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Summary: I am a better human being because of this book.
Review: Whether you believe in the reality of Betty's account or think it a work of fiction, it is beyond me why disbelievers would spew venom here for potential readers of her book. I do believe Betty's story, but even if you think it is a total fabrication, what harm has she done? My goodness, what a horrible person she is to tell us that God loves us unconditionally, that we should all be kind and forgiving just as God is, and that the greatest thing we can do is learn to love one another. If just one person reads her book and becomes a better, more loving person because of it, then she has done a great service to humankind! And I, for one, AM a better, more loving, more accepting, happier, and kinder person because of reading Betty's book. So, I thank her deeply for sharing her beautiful story with a world that has a lot to learn about love. Thank you, Betty! God bless you.
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Summary: Let's See Ms. Eadie's Medical Records
Review: I had seen an interview with Betty Eadie a few years ago, where it was revealed that she has consistantly refused to let anyone view her medical records. If she really did die, then she wouldn't have anything to hide, now would she? However, I gave her the benefit of the doubt, me being into spiritual things. So I read her book. What garbage! As a nurse, I know what happens when a person goes into cardiac arrest, as she claims happened to her. The description she gave of her resuscitation was hilarious. And then the next day the doctor asks her "What happened to you last night?" Is this comedy fiction or what? Later on in the book, she says she went to see the doctor and asked if she really did die that night. He looked up the record and lo and behold, Betty had died.When a patient arrests or codes, as it is called in hospital talk, CPR is begun, a lot of drugs are given, and they usually end up on a ventilator in intensive care. In her case, since she was bleeding from surgery, she would have been taken back to the operating room and opened up again. When she woke up she would've been hooked up to all kinds of monitors and machines, and probably not even able to speak. It's not exactly kept a secret from the patient! People know that they arrested. Only if they were under anesthesia, or in a coma, would they not know that something terrifying was happening to them.This would all be in her medical record if it happened, which it probably didn't. No wonder she doesn't let anyone look.
Next, her view of the afterlife. Very Christian in nature, but if this is what happens when everyone dies, what about non-Christians? Do they get to meet Jesus and get converted? Do they get a crash course on the Christian Bible? And armies of angels going off to fight battles? Is this Star Wars, biblical style? Why on earth does God need an army? God is almighty and omnipotent and can do whatever. Angels in armor--I almost choked. And the fact that men rule heaven...hmmm. Twelve men sitting around a table. Do we have such mundane things in heaven as tables? It seems that according to Betty, we still retain our skin and genital organs when we die. I was under the impression that spirits were sexless, that being male and female was a human thing. I wonder if female angels are in charge of serving the coffee to God and washing up the dishes.
All in all, this book is a mishmash of Betty's own beliefs, upbringing, and distorted images. Maybe she dreamed she died, or she hallucinated one night. Or maybe she originally wrote this as a novel, and when it didn't sell, decided to pass it off as a real life story.
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Summary: The Empiricist is Not Always Correct! ^O^
Review: Rationalists and empiricists--those people who live and believe only according to what is within the narrow tunnel of their physical senses--are challenged by "Embraced By The Light" by Betty J. Eadie. A remarkable story of perhaps the most vivid and credible near-death account yet published that did not have corporate idea undertones. Written in 1992 among a surge in angel-related topics, Ms. Eadie details her battle with cancer that doctors say took her life for twenty minutes. During that twenty minutes, the reader is drawn into a heavenly lore that seems too good to be true--it seemed only like a dream--but somehow pangs the reader with subtle hints of reality. To an unbeliever, naturally the book comes off as fiction or something that couldn't be taken seriously. So the questions we must then ask are, "Does heaven really exist" and, more importantly, did the author really visit heaven and return to give us her version of it? This is left up to the reader to decide. It doesn't really matter what the reader believes about "Embraced by the Light." Whether or not the reader is a Christian, Hindu, Muslim or Jew, he or she will find the story provocative and inspiring, as Eadie gives an account of various places of heavenly interest so detailed that it would seem impossible to be a mere concoction of the imagination: Heaven, where teachers are everywhere, councils endlessly watch over us as we go about our "missions" on earth, where each of us has a duty to fulfill such a mission--whether or not it is acknowledged. When our author mentions that she had died, gone to heaven and was talking with Jesus, she said there was "no way she would ever return" to earth, "to put on that old suit"--for her to go back into her body. Page after page, we are chronologically led through Eadie's near-death experience, which described how our host had no sense of time during her visit and subsequent return. After a brief 147 pages, the reader is moved to think beyond the rational and the empirical. From her entrance to the "tunnel of light" shortly after she left the operating table, through heavenly Gardens and reminders given through life recaps, the story holds itself together. Ms. Eadie is really saying that many people are headed for the same heavenly destination, provided we live by the "rules of love." But what our author is really saying is not mentioned directly. She's telling us to be prepared to meet our final judgment and destiny BEFORE we arrive, and not to be afraid of dying. Until this book was published, such a detailed account of total conscious experience had not been written before. Therefore, nobody can tell Ms. Eadie that she did not experience what she did, although one author tried with his book, "Deceived by the Light" (which I found somewhat angry and overly-critical). Undoubtedly, unbelievers may find anything to do with the next life hard to accept at face value, simply because it doesn't seem possible. Regardless of your beliefs, however, "Embraced by the Light" is compelling--the only requirement that a literary work must accomplish to be successful. But nowhere in the bibliography of this book is the word "fiction" even mentioned. The verso says "1. Near death experiences." Since Betty Eadie wrote of her experience, how can it be unreality?
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Summary: Interesting (to be sure)
Review: This tape was quite an intersting story. Although believeable, I found it difficult to grasp, she could remember word for word & have such an "exact" recall. I would never berate anyone's experiences, as I've had several of my own. I wish I could be so exacting in my rememberances as Ms. Eadie.
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Summary: Adults Read This?
Review: Well, I was stuck in a cabin for the weekend, and I forgot my novel, so I got to dig up something to read that someone left there. So, of course I ended up reading Embraced by the Light by Betty J. Eadie. I was completely disgusted by this work of fiction. Don't correct me. It was fiction. I don't quite know how anyone can actually take filth like this seriously, because I sure didn't. Oh, and don't go giving me that "you haven't lost anyone close to you" crap 'cause I have. Point remains, this book is complete and utter bull. Let's move on to the other thing wrong with the book. I would like to take a red pen and correct all the mistakes and mail it back to Mrs. Eadie. In the first chapter alone, I found at least 3 typos, which may not seem like many, but the first chapter was only about 15 pages of double spaced, large print garbage. This book felt like proofreading a high school student's short story. I don't understand how things like this make the shelves. I am disgusted, and I am only thankful that I didn't buy it myself.
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Summary: **** Truth mixed with Deception*****
Review: + Do you want to feel good or do you want the truth? If you want the truth, you will find some of it in this book. But be careful. Lies are always more dangerous when they are mixed with the truth. In our country (the USA), when the President takes the oath of office, he/she swears to uphold the Constitution on the Holy Bible. In our legal system, when a witness takes the stand, he/she swears to tell the truth on the Holy Bible. In our lives, we now enjoy the blessings of freedom, liberty and justice because many of our forefathers and mothers based their lives and the future of their country upon their convictions and understanding of God's Word (the Holy Bible). If one believes the Bible is the Word of God, I think he/she will realize our time here on earth and this life we've been given is one of battle. And that battle is the battle for truth. II Timothy 3:16, Ephesians 6:13-18, Romans 13:12-14 That being said, this book 'Embraced by the Light' by Betty J Eady, does not entirely hold up under the light of scripture (the Bible). I don't have a copy of Eady's book in front of me, but I did take some notes while reading. And I believe these few examples support my view: On page 49 the author contends that sin is not our true nature. Read the book of Romans in the New Testament. Pay particular attention to chapters 7 and 8 and you will see God telling us that there is an offering that has been made for our sinful flesh. That offering is Christ the Lord. The author of the book of Romans also cries out 'Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?' 7:24 NASB. And what parent is there who has ever had to teach a child to lie? Does a child need to be taught to lie? Ask any parent and you will know the answer. On page 84 the author advises the reader there is no hell. See Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:5, and 2Peter 2:4 to name just a few. On page 85 we are told we can be saved from damnation after we die. Scripture does not teach this. Instead read Billy Graham's book 'Death and the Life After'. These are just a few of the examples I found contradicting the Bible. I believe the author has been misled and deceived. She has based her belief system upon an experience rather than upon God's Word. And while I think she is sincere, I believe she is sincerely wrong. If you, dear reader, are to find the truth, you must search for it with all your heart (Deuteronomy 4:29). But take courage. For it is written: 'You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free'. See John 8:32 and Proverbs 3:5-6. In closing, and as long as I've got my soap box out, let me just encourage you, whoever you are, to trust that there is a God whose love is so real and so amazing that He wants only the best for you and your loved ones no matter what. And it isn't necessary to understand, but only to believe. Just make sure that the object of your faith is 100% genuine Truth and not an imitation. I Peter 5:8 And lastly, here's a quote for you from Blaise Pascal (Pensees): "Truth is so obscure in these times & falsehood so established, that unless we love the truth, we cannot know it."
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Summary: Helped with Grandma's passing
Review: I read this book a few years before grandma's passing but when it came to that unfortunate time, my grandma started showing signs of passing, like when Beatty said she had seen the people at the tunnel waiting and undecided whether to cross over or not. My grandma said she saw kids playing around her. Just like she saw the little girl dancing on her husbands foot. Beatty also mentioned the green pastures, my grandma said she saw everything green, I associated that with the green pastures. This book made me realize that even though it was the hardest decision I ever had to make, but I had to give my grandmother permission to leave this world and embrace her next life. If for some reason this could reach the eyes of Beatty J. Eadie please let her know that she has been an inspiration to me, and continue writing. I enjoy her reading very much. Thank You Beatty
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Summary: profound book about life and death
Review: This profound book has changed not only my ideas and thoughts about life after death but also and more importantly, about living. Love, compassion, and giving of oneself are the basic principles of life and many things (good and bad)happen to help lead us to reach our potential in these attributes. If we can look at life with a different perspective and realize that the love that surrounds us now will also be with us after death, it makes it easier to accept the death of a loved one or a difficult circumstance. There's a reason and a season for everything; Betty says that these are things that help us in our spiritual journey. I haven't read any other NDE books yet but this one is a must for anyone who needs uplifted. Even though some of it seems far fetched and a little odd, the basic precepts are simple. The first chapters were dull compared with the rest of the book - I couldn't put it down til finished. It certainly made me more comfortable knowing that those who've been so important in my life will be around me again when I'm gone (from the Earth). It has also made me more aware of the impact those people have had on my life and what direction I need to take because of that person. I snuggle with my son (3) and daughter(1) every night thanking God for giving them to me and believing they are my closest soulmates. I think everyday about how I can grow spirtually and help them learn to love and have compassion for others. I also struggle with thoughts of something terrible happening to them which, I'm sure all parents deal with and pray is not in my spiritual journey. Anyway, read this book.
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Summary: Awesome, Must Read!
Review: Betty Eadie's book "Embraced by the Light" is an awesome book that I recommend everyone read. I was recommended this book after the sudden passing of my 21yr old brother. I can say that this book has truly helped me with my faith in the afterlife. Betty's detail and descriptions of heaven are beautiful, belieavable, and utterly amazing. It only took me a day or two to read it and after I was finished I longed to no more about near death experiences. I have also read the Ripple Effect which was just as good as "Embraced" However, Embraced was such a moving and touching book, I would suggest that everyone start there. It will truly make you think and believe in a life after this one and a comfort in knowing that your loved ones are safe in heaven.
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Summary: Most Inspiring NDE Account I Have Read!
Review: I'm not one to easily shed tears while reading, but this book really got to me -- I sense that it has the "ring of truth." Betty's testimony, I think, is the best of a growing number of fascinating NDE stories. For those who have questions regarding determining the veracity of such accounts and also harmonizing them with the Bible, I invite you to read some articles that I've written (plus information from other writers).
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