After writing about this new genre of I went to heaven books,
I received many comments and emails asking me about biblical examples
of those who glimpsed heaven—John in the book of Revelation, Paul in 2
Corinthians, Isaiah in his prophecy. I will address this briefly today.
There are several themes in today’s “I went to heaven” books:
- Each of the people experienced heaven after dying a natural death. In every case, the soul had left the body so the person was clinically and spiritually dead.
- After the experience of heaven, each of the people was restored to life so that the soul returned to the body and the body was no longer clinically or spiritually dead.
- Each of the people describes as much as they can remember and does so in order to offer encouragement and in order to validate what the Bible says.
There is no biblical precedent for experiences of this kind. Let me look to each of the biblical passages.
Revelation
The
Revelation is unique in being New Testament apocalyptic literature.
This genre is prophetic, meaning that it is inspired by God in order to
show what will take place in the end times, tying together past, present
and future. Here is how John introduces his experience: Continue at Tim Challies
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