Heavenly Secrets (Arcana Coelestia), Vol. VIII

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33). This verse from the Sermon on the Mount summarizes Swedenborg’s theological focus: that spiritual priorities should precede worldly concerns.

Published by The American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society, organized for the business and objects solely of printing, publishing and circulating the Theological Works and Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) was a Swedish scientist and mystic who claimed to have received a revelation to explain the spiritual sense of the Bible. for charitable and missionary purposes. Incorporated in the State of New York, A.D. 1850.