Review of Snatched Up to Heaven!

[Annie Sanford]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven!" by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul.]

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1 out of 5 stars

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The best adjectives to describe ‘Snatched Up to Heaven’ are creepy and weird. This author uses scripture to back up the legitimacy of dreams from a two and four-year-old about heaven and hell. The author types out the dreams and then pulls scripture out of context to back up the dream. While the dream of a child is adorable, it should not be used as a fact. Especially in this case where other scriptures disprove the dreams. The characters of the toddlers discuss doing work in heaven, but some scriptures say heaven will be a place of rest. They also say that Jesus was serving people in heaven, but heaven is where Jesus is worshiped, based on scripture. Every parent wants to believe that their child is the best, but this author has taken it to an unhealthy level. At one point, the character of Jesus takes the children to view hell. According to the Bible, Jesus loves children. Why would a man who loves children show them the scariest place ever created? If an author wants to write a Bible study or a study of scripture, great. Do that. But to use scripture to support the ‘dreams’ of a toddler, who probably needs therapy more than they need a book, is terrible. I will say that the author’s knowledge of scripture references is great. I’m sure it took a long time to find the verses to support the ‘dreams’. The overall goal of the author seems to be to bring people to their faith by showing them how great, or how terrible, their afterlife could be depending on the choices that the reader makes. However, the descriptions of heaven and hell are farfetched, and the overload of scripture makes for a boring read. It would be better if the author either wrote a reference book of scriptures or a cute child’s book about heaven. But the combination of the two does not work.

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Snatched Up to Heaven!
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