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A Divine Revelation Of Hell

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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.

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.

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.

Many books written about God and spirituality sway from the messages in the Bible. Mary, however, stays true to the scripture, and therefore adds credibility.

But the most credible part of the story are the descriptions themselves. They just sound so real, so intense, so true to what the Bible tells us about Hell.

Read this book, even if you don't believe Baxter was in Hell, just to remind yourself of why you stay true to God's law.

I have purchased this book back in June, 1995 and have read it. I can't help to think that the way God is described is what one can imagine if Hitler gained control of the entire cosmos. The description of Hell is like one eternal Death camp, with Satan the Josef Mengele of the underworld. The devils and demons are the Camp Guards and some of the other human "souls" that torture others are the Kapos. The story of the Indian woman being in eternal torture because she failed to convert to Christianity when missionaries tried to is just appalling. Because she still believed in her native Hinduism, she now suffers eternal punishment. This reminds me of Hitler punishing those who didn't follow Nazi beliefs, such as Christians opposed to the Nazi regime and others of conscience, as well as Hitler's racial purification policies of exterminating the Jews and others deemed "undesireable". In sum, the book sounds like a work of fiction. I can't comment any further, since I'm not the author. I don't know what she experienced, but it certainly doesn't sound like true justice. -- Art Leopold

I was in a Christian Book Store looking for something to read, when I stumbled upon this book. I was so disgusted with what I was reading I found myself surprised that anyone would publish this. I did however, find I could not put it down, mostly because I was experiencing what I can only hope was righteous anger, (Be angry and sin not). Mary Baxter has twisted the loving Lord Jesus into some monster I don't recognize from Scripture, or my own experience as a child of the King. Just because someone says "God took me to Hell to warn others", doesn't make it true. The experiences she writes about make her sound more loving and righteous than our Lord. GOD does NOT bring people to Hell to witness the events. Scripture warns us to turn from unbelief and belief unto life...but NOWHERE has anyone been given a guided tour; not even the apostle Paul.

After getting as far as "Jesus" calling a woman in Hell a "whoremonger"...I decided that either the Lord can not grasp the correct definitions of words in the English language, or "Reverend" Baxter's book is anything but "divinely" inspired. And if the "rich man" in the Lord's account of "the rich man and Lazarus" was not allowed any means to warn his brothers of the torments of hell because, "neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead" (Luke 16:31b); I have to ask myself "why" the Lord has now seemingly changed His mind only to tell Ms. Baxter to "write a book".

If this book is as she claims, "a divine revelation", I'll wait for it to be included as the 67th book of the Bible, if not; a serious look at the source of the unbiblical claims of the author need to be addressed -- "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (II Corinthians 11:13-15)

This book is absolutely awesome !

The descriptions of Hell given by Mary Baxter during her escort there by Jesus Christ are chilling and must not be ignored.

No doubt there will be many who will cast doubt and credibility on Mary Baxter's accounts, but the descriptions and accounts of the author are to the best of my knowledge & experience all Biblically sound.

This book is extremely well written, clear and easy to read. I got through it in a day. Every page read makes you eager to get on to the next one. The contents do not make you comfortable, they are not meant to. They are no doubt meant to break you free from your complacency and unbelief and to study the message here in accordance with God's Word.

To the scoffers out there, please do just that. Do not take Mary Baxter's word at face value; read the book and then weigh it up against Holy Scripture yourself. You really owe it to yourself to do this. If you turn away from this message and it turns out to be true, even partly true, then you only have yourself to blame.

The author's visions provided by Jesus of the approaching end-times are also shocking to behold. They too are in parallel with Scripture.

The detail included in the descriptions of Hell and the manner in which individuals are suffering there will blow your mind. It is one place you do not want to end up.

The fundamental theme throughout this book is 'repent and believe the gospel'. Fundamentally the same as that throughout the New Testament.

Highly recommended!!!

How many people who have actually read this book got out their bible to see if there is accuracy in her teachings? Probably not many! First of all, Satan and his angels will not be running around tormenting people in hell. That idea is erroneous and has no biblical basis. There are not little imps proding people with sticks. Obviously, some people have watched too many cartoons or stared at too many gargoyles on cathedrals. This book is giving a false protrayal of Hell. For one, Hell is not the same as the Lake of Fire. Secondly, Satan is not currently in Hell. He is running amok here on Earth deceiving people, apparently even the author of this book. Hell is Sheol, the grave. People went to the grave at Death until the resurrection. There is no mention of fire Hell. Hell is not the Lake of Fire which Satan is thrown into along with those whose names are not written in the Book of Life. I can't believe anyone has endorsed this book. It has no scriptural support. It goes against the very nature of Hell as discribed in the Bible. If I were you, I'd seriously consider who inspired this book. God is not the author of confusion. He does not lie.

I read some of this book while browsing in the bookstore, and it truly disgusted me. What a stain on God's character! God is love. Yes, he is just and he punishes (sometimes severely), but he has a Father's heart of love. His punishments always correct! To those who believe in the truth of this book, you really can't hold to the position that God is love. The punishment presented here is vindictive, cruel, and fiendish. There is no purpose to eternal punishment. Love never fails (ICor 13:8), but according to Ms. Baxter, God, who is love, has failed. He wants to save everyone (ITim2:4), but can't pull it off.

The word gospel means good news. The bible, unlike the nonsense in this book, truly is good news for everyone. It says God is the saviour of all mankind (ITim 4:10), Jesus is saviour of the entire world (John 4:42, IJn 2:2, IJn 4:14), Jesus died for all (2Cor5:15), Jesus will draw all men to Himself (Jn 12:32), every knee will bow in worship before Jesus (Phil 3:21), God binds all into stubbornness that he might have mercy on all (Rom 11:32), there will be a restitution of all things (Acts 3:21) and a reconciliation of all things (Col 1:20, Eph 1:10).

The biblical words for hell and eternity are not as clear cut as you might think. There is no mention of hell at all in the Old Testament. Yes, there is a hebrew word "sheol", but this word means a hidden or unknown place, especially the realm of the dead. Jonah said he was in sheol when inside the great fish, Job longed to go to sheol during his earthly suffering, Jacob and David (declared saints in the bible) went to sheol, ISam 2:6 says the Lord brings down to sheol and raises up again. When the OT was translated to Greek, sheol was translated to the Greek word hades, which means "the unseen". There is mythology connected to this word, but scripture uses it only in the same sense as sheol - the realm of the dead. Jesus holds the key to death and hades (Rev 1:18) means that he has power over death, not that he acts as a jailer. Death and hades are temporary and will be destroyed (ICor 15:55, Rev 20:14).

The Greek word "Gehenna" that is translated hell in most bibles actually refers to a place on earth. It means the "valley of Hinnom", which was the garbage dump of Jerusalem in Jesus' day where fires continually burned. Executed criminals were often "thrown into Gehenna", where worms consumed them. It represents a fiery judgment, and may or may not represent punishment in the hereafter.

Certainly, punishment after death is clearly taught in the bible. Sinners are punished according to what they have done, but God's judgments make things right again. They are not eternal. Wherever eternal punishment is mentioned in scripture (eg Mat 25:46, Dan 12:2, 2Thes 1:9), the word for eternal (olam in Hebrew, aion in Greek) actually means "age-lasting". A good concordance will verify that fact (Try the Engishman's Hebrew/Greek Concordances).

God has a plan to save everyone. Jesus came to save everyone. Those who aren't drawn to Him in this life will be drawn to Him in some resurrected age, because the promises are sure (Jn 12:32, ICor15:22). I believe in God's goodness above all other things, so I can follow the commandment to not worry about anything. It's not up to me to save sinners, though I still try to do my part. It's much more effective, by the way, to preach a saviour who loves sinners enough to die for them all, then to say you better believe now before he sends you to a torturous eternity.

I was once taken in by such hell-fire preaching. I even heard a radio preacher once say that God would throw babies into hell. God won't hold such people guiltless, because they malign His character (a violation of the 3rd commandment), but He will have mercy on them. I hope this helps set some hearts at ease. Search deep into the scriptures yourself to see if these things are so, and ask God for the answers, for he who asks shall receive.