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Reminds me of time I spent in prison, in many ways., December 7, 1999
This review is from: A Divine Revelation Of Hell (Paperback)
This book is one of the strongest weapons against a common and subtle lie found in many Christian churches and other religions. The lie reveals itself as any way to evade mention of hell. If you press their theology, you find that hell is "just a concept" or "not eternal" or "not real." _A Course in Miracles_, which purports to be fully Christian, teaches this way, as do some of the eastern or Indian religions, especially the ones that rely on re-incarnation. This book gives such an honest picture of hell, just like something any ordinary person would write after seeing hell, that I cannot dismiss it easily. Baxter's writing style is simple and those reviewers who criticise the presentation or the images as deceptive or contrived have missed one of the beauties of this book. It is startling, as a Christian who has personally seen Jesus, to comprehend that God is capable of turning down the pleadings of a person burning in hell. But the reason why is confirmed by that pleading soul's response once he is denied: He immediately begins cursing Jesus. It is obvious that he had not yet repented--why should Jesus release a liar? An illustration: When I went to jail, I was a guilty soul. I resisted with all of my might as I was arrested, and well into the solitary confinement cell that they put me in because I was so angry. However, after two days in there, praying all the time, I began to comprehend what was happening was MY fault, and I became deeply humbled. I began to repent. As I was allowed to mingle with other prisoners, I found there were two kinds of prisoners: those who had been humbled, and those who weren't yet. Those who were humble were rare, gentle, patient, and looked forward with faith to their release. Those who were still fighting, who still thought they were wrongly arrested, these were dangerous, liars, and traitors who played power trips on each other. Unchecked, these kinds of souls are the ones who end up in hell--they'll pretend to be your friend until they get what they want from you, then they will turn and rip you to shreds. This is what Jesus walked away from with such stoicism. No matter what you think of this book, you will never forget it, as long as you live. I plan to read it again, not to scare myself, but to work on a closer understanding of the souls who end up in hell. I love people very much and do not want anyone to go to hell. I pray for the other reviewers who preferred to read this book on a superficial level, that they will comprehend its very clear, very eloquent, deeper message. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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112 of 135 people found the following review helpful:
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Personal encounter & scriptural reference, May 31, 2006
This review is from: A Divine Revelation Of Hell (Paperback)
I actually met the author of this book many years ago. Even as a young, impressionable Christian, I felt reservations about the authenticity of the book and author (in my opinion, there is no way this book could be false and the author still sincere). I attended some meetings in which she spoke and they, to some degree, had the feel of Steve Martin's meetings from the movie "Leap of Faith" (i.e. fake). She often got lost in her accounts of the alleged events and, in my opinion, tried to cover this up by resorting to sensational tactics and supposedly being overcome by the presence of God. I could go into more details, but I will instead move into the content of the book. I just wanted to share a first-hand account of my encounter with the author because I believe it allows more perspective into her literary work.
While there are many imaginative accounts of encounters with those who were in the midst of eternal suffering, my biggest problem with the book by far is her account of her own suffering. At one point, she says that Jesus disappears and leaves her in hell to suffer for a short time. She tells how her flesh burns off of her and other details of great torment before Jesus finally reappears and ends her suffering. She is grieved, but Christ tells her that she needed to experience that pain so she could tell others. In Hebrews 13:5, the Lord declares to every believer "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Contrary to this scripture, we are told that Baxter is forsaken and left to suffer in hell, despite claiming to be one who trusts in Christ. The Bible declares that Christ took our punishment- he took our place, so that whoever believes in Him will not face that judgment we deserve, but instead stand in His righteousness. Again, Baxter claims that she bore punishment that Christ already bore for every believer.
Finally, the account of a rich man in hell is given in Luke 16:19-31. The thoughts of the rich man turn to his family while he is in torment. Abraham is in a place with Lazarus where they are not in torment but the rich man can see and talk to him... so the rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his family, saying "I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment." (v. 27-28) Abraham replies, "They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them." (v.29) Once again, the rich man implores, "Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent" (v.30) And the account is finished in verse 31 with Abraham's final response of "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." Lazarus was not sent to the rich man's house to warn the rich man's family, despite his desperate pleas. Yet Baxter claims she did the very thing Lazarus was not permitted to do.
In conclusion, I am a Christian. I believe the Bible is completely true and is the word of God. Because of that, I do believe hell exists and is a place of great torment from which Christ has made a way of escape. I am not refuting any of those things. However, please use discernment. Personally, I do not believe the accounts of this book to be true and would recommend against patronizing this woman with your business.
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63 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
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MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, June 25, 2003
This review is from: A Divine Revelation Of Hell (Paperback)
I have read a lot of books on the revelation of Hell. I have heard a lot of sermons on its existence, but nothing had prepared me for what I was about to read between the covers of this book "A Divine Revelation of Hell." The author, over a period of forty days, is given visions of hell and the people who are trapped there for eternity. I cannot begin to tell you the horrors that she saw and reported, but if you really want to know what is there, this is the book for you. However, I will warn you, she is faithful to reporting exactly what she has seen and if I were you, I would prepare myself before I opened the pages of this book ,because if what she is saying is true, and I believe it is, than we all must reevaluate our very existence and motives in this life before it is too late. A very good read that I hope will reach many so they will turn to Jesus and never have to be trapped in this place we call Hell.
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