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Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by tonychristopher: 10:53am On Dec 08, 2015 |
In heaven, everyone has wings (except Jesus) and it’s always light, according to Colton Burpo. Four months after his emergency surgery, 4-year-old Colton Burpo started telling his parents about experiences he had in heaven while he was lying in the hospital bed having an emergency appendectomy. When the little boy from small-town Nebraska described where his mother and father were during the surgery and what they were doing while he was “up and out of his body,” Colton’s parents, Todd Burpo (a Protestant pastor) and Sonja Burpo, knew he was telling the truth. They decided to share Colton’s message of faith through a book, “Heaven is For Real,” which is now a New York Times best seller. A film based on “Heaven is for Real” will be in theatres on April 16th. Before Colton’s descriptions of heaven are released on the big screen, we thought we’d give you a sneak peek. Here are some of the things little Colton says he saw: 1. Angels sang to him because he was scared. He asked them to sing, “We Will We Will Rock You,” but they wouldn’t. 2. Colton describes heaven’s gates as being made of gold with pearls on them. The city of heaven, he said, is made of something shiny, like gold and silver. There are more colors in heaven, and the flowers and trees are beautiful. Colton says he saw animals of every kind — including Jesus’ rainbow-colored horse and dogs, birds and friendly lions. 3. Colton says he sat on Jesus’ lap at one point while he was in heaven. He says Jesus has brown hair and hair on his face. He told his father that Jesus’ eyes are so pretty. 4. Colton says Jesus had “markers” in the palms of his hands and on the tops of his feet, and that he wears white with a purple sash and a gold crown with a pinkish diamond in the middle. This painting of Jesus Christ by Akiane Kramarik is what the Savior looks like, according to Colton Burpo. 5. Todd and Sonja Burpo showed Colton many paintings of Jesus to find out which one he thought came closest. It wasn’t until he finally saw the painting of Christ by 8-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik, who claims to have seen heavenly visions from the age of four, that Colton said it was right. After Kramarik continued to share her visions of heaven and turn them into life through her paintings, her atheist mother started believing in God. 6. Colton told his parents about meeting his sister in heaven, whom his mother had miscarried before Colton was born, and whom the parents had never spoken to Colton about. He says this sister looked a lot like his living sister, Cassie, but was smaller and had dark hair. Colton says she wouldn’t stop hugging him. 7. Colton also claims he met his grandfather, who died 30 years before Colton was born. When Colton’s father showed him a photo of “Pop” shortly before he passed away, Colton didn’t recognize him. When his father showed him a photo of “Pop” at 29 years old, Colton instantly recognized him as the man he spent time with in heaven. Colton told his father that no one is old in heaven. 8. Colton said everyone in heaven has wings except Jesus, who “just went up and down like an elevator.” Also, according to Colton, everyone in heaven has a “light” over their heads. A coloring sheet available at heavenisforreal.net shows what Colton Burpo says God and Jesus’ thrown resemble. 9. Colton claims to have seen God’s throne, which he describes as “really, really big” and says Jesus’ throne is “right next to his dad’s,” on the right, and that Gabriel’s throne is on the other side. Colton says he saw Mary kneeling at Christ’s throne and at other times standing by him. He said “she still loves him like a Mom.” 10. Colton says it never gets dark in heaven, because God and Jesus light it up. To learn more about Colton’s entire story, as told by his father, http://utahvalley360.com/2014/04/16/sneak-peek-at-heaven-is-for-real-10-images-of-heaven-according-to-colton-burpo/ |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by AlfaSeltzer(m): 10:56am On Dec 08, 2015 |
tonychristopher: Soooo gay! 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by braine(m): 11:00am On Dec 08, 2015 |
AlfaSeltzer: 2 Likes |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Nobody: 11:02am On Dec 08, 2015 |
story tales by moonlight 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Nobody: 11:03am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Another Cartoon story for kids. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Judas2013: 11:05am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Christians are getting worse and worse 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by nobilis: 11:08am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Abeg, which hallucinogenic drugs was he on? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by johnydon22(m): 11:09am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Quite funny as people ruminate such wishful fantasies with all seriousness... I have always said that if anyone thinks he has an afterlife and it is going to be better than this one, that person is not really living this life but just waiting to die. such selfish fantasies reduces the value of this life in the minds of such people who are greedy enough to be wishing for another life even when they haven't finished living the one they have. Neglecting earth to chase after an afterlife paradise is like neglecting substance to chase after shadow such greed can only diminish your ability to live this one.. Having never learned or completely living this, one is wishing and clamoring for another, you will end up having not lived at all.. You are only sure of one life which is here and now, that is all that matters make it count.. 7 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Gayjesus: 11:11am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Did Jesus touch his bum and played with his willy? 4 Likes |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by oteneaaron(m): 11:18am On Dec 08, 2015 |
johnydon22: True words...you know, this issue of the afterlife and Christianity as a whole has a lotta loopholes.... Someone once asked, what if there was an afterafter life? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Idrismusty97(m): 11:23am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Is this guy serious or is he mocking god? |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Nobody: 11:26am On Dec 08, 2015 |
pastor adeboye says we collect offering and tithe to get you out of poverty ,this is what I call spiritual yahoo-yahoo or yahoo in gods name this tithe collection Centre call churches is a very lucrative banking model which should be studied in the university just deposits no withdrawal imagine this kind of spiritual bank but pastor they cruise in private jet open cut neck university that deposits payers can attend painfully among the payee of the deposite are very intelligent professors of nuclear chemistry cardiologist physic professor competing with semi illiterate in paying oversee by yahoo pastors in expensive suit b bleached skin shampoo hair and speaking fake accent TIME TO RETHINK RELIGION IS NOW WE NEED A BETTER CONCEPT OF GOD HIS ONE IS OUTDATED AND SCAMMISH |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Nobody: 11:40am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Japanese don't pay tithe or what every tax to pastors in gods name and the society of 120 million person are averagely wealthy with high standard of living .quality products high life expectancy 90 yrs there are no imaginary village witches bringing untimely deaths no neighborhood in japan or Singapore is as miserable and poor as ijora badia or makoko or ajengule so despit no paying tithe we Nigerians tithe payers god luv the Japanese more many society are already in hell Syria is hell already ijora is hell alreay kai najia is hell 2 Likes |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by ValentineMary(m): 12:49pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
tonychristopher:HALLUCINATION. 1 Like |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Nobody: 1:12pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Errrrrr............................... I don't know whether to laugh or to take this seriously. |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by CoolUsername: 1:14pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
AlfaSeltzer:Well, he is a fisher of men. 3 Likes |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by virginboy1(m): 2:31pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
I believe in God |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by johnydon22(m): 3:00pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Judas2013:are you still in Unec? |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by dalaman: 3:09pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
AlfaSeltzer: |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Krystalzkris(f): 3:38pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
op,what is the name of this story book?? 1 Like |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by johnydon22(m): 6:14pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Krystalzkris: Lord of the rings began to sound so real to me after i finished reading this. Trolls squashed mr Bilbo |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Krystalzkris(f): 8:00pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
johnydon22:oh...my dear Bilbo... Lol |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by winner01(m): 8:46pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Great thread, i opened a thread on Akaine. https://www.nairaland.com/2781227/born-atheist-parents-leads-parents May God bless you. |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by ValentineMary(m): 9:13pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
virginboy1:Congratulations. I guess u should be awarded for that right |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by virginboy1(m): 9:26pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
ValentineMary:One day you too will believe |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Nobody: 9:51pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Hahahaha... I never wanted to comment on these religious stuffs.. But that little boy should be checked if he drank something... That vision or hallucinations is very contradictory to the book of revelation.. I wonder why we Christians keep confusing this religion how do we even expect to convert unbelievers? Now look at what john said Revelation 1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. And now some drunk kid is telling me he sat on his lap.... Someone John couldn't stand 1 Like |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by dalaman: 10:06pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
winner01: He should be blessed for narrating fiction? 2 Likes |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by leksbore(m): 10:20pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Krystalzkris:Wat on earth is d matter in gandolf voice. |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by Krystalzkris(f): 10:42pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
leksbore:the trolls got Bilbo... |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by winner01(m): 12:43am On Dec 09, 2015 |
dalaman:Are you concerned about the blessing or the gospel 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by ValentineMary(m): 6:33am On Dec 09, 2015 |
virginboy1:How more hilarious can u get Why don't you believe in Krishna or Panku Why is it only the God of the western world u believe? the ans is simple. Colonization. You don't have faith you only have fear. The fear of burning in hell by a God who supposly loves u. |
Re: Atheist: Sneak Peek At ‘heaven Is For Real’ by virginboy1(m): 7:21am On Dec 09, 2015 |
ValentineMary: Well am still skeptical about the hell fire phenomenon. But I still feel and believe that there is God somewhere protecting you and I. |
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