THE PRIESTHOOD

• General Doctrine
• A Priesthood and Ecclesiastical Governments in Heaven
• A Priesthood and Ecclesiastical Governments likewise on Earth
• That there is to be a Priesthood in the New Church typically shown in a symbolic Temple
• The Priestly Office is Representative
• Inauguration into the Priesthood by a Representative Rite
• The Falsity nevertheless of the Dogma of Apostolic Succession
• The Gifts and Offices of the Priesthood
• Charity in the Priest
• Charity towards the Priest
• Why Priests are called Pastors
• Of some, in the other life, who disdained the Priestly Office

General Doctrine

Apocalypse Revealed 876 | Apocalypse Revealed 486

A Priesthood and Ecclesiastical Governments in Heaven

Apocalypse Revealed 533 | Heavenly Doctrine 7 | Apocalypse Explained 1191 | Heaven and Hell 388 | Heaven and Hell 389 | Heaven and Hell 393 | Arcana Coelestia 3720 | Heaven and Hell 221 | Heaven and Hell 222 | Heaven and Hell 223 | Heaven and Hell 225 | Apocalypse Explained 831 | Heaven and Hell 226 | Conjugial Love 266 | True Christian Religion 661 | Conjugial Love 21 | Conjugial Love 23 | Conjugial Love 24 | True Christian Religion 748 | True Christian Religion 750 | True Christian Religion 751 | Conjugial Love 1 | Conjugial Love 26

A Priesthood and Ecclesiastical Governments likewise on Earth

Heavenly Doctrine 311 | Heavenly Doctrine 312 | Heavenly Doctrine 313 | Heavenly Doctrine 314 | Heavenly Doctrine 315 | Heavenly Doctrine 316 | Heavenly Doctrine 317 | Heavenly Doctrine 318 | Heavenly Doctrine 319 | Arcana Coelestia 10789 | Arcana Coelestia 10790 | Arcana Coelestia 10791 | Arcana Coelestia 10792 | Arcana Coelestia 10793 | Arcana Coelestia 10794 | Arcana Coelestia 10795 | Arcana Coelestia 10796 | Arcana Coelestia 10797 | Arcana Coelestia 10798 | Apocalypse Revealed 854 | Charity 65 | Charity 66 | Charity 69 | Charity 70 | Charity 71 | Charity 72 | Divine Wisdom 4

That there is to be a Priesthood in the New Church typically shown in a symbolic Temple

True Christian Religion 508

The Priestly Office is Representative

Arcana Coelestia 9989 | Arcana Coelestia 9809 | Arcana Coelestia 3670

Inauguration into the Priesthood by a Representative Rite

Canons 36 | Arcana Coelestia 10023 | Divine Love and Wisdom 220 | Apocalypse Revealed 55 | Arcana Coelestia 6292 | Apocalypse Explained 79 | Conjugial Love 396 | Arcana Coelestia 878

The Falsity nevertheless of the Dogma of Apostolic Succession

Apocalypse Revealed 802 | Canons 36

The Gifts and Offices of the Priesthood

Heavenly Doctrine 319 | Arcana Coelestia 10799 | True Christian Religion 146 | Doctrine of Life 39 | Divine Wisdom 3 | Heavenly Doctrine 318 | Arcana Coelestia 6822 | Charity 101 | Conjugial Love 308 | Conjugial Love 21

Charity in the Priest

Charity 86 | True Christian Religion 422

Charity towards the Priest

True Christian Religion 415 | Divine Wisdom 5

Why Priests are called Pastors

Apocalypse Explained 482

Of some, in the other life, who disdained the Priestly Office

Spiritual Experiences 4904