Although I generally don't do book reviews on this site, I thought I would give you my impression of this book by Eben Alexander, M.D. A friend of mine happened to leave it lying on a a chair and I picked it up to scan.
First of all, I didn't read it in its entirety, but I did scan and read a lot of it for 30-45 minutes.
Mr.Alexander would have us believe he actually visited "Heaven", and came back to tell us about it.
I actually do believe Paradise or Heaven exists. Jesus Christ told the thief on the cross that "You will be with me this day in Paradise". So it is not that I don't believe in Heaven, but I saw some big red flags in this book.
The main one was Mr. Alexander preaching about "Unconditional Love" as a result of his experience.
For example, here is one excerpt:
"If I had to boil this entire message down to one sentence, it would run this way: You are loved......
In its purest and most powerful form, this love is not jealous or selfish, but unconditional"
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There it is there, He is preaching that God's love for us is unconditional. That is a variation of the "God loves you the way you are theme".
Jesus himself said "But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses""
That doesn't sound like God has unconditional love to me.
What Mr. Alexander is preaching does not square up to the teaching of Jesus Christ. That fact casts doubt on his entire experience..