Review of Snatched Up to Heaven!

Jorge Leon Salazar · Post by **Jorge Leon Salazar** » 07 Nov 2022, 21:27

[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven!" by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul.]

4 out of 4 stars

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The little girls Priyanka and Deepika dreamed they met Jesus and that he took them to visit heaven and hell. They were four and two years old at the time. Despite their limited vocabulary, they managed to recount their dreams in a way surprisingly consistent with biblical scriptures. In Snatched Up to Heaven!, Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul expose this true story of their two daughters and interpret it accordingly to biblical references.

The book is arranged into two parts, dealing with heaven and hell. Each part is divided into chapter-like titles where the girls' vision is first displayed and then Jemima's interpretation is presented. Through her interpretations, she draws analogies with biblical references that suggest the aforementioned dreams have solid religious foundations. Therefore, Jesus might be expressing himself through Priyanka and Deepika. Given the magnitude of a story like this, I believe that Jemima and Arvind acted suitably in deciding to compile this book. In this way, the messages perceived by their daughters can transcend a broad audience. However, the visions associated with hell seem frightening for such little girls. For example, it is distressing they have seen people burning, suffering, and screaming. In addition, they saw diabolical figures like ghosts, monsters, and snakes.

The structure of the book is the aspect that I liked the most. Each title presents the girls' vision and then the explanation of their mother. This arrangement allows readers to make their own analysis of both what the girls dreamed and their mother’s interpretations. The authors demonstrated extensive knowledge of theology, especially the Bible. This expertise makes it easy for them to present biblical scriptures and propose explanations and meanings to the girls' visions.

Nevertheless, in a few cases, the authors' effort to match what the girls told with some biblical references seemed forced. For example, on page 59, they cite Genesis (19:24) to indicate that the smell of urine the girls mentioned might be sulfur. In that location, it says, "God rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah." This feature was the aspect I disliked.

This story of what Priyanka and Deepika dreamed about is impressive. As a Christian, I think Jesus wanted to express something through them. I applaud that their parents set this story in a book and that it can serve to instruct in the Word of God and spread it. The book's structure and writing style were appropriate to make the comparisons of the dreams with references from the Bible more understandable and enjoyable. The editing was remarkable since I only noticed a few details that did not disturb the reading flow. The aspect I commented I disliked does not justify deducting any stars. Therefore, I give Snatched Up to Heaven! a rating of four out of four stars.

I think the book aims at an exclusively Christian audience. Hence, I recommend it to those Christians who believe Jesus can manifest himself by employing dreams through pure-hearted people like children.

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Nemanja Jankovic · Post by **Nemanja Jankovic** » 05 Dec 2022, 14:34

I like that Heaven is described in children's words and that it seems like a description of children at the age of little Priyanka and Deepika. The book really has a quality structure. Thanks for pointing that out.

Post by **SINGH JAY** » 26 Dec 2022, 01:24

I'm convinced that heaven exists, and I'm looking forward to going there. The fact that the authors felt it was appropriate to put these two lovely girls' fantasies in writing makes me happy. I'm looking forward to reading Bravo for the fantastic review.

Hazel Mae Bagarinao · Post by **Hazel Mae Bagarinao** » 26 Dec 2022, 01:51

It is such a book that is good for younger ones as well so they will learn the value of commitment to God, and end up in heaven. I think the author well explained what is heaven and hell in this book through Priyanka and Deepika's dream. I'm interested to read this book. Terrific review!