Unseen Realities: Heaven, Hell, Angels and Demons

Nothing bad to say

I guess it might have been that this book ended up not really being what I had hoped or expected, but it was also that it was very week and "Greek" thinking throughout. I was hoping it would be a study in cosmology type things, but it ends up being just a very, very milk tradition view of death, heaven, hell and angels.No real discussion on the differences in the words (and places) referred to as "hell" in the Bible. When he dealt with the story (I said story, not parable as he and others call it) of Luke 16 and the rich man and Lazarus, he only looked at it as some form of story about hell and suffering - nothing being said about the Jewish concept of the realm of the dead, underworld, Hades, Abraham's bosom, etc. I guess this was not too shocking considering how the Reformed world in general has sought to ignore the "unseen realm" and redefine the whole life after death concept of pre-Christ understandings. I guess I just did not expect someone of Sproul's caliber to do so without even mentioning them.When he started by applying Rev. 20 & 21 about the New Heavens and Earth to "heaven" I had a bad feeling this book was going to not be a winner. For a post-mil pastor with heavy preterist leanings to see the this as being "heaven" kind of had me scratching my head, but so be it.I guess for such a small writing, he didn't get into any depth on much, so this is like theology 101, heaven and hell "fluff" with no real depth. However, when a lot of it is used in error or totally ignoring the Hebrew understandings, it makes it that much worse.I guess I have just studied too much deeper material of the Hebrew culture and mindset on these topics (and how the bible uses them) - and that understanding tends to "stray" from what many mainline, very conservative Reformed churches (and their "Greek" redefinition of things at times), that this book was a huge let down in my studies.

Must read..R.C. is phenomenal at breaking everything down so you can understand it all, and Biblically correct!

excelllent book

All Dr Sproul's books are excellent.

This book is short (approx 157 pgs), definitely not an extensive study on the topic. However, the content is precise and Biblical so you can be confident that what you are reading is accurate. The author does not venture off into fanciful unfounded speculation as so many authors tend to do on this topic. He is honest about what his "opinions" are and what he simply does not know. But that does not mean the book is lacking. It is simply full of truth which is very refreshing! Highly recommend!

This book was very helpful in my classroom. I used it to supplement the novel This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. I pulled scriptures out to teach what the Bible says about angels and demons versus what we were reading. It was a great source.

This is a series of lectures by RC Sproul that deals with the supernatural according to scripture. With personal illustrations and application of the scripture it is an easy read. It does lack broader depth but its purpose is to introduce the topic, and from that perspective, it does a very good job.

Anything written by RC is worth reading.

A well written book that is easy to read