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Visions Of Heaven And Hell
John Bunyan (28 November 1628 - 31 August 1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher. He is the author of "The Pilgrim's Progress", arguably the most famous published Christian allegory. In addition to "The Pilgrim's Progress", Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.

Bunyan faced legal challenges to fulfilling his calling but had to disobey the authorities when they banned him to preach. As a dissenter who was not ordained in the Church of England he was unlicensed to preach. He preferred to face and endure twelve years of imprisonment at great sacrifice to himself and his family, rather than resign himself to giving up preaching. Although he has been described both as a Baptist and as a Puritan, he himself preferred to be described simply as a Christian.

In his autobiography, "Grace Abounding", Bunyan wrote that he had led an abandoned life in his youth and was morally reprehensible as a result. However, there appears to be no outward evidence that he was any worse than his neighbours. However, his colleagues in the Parliamentary Army did spend much of their time in Newport Pagnell's Taverns and Brothels, so perhaps in this aspect of his character, Bunyan was not exaggerating. Examples of sins which John actually confessed to are profanity, dancing, and bell-ringing. An increasing awareness of his un-biblical life led him to contemplate acts of impiety and profanity; in particular, he was harassed by a curiosity in regard to the "unpardonable sin" and a prepossession that he had already committed it. He was known for his profanity; even the most proficient swearers remarked that Bunyan was "the ungodliest fellow for swearing they ever heard".

Then he began to hear voices .. and was tormented by fearful visions. While playing a game of Tip-cat on Elstow village green, Bunyan heard a voice that asked: "Wilt thou leave thy sins and go to heaven or have thy sins and go to hell?" Because Puritans held the Sabbath day sacred and permitted no sport, John believed that this had been the voice of God, chastising his indulgent ways. John's spirituality was born from this experience and he began to struggle with guilt, self-doubt and to believe in the Bible's promise of damnation and salvation.

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Visions Of Heaven And Hell
John Bunyan (28 November 1628 - 31 August 1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher. He is the author of "The Pilgrim's Progress", arguably the most famous published Christian allegory. In addition to "The Pilgrim's Progress", Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.

Bunyan faced legal challenges to fulfilling his calling but had to disobey the authorities when they banned him to preach. As a dissenter who was not ordained in the Church of England he was unlicensed to preach. He preferred to face and endure twelve years of imprisonment at great sacrifice to himself and his family, rather than resign himself to giving up preaching. Although he has been described both as a Baptist and as a Puritan, he himself preferred to be described simply as a Christian.

In his autobiography, "Grace Abounding", Bunyan wrote that he had led an abandoned life in his youth and was morally reprehensible as a result. However, there appears to be no outward evidence that he was any worse than his neighbours. However, his colleagues in the Parliamentary Army did spend much of their time in Newport Pagnell's Taverns and Brothels, so perhaps in this aspect of his character, Bunyan was not exaggerating. Examples of sins which John actually confessed to are profanity, dancing, and bell-ringing. An increasing awareness of his un-biblical life led him to contemplate acts of impiety and profanity; in particular, he was harassed by a curiosity in regard to the "unpardonable sin" and a prepossession that he had already committed it. He was known for his profanity; even the most proficient swearers remarked that Bunyan was "the ungodliest fellow for swearing they ever heard".

Then he began to hear voices .. and was tormented by fearful visions. While playing a game of Tip-cat on Elstow village green, Bunyan heard a voice that asked: "Wilt thou leave thy sins and go to heaven or have thy sins and go to hell?" Because Puritans held the Sabbath day sacred and permitted no sport, John believed that this had been the voice of God, chastising his indulgent ways. John's spirituality was born from this experience and he began to struggle with guilt, self-doubt and to believe in the Bible's promise of damnation and salvation.

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Visions Of Heaven And Hell

Visions Of Heaven And Hell

Visions Of Heaven And Hell

Visions Of Heaven And Hell

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John Bunyan (28 November 1628 - 31 August 1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher. He is the author of "The Pilgrim's Progress", arguably the most famous published Christian allegory. In addition to "The Pilgrim's Progress", Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.

Bunyan faced legal challenges to fulfilling his calling but had to disobey the authorities when they banned him to preach. As a dissenter who was not ordained in the Church of England he was unlicensed to preach. He preferred to face and endure twelve years of imprisonment at great sacrifice to himself and his family, rather than resign himself to giving up preaching. Although he has been described both as a Baptist and as a Puritan, he himself preferred to be described simply as a Christian.

In his autobiography, "Grace Abounding", Bunyan wrote that he had led an abandoned life in his youth and was morally reprehensible as a result. However, there appears to be no outward evidence that he was any worse than his neighbours. However, his colleagues in the Parliamentary Army did spend much of their time in Newport Pagnell's Taverns and Brothels, so perhaps in this aspect of his character, Bunyan was not exaggerating. Examples of sins which John actually confessed to are profanity, dancing, and bell-ringing. An increasing awareness of his un-biblical life led him to contemplate acts of impiety and profanity; in particular, he was harassed by a curiosity in regard to the "unpardonable sin" and a prepossession that he had already committed it. He was known for his profanity; even the most proficient swearers remarked that Bunyan was "the ungodliest fellow for swearing they ever heard".

Then he began to hear voices .. and was tormented by fearful visions. While playing a game of Tip-cat on Elstow village green, Bunyan heard a voice that asked: "Wilt thou leave thy sins and go to heaven or have thy sins and go to hell?" Because Puritans held the Sabbath day sacred and permitted no sport, John believed that this had been the voice of God, chastising his indulgent ways. John's spirituality was born from this experience and he began to struggle with guilt, self-doubt and to believe in the Bible's promise of damnation and salvation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781499525335
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 05/11/2014
Pages: 58
Sales rank: 928,349
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author


John Bunyan was born in Elstow, England, in November 1628. Two times his life was spared, once when he was in the army and a soldier who took his place in battle was killed, and once when he fell out of a boat and nearly drowned. He believed, and the world can testify to the truth, that God spared his life for a special purpose.
 
A few years after he married his first wife, she died, leaving him with four young children. Four years later, he married his second wife, Elizabeth. By this time, he had published two works and was formally recognized as a preacher.
 
On November 12, 1660, he was scheduled to preach in the little town of Lower Samsell. When he arrived, he was informed that a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Unwilling to denounce his Christian faith and his calling to the ministry, he was imprisoned for twelve years. Among the many writings he published during his imprisonment are The Holy City, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and the most famous, The Pilgrim’s Progress.
 
After his release, he continued to write and publish stirring works that have endured through time. Among these classics are The Holy War, Visions of Heaven and Hell, and Journey to Hell: The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. After traveling through a rainstorm in an effort to reconcile a young man and his father, Bunyan died on August 31, 1688, and was buried in Bunhill Fields.
 

Table of Contents

1.The Life of John Bunyan7
2.To the Christian Reader22
3.The Introduction26
4.Visions of Heaven and the Glory Thereof39
5.Visions of Hell and of the Torments of the Damned120
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