From the Library of A.W. Tozer
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2019 by James Bell & Associates
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Song lyrics quoted in The Gossamer Curtain are from Lead Me Gently Home, Father by Will L. Thompson, 1879.
The following are true stories, but some details and names have been changed in order to protect privacy.
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Dedication
To Madgie B
heaven grows ever closer to us
Epigraph
I saw Eternity the other night
Like a great Ring of pure and endless light,
All calm, as it was bright,
And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years
Drivn by the spheres
Like a vast shadow moved, In which the world
And all her train were hurld.
Henry Vaughan (16211695), metaphysical poet, from his poem The World
Contents
Cover
Half Title Page
Books
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Bad Blood
W ANDA J. B URNSIDE
The Majesty of Heaven
S USAN M. W ATKINS
A Visit to Heaven
M ELISSA H ENDERSON
The Gray Caterpillar
A LYSSA R OAT
The Judgment Seat in Heaven
R OSE A LEXANDER
Angel in the Parking Lot
L AURIE A LLRED B OYD
S HARILYNN H UNT
Catching a Wave with Heavenly Help
M ARTIN Z IEGNER
A Heavenly Messenger
C. F. S HERROW
An Angel with Gods Healing
I NGRID S HELTON
The Light Exposing Evil
S HARON P ADGETT C AMPBELL WITH C AROLYN R OTH B ARNUM
I Saw Jesus Weeping
J UDITH V ANDER W EGE
Hallway of Heavenly Light
P AUL F. B AUER
A Warm, Enveloping Glow
J AN A PILADO
In Another Realm
E LIZABETH G ARRETT
A Supernatural Split Second
J UD ITH V ICTORIA H ENSLEY
A Room Full of Angels
R ONALD C. D ANIEL
A Family in White Robes
P EGGY P ARK
A Heavenly Hand
E. V. S PARROW
C ARYL H ARVEY
An Angel on Her Bed
D EE A SPIN
Second Breath
E LFRIEDE V OLK
Room with a View
M IDGE D E S ART
When God Flexed His Muscles
C RAIG N ELSON , AS TOLD TO R ONICA S TROMBERG
Waiting for Justice
S TEVEN T HOMPSON
Mamas Kiss
B ARBARA W ELLS
Breath of God
F RAN C AFFEY S ANDIN
He Miraculously Vanished!
S ANDRA L. H ICKMAN
Defying the Laws of Physics
J AN A PILADO
He Met Me in My Mess
K ELLY J. S TIGLIANO
Safe in His Arms
D ELORES E. T OPLIFF
I Will Carry You
S ANDRA L. H ICKMAN
R OBERTA U PDEGRAFF
I Got Your Back
C HYNNA L AIRD
Gods Heavenly Army
B ARBARA F ERGUSON
Gods Promise to a Sixth-Grader
K AY S PIVEY W ALSH
Three Precious Young Lives
S USAN G UERRERO
The Gossamer Curtain
R UTH S MITH M EYER
About the Contributors
About the Author
Back Ads
Back Cover
Acknowledgments
M any thanks once again to the editorial side: David Horton, Andy McGuire, and Ellen Chalifoux, for always making my books better. And to the people I encountered in promoting Heaven Sightings , namely, Sheridan Nelson, Chandler Carlson, and Arielle Wade.
Introduction
H ow often do you think about heaven? Do you consider how all of lifes problems will cease and you will enjoy intimate fellowship with God in a glorious paradise forever and ever? Perhaps those thoughts are impacted by the state of your earthly journey and your understanding of scriptural descriptions of the eternal state of bliss with the Trinity, the heavenly hosts, and the body of Christ. However, heaven is not merely a future state, but a reality that interpenetrates our own daily existence.
We need fresh eyes, inspired by the Holy Spirit, to receive glimpses of heaven in our midst. The closest example to heaven itself may be a near-death experience where some fortunate person gets a glimpse of heaven itself but then returns to his or her body and earthly existence. The perspective of anyone who has had this experience is forever changed. But there are so many other types of heavenly sightings that God makes available to us, if we have the spiritual eyes to see.
The healing of relationships, miraculous financial provision, physical healings, and close encounters with Jesus and angels in times of desperation all point to the heavenly reality in our midst, even if we only get a fleeting glimpse. These examples and many more are meant to be stimulants to our faith and comforts along lifes arduous journey. We all need to pray for grace to see the miracles that we tend to either explain away or take for granted in our daily lives.
Here is a volume of testimonies to Gods divine intervention where it really matters, where we need a miracle or we will fail, lose, or even die. God will come through when we need Him most. The Lord will meet you in your time of need, both in the small details and in the gravest of situations. I pray that you are inspired by the variety of Gods distinct supernatural actions in each of these stories and will come to the recognition that God will use whatever means necessary to work on your behalf in all areas of your earthly life. May you have heaven sightings of His faithfulness and receive divine intervention constantly for your good.