Heaven and Hell - Swedenborg Foundation

HEAVEN AND HELL 454
“satan” there hell is meant, “devil” meaning the hell that is
behind, where the worst dwell, who are called evil genii; and
“satan” the hell that is in front, where the less wicked dwell,
who are called evil spirits; and “Lucifer” those that belong to
Babel, or Babylon, who would extend their dominion even
into heaven. That there is no one devil to whom the hells are
subject is evident also from this, that all who are in the hells,
like all who are in the heavens, are from the human race (see n.
311–317); and that those who have gone there from the
beginning of creation to this time amount to myriads of
myriads, and every one of them is a devil in accord with his
opposition to the Divine while he lived in the world (see above,
n. 311, 312).