Colton Burpo's Heaven Is Real

Heaven is for Real
Heaven is Real, is a true story about Colton Burpo a three year old boy that had an experience in the afterlife. He claims that he went to heaven and met several different people including obviously, Jesus and God. How did this happen? Well, his appendix burst and they didn’t find out until five days after, so his body was poisoned. There are several symbols in the novel that I think really have a deep meaning. One of the symbols is Colton Burpo, because I think that he symbolizes hope, joy, and that miracles really do happen. To survive something that is said to be unsurvivable gives people hope and joy. For others when they heard his story they got their faith restored and hope for better things. Another symbol thats

relevant all through out the novel is the Bible. This is because the Bible symbolizes faith, which the whole novel is preaching or informing the reader about. Also it is something a lot of people use as a guide for their faith. Thus, these symbols are very significant because they make the reader warm and fluffy inside, and have a great meaning.
The author of the story is causing me to consider my faith a different way, to be stronger and build a better relationship with God.

Hearing Colton’s experience in heaven is so revealing. The things that happened are real, I truly believe that, and the fact that he was three and knew things he hasn’t learned of heaven or Jesus yet are what convinced me. There’s a versus in the Bible after Jesus was risen and he goes to see the disciples. Thomas didn’t believe Jesus had risen and wanted proof. So when Jesus comes to see the disciples he stated,“Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:24). Thus, hearing Colton recalling his experience made me have a stronger faith because even though he saw heaven, God let him come back to earth to restore faith in others. While reading I found that he was very descriptive in details, especially about Jesus. The things he knew were beyond what anyone could have know. He told his father that he will fight in a battle against the devil, and God will win. He knew is fathers fate before it even happened. All these reasons accomplished, convincing me to get closer with God because he loves everyone of us, no matter our faith and

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The most significant moments of the novel are when Colton is in a battle between life and death, his telling his parents about going to heaven for three minutes, and looking for the right image of Jesus. So first in his battle between life and death Colton went to heaven and saw his unborn sister, Pop (Todd’s grandfather), and Jesus. This and much more happened in three minutes, but there is no time in heaven so it was much longer. Colton wasn’t suppose to survive, but God told him that Todd prayed so Colton had to return to them. He became a miracle and had an amazing experience and impacted not only his family and friends but the readers life. By surviving and having an experience that is so indescribably amazing causes one to improve their faith. Next is when he tells his parents about his experience in heaven. He tells them about there are colors we have never seen, angels, Jesus with a purple sash and holes in his hands, find out he had an unborn sister, saying that everybody is young in heaven, and finally that the devil isn’t in hell is significant enough. So just reading or hearing about these things impacts you to recall your knowledge of the stories in the bible. Only to realize everything he said adds up.