sun isn't God, it's devine love n wisdom. A manifestation of an actual form. 21:07 - there's h2o in the spirit world. The bodies of h2o n land in the spirit world r spiritual.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Yes, suman ghosh, everything in the spiritual world - even water - is composed of spiritual substance! Have you seen our short clip on what water represents in Scripture? Check it out, let me know what you think! "The Dual Nature of Water" kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5-4YYdvmNCbmas

[@sumanghosh-pb3dw]

​@offTheLeftEye 9:51 - 11:01 - does what's said about God making the universe sound like the big bang explosion?

[@barbaramartins9224]

First! 🙏🏻💖😘🍀💚☮️

[@ronv8049]

This devine design stuff is just too confusing for us mere mortals.

[@offTheLeftEye]

In a way - yes! We, the finite, can barely hope to comprehend the infinite. But we hope you have some idea of how we understand the purpose of creation! I think that even though we can only know God so well, God wants to connect with us, wants to be known and wants us to understand and seek that connection. So hopefully we can grasp enough to feel that. Anything specific I can help clarify? Perhaps you'll like this episode about the design and look of Heaven, maybe it will be good background: “The Shape of Heaven” kzbin.info/www/bejne/iImZnpSVgr97gck

[@rayray2878]

You cannot get to heaven without Jesus Christ he's the only way.

[@understandyourmind]

Nobody can't get to heaven unless they read your comment here. I am glad that God has more compassion for others than you do.

[@offTheLeftEye]

Hi Jackie! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Jesus can definitely show us the path to heaven, but God reveals Himself in many forms, to many people. Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688-1772), a Swedish scientist and late-in-life theologian, on whose works this channel is based, was a devout Bible scholar. Swedenborg began to have spiritual experiences and visions that he claimed were directly revealed from Jesus Christ and the afterlife, and spent the remainder of his life recording what he learned and publishing his works. This lasted for almost thirty years. Swedenborg was raised a Lutheran, and read and loved the Bible. But he also wrote that the Bible contains hidden inner meanings that he was shown to share with the world, meanings the Bible tells us are there, “All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them.” -Matthew 13:34 Swedenborg learned that Christianity is not the only way to heaven. There are human beings all over the world just as worthy of God's love as any Christian, and whether or not they are exposed to a certain faith or idea should not exclude them from being loved and valued. Therefore, God gives us many paths to heaven and to the Divine. All God asks of us is to love and worship a higher power, and to live a life of love and good acts to our fellow humans. Check out, "The Spiritual Reality of All Faiths,' kzbin.info/www/bejne/j164hGSnnsdmbck If you want to learn more about Swedenborg, check out our short clip here, "Who Was Swedenborg?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnbEYZhudsiGbZo If you'd be at all interested in hearing how the ideas in this show are grounded in the Bible, I recommend the recorded episodes of this Bible study: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com/or our episode, "What The Bible Is," kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGHQdmt_ebGspKc And finally, here are some more quotes from the Bible explaining its inner meaning and that this would one day be revealed to us: “If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?” (John 3:12). “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now” (John 16:12). “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.” -John 16:25 “Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. . . . And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” -Luke 24: 25-27, 32 “Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.”-Luke 24:44-45 Hope that helps clarify where we're coming from! Totally fine if it's not for you. Thanks for checking us out.

[@Michaelmuq]

@Offthelefteye correct me if I'm wrong.... Jackie I learned from offthelefteye that if you become rejuvenated or "born again" than you become the image and likeness of God that the Bible speaks of. Therefore, anyone who embodies the qualities of Jesus mainly love and truth put in to action for the good of our neighbor is following Jesus whether we believe in Him or not. Offthelefteye also delivers a more logical foundation for who the Lord Jesus Christ is, which is so different than what I grew up learning as a Catholic. If you understand why Jesus lived among us than you'd understand that it wasnt to take away our sins which would further cement why the key to salvation isn't simply belief in Jesus as God. Swedenborgians do believe Jesus is God and they do believe one must accept that to get to the heaven, but its not about arriving at the gates and saying the secret password to get in. Its about a mindset that is of total selflessness and of love. So if one is altruistic, has love for God and thy neighbor isn't that exactly following what Jesus taught us in the literal sensof the Word?