The Visions of Heaven & Hell
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This book has been an enlightening and, at the same time, startling view of what awaits us all, whether believer or not. I only hope, like Chris and Serena, that those who have yet to make a decision will take heed, and choose the gift of salvation invited for all.
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This book is amazing.  It opens your eyes to the complete reality of God, the devil, heaven, and hell.  It humbles you and gives you a new found respect and thankfulness for God and Jesus.  I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who questions the validity of christianity or Catholicism, or anyone who wants to learn more about the real danger our souls are in, and the real saving love of Christ.
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An eye-opening journey into what heaven is like and especially what hell will be like and that was the most surprising thing of all. I never thought of hell as being the way J. Edwards breaks it down. The language is 17th century and a bit difficult to read but if you can get through it, you will be miles ahead of most of the world when it comes to knowing where you will go. If it was required reading in all in our schools and churches today, not one human being would join a cult group that do not read the Bible or believe in heaven and hell. Oh, they may give some passing mention to it in the hopes that these two places either do not exist or they aren't as good or as bad as all that but let me tell you, they both exist!

There would be no justice in this world if goodness were not rewarded and sin were not punished. Only those filled with the Holy Spirit can do any good things through our Lord Jesus Christ but those belonging to the devil (the unsaved) can do only evil since that is in their nature (their heart). These two types of people must both have an eternal dwelling place since the soul never dies (only the body). Why would we since we are created by God? I feel sorry for those of you who think you evolved from an ape (what nonsense), evolution is not a fact....just fictional lies made up by Godless sinners who practice sinning every day.

I recommend this book for truly seeking minds who desire to know about these two very real places. Forget about the silly books coming out in the 20th and 21st centuries regarding heaven and hell. Go to those who knew God and the truth in His Word. Only those who are truly Spirit filled can receive from God where the truth about heaven and hell are concerned as J. Edwards did.
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An anointed work of the Holy Spirit! The more we understand that hell is indeed a real place the more we will be careful to live lives that are pleasing to God.
I know that hell is real and that Satan is a powerful adversary! He wants every human being to join him in hell for all eternity! I pray that not even my worse enemy be sent there! They will lose their souls and shall be eternally separated from God! Everyone on earth should read this book...if they care about their eternal destiny!
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Hell is real. The descriptions of hell given in the Bible match greatly as to what this man saw however his account is more detailed. I have heard other accounts such as this and they match. God is going to great lengths to show the world in these last days that there is a heaven and a hell. Knowing Jesus Christ is the way to heaven!
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The book "My Last Breath" by Matthew D. Dovel is a very interesting and intense story of someone who had two near-death experiences which resulted in him first going to heaven and then hell the other. This makes Dovel's near-death experiences unique in that one was heavenly and the other was hellish. Most NDEs involving a person experiencing both heaven and hell are within the same NDE. It is refreshing to read the comparison between the two destinations from someone who experienced both but at separate times. "My Last Breath" is easy to read and thought-provoking at the same time. As it is with many NDEs, many of his profound insights requires time to fully digest as you reflect more and more on his wonderful message. Undoubtedly, such insights require the rest of your life to fully appreciate. In essence, "My Last Breath" is not only a fascinating read, it is also a guide on how spirituality can be applied in everyday life. - Kevin Williams, "Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife" [...]
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It is an authentic mystical experience that the author shares with everyone. This book puts in your hands a great food for thought of the most higher level to help you better understand the inescapable reality of the aftermath of man: Judgment, Heaven and Hell. For those who think that the hell is on earth; there is a worse one -and it is eternal. Thus it is of vital importance do not despise this powerful testimony that received with humility and faith can change the course of your life and your destiny for all eternity.
The world... The man... need this kind of witnesses. Thank you Vassula!
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This little book is a total joy to read. I know that the author makes it very clear that one should not suppose that he is factually presenting details of the afterlife, yet, in the end he has created a most satisfying image of a plausible afterlife. As for the title, he is referring to the poet-mystic William Blake's  Marriage of Heaven and Hell. He points out that this is a synthesis that can never be, for to do so would compromise the absolute Goodness of Heaven, thereby making a Hell of both. Perhaps there can one day be a marriage of Heaven and Earth (thereby showing both to really have been Heaven all along), but never of Heaven and Hell.

I loved the imagery of Hell being very much like a never-ending city on Earth where it is always twilight and eternal night always on the verge. Yet, it is not a crowded city for people keep moving apart because they cannot stand each other's presence. That's just it. People dwell in Hell by their own choice. It is the obsessions that separate them from God and the highest reality that keep them from leaving. It is even shown that such higher impulses as love and pity, if unhealthily indulged in for their own sake and for nothing higher or transcendent, can keep you in Hell. Yet, this Hell is also Purgatory for those who workout their obsessions. In fact, there is a regular bus service to Heaven for fieldtrips that serve just that purpose (I always suspected that the omnibus originated in Hades.)

As for Heaven, it is perpetually just the moment before dawn and eternal day. The idea that Heaven is actually more substantial than Hell, or Earth, is reasonable, since it is after all the more Real of the two being closer to the Creator. Indeed, the visitors from Hell appear as pale and insubstantial deformed ghosts who find the adamantine hardness and density of the higher plane physically painful (even walking upon the grass.) The residents of the realm however are radiant spirits who do everything that they can to point out the mistakes and illusions that the ghostly visitors still cling to- and which are the only thing keeping them from traveling higher up and farther in to the one true goal. The most detailed and believable of these tutelary spirits is Lewis' own spriritual mentor, George Macdonald.
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This book is chilling, disturbing and made me get on my knees and thank God for signing my name in the Lamb's book of Life. I am determined with God's grace and the power of HIS spirit to get everyone I know saved and witness to those on what Jesus came to do for us. No one should go to this place. The visions are embedded in my mind and will probably keep me from knowingly sinning. God has a way of getting HIS message across about sin and Baxter's account of hell was it. I smiled when I read her revelation of heaven, just to know that this is the place that I have to look forward to. I praise God that I will not be spending eternity in hell and I am going to take as many with me as I can so they can also avoid the terror of hell.
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This may sound strange, but I rank this little book as one of the two greatest paperback books that a man could own. (you'll have to guess the other)
Why the stupendous claim? Edwards was one of the greatest minds ever given to the Christian Church, and he had an amazing way of seeing life, through the lenses of Scripture, and understanding, like a photo-negative, what hell must be like. Hell, like the beauties of Heaven, is unable to be expressed in human language, and therefore, it can only be "seen" through the use of symbolic language. The horror of hell can not be uttered: if a man were to see hell, he could not live. Like Paul in the vision of Heaven, there are no faculties within natural man to express what he experienced. Edwards finds a way to help.
When you read Edwards on Heaven, you feel almost "other-worldly", ("how long have I been sitting here reading this??), and when you read Edwards on Hell, the holy dread that fills your mind and emotions is overwhelming, as well as life-changing. Dr. Gerstner goes for the Truth, which he unashamedly owns, and has a true gift of representing Edwards' sight to anyone who cares to see. Gerstner does not write with "one eye on impressing the scholar", but with a deep care for the reader, almost pleading with us: "Hear Edwards! If you hear him, you will hear Paul, and therefore, you will HEAR CHRIST!".
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This book and Anne Graham Lotz' book are two of the best I've ever read.  Joni has a unique view of Heaven.  This is definitely one to get!
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"Why hell awaits us all"....  good grief what a title ! God creates us knowing full well that we are imperfect creatures and then when we die he burns us in hell for eternity. That's just great, isn't it.  What kind of god would create such a monstrous scenario ?
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One of the most difficult books to understand in the Bible is the very last one, the Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse. The disciple John on the island of Patmos has a vision of a time of great tribulation ending in a new Heaven and a new Earth. The imagery is rich and cryptic, full of numeric and pop culture references that are alien to readers two millennia later. The book makes fascinating but not necessarily satisfying reading.

This new translation of the book comes from two Greek Orthodox clergy who provide a precise, timeless English text. The drawings are very evocative. The visual tone is like a horror comic, with lots of black, grey, gold, and red dominating most of the pages. The illustrations are just that, illustrations of the text and not interpretations. When warriors are depicted, they look like Roman soldiers as befits a text written in the first century AD. The one bit the illustrator has taken from contemporary art is the use of reaction shots from cinema and television. As John is shown fantastical things, occasionally his reaction can be seen in a frame--sometimes wonder, sometimes horror. It works well in the text.

I found this graphic version of Revelation hard to put down. The images are well paired with the text, neither overwhelming the other. The book gives the reader a more visceral experience of the text, which may be a better way to understand it rather than trying to intellectually decode it.
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John Patrick Kennedy has produced a very thought-provoking book based on Christianity.

When the rebellious angels are cast out of Heaven, Nyx becomes the Queen of Hell, partnered with Lucifer at her side. She becomes trapped on Earth when the birth of Jesus Christ occurs. Although Nyx tries to bend Jesus from God's will, a romance blossoms between the two, and when Jesus is crucified, Nyx is his Angel of Vengeance.
I don't want to spoil this book for readers, so know this, the story is an incredible tale of what could have happened, filled with many stories from the Bible with a wicked twist. Get a firsthand look at Hell.
Book includes graphic intercourse and torture scenes,
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This is the most profound book I have ever read on the subject. It gives quite a detailed picture of Hell which the author went to and then after Jesus came himself  and delivered him from that place of torment he was taken into heaven by Jesus and was able to talk with Him and angels. It is a "must read" for anyone who is interested in this topic.
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I love to read & was excited about the premise of this book.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that this is just a book about religion.  What I appreciated most was how it satirized the Republican & Democratic battles that have paralyzed Washington. It is such an inventive approach, God versus Satan, only you don't know who is who!  The book reminds me a lot of the "Left Behind" series.  I'm very, very ecstatic to report that not only did this book deliver, it over-delivered. The story is a tale of morality, humanity and ambition.  All hell breaks loose when 2 men both claim to be the Second Coming of Jesus. Both preform  miracles  & claim that the other one is secretly the devil. The author keeps their true identities just murky enough so you're never sure which is which.
 I was happy to see that this is the first of a 3 part trilogy. Looking forward  to see what happens next, because this was an extraordinary book. Can't say enough positive things about it. Completely blown away by it & think it should be on the NY Times Best Sellers List.
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Whether you choose to believe it or not - HELL DOES EXIST - and unless you truly understand that, from what this author explains, your "life" after you die might not be a life in Heaven!!!  Read this book, then read Howard Storm's book - Descent into Heaven!!!  Your soul depends on it - whether you believe in God or not...