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hydenseek's review against another edition
3.0
Well…I enjoyed the actual hell part. That is terrifying if I think on it long enough. This book falls into a grey area though. Between fiction and non fiction, what do you believe at the end of it sort of area. I think that this book falls away from the biblical standpoint of hell and that believers should use discernment while reading.
ceezer's review against another edition
3.0
The title and tag line of this book implies that we're about to embark on a descriptive journey to Hell by way of the author. What we get, instead, is a few brief details making up approximately 20% of the content, 60% support material and scripture quotes to convince us that what he's saying happened corresponds with what The Bible says in an effort to make us believe him, and then 20% appendixes and footnotes.
It wasn't *bad*, but I would have preferred (and was expecting) more of the former and less of the latter.
It wasn't *bad*, but I would have preferred (and was expecting) more of the former and less of the latter.
ac223's review against another edition
4.0
23 Minutes in Hell is extremely powerful. I have no way of knowing if it is actually true, but even if it isn't it is a painful reminder of what we one day will face. So many people research, read reviews, and ask friends about vacation ideas, and places. No one would plan a week or two without going over everything until they were certain that is where they wanted to go. Why do we not have that much diligence for our eternity? I have no doubt that there is something other than earth. Ask anyone who is in their later years of life, and they will tell you that it seems like yesterday that they had their whole lives before them. That short amount of time, one lifetime, could that really be it? Even if you aren't a believer, do you want to gamble, or take a chance? At least read for yourselves. Our job as Christians is not to become rich, or famous. We aren't put here to save for retirement. Our job as Christians is to make sure that all of God's children know about him. It isn't our job to convince anyone, just make sure they at least have a chance. The worst part is not the evil people who will be in Hell, it's the undecided, or the people who never knew they had a decision to make. Just my opinion. :) That is what I felt about the idea behind the book. The book itself had a lot more discussion than description of Wiese's experience. There was plenty to make me understand, but I would of liked to know more.
sophia_gottschalk's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
alyssas92's review against another edition
5.0
NOT MY FIRST CHOICE BUT, IT WAS A VERY GOOD BOOK
IN ALL HONESTY I READ IT FOR MY GRANDMA SHE HAD
READ IT AND IT MADE HER VERY EMOTIONAL AND SHE
WAS SCARED IF MY MOM AND MYSELF DIDN'T READ THE
BOOK WE WOULDN'T GO TO HEAVEN WHEN WE HAD ALL
PASSED ON LOL. BUT A COUPLE TIMES I HAD GOTTEN THE
CHILLS SO IT DID SOMETHING TO ME LOL .. 5 STARS
IN ALL HONESTY I READ IT FOR MY GRANDMA SHE HAD
READ IT AND IT MADE HER VERY EMOTIONAL AND SHE
WAS SCARED IF MY MOM AND MYSELF DIDN'T READ THE
BOOK WE WOULDN'T GO TO HEAVEN WHEN WE HAD ALL
PASSED ON LOL. BUT A COUPLE TIMES I HAD GOTTEN THE
CHILLS SO IT DID SOMETHING TO ME LOL .. 5 STARS
franquie's review against another edition
1.0
Unbiblical. Please do not buy into these phony stories.
amyjopereira's review against another edition
5.0
Great book with lots of scripture to back up the author's writing.
cantrememberthedreamthatihad's review against another edition
1.0
I'm coming at this book as a hopeful Christian Universalist that also has sympathies with the Annihilationist camp. I don't hold to the Bible as an infallible work, though I am very strongly a follower of Christ.
This may have unseated "Who Moved My Cheese?" as the worst book I've ever read.
The writing is abysmal to begin with. The "account" of hell uses Scripture to try to back up the author's goofy story, but the way he completely rips verses out of context and twists them to suit his narrative is--frankly--breathtaking.
There's some stories about the "life changing" results he's seen around the world as a result of his message followed by a really, really bad apologetic portion about biblical infallibility. It's filled with special pleading and horrifically bad leaps of laughable logic.
The author goes on to describe how God doesn't WANT anyone in hell, and that God desperately wants people to not "choose" hell. All the author has done is present God as a remarkable ineffective deity because their are billions apparently heading there.
The author then answers "questions about hell" and continues to torture scripture...seriously, he could give the Independent Baptist Fundamentalists a run for their money in forcing verses to say what he wants, which is troubling for someone who claims to hold Scripture in such high regard.
To put it mildly, this book is terrible, and it's often sold alongside other "accounts of hell" which often flatly contradict each other. A must avoid for anyone, Christian or otherwise.
This may have unseated "Who Moved My Cheese?" as the worst book I've ever read.
The writing is abysmal to begin with. The "account" of hell uses Scripture to try to back up the author's goofy story, but the way he completely rips verses out of context and twists them to suit his narrative is--frankly--breathtaking.
There's some stories about the "life changing" results he's seen around the world as a result of his message followed by a really, really bad apologetic portion about biblical infallibility. It's filled with special pleading and horrifically bad leaps of laughable logic.
The author goes on to describe how God doesn't WANT anyone in hell, and that God desperately wants people to not "choose" hell. All the author has done is present God as a remarkable ineffective deity because their are billions apparently heading there.
The author then answers "questions about hell" and continues to torture scripture...seriously, he could give the Independent Baptist Fundamentalists a run for their money in forcing verses to say what he wants, which is troubling for someone who claims to hold Scripture in such high regard.
To put it mildly, this book is terrible, and it's often sold alongside other "accounts of hell" which often flatly contradict each other. A must avoid for anyone, Christian or otherwise.