Heaven and Hell

Description

This is the fourth book of the Spiritist Codification, first published in 1865. Following the explanations of the mediumistic phenomena, the universal laws, and the teachings of Christ, all approached and explained in the three previous books of the codification, Allan Kardec now enlightens us with a dissected view of Divine Justice seen from the spiritist perspective. The book is divided into two parts, namely “The Doctrine” and “The Examples”. The first part shows a a comparative analysis of the concepts of different faiths about heaven, purgatory and hell, angels and demons, and future punishment and rewards, whilst the author delves deeply into subjects such as future life, the fear of death, the myth of eternal punishment, angels and demons. The dogma of eternal punishment is especially discussed and refuted by arguments taken from the universal laws. The second part consists of numerous communications with discarnate spirits at different stages of evolution, exploring the characteristics of each of their continued existences as it sheds light on the state of the soul after death and its passage from the physical life to the spiritual life, which until then had been obscure and feared. In addition, it explores topics such as suicide and the origins of our earthly trials.