The Divine of the Lord in heaven is love, for the reason that love is receptive of all things of heaven, such as peace, intelligence, wisdom and happiness.

In Swedenborg’s theology, “the Divine” is not an abstract power but a living reality whose essence is love. The statement links heaven’s qualities—peace, intelligence, wisdom, and happiness—to love as their “receptacle,” implying that spiritual goods are not merely bestowed externally but are received according to one’s inner affection and orientation. Love functions as the organizing principle of the soul: where love is rightly ordered (toward God and the neighbor), the mind becomes capable of receiving higher truths and experiencing genuine peace and joy. The quote thus encapsulates Swedenborg’s broader claim that heaven is a state of life formed by love, not simply a place.