What about all of the people who claimed to have died and gone to heaven?

What are near death experiences?

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There have been a number of books and movies based on claims that people have gone to heaven

then returned to tell about it.

It seems to be quite a popular subject, and many people have been convinced that these

stories are true, but do those stories line up with what the Bible says?

The Bible should always be our authority on these things, and we must let it to guide

us to the truth.

The Bible gives us some great examples and descriptions of heaven through visions that

certain prophets recorded in the Scriptures.

These visions of heaven can serve as a guideline for helping us determine if a particular experience

was real or not.

When we examine the stories of near death experiences, many of the authors seem to focus

on how they felt, who they saw, and how important they are for having seen such things.

They often point out things they came to understand through their experience, which they could

not have learned through Scripture alone.

These stories end up being very self-centered and shallow in contrast with the Biblical

visions of heaven.

Three Biblical authors recorded visions of heaven (Isaiah, Ezekiel, and John), but none

of them are described as having near death experiences.

As we look at the Biblical visions of heaven, notice that they focus completely on the majesty

of God, and say nothing about themselves except that they are unworthy to be in God’s presence.

Isaiah gives us a perfect example of this.

“…I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe

filled the temple.

Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with

two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole

earth is full of His glory!"

And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house

was filled with smoke.

So I said: ‘Woe is me, for I am undone!

Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean

lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.’"

- Isaiah 6:1-5

Notice that Isaiah didn’t tell us about getting to speak with departed family members,

or how happy and peaceful he felt.

When he saw the vision of heaven, he said, “Woe is me, for I am undone…

I am a man of unclean lips…”

He was not comforted by his vision of heaven, nor was he reassured of his goodness and accomplishments.

He was made acutely aware of his own sinfulness and he understood how unworthy he really was.

Notice also that everything in his vision points to the glory, holiness, and majesty

of the Almighty God.

When standing in the presence of God, Isaiah was not concerned with talking to dead relatives

or sight seeing, because he was completely captivated by the Holy One on the throne.

When we compare this with the stories of people who claim to have died and gone to heaven,

we find that they couldn’t be more different.

If those people truly went to heaven, they would not be preoccupied with familiar faces

and strange conversations, because their full and undivided attention would have been focused

on God Almighty.

Paul also mentions a man who had a vision of heaven, but explains that he "heard inexpressible

words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter" However, those who claim they went

to heaven have no problem talking about everything they saw and heard, often claiming they were

sent back to share what they experienced.

This testimony also contrasts the words of Yeshua who said,

"If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one

rise from the dead."

- Luke 16:31

Did God change His mind?

Did He decide to start sending people back to tell us how beautiful heaven is, so that

we will want to go there?

This simply doesn’t make sense.

God has given us His Word, and if we will not listen to Moses and the prophets, then

why would He send someone back to write a New York Times bestseller about heaven?

If we believe the Bible, then we cannot believe the testimony of someone who claims they went

to heaven, because the Bible plainly says,

"No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of

Man who is in heaven."

- John 3:13

We shouldn’t listen to fanciful tales from people who claim to have gone to heaven, because

they are not compatible with the Word of God.

I’m not saying they are all liars.

Some people sincerely believe they saw heaven, but many of these experiences are caused by

extreme trauma leading to vivid dreams.

Others remember things from long ago that seem very real.

Lack of oxygen and the introduction of drugs in the brain also play a role in the things

people claim to have experienced.

No matter how sincere they might be, they did not actually go to heaven.

However, there are also a number of greedy liars who make up elaborate stories, hoping

to get rich off those who flock to read their rubbish.

These people are selfish charlatans who peddle their poison for profit.

They are doing the work of the devil, but claim they were sent by God.

Beware of false prophets , and do not let them fool you with fables.

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their

own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;

and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables."

- 1 Timothy 4:3-4

We cannot let personal experiences guide our beliefs.

The Bible must be our source for doctrine, and everything else must be put to the scrutiny

of the Word of God.

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