Title: Heaven or Hell, Your Choice, God’s Decision
Subtitle: Yes Virginia, There is a Heaven and There is a Hell
Author: Elizabeth M. Washington
Publisher: TopLink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1949502398
Pages: 138
Genre: Religion / Spirituality
Reviewed by: Patrick O’Malley
Pacific Book Review
Pastor Elizabeth M. Washington has written a highly informative book on the existence of Heaven and Hell as told to us in Bible scriptures. Her interlacing of quotations, excerpts, Psalms and stories relating to living a life of faith, love and kindness in order to secure a place in Heaven is an astonishing literary achievement. In doing such, she also ties together the scriptures denouncing satanic living, bearing death and destruction to fellow mankind, thus paving a path to hell.
What is most unique is how she ties her depth of knowledge in revealing how mankind’s free will plays the deciding roles in Earthly decisions, yet how all will be judged by God upon the pathway to eternity dwelling in Heaven or Hell after death.
The galley text of Heaven or Hell, Your Choice, God’s Decision reads on a very precise linguistic level of research; showing complete acumen on the subject matter and the content of the Bible. Pastor Elizabeth M. Washington has taken relevant excerpts from the books of Job, Timothy, Jeremiah, Isiah, Ephesians, John, Acts, Romans, Revelations and others, and seamlessly weaves her dissertation into the topics of Heaven, Hell, and God’s choice. The text reads as if it could be a teleprompter script for a sermon, articulating the foundation of faith on Heaven and Hell. Her handling of information remains on topic throughout the book as it educates readers; thusly clarifying what are common misunderstandings.
Rather than taking an egotistic and somewhat conceited view of understanding the Bible, as done so often by Pastors such as Joel Osteen, Rick Warren or Jim Bakker, Elizabeth Washington explains her position by an overwhelming barrage of quotations and excerpts, allowing for the Bible to “speak for itself,” verses the pontification of her own interpretation. This I found to be highly respectful to the readers’ views already established on the topic of Heaven and Hell.
Pastor Elizabeth M. Washington has created an ideal book for Bible study groups, persons of faith wishing to sharpen their knowledge on the eternity of life after death, and for people growing older and wondering about their next journey. Reading this book and studying the scriptures on which it is based, will reveal to you the truth. A good read for believers and unbelievers alike. It will make your heartache for unbelievers and motivate you to share the gospel with them. The messages are about God’s infinite love for us, and it is precisely out of Love that God intervenes to warn us and to save us from physical and spiritual disaster. If we do not change our lives, worse is to come, but you can read about this in the book.
Heaven or Hell, Your Choice, God’s Decision is an excellent work of love of the Bible. There is so much to learn that will widen our understanding of the afterlife. I highly recommend this book for everyone. Our Lord Himself asks us to judge a tree by its fruit. If you read this book with an open heart, you will clearly be moved to a closer relationship with God and with His written word in the Bible.
