AC 1621 - The Atmospheres in which the Angels Live

AC 1621

Regarding the atmospheres in which the blessed live,
which are of the light 
because from that light,
they are numberless,
and are of beauty and pleasantness so great
that they cannot be described.
There are diamond-like atmospheres,
which glitter in all their least parts,
as if they were composed of spherical diamonds.
There are atmospheres resembling
the sparkling of all the precious stones.
There are atmospheres as of great pearls
translucent from their centers,
and shining with the brightest colors.
There are atmospheres that flame as from gold,
also from silver,
and also from diamond-like gold and silver.
There are atmospheres of flowers of variegated hue
that are in forms most minute and scarcely discernible;
such, in endless variety, fill the heaven of infants.
There are even atmospheres as of infants at play,
in forms most minute, indiscernible,
and perceptible only to an inmost idea;
from which the infants receive the idea
that all the things around them are alive,
and are in the Lord's life;
which affects their inmosts with happiness.
There are other kinds besides,
for the varieties are innumerable,
and are also unspeakable.