James L. Garlow is the coauthor of Cracking DaVinci's Code, with a half million copies in print. He is the senior pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego and a speaker at pastors' and leaders' conferences. Jim has master's degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and Asbury Theological Seminary and a PhD in historical theology from Drew University. He speaks nationwide and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, and NBC. His daily radio commentary, The Garlow Perspective, can be heard on nearly five hundred radio outlets. Jim and his wife are the parents of four children and live in San Diego, California.   
  
Keith Wall, a twenty-year publishing veteran, has served as an editor for Focus on the Family, Multnomah, and David C. Cook. He currently writes full time in collaboration with several bestselling authors. He and his wife and two children live in Colorado Springs.

This book taps into popular culture's insatiable appetite for the supernatural. Written in a popular style, Heaven and the Afterlife touches on many topics related to life after death, including amazing near-death experiences, accounts from the Bible, testimonies, theories, and what some of the world's religions believe. It will demystify the afterlife with information about heaven, hell, ghosts, angels, near-death experiences, and much more, helping readers gain a solid understanding of the often-confusing subject of life after death. The book culminates by presenting Jesus as the answer to eternal peace and how readers can spend eternity with him. Garlow and Wall write not only for believers, but also for seekers or anyone looking for straight, simple answers to the fascinating subject of the world beyond this life.

A straightforward exploration that will demystify the afterlife with information about heaven, hell, ghosts, angels, near-death-experiences, and more from a biblical perspective

Garlow, James L. ;Wall, Keith

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PART ONE: THROUGH DEATH’S DOOR

1. THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY: THE VEIL BETWEEN LIFE AND THE AFTERLIFE IS THINNER THAN WE THINK

2. THERE . . . AND BACK AGAIN: THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE: A MIRACLE OF MODERN MEDICINE

3. HINTS AT THE HEREAFTER: FOR MOST PEOPLE, "NEAR DEATH" IS A DOORWAY TO INDESCRIBABLE LIGHT AND LOVE

4. A TASTE OF TORMENT: NOT ALL ROADS AFTER LIFE LEAD TO THE LIGHT

PART TWO: WHAT LIES BETWEEN WORLDS

5. THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT: YES, VIRGINIA, THERE REALLY COULD BE A GHOST IN THE ATTIC

6. GRACE-FILLED GUESTS: A VISITATION FROM A DECEASED LOVED ONE IS A GIFT TO BE ACCEPTED GRATEFULLY

7. CALLING LONG DISTANCE: DEATH MAY BE THE LAST WORD IN LIFE . . . BUT CAN COMMUNICATION CONTINUE?

8. ANGELS AMONG US: GOD'S MESSENGERS PROVIDE PROTECTION AND PROVISION

9. MORE THAN A PITCHFORK AND A POINTY TAIL: THE GREAT ADVERSARY, SATAN, PROWLS LIKE A HUNGRY LION

10. DEMONS IN THE DARK: EMISSARIES OF EVIL BRING CHAOS AND CONFUSION

PART THREE: CROSSING OVER: THE UPWARD CALL

11. A DELIGHTFUL DETOUR: THE FIRST HEAVEN IS A TEMPORARY STOPOVER BEFORE PERMANENT PARADISE

12. A REWARDING EXPERIENCE: GOD'S CHILDREN HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR OF JUDGMENT DAY

13. BEYOND HALOS, HARPS, AND HYMNS: PERMANENT HEAVEN IS A PLACE OF RICHES, REST, AND REWARDS

PART FOUR: CROSSING OVER: THE DARK DESCENT

14. GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE: HADES IS A "HORRIBLE HOLDING TANK" FOR THOSE AWAITING A FINAL, FIERY DESTINATION

15. CALLED TO ACCOUNT: THE GREAT WHITE THRONE OF JUDGMENT—WHERE PUNISHMENT IS HANDED OUT

16. THE HEAT IS ON: HELL IS AN INDESCRIBABLE PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE WHO REJECT SALVATION

PART FIVE: HELL-AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES

17. THE ULTIMATE ESCAPE HATCH: UNIVERSALISM SUGGESTS THAT ALL WILL BE SAVED IN THE END

18. DISAPPEARING ACTS: ANNIHILATIONISM PROPOSES THAT THOSE WITHOUT FAITH WILL CEASE TO EXIST

19. THE CELESTIAL WAITING ROOM: IS PURGATORY REALLY A STOPOVER ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN?

20. RECYCLING PLAN: IF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION, COULD THERE BE SOMETHING TO IT?

PART SIX: CONFIDENT BEFORE THE KING

21. FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN: GOD WANTS YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH HIM IN THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT

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Touches on many topics related to life after death, including near-death experiences, accounts from the Bible, testimonies, theories, and what some of the world's religions believe. This book demystifies afterlife with information about heaven, hell, ghosts, angels, and near-death experiences.

This book taps into popular culture's insatiable appetite for the supernatural. Written in a popular style, "Heaven and the Afterlife" touches on many topics related to life after death, including amazing near-death experiences, accounts from the Bible, testimonies, theories, and what some of the world's religions believe. It will demystify the afterlife with information about heaven, hell, ghosts, angels, near-death experiences, and much more, helping readers gain a solid understanding of the often-confusing subject of life after death. The book culminates by presenting Jesus as the answer to eternal peace and how readers can spend eternity with him. Garlow and Wall write not only for believers, but also for seekers or anyone looking for straight, simple answers to the fascinating subject of the world beyond this life.

James L. Garlow is the coauthor of Cracking DaVinci's Code, with a half million copies in print. He is the senior pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego and a speaker at pastors' and leaders' conferences. Jim has master's degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and Asbury Theological Seminary and a PhD in historical theology from Drew University. He speaks nationwide and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, and NBC. His daily radio commentary, The Garlow Perspective, can be heard on nearly five hundred radio outlets. Jim and his wife are the parents of four children and live in San Diego, California. Keith Wall, a twenty-year publishing veteran, has served as an editor for Focus on the Family, Multnomah, and David C. Cook. He currently writes full time in collaboration with several bestselling authors. He and his wife and two children live in Colorado Springs.

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