Product Description

Now available in beautiful gift edition, 90 Minutes in Heaven is the runaway bestseller about one man's experience with death and life. As Baptist minister Don Piper drove home from a conference, his car collided with a semi-truck that had crossed into his lane. Piper was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven, where he was greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually, and he experienced true peace. Back on earth, a passing minister who had also been at the conference felt led to pray for the accident victim even though he was told Piper was dead. Miraculously, Piper came back to life. For years Don Piper kept his heavenly experience to himself. Finally, friends and family convinced him to share his remarkable story. An inspiring and encouraging account, 90 Minutes in Heaven continues to touch and comfort millions of people around the world as it offers a glimpse of inexpressible heavenly bliss. This makes perfect gift of hope for those struggling to understand a tragedy or loss of a loved one.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14382 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780800719098
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Inside Flap
EXCERPT FROM CATALOG When I died, I didn't flow through a long, dark tunnel. I had no sense of fading away or of coming back. I never felt my body being transported into the light. I heard no voices calling to me or anything else. Simultaneous with my last recollection of seeing the bridge and the rain, a light enveloped me, with a brilliance beyond earthly comprehension or description. Only that. In my next moment of awareness, I was standing in heaven. Joy pulsated through me as I looked around, and at that moment I became aware of a large crowd of people. They stood in front of a brilliant, ornate gate. I have no idea how far away they were; such things as distance didn't matter. As the crowd rushed toward me, I didn't see Jesus, but I did see people I had known. As they surged toward me, I knew instantly that all of them had died during my lifetime. Their presence seemed absolutely natural. They rushed toward me, and every person was smiling, shouting, and praising God. Although no one said so, intuitively I knew they were my celestial welcoming committee. It was as if they had all gathered just outside heaven's gate, waiting for me.

From the Back Cover
Simultaneous with my last recollection of seeing the bridge and the rain, a light enveloped me, with a brilliance beyond earthly comprehension or description. In my next moment of awareness, I was standing in heaven. On the way home from a conference, Don Piper's car was crushed by a semi that crossed into his lane. Medical personnel said he died instantly. While his body lay lifeless inside the ruins of his car, Piper experienced the glories of heaven, awed by its beauty and music. Excerpted from the runaway bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven, this beautiful gift edition focuses on the reality of Piper's heavenly experience. A perfect gift of hope for those facing the loss of a loved one, this book will also comfort those nearing the end of life. 90 Minutes in Heaven is changing millions of lives. Let it change yours too. Don Piper has been an ordained minister since 1985. His story has been covered by national media outlets including Newsweek, The Today Show, The 700 Club, At Home Live, and TBN's Praise the Lord. Piper leads conferences and retreats throughout the United States and abroad. Cecil Murphey has written or coauthored more than 100 books, including his work on the autobiography of Franklin Graham, Rebel with a Cause.

About the Author
Don Piper has been an ordained minister since 1985 and has served in several capacities on church staffs, including six years as a senior pastor. Don has appeared on Today, The 700 Club, James Robison's Life Today, and other television and radio programs, and he teaches across the United States and around the world. Don and his wife, Eva, are the parents of three grown children and live in Pasadena, Texas. Cecil Murphey has written or coauthored more than one hundred books. He's won a number of awards for his writing, including the 1996 Gold Medallion award for his collaboration on the autobiography of Franklin Graham, Rebel with a Cause. A collaborator on the bestseller Gifted Hands with Dr. Ben Carson, Cecil resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Customer Reviews

Great Book, but it is only selections from the original book...
I will not cut on this book, as it is a great story and an excellent read. However, I wanted to let potential buyers of this book know that this book contains selections from the original book,and is not the actual book in its entirety. I purchased this book from Amazon last week thinking it was the actual book, and was disappointed when I opened the package to find out it was a special printing of selections from the original. Although the book is good and captures the story, it is not what I thought I ordered. The description of this book on Amazon leads people to think they are getting the full story, when they are really just getting selections from the original. I wish Amazon would be more clear about this in their description. If you want the full version, don't buy this one.

Comfort for those dealing with illness or a loved one who is ill.
No wonder the man was reluctant to write this book...I've read a lot of reviews on this book, it made me think of my experience reading and re-reading it. First of all, there was commentary about lack of scripture. Another similar book, a commentary on too much and it should have been in the index. One confessed Christian complains on too little time experiencing Heaven. Another cites his whininess at dealing with illness and how he should have been better at accepting it. Yet another criticizes him going too much into detail about his recovery. Wow! no wonder he was reticent to speak about it for a couple of years. Besides that, I can understand how it would be more than difficult to express any experience from the Lord. I am a wife with a husband who is very ill. Children to deal with during it. Hearing someone who has been through it, not excuse his wrongdoings with words, etc., but explain them so that I can also understand my husband's pain, fears & worries. I found it very helpful and comforting. I know there is heaven for us when we die. Because Don Piper says so? No, because I have a personal relationship with the Lord. It grows every day as I read, meditate on, and study His Word and pray. Because I acccepted the Savior as the Lord of my life; my friend, my advocate; I have the Holy Spirit given to me, Who is my comforter throughout. Part of this comfort has come in the form of this book and Pastor Piper relating experiences of his injuries. I found a couple very small sections that may or may not be perfectly how I intrepret the scripture, but I find nothing that does not lead the believer to the Lord. I appreciate his honesty about his suffering, and his inadequacies as a human in them. And the glory he gives to the Lord for helping Him through it all. The understanding as God gives him glimpses of some of the reasons why He has been through this particular circumstance. I believe you will not be disappointed, and I guess you can always ask, does the book lead you to the Savior? Do you find any apparent ways that the author is misleading you? Do you see scriptural flaws? We all have different interpretations about things that are not important. Let's not be divisive about those. God bless you all.

Great for fundamentalist Christians...
I love books that give us glimpses into the mysteries of the afterlife. But this very brief and limited experience, and the author's very limited and literal insights (he tells us, for example, that the "Pearly Gates" are actually pearlescent rather than literally made of pearls, for instance) is not very illuminating in that respect.

However, his admirably honest account of his courageous recovery as he learns to live with his miraculously saved but chronically pain-wracked body is inspiring. Although his glimpse of heaven helped keep him going through everything and has been a blessing to those who have lost loved ones, this is essentially a tale of difficult and deep spiritual growth through learning to live through and with tremendous adversity.