DP 27 - Heaven Is From the Human Race

DP 27 [1, 2]

. . . heaven did not originate in angels
who were created angels at the beginning,
and that hell did not originate in a devil
who was created an angel of light
and was cast down from heaven.
Rather, both heaven and hell are from the human race.
Heaven is made up of people
who are involved in a love for what is good
and a consequent discernment of what is true,
and hell of people who are involved in a love
for what is evil and a discernment of what is false.

Since heaven comes from the human race, then,
and since heaven is living with the Lord forever,
it follows that this was the Lord's goal for creation.
Further, since this was the goal of creation,
it is the goal of the Lord's divine providence.

The Lord did not create the universe for His own sake
but for the sake of people
He would be with in heaven.
By its very nature,
spiritual love wants to share what it has with others,
and to the extent that it can do so,
it is totally present, experiencing its peace and bliss.
Spiritual love gets this quality
from the Lord's divine love,
which is like this in infinite measure.