Almost all religions talk about a hell and a heaven; does anyone know of someone who had been there?

Question

Has anyone ever visited the heaven or hell and come back to this world to describe it vividly?

Answer 1

"Heaven and hell are not geographical. If you go in search of them you will never find them anywhere. They are within you, they are psychological. The mind is heaven, the mind is hell, and the mind has the capacity to become either. But people go on thinking everything is somewhere outside. We always go on looking for everything outside because to be inwards is very difficult. We are outgoing. If somebody says there is a god, we look at the sky. Somewhere, sitting there, will be the divine person."

"One psychologist in an American school asked small children what they thought about God. Children have clearer perception: they are less cunning, more truthful. They are more representative of the human mind, they are unperverted. So he asked the children and the answers were collected. The conclusions were very ridiculous. Almost all the children depicted God something like this -- an old man, very tall, bearded and very dangerous. He created fear. If you didn't follow him he would throw you into hell; if you prayed and followed him he would give you paradise and all the pleasures. He was sitting on a throne in the sky watching everybody. You couldn't escape him; even in your bathroom he was looking.

"The outgoing mind projects everything outside. This is YOUR God too. Don't laugh, don't think this is a child's conception -- no, this is you.
"This is how you think about God -- as a cosmic spy, always searching to condemn, to punish, to throw you into hell... as very ferocious, revengeful. That's why all religions are based on fear. Religions say if you do this you will be appreciated, rewarded; if you don't do this, you will be punished. The base seems to be fear. God just seems to be a very powerful emperor sitting on a throne in heaven. The whole concept is foolish but human; the human mind is foolish. The whole concept is anthropocentric.

"In the Bible it is said God created man in his own image. In reality, it seems to be quite otherwise: man created God in his own image. We have projected God in our own image; he is just a blow-up of the human mind. He is a bigger human mind, that's all. Remember, if you think God is somewhere outside you, you have not even taken the first step towards being religious.

"The same happens with all such concepts. We say heaven is without, hell is without; it is as if there exists nothing within. What is within you? The moment you think of the within it seems that everything goes empty. What is within? The world is without, sex is without, sin is without, virtue is without. God, heaven, hell -- everything is without. What is within you? Who are you? The moment you think of the within your mind goes blank, there is nothing. In reality, everything is within; the outer is just a projection. Fear is within you; it is projected as a hell. Hell is just a projected image on the screen -- of the fear that is within you, of the anger, of the jealousy, of all that is poisonous in you, of all that is evil in you. Heaven is, again, a projected image on the screen -- of all that is good and beautiful, of all that is blissful within you. The Devil is the fallen human being, God is the risen human being. God is the ultimate possibility of your beatitude; the Devil is your ultimate fall. There is nobody like the Devil existing somewhere. You will never meet him unless you become him. And you will never encounter God unless you become God.

"In the East religions transcended this anthropocentric attitude very long ago, in the past. Eastern religions are non-anthropocentric. They say "you cannot encounter God, you can become God. They say "When you reach to the ultimate point of existence, there will be no God to receive you and welcome you. Only you will be there in your godliness. So this can be said, and I go on insisting: There exists no God -- existence is divine. There exists no one like a person, a super-person, no one. God is nonexistential, godliness is existential. The moment I say godliness... it becomes something inward; the moment you say God, you have projected it."

Answer 2

I am Rational Spirituality,

I am in "hell", here on Earth, last time around. A few, who stick out the "hell" on Earth with dignity, and pass the tests at various levels of competence will be allowed to join the "heaven" (The One, the ultimate destination of bliss on the spiritual plane.)

The majority, however, are just one time trial and error existences. Just have a read through the incredibly ignorant drivel that most people post here, and you will see this point.

If you are equipped with a brain and intelligence, read "Rational Spirituality" available on the Dhaxem website. Conveyed only in February 2006, it is already the thinking person's modern bible. Dictated by God, and unlike religious books written by people, it is entirely clear and logical.

Answer 3

hell is not a plane of existance. if you would study what the word hell means in the Bible, it most of the time simply means death or grave.

Hell is an event toward the end of time, when the wicked shall be raised from the dead, and punished according to there works. Then they shall be destroyed eternally by hell fire, never to exist again.

The reasoning that God punishes people forever in hellfire for what they have done in this small life span is horrendous, and i serve a loving God who will not cause that upon anybody, not even the devil himself.

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Answer 4

understand what you're saying and in a fashion you're properly acceptable as religions believe in a deity, some are even on the point of others, Christians believe in God, and some believe contained in the Trinity as 3 are a million, making a million God, some believe contained in the trinity merely no longer as all 3 are a million. Muslims believe interior the same God merely no longer that Jesus is God or develop into His son, merely yet another Prophet, thats only a minor social gathering of such similarities, there is any such vast quantity of more beneficial. i'm a Christian, i believe contained in the trinity, i'm kept by skill of the believing of Jesus lack of life for our sins, I received the Holy Spirit, which Jesus left for us at the same time as he again to heaven, i got here upon the Holy Spirit is the potential to understanding issues, the why this or why that and so on, it isnt an information received like at the same time as one reads a e book by technique of a few time-honored individual or received because there are thousand of different believers or because my mothers and fathers say so, that is a non secular information that far beats experience information. it is difficult for human beings that do not believe to carry close, or reason with, yet i recognize i recognize and that i'm grateful time-honored for such area of ensue to me, till you've self belief there's a God and He despatched His son Jesus to die for our sins you received't understand what i'm even remotely speaking about. to assert you imagine this or that inclusive of your afterlife is that a large gamble your prepared to take?

Answer 5

Yes, quite a few so here's one by a family obstetrician who fell off a 2 story balcony lost blood and was pronounced DOA. He went to heaven then miraculously came back to tell. Of course that wasn't in the papers although it was documented. He's at http://www.bibleprobe.com/dreby.htm.

Answer 6

Yes! For Hell check out the Richman in Luke 16:19,

Pay close attention to the words "and it came to pass"

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

And it "came to pass" that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And for Heaven check out Revelation 4:1-6, John the Revelator!

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.

And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

PS; Here's a little addition to previous post, someone else; The Dispensation of Grace is, God's Gift to the world, Gift Wrapped, in Jesus Christ sacrifice on the cross, for sin. Where as, God's Grace is Signed,
Sealed, Delivered. It is Confirmed and Established, by the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus (the evidence of which is) the "Crowning Proof" that God's Grace has come, and Salvation has been given.

Because, God's Love and Grace, Walked through the Gates of Hell, Faced and Defeated Death, Ascended from that "Borrowed" Tomb (notice it was a borrowed tomb) while the stone was still sealing the entrance, and the Roman guards stood watch outside "Just and Exactly" to the letter, as he had
said he would! And is now seated at the Right Hand of The Father.

Answer 7

Yes I just spent a weekend in heaven, and now I am back in hell.

Answer 8

people with near death experience always talk about heading towards a bright light, is that the nirvana you're asking about or the heaven of happiness in life or sadness of hell we experience on earth in failure. are they not the extrematies of heaven and hell.

Answer 9

when you see how we treat each other as human beings most of the time.......thats hell. when you see us treating each other with unity, respect and brother hood. thats heaven. but in the culture i come from, we don't believe in religion, we believe in spirituality, we dont' believe in heaven and hell. hell, if there would be one, is were we are at now i would guess, and we move onto the spirit world

Answer 10

I never visited either places but have read testimonies of those who have said they've been to one or the other.

They have powerful testimonies too and well in Heaven you will know who someone is even if ya didn't know what they looked like before.

If you get to see Hell and see any Friends there, they will beg you not to join them in Hell because of how miserable Hell is.

Do people who go to Heaven get to see what's occuring on Earth? nope cause God does not want them to see any bad things happening to Family and stuff.

If you have Family in Heaven they will be welcoming you when you see them even if you never met them.

However no one in Hell wants you to join them, even your own Family members and Friends if they are in Hell don't want ya in Hell with them.

Heck that Rick man who went to Hell wanted Lazarus to be sent to warn his Family so his Family would not land in Hell with him.