Beyond Death's Door [Paperback]

Maurice Rawlings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1991

All through recorded history people have  predicted life after death. But only now, with modern  resuscitation methods, are we beginning to see  Beyond Death's Door. Does death  represent the end of this life or the beginning of  another? Does anyone know what happens after death?  Has anyone been there? What does it feel like? Is  there evidence to support the biblical  descriptions of hell? Anyone who has ever pondered these  important questions will find new, fascinating food  for thought in Beyond Death's  Door, a significant book by a leading heart specialist  the recounts the experiences of individuals who  have survived clinical death and returned to tell us  about it.

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All through recorded history people have predicted life after death. But only now, with modern resuscitation methods, are we beginning to see Beyond Death's Door. Does death represent the end of this life or the beginning of another? Does anyone know what happens after death? Has anyone been there? What does it feel like? Is there evidence to support the biblical descriptions of hell? Anyone who has ever pondered these important questions will find new, fascinating food for thought in Beyond Death's Door, a significant book by a leading heart specialist the recounts the experiences of individuals who have survived clinical death and returned to tell us about it.

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All through recorded history people have  predicted life after death. But only now, with modern  resuscitation methods, are we beginning to see  Beyond Death's Door. Does death  represent the end of this life or the beginning of  another? Does anyone know what happens after death?  Has anyone been there? What does it feel like? Is  there evidence to support the biblical  descriptions of hell? Anyone who has ever pondered these  important questions will find new, fascinating food  for thought in Beyond Death's  Door, a significant book by a leading heart specialist  the recounts the experiences of individuals who  have survived clinical death and returned to tell us  about it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (March 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553229702
• ISBN-13: 978-0553229707
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning proof that there is an after-life., June 25, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Beyond Death's Door (Paperback)

The stories in this book will give you the chills. These people came back from near death experiences knowing things that they could not have known if they had been in their bodies. The author is a respected physician, not a wacko. The things his patients told him convinced him that there is a God, a heaven, AND a hell. At a critical moment of my life, this book convinced me not to commit suicide

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A different viewpoint on near-death experiences, May 4, 2000

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Robert Anderson (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Death's Door (Paperback)

A study of near-death experiences written by a (then) atheist doctor who was "scared straight" after recessitating a patient who claimed to have been in hell while clinically dead.

The Good:
* Based on first-hand experiences of a doctor who actually recessitated patients who then recounted near-death experiences, some of them bad.
* He comes across as honest in his concern for people's souls. He doesn't want to "convert" people, but is genuinely concerned that some of us are headed for a hell-ish destiny. So it's not written from the same New Age "We're all going to Heaven" standpoint as most of todays NDE stuff.
* Purposely avoids drawing widespread conclusions based on incomplete information. Many NDE books extrapolate wildly about the after-life just because someone saw a bright light and felt loved.
* He genuinely wanted to warn people that not everyone has a good experience. He tries to gently compel the reader to consider Christianity - and does it in a non-judgemental, sensative way without bashing other faiths.

The Bad:
* Too short, - and half of the book is padding (historical views of death and even instructions for how to recessitate someone!)
* I appreciated that he didn't try to stuff answers down my throat, but the main drawback was that he didn't delve into the questions raised by these experiences. For example, he points out that even some who considered themselves Christians had hell-ish experiences - but he doesn't try to explain why or what was lacking in their faith or life.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling book, July 13, 2000

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carl womack (north carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Death's Door (Paperback)

This isn't one of those books written by some quack out in left field, this one is written by a doctor, and one who has brought the dead back to life on more than one occasion. Here in this shocking book, people who have died and been brought back to life give their accounts as to what happened to them on "The Other Side". There is a Heaven, and there is a Hell, and once you read the true accounts from these ordinary people, you'll understand why you need to make a decision concerning Jesus Christ. Many of the folks in this book detail the horrors of Hell , and many share the warm loving and peaceful experience of Heaven. I have bought a number of copies of this book, and each time I lend a copy to a friend, it is never seen again. After one reads it, they share it with another , and then another and so on. This book will make you stop and think about death and about the after life. Get a copy today ! I welcome anyone who wants to write me and I will answer all inquiries when possible.