"Visits" to Heaven and Hell
["Visits" to
Heaven and Hell Proclaiming the
Gospel Ministries] "The following
article by
Justin Peters
of Justin
Peters Ministry discusses some of
the serious theological problems
with the numerous claims of people
"visiting" heaven or hell and then
coming back to write a best-selling
book about it.
The Bible describes Heaven as a
place of surpassing beauty where
there is no pain, no sorrow, no
sickness, no disease, no death. It
is where the triune God resides in
all of His glory. For those of us
who are saved, the redeemed of God
through Christ, it is our eternal
home. Though none of us look forward
to the process of dying, as
Christians we enthusiastically
answer the question asked by Job,
"If a man dies, will he live again?"
with a resounding "yes." We look
forward to being completely and
eternally free of fallen bodies
living in a fallen world. But for
some people, it seems that Heaven
(and occasionally Hell) can't wait.
Though Near Death Experiences (NDEs)
have been reported for hundreds and
even thousands of years, the last
several decades have seen an
explosion of people come forward
claiming that they have seen the
other side, both Heaven and Hell.
Many of these people are not
Christian at all. For the purposes
of this article, however, we will
focus on some of the more prominent
ones claiming to be believers in
Christ. I will begin this article by
providing an overview of some of the
more prominent recent examples and
will then offer an evaluation of
each. While space does not permit an
exhaustive review of each account,
some of the more important and
theologically pertinent points will
be examined.
Continue reading
"Visits" to
Heaven and Hell." Pro-Gospel.org
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Do you have any of the accounts handy, of people who don't believe in heaven or hell, who say they have seen it?"
They may
believe they've seen heaven, but
they have not (2 Co 5:8).
There's no
mostly dead
or coming back
from the dead.
