I believe in heaven: real stories from the Bible, history, and today

How to Read This Book

Introduction: What Is Heaven?

Part 1. Stories and Testimonies of Heaven

"Not on Our Guest List" / Marie C. Senter

Priceless Memories / Stan Cottrell

A Suicide: The Story of Tamara Laroux

Fear to Freedom: The Rosemary Trible Story

Hospice Deepened My Faith / Michael W. Elmore

The Coma of Marietta Davis

Death Before Life After Life

Seven Days of Death

"I See Jesus" / Dr. Emmanuel Rudatsikira

Maureen's Meeting with Jesus / Don Buxcey

Louis Tucker, a Catholic Priest

Angelic Trio / David Michael Smith

A Christian Soldier's Near-death Experience

The Strange Case of George de Benneville

The Hinge Point / Lonnie Honeycutt / Vicki H. Moss

The Resurrection of Pastor / Daniel Ekechukwu

Listen to the Thunder / Barbie Porter

Close to Death: The Story of Carl G. Jung

"He Won't Make It Through the Night" / Terry Leininger / Donna Frisinger

Only Kidney Stones: The Story of Dean Braxton

A Soldier Named Er

Traditional Accounts of Heaven

The Account of Hung Hsiu-ch'uan

Beyond Human Imagination

Pope Gregory and Last Things

Movie Star Near-death Experiences

Mom's Final Gift / Ann Van De Water

Near-death Experiences from the Past

The Throne Room / Susan M. Watkins

"I Get to Go Home Today"

He Died Three Times: The Kenneth Hagin Story

"I Am with You" / Susan Avery

Swimming in the Crystal River / Barbara Wells

The Life Beyond Death: The Story of Arthur Ford

Daddy Talked? / Susan Dollyhigh

Holding Her Hand / Marilyn Wallberg

Vision of the Heavenly Choir / Karen Whiting

A Descent into Hell: The Story of Howard Storm

"Go Back and Be Happy": The Story of Julie Papievis

The Face of Forever / Kristi M. Butler

Seven Minutes / Jenny Farrell

Proof of Heaven: The Story of Eben Alexander

Freddy Vest's Amazing Trip

My Desperate Prayer / Loo-Gen Seah-McCrea

What He Saw: The Story of Marvin Besteman

To Heaven and Back / Ann Knowles

Touched by Gabriel / Marcia Gaddis

A Visit to Hell: The Story of Ronald Reagan

My Mother's Heavenly Visit / Marlene Kelly

Garrett's Secret / Christy Johnson

Waiting Right Here: The Story of Barbara McVicker Dye

A Glimpse of Eternity / Diana Leagh Matthews

Do Not Resuscitate / Susan K. Stewart

John Bunyan's Vision

I've Been There / Ed Long Jr. / Anna L. Russell

Stoning Stephen / Ann Sullivan

Stories from a Hospice Chaplain / Gary Roe

Home / Karen Jordan

Without Words

To Heaven and Back: The Story of Dr. Mary C. Neal

You'll Never Go Alone / Ginger Garrett

A Self-made Man / Scott Hutcheson / Penny Shreve

Heaven Is for Real: The Story of Colton Burpo

Roll Call / Russell Tidd Sr. / Barbie Porter

Reprise / Phil Leftwich

It's Not Time Yet / Marie Weaver

The Little Boy Who Went to Heaven: The Story of Alex Malarkey

Not Yet / Louise Lankford-Dunlap

The Day I Died / Pat Laye

90 Minutes in Heaven: The Story of Don Piper

Part 2. Questions about Heaven

What Does the Bible Mean by "Heaven"?

How Can We Explain Heaven?

What Is Paradise? Is It Different from Heaven?

What's the Difference Between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven?

What Does the Bible Say About Death?

What Will We Do in Heaven?

When Do We Receive Our Rewards?

What Form Will the Rewards Take?

Will There Be Different Punishments in Hell?

Are There Different Levels of Heaven?

What Are the New Heavens and the New Earth?

Who Will Go to Heaven?

When We Die, Do We Immediately Go to Heaven?

What Happens to the Wicked?

What Is Hell?

Will There Be Time in Heaven?

Can Our Dead Loved. Ones See Us Now?

Could We Be Happy in Heaven if Our Loved Ones Are in Hell?

Will We Have a Different Body in Heaven?

Will We Recognize Others in Heaven?

Do Babies Who Die Go to Heaven?

Will There Be Animals in Heaven?

Do Christians Believe in Reincarnation?

Will We Be Sexual Beings in Heaven?

What Are Near-death Experiences?

What Causes Near-death Experiences?

What Typically Happens in Near-death Experiences?

What About Those Who Say They Went to Hell?

Doesn't the Bible Speak of "Once to Die"?

What Are the Aftereffects of Near-death Experiences?

What Are the Characteristics of Near-death Experiences?

What Is "Nearing Death Awareness"?

What Do Individuals Do as They Approach Death?

What Should We Consider When Communicating with the Dying?

Can a Deceased Loved One Actually Appear to a Person?

Last Words of the Famous and Infamous

Endnotes

Acknowledgments