Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress, and I'm glad to serve as your Bible teacher every day on this great radio station.

On today's edition of Pathway to Victory,

with so many people claiming today to have had near-death experiences,

it begs the question that we're going to answer today as we continue our series of Place Called Heaven.

And the question is simply this, are there people alive today who have already visited Heaven?

Welcome to Pathway to Victory, with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress.

You know, many of today's best-selling religious books feature suspicious accounts of people who died,

went to Heaven, and then came back to share what they'd seen.

But do these sensational stories provide reliable information about our eternal home?

Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffress answers the question,

have some people already visited Heaven?

Now here's our Bible teacher to introduce today's message.

Dr. Jeffress?

Thanks, David, and welcome again to Pathway to Victory.

This month I'm presenting what I believe may be the most important teaching series of the entire year.

Decades of personal study have culminated in a practical study I've called, a Place Called Heaven.

Now, it's possible you may own my book by the same title.

But today, when you give a generous gift to support the ministry of Pathway to Victory,

I'd like to send you the best-selling gift book that I've written just for you.

It's called Encouragement from a Place Called Heaven.

This is a book of encouragement for anyone going through a time of loss.

Whether it's the death of a loved one or perhaps recovering from a difficult surgery

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