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	==Criticism==		==Criticism==
		+	Critics claim that Joseph Smith derived the idea of "three degrees of glory" in the afterlife from Emanuel Swedborg's book, ''Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen'' (1758).{{ref|fn1}}
		+	[[Image:Emanuel_Swedenborg_full_portrait.jpg|right|border]]
	===Source(s) of the criticism===		===Source(s) of the criticism===
		+	* ''"Recovery from Mormonism"'' website
	==Response==		==Response==
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	==Endnotes==		==Endnotes==
−	''None''	+	#{{note|fn1}} The Latin title of the original was ''De Caelo et Ejus Mirabilibus et de inferno, ex Auditis et Visis.'' An on-line version is available as translated by J.C. Ager, {{link|url=http://swedenborg.newearth.org/hh/hh00toc.html}}
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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Criticism

Critics claim that Joseph Smith derived the idea of "three degrees of glory" in the afterlife from Emanuel Swedborg's book, Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen (1758).^[1]

Source(s) of the criticism

• "Recovery from Mormonism" website

Response

Conclusion

Endnotes

1. [note]  The Latin title of the original was De Caelo et Ejus Mirabilibus et de inferno, ex Auditis et Visis. An on-line version is available as translated by J.C. Ager, off-site

Further reading

FAIR wiki articles

Joseph Smith: Other visionary experiences

Topics

Moroni's visit (summary)

• • Nephi or Moroni in 1823? (Click here for full article)
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  • Moroni as an "angel of Satan" (Click here for full article)
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Joseph Smith's early conception of God

Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith

Swedenborg and three degrees of glory

FAIR web site

External links

Printed material