Heaven and Hell - Swedenborg Foundation

HEAVEN AND HELL 280
[3] All this makes clear that it is by means of knowledges and
sciences that man is made spiritual, also that these are the
means of becoming wise, but only with those who have
acknowledged the Divine in faith and life. Such also before
others are accepted in heaven, and are among those there who
are at the center (n. 43), because they are in light more than
others. These are the intelligent and wise in heaven, who “shine
as with the brightness of the firmament” and who “shine as the
stars,” while the simple there are those that have acknowledged
the Divine, have loved the Word, and have lived a spiritual and
moral life, but the interiors of their minds have not been so
enriched by knowledges and sciences. The human mind is like
soil which is such as it is made by cultivation.