DivineFire-VX

Id really like your opinions on this subject, im sorry if there is already a thread about it, i couldnt find one (so any help there would be appreciated)

anyway whats your take on all these Heaven and Hell testimonies that are around on the internet ??? ..

People who have for one reason or another been taken to and shown Heaven and Hell. And then are 'told' to relate the story to others.

because its quite a new thing for me (id heard of NDE's etc but not these) im curious as to the validity of them and the motivations behind them, be them Godly or otherwise.

as a few examples this page has a collection of them Divine Revelations: Face to Face encounters with Jesus Christ, Mary K. Baxter, Rapture, free MP3s of Choo Thomas, Pilgrims Progress, Divine Revelation of Hell, Heaven is So Real, The Final Quest Rick Joyner, Bill Wiese,

I let the holy spirit guide me and trust in both that and my intincts of common sense. i kind of get feelings when some are being untruthfull some im not sure if they understand what they are saying, but i dunno, some i just get a feeling that there is truth in what they are saying.

anyway thanks for reading!

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Starshine

I'm not sure about actually being "shown" the "real" Heaven and hell. (I never capitalize hell because it is an evil place in which the devil resides). I think, though, that I have been shown Heaven and hell here on Earth. Heaven is my home, this home of my friends' where I am typing this, Heaven is our little church and the joy of being hugged and kissed and blessed by people on Sundays and Wednesdays. hell is that horrible place where I volunteer at the shelter for battered women and children, the heartbreak and abject misery and pain. hell is also the jails where we bring the Living Water of Christ to inmates who are down so far in their own hell they have created.
I cannot judge another Christian, and I don't know if these folks are telling the truth or not. That is between them and God. I can only speak of my experience with Heaven and hell as it is to me in this temporal existence. If God wishes me to see other things, I will have to wait for Him to show me.
I would try to understand that perhaps these people really believe what they are saying, and maybe pray for them. Then, pray for God to open your eyes to the real truth of the matter.
God bless,
Star

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Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ~Psalm 119:105

NearertoGod

Well, nowadays, I feel that many of these people who claim to have seen Heaven and Hell are just really out to get reactions, even money, or the latter.

It seems like these days, people are using God and "How you can get to Heaven" as means to make more $$$$. If I had a true experience like that, I don't I'd share it with everyone until I was most comfortable with what I had seen.

I take all of these things with a grain of salt.

Beloved

Meow too! ( oh my goodness, its all those kitty avatars out there )

I think a good percentage are in it for the money or attention...

Though some may be interesting they can just be a distraction, from what the Holy Spirit desires for you to do instead...

There's no proof any are real... and if 1 is then what do thay say that hasn't been already said by the Lord?

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Shalom

( SHALOM says: Completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord. )

Beloved
1 Corinthians 14:1 Let Love be your highest goal.

Who am I

Below is just a small portion of something I received not too long ago. The whole thing is too much to post and I’m sure not everyone will want to read it anyway. I have it saved in WordPad if anyone is interested. You can PM me with your e-mail and I would be happy to sent it.

As far as some of the testimonies I read about? I don’t believe them all.
Are some possible? With God… all things are possible.

John - Immediately Was in the Spirit and Taken to Heaven

(Rev 1:10) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

'In the Spirit' means 'I was positioned and resting in the breath of God and I heard the Voice of God.' It sounds like soaking to me.

(Rev 4:1) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.

'Come up' means 'ascend, arise, climb.'

(Rev 4:2) And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

'Immediately' means 'directly, at once, in an instant.' He was in the spirit and saw the Throne. It took less than a moment of time.

I have got to say this. The key to all of this is positioning. John would have missed this opportunity if he hadn’t have been sensitive to the Spirit.

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Blessings to all

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD,
thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

DivineFire-VX

cheers for those answers guys, you have all given me quite a bit to think about, appreciate the help!

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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
Isaiah 40:8 / KJV

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Boanerges

DivineFire-VX I believe you had the correct answer when you said you let the Holy Spirit lead you in these decisions.

DivineFire-VX

Thank you for that

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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
Isaiah 40:8 / KJV

The Saviour Lives