23. IV. ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE EVER BEEN BORN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF CREATION AND HAVE DIED ARE IN HEAVEN OR IN HELL.

This is the consequence, first of the statements and demonstrations of the last chapter, showing that heaven and hell are from the human race. Secondly, from the fact that after his life in the world everyone lives for ever. Thirdly, it follows that all people who have ever been born from the creation of the world and have died are either in heaven or in hell. Fourthly, since all who will be born hereafter will also come into the spiritual world, it follows that this is in size and nature beyond comparison with the natural world in which people on earth live. In order to make the perception of all these statements more exact and their truth more obvious, I should like to explain and describe them one by one.

7. There are very many proofs that the reproduction of the human race will continue for ever; some of these were demonstrated in my book HEAVEN AND HELL, especially these:

1. The human race is the foundation upon which heaven is built.

2. The human race is the seed-bed of heaven.

3. The extent of the heaven for the angels is so immense that it cannot be filled to all eternity.

4. The numbers in heaven so far are comparatively small.

5. The perfection of heaven increases as its numbers grow.

6. Every work of God reflects infinity and eternity.