“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter.” Paul, in 2 Cor. 12:2-4 in the Holy Bible
Oh…were you expecting this?
I would love to take the time to tell you what I think about this book that has captured the hearts of so many Christians (in the same vomit-worthy fashion of The Shack), but this review says it just like I would. Why would we be more impressed with a four-year-old’s highly dubious account of heaven when we have inspired Scripture to tell us ALL THAT GOD WANTED US TO KNOW ABOUT HEAVEN???
And notice in 2 Cor. 12:4 that Paul declares that what he saw and heard cannot be told because man is not permitted to utter it.
This leaves only two choices: believe the Bible or believe Colton Burpo (the four-year-old). You decide.
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