Colton Burpo believes he saw Heaven and sat on Jesus’ knee when he almost died during surgery. His story became a bestseller called Heaven Is For Real, and it has now been turned into a book for children.
Do I believe this story? Not literally as it’s told by a four-year-old child, no. I don’t think he made it up either, I just think he interpreted what happened to him while he was being operated on according to what he had been taught.
If this kid had been brought up as a Muslim or Buddhist then he would have interpreted thing differently. And if he’d been brought up as an atheist then I suspect he would have had a very down-to-earth experience.
I like to remain open-minded on these things, and I certainly don’t think this whole thing is the invention of the parents in order to make money. As to the rest of it, well, it’s down to what you believe and whether you have faith or not.
