90 Minutes in Heaven
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90 Minutes in Heaven is a 2004 best selling non-fiction
Christian book written by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. The book documents the author's near death experience
and purported visit to Heaven
in 1989.
when a 18-wheel truck struck his Ford Escort while crossing a bridge. Piper states that he was crushed by the roof of his car, the steering wheel impaled his chest, and the dashboard collapsed on both of his legs. When paramedics arrived, they could find no sign of life in Piper and covered him with a tarp as a fellow pastor prayed over him while waiting for the medical examiner to arrive. According to Piper, he went straight to Heaven
and experienced things he describes as amazing and beautiful, including meeting family members such as his great grandmother and joining a Heavenly Choir that proceeded into the Gates of Heaven. Piper, an ordained minister since 1985, says the experiences recounted in his book dramatically changed his life. He has since appeared on numerous television and radio programs, writes a weekly newspaper column and leads conferences and retreats in the United States and abroad. Published by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group in Grand Rapids Michigan, 90 Minutes in Heaven was on the New York Times Best Seller List and has reportedly sold over 4 million copies.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
Christian book written by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. The book documents the author's near death experience
Near death experience
A near-death experience refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations including detachment from the body; feelings of levitation; extreme fear; total serenity, security, or warmth; the experience of absolute dissolution;...
and purported visit to Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
in 1989.
Summary
On January 18, 1989, Baptist minister Don Piper was on his way home from a conference in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
when a 18-wheel truck struck his Ford Escort while crossing a bridge. Piper states that he was crushed by the roof of his car, the steering wheel impaled his chest, and the dashboard collapsed on both of his legs. When paramedics arrived, they could find no sign of life in Piper and covered him with a tarp as a fellow pastor prayed over him while waiting for the medical examiner to arrive. According to Piper, he went straight to Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
and experienced things he describes as amazing and beautiful, including meeting family members such as his great grandmother and joining a Heavenly Choir that proceeded into the Gates of Heaven. Piper, an ordained minister since 1985, says the experiences recounted in his book dramatically changed his life. He has since appeared on numerous television and radio programs, writes a weekly newspaper column and leads conferences and retreats in the United States and abroad. Published by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group in Grand Rapids Michigan, 90 Minutes in Heaven was on the New York Times Best Seller List and has reportedly sold over 4 million copies.