I'm not going to name these books because I happen to be a gentleman, but a few google searches can lead you straight to them. Why don't we like these books, although a large majority of other Christians do?
Well, first of all, their description of heaven is not even close to the few glimpses we have in the Bible. The book of Revelations talks about angels that look strange and majestic. However, in these books of "heaven," there's no majesty and the angels look like something out of a Hallmark greeting card. Plus, what do you do with verses that say, "it is appointed for men to die once and then the judgment?" (Hebrews 9:27)
In these accounts, heaven seems like a place where you can get Krispy Kreme doughnuts and strawberry ice cream. Sure, those things sound delicious to me, but is that really what heaven looks like?
Also, these books seem to create a cult of personality. People flood to these authors as if there's something special to them, some divine revelation that was only granted to them. The Bible should be the source of all revelation. People who preach "new things," are dangerously close to starting their own religion. I mean, that's how the Mormons got started.
What do you think of these books? Are you the type of person that enjoys them? I don't want to sound judging, I'm just doing what the Bible says, test every spirit. Do these books hold up compared with Scripture?
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