Review of Snatched Up to Heaven!
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Review of Snatched Up to Heaven!
[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven!" by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul.]
Snatched up to Heaven!, by Jemima Paul and husband Arvind Paul, is a written account of the authors’ children’s visions of visiting heaven and hell. Priyanka and Deepika were ages four and two the day they ran to their parents to tell them they had dreamt of heaven. Their mother felt divine inspiration to record and write the testimonies of her children in order to compare them against biblical scripture and accuracy. This relatively short book is split into two parts, the first being the wonderful and beautiful accounts of heaven and the second being a rather despairing views of hell. Each part is broken up into multiple chapters that showcase what each place looked like, what the children did there, who was with them, and generally what they experienced.
Jemima and Arvind approached the writing from an academic perspective, which I truly appreciate. Each chapter begins with some relevant Bible verses, followed by the children’s visions, and finishes with Jemima’s interpretation of the visions along with examples and excerpts from the Bible. Being a topic that many people can get carried away with emotionally, I believe this academic approach was the best choice. It shows that the authors’ belief isn’t blind to skepticism, but that they can look at the evidence before them and come to a clear conclusion.
As someone who has read the Bible but couldn’t give many details relating to the visions in this book, I found Jemima’s explanations, definitions, and tables to be very helpful in understanding her interpretations. However, her academic side did not draw too much away from her children’s descriptions. I appreciate the children’s voices were left as original as they could be. In each chapter under the section of “Kids' Visions”, the vocabulary becomes much simpler and the descriptions of what was seen and experienced is provided in a very child-like manner. Jemima stated in the beginning that she wanted the visions to be presented as close to when Priyanka and Deepika explained them as possible so the reader can see them through the minds of children.
I didn’t find any negatives with the writing or the structure of the book. It is clear that the authors and the children have a lot of passion for their beliefs and the idea behind the book itself is very interesting.
I found only one typo and believe the book to be professionally edited. Combined with the overall positives of this book, I rate it four out of four stars.
There is no inappropriate language or content. The only difficulty for some readers may be the intense depictions of hell and the events there. With that in mind, I would recommend this book to any reader interested in knowing more about visions or what the Bible says about heaven and hell.
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Snatched Up to Heaven!
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Snatched up to Heaven!, by Jemima Paul and husband Arvind Paul, is a written account of the authors’ children’s visions of visiting heaven and hell. Priyanka and Deepika were ages four and two the day they ran to their parents to tell them they had dreamt of heaven. Their mother felt divine inspiration to record and write the testimonies of her children in order to compare them against biblical scripture and accuracy. This relatively short book is split into two parts, the first being the wonderful and beautiful accounts of heaven and the second being a rather despairing views of hell. Each part is broken up into multiple chapters that showcase what each place looked like, what the children did there, who was with them, and generally what they experienced.
Jemima and Arvind approached the writing from an academic perspective, which I truly appreciate. Each chapter begins with some relevant Bible verses, followed by the children’s visions, and finishes with Jemima’s interpretation of the visions along with examples and excerpts from the Bible. Being a topic that many people can get carried away with emotionally, I believe this academic approach was the best choice. It shows that the authors’ belief isn’t blind to skepticism, but that they can look at the evidence before them and come to a clear conclusion.
As someone who has read the Bible but couldn’t give many details relating to the visions in this book, I found Jemima’s explanations, definitions, and tables to be very helpful in understanding her interpretations. However, her academic side did not draw too much away from her children’s descriptions. I appreciate the children’s voices were left as original as they could be. In each chapter under the section of “Kids' Visions”, the vocabulary becomes much simpler and the descriptions of what was seen and experienced is provided in a very child-like manner. Jemima stated in the beginning that she wanted the visions to be presented as close to when Priyanka and Deepika explained them as possible so the reader can see them through the minds of children.
I didn’t find any negatives with the writing or the structure of the book. It is clear that the authors and the children have a lot of passion for their beliefs and the idea behind the book itself is very interesting.
I found only one typo and believe the book to be professionally edited. Combined with the overall positives of this book, I rate it four out of four stars.
There is no inappropriate language or content. The only difficulty for some readers may be the intense depictions of hell and the events there. With that in mind, I would recommend this book to any reader interested in knowing more about visions or what the Bible says about heaven and hell.
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Snatched Up to Heaven!
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
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