Matthew 18:21-22 Forgiveness

²¹Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? ²²Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. -Matthew 18:21-22 Bible, King James Version


How can those who are filled with hatred and vengeance hope to enter into Heaven? These human emotions will only drag one down to hell. The Master Jesus is teaching us to maintain a spirit of forgiveness, mercy and love at all times for all mankind so we are prepared to enter into Heaven.  

The Ascended Master, Beloved Charity, talks about the importance of forgiveness in our feelings rather than only in our mind: "You may prattle about forgiveness intellectually, but you cannot forgive in the intellect. Your reason tells you that it is wise and expedient to obey the Law, but Forgiveness takes place in your feeling world. (p36) There is one thing that chains you to your limitations and that is your lack of forgiveness! ...Life holds you responsible every instant for every feeling you send forth against any other part of Life; so in order to be Free from the results of your own mistakes, you must forgive all other mistakes and your own as well... Ninety percent of the Power and Success of Forgiving is Forgetting, and you CAN if you want to! ...But don't think you can use This Law to forgive a thing one moment with the deliberate intent to do it over again the  next time you get a chance. (p46-47) ...It is not wise to keep your attention too long upon the discord of things that need to be changed." ('The Voice of the I AM' 1944 November p36, 46-48)

I believe the easiest way to have Love and Forgiveness for everyone is to open up our Heart chakra where we only feel the Divine Love of Christ.

Apocalypse Explained, by Emanuel Swedenborg, [1757-9], tr. by John Whitehead [1911], at sacred-texts.com

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[21] ...where it is said that the brother or neighbor must be forgiven... "seventy times seven" there signifying always...
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...That the number "seven" is holy, originates in the fact that the "seventh day" signifies the celestial man, the celestial church, the celestial kingdom, and, in the highest sense, the Lord Himself. Hence the number "seven" wherever it occurs in the Word, signifies what is holy, or most sacred; and this holiness and sanctity is predicated of, or according to, the things that are being treated of... When anything most holy or sacred was to be expressed, it was said "seventy-sevenfold" as when the Lord said that a man should forgive his brother not until seven times, but until seventy times seven (Matt. 18:22), by which is meant that they should forgive as many times as he sins, so that the forgiving should be without end, or should be eternal, which is holy...