AVRAHAM GILEADI VISIONS OF GLORY HOW TO
I am more interested in how the widespread destruction is caused and how to interpret the events from the Books of Revelation, Daniel, Joel and others.
What I would like to ask about, he would not be able to answer. Although I found Spencer’s description of some of the events of the last days to be fascinating, my focus has been different. In any event, after reading Spencer’s book (it really is his even though John wrote it), you can interact directly with him on the Unblog. Having a popular blog in the LDS community can be burdensome because so many readers are at different levels of understanding. It kind of reminds me of the early days of Denver’s blog in which he was much more interactive with his readers. You can get a better feel for Spencer there by reading his contributions as he answers questions put to him by readers. With John’s recent passing, Spencer, not his real name, has contributed more to John’s blog, now maintained by others. These are just one man’s views of the Last Days. Cedar Fort’s wording on the cover that this is “one man’s astonishing account of the last days” causes me to immediately think, “Well, that’s just his interpretation.” And indeed, that’s the first warning I’m going to offer. But I am just blown away by the detail in the last two thirds of the book in his third NDE.
I don’t doubt that Spencer did indeed experience the NDE’s as he described them. The spirit burned in my heart as I recognized and understood that Spencer had shared some wonderful truths with us.
I had little problem with what he offered and found myself nodding my head in agreement with some of his descriptions. Like several of the reviewers, I was fascinated with the first third of the book as he describes what he learned in his first two NDEs. Visions of Glory combines two of my favorite topics – Near Death Experiences (NDEs) and the Last Days. I believe Spencer was sincere when he described what he said he saw. The negative reviews on Amazon and elsewhere declare that Spencer was deceived. Maybe by the time I finish the review it will be clearer. There’s just something strange about this book that I can’t put my finger on at the moment. I’m not going to say my review is negative, and I am going to recommend you read it, but I’m going to offer a few words of warning. Visions of Glory has also been reviewed in several places, but the negative reviews are too dismissive for me. Proof of Heaven can stand on its own, already reviewed by many people. I finished Proof of Heaven a week ago and did not feel the desire to review it as I do with this book. I had intended to review chapter three of Passing the Heavenly Gift, but that can wait. I had not intended to write this review, but could not resist because the impression to share was so strong. I hope I made it clear that I got a lot of good from the book even though I had problems with it, which I delineate below. Well, it’s good to have multiple sources to make comparisons. And I thought I was being a little harsh in my review here. Note added 6-11-13: Greg Smith has published a much more complete review on the FAIR website.