THE TRUE CHRISTIAN RELIGION,

original: "Vera Christiana Religio"

CONTAINING

THE UNIVERSAL THEOLOGY OF THE NEW CHURCH

The "New Church" refers to the "New Jerusalem" described in the Book of Revelation. Swedenborg taught that this was not a physical city, but a new era of spiritual understanding and a new Christian dispensation.

FORETOLD BY THE LORD IN DANIEL CHAPTER 7: 13–14, AND IN REVELATION CHAPTER 21: 1, 2.

original: "Apocalypsi." These specific biblical verses describe the vision of the "Son of Man" receiving an everlasting kingdom and the "New Jerusalem" descending from God out of heaven.

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BY EMANUEL SWEDENBORG,

SERVANT OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Swedenborg used this humble title for himself in this final work, emphasizing his role as a messenger rather than an author of his own ideas.

AMSTERDAM,

original: "Amstelodami"

1771.

original: "MDCCLXXI"

GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION LIBRARY 1962

This is a modern library ownership stamp from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, showing a hand holding a torch.