John MacArthur on Died-and-went-to-heaven-and-back Books
“These are not books any reputable evangelical publisher would have given a second glance to just twenty years ago.”
“Readers not only get a twisted, unbiblical picture of heaven from these tall tales; they also imbibe a subjective, superstitious, shallow brand of spirituality.”
Discussion
NewGood for John MacArthur
This topic was discussed during Justin Peters’ second presentation at the Strange Fire Conference last year. Peters also called out Christian bookstores for selling this garbage…but its all about making money. Many Evangelicals are no longer satisfied with the Scriptures alone and are seeking for more. As Peters pointed out, some of these To-Heaven-and-back authors have made this their career.
NewWhere are all the books on to
Where are all the books on to Hell and back?
Pastor Mike Harding
NewThe most famous of all - Inferno
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_(Dante)
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NewJustin Peters transcript
http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/TM13-16/spiritual-shipwreck-of-the-wordfaith-movement
Scroll down about 1/4th the distance from the top and you will see his extended discussion on trips to heaven. Watching the video is better because powerpoint slides were included.