the MANY ROOMS OF HEAVEN: What Religions, Scripture, Near-Death Experiences, and Human Imagination Tell Us About World Beyond

What if everything we have imagined about Heaven is only a glimpse?For thousands of years, humanity has wondered what waits beyond this life. Scripture describes a magnificent city, a river of life, and a Father's house with many rooms. Other religious traditions envision gardens, heavenly realms, reunion, learning, and peace. People who have survived near-death experiences speak of extraordinary light, beautiful landscapes, deceased loved ones, music, and an overwhelming feeling of having finally come home.But what if all these descriptions are like someone trying to describe an ocean after seeing only a cup of seawater?In THE MANY ROOMS OF HEAVEN, author Bruce Goldwell explores what religions, Scripture, near-death experiences, and human imagination have suggested about the world beyond. Rather than claiming to prove what no living person can prove, he asks the questions most of us eventually wonder about.Will we still be ourselves? Will we recognize the people we love? Will families continue beyond death? What about our animals? Will we have immortal bodies? Could we continue learning, creating, growing, and exploring? And what did Jesus mean when He said, "In my Father's house are many rooms"?The journey ultimately leads to an even bigger possibility: What if Earth is only one part of our existence? What if we came here to learn, choose, love, grow, and become something greater? What if death is temporary, resurrection is real, and the choices we make now matter in an existence far larger than we presently understand?Goldwell concludes by sharing his own beliefs about Heaven-not as something he can prove, but as something he has faith and hope in.Faith is the substance of things hoped for. So what do you hope for?If you are going to imagine eternity, don't make it small.Make it big.Perhaps the greatest surprise waiting beyond this life will be discovering that we never dreamed big enough.