Every Christian will tell you that they want to go to heaven when they die. However, there have been some people who\u2019ve gone through near-death experiences and say that they\u2019ve seen heaven. Now, they have someone who can help them understand these claims and help others understand them. John Burke, a pastor and author who has studied and analyzed over 1,000 accounts of near-death experiences, has been on a mission to help people better understand these assertions. Burke, author of the bestselling book, \u201cImagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God\u2019s Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You,\u201d recently told \u201cThe Pure Flix Podcast\u201d he\u2019s a firm devotee of evidence and reason and believes accounts of near-death experiences have credibility.<\/p>\n
Burke said, \u201cI\u2019ve been to seminary, I\u2019ve studied the Bible, I\u2019ve taught it for 30 plus years and, at the same time, I\u2019ve always been curious. So, I have collected and studied over 1,000 of these near-death experiences, and I\u2019ve always been trying to put it together, \u2018How does it fit with the heaven of the Bible and the God of the Bible?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The preacher said he wrote \u201cImagine Heaven\u201d to explore the parallels and commonalities seen in near-death experience cases across the globe, saying, \u201cThese people have an experience that I\u2019ve come to believe is truly beyond our four dimensions of time and space.\u201d Burke also said that people who go through near-death experiences find themselves struggling to explain something that transcends our current world, all while being restricted to the experiences and semantics of this realm.<\/p>\n