Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You

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One of my pastors, Steve Harper, gave this book to me to give to my sister when he heard she was in hospice care. The fact that most of the testimonies the author used were from children and professional people helped to convince me. All of it is based on psychological, emotional reflexes the brain brings back to the forefront when people are on the verge of death, even for non-religious people who "see" Jesus. I've never really thought about what people in Heaven do beyond the popular concept that they are sitting on clouds, playing the harp or ringing bells. Both Apple and Google state that they ensure that only users who have actually downloaded the app can submit a review.

However, this book is different in that it includes NDEs of people around the world, with different beliefs and faith practices. As I sat talking to her, I mentioned that I had read a book about people who had died and had Near Death Experiences and I'd gotten an idea of what she was going to see. Anyone whose destiny is heaven will certainly experience more joy and honor there than the fallen mind is capable of comprehending—infinitely more than any fallen creature deserves.The other books I've read were usually written by the person who had the NDE and focused on that individual's experience. I did not read the last chapter completely because it seemed the author was doing a lot of speculating.

John Burke brings the mind of an engineer, the heart of a pastor, and the discipline of a journalist as he tackles the subject like Heaven. At the very least it would've been nice for each story to begin at the beginning and get to the end before the interpretation began. In Imagine Heaven, John Burke shares stories from many people who have had near-death experiences and ties together the details and commonalities in each of the stories. John Burke is the New York Times bestselling author of Imagine Heaven, No Perfect People Allowed, Soul Revolution, and Unshockable Love. We have two great booklets key to your running of the mission, available in Resources once you Log In.

But I know a lot of people are interested in the full accounts of specific NDEs and this isn't the book for that, but it could definitely point you to some. But John Burke approached the writing of this book in a way such that my yearning to be there increased all the more. Since then, he has created many resources to share these insights and how they corelate to how heaven is described in the Bible. It's impossible not to be pulled in by the uplifting and joyful tone and Burke's overwhelming excitement about just how great heaven is going to be. If the inerrant biblical truth God has given us is the only reliable knowledge about heaven we have access to (and it is), then that is what should grip our hearts and minds, not the dreams and speculations of human minds.