However, last night put things in perspective for me. I was unexpectedly in Wal-Mart to humor my other half and walked down the book aisle. My eye was attracted to 23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese [Click on the link to buy the book for $3.58 at the time of posting]. It was written by a man who claimed to have experienced Hell for 23 minutes on November 23, 1998. He further claimed that after the experience, he had a vision of Jesus who told him that he was given this experience to warn others about Hell and that Jesus was coming back very soon. Finally Jesus told him that Bill had been sheltered from much of the actual pain of Hell during his experience.
I had heard about this man’s claims on the radio a few years ago. I bought his book and read it last night. I do not know if I believe him or not, but his vision was horrifying. He also has ample discussion on what the Bible says about Hell, including an Appendix with all the Bible verses on the subject. I do believe in the Bible and in the existence of Hell and the book was sobering. I regularly pray for my country and have tried to persuade people to vote for the party that thinks human life is worth protecting, but I have spent very little time trying to help people make much more important decisions about Jesus and where they will spend eternity.
Today I will go vote for McCain (and against my Republican representative in Congress who voted for the $850 billion bailout bill - fortunately the Democratic option is pro-life) and pray for my country. However, more importantly, I will also pray that my countrymen find Jesus before their eternal fate it sealed. I will also pray that I will start making a positive difference in people’s eternal destiny by pointing them to Jesus.
Category: Domestic Politics , Category: Personal , Category: Quests for Change
That sounds like a really good prayer. We can all be doing more. But, I suspect, you personally point more people toward Jesus with your actions than you realize.