The full title of the final book we will consider is Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell: From Things Heard and Seen. It was first published in 1758. Modern historians have acknowledged Swedenborg's description of the life after death as among the most comprehensive and clear ever set forward. In this book Swedenborg's description of the entire spiritual world starts with a description of heaven and the qualities and life of angels; goes on to the World of Spirits, an intermediate place where nearly all people begin their life after death; and ends with a description of hell.


