AE 297 - judgment

AE 297

There are two things
that proceed from the Lord as the sun of heaven,
namely, Divine good and Divine truth.
Divine good from the Lord
is called "the Father in the heavens,"
and is here meant by "Him that sat upon the throne;"
and Divine truth from the Lord
is called "the Son of man," but here "the Lamb."

[2] For in respect to judgment, the case is this:
The Lord is present with all,
and from Divine Love He wills to save all,
and He turns and leads all towards Himself.
Those who are in good and in truths therefrom follow,
for they apply themselves,
but those who are in evil and in falsities therefrom
do not follow, but turn backwards from the Lord,
and to turn themselves backwards from the Lord
is to turn from heaven to hell;
for every man-spirit is either
his own good and the truth therefrom,
or his own evil and the falsity therefrom.
He who is a good and the truth therefrom
permits himself to be led by the Lord;
but he who is an evil and the falsity therefrom
does not permit himself to be led;
he resists with all his strength and endeavor,
for his will is toward his own love;
for this love is his breath and life;
therefore his desire is toward those
who are in a like love of evil.
From this it can be seen that
the Lord does not judge anyone,
but that Divine truth received judges to heaven
those who have received Divine truth in the heart,
that is, in love;
and it judges to hell
those who have not received Divine truth in the heart,
and who have denied it.