Jessie Duplantis
Has Been To Heaven
By Max Stout

My words in blue.

Sometimes when I'm bored, and I can't find anything to do on the internet, or a good movie on TV, I'll tune into the TBC Channel. TBC, The Trinity Broadcasting Circus, and watch good ol’ Jan Crouch pretend like she crying while flipping through pages of the bible. One might ask why an atheist such as me would watch Christian TV shows. First of all, it gives me ideas on what to write about. Secondly, it's not a religious program. It's a damn circus freak show. Ya know for real, I got nothing against these people. They're just doing their jobs, and by the way, they are very good at what they do. They are not stupid people. I suppose if I was a good public speaker I would consider doing the very same thing. Who cares if people would think I'm full of bull? I'd be bloody rich! Of all the preachers I see on TV, Jessie Duplantis has to be one of the best. I'm serious. He is a very funny guy. Unlike a lot of preachers, he uses the names of God, and Jesus to add to humor such as adlibbing comical dialects to their voices when they are speaking to him.

One night, I was watching advertising clips from his ministry, and there was a woman in the crowd asking him to elaborate on his claim that he had physically been to heaven. Now the clip I was watching was very brief. There wasn't much to it, other than his claim was true. This was all I had heard about it for some time. I wrote a letter to his ministry in regard to the story, but I never got a reply. I later found out that he had written a book called,
Close Encounters of the God Kind, which was precisely the story I was looking for. I also found video on the internet about this story, but it cost money. I haven't read his book, or seen the videos as of yet, but I did find a document on the internet in regard to his story. I was expecting to find a common story like a near death experience, that we hear all the time, such as waking up in the hospital with memories of seeing a light at the end of a dark tunnel or something. Not in this case. This story is a HOOT!

After several physical one on one conversations with God, and several visits from angels, the story begins in 1988 in a hotel room. I felt a suction as if I was being pulled up out of the room, zooming along at a phenomenal rate of speed, being carried in something like a cable car. It was a chariot without a horse There is a blonde headed angel with him in the chariot. (What else? I have seldom seen pictures of angels that aren’t blonde headed) He asks the angel. “Where are we going? He smiled and said, “you have an appointment with the lord God, Jehovah” On his arrival in Heaven, Jessie sees babies flying around, singing, and playing little harps. (Now who would have guessed that?) He also notices several people traveling about in the same type of chariots that he is in. Everything looks a lot like earth. There are dogs, cats, farm animals, cows, and horses.  Duplantis notices people in Heaven are dressed differently than others. The ones dressed in robes, are the ones that have seen God face to face. The ones wearing gowns have not as of yet seen God, because they are too weak to withstand his glory. Well Duplantis describes himself still wearing jeans, and a shirt, which discounts the attire that others don. The angel picks him some fruit from a tree, and tells Duplantis to eat it as to magically make him able to withstand God’s glory, when the time comes to meet face to face.

Jessie, then meets Abraham, then Jesus himself. Jesus was taller than I thought he would be. I would guess him to be from five feet, eleven inches, to six feet, one inch. I thought at first his hair was white; but when he turned his head, I caught a glance and saw that it was light brown. When he looked at me, the glory of God was emanating from him. I said, “Jesus!” He said simply, “Do you like this place?” I said, “Yes, Sir”
Stories like this could be more acceptable if the author claims it was in a dream, or in a vision (a popular word used in the bible vision/dream) After all, the so called prophets in the bible base their prophesies on their dreams. Now here Duplantis is face to face with Jesus, and he cant decide what color his hair is?

Duplantis asks Jesus, Why are you doing this? “I want you to tell my people I’m coming.” But they wont believe me” then Jesus says, “They didn’t believe it for centuries, but I came, and I am coming again.” Then he put his hand on my shoulder, I’ll never forget it. He looked at me and said, “There are many things you shall see and learn here, but I have brought you here so you will go tell my people I’m coming.” “ I said, “ They know that” “No they don’t know that I brought you here to tell them that I’m coming. Do you hear me? I’m coming. Go tell them.”

Duplantis notices a man walking toward them wearing a crown. He had reddish hair, and a red beard. I immediately knew it was David. Then David spoke to Jesus, “To the great king of kings, I bow” Jesus the said, “Jessie, I want you to meet the king of Israel” The Lord said, “Take Jessie to his home. Show him what I have prepared for him. Then bring him to my throne. I must go. My Father wants me.” Then he turned, and walked off. Then David took him to his new house. It was furnished with the taste that Duplantis likes. Couches, recliners, and such.

Then he is taken to the throne of God. I heard a massive Whoosh! Then I saw God’s finger barely move and when it moved, an angel that was flying near him was thrown up against a wall. BAM! It didn’t hurt the angel, but I felt if God barely moved a universe could be annihilated. I guess God better not move otherwise angels, and people will be flying elsewhere. Looks like the slain in the spirit goes on in heaven in a greater calamity’ than earth.

Well people, that is a few quotes from his book. I’m sure the story gets much more wild. You know, there are people that really believe this happened. They give him their money. This is precicely why he does this sort of thing. MONEY! To tell you the truth, I think Jessie Duplantis is an atheist. Anyone that truly believed in God, would not go this far. He reminds me a lot of Mark Ferman in the OJ Simpson case. The police had a solid case, but Ferman had to lie in hopes to make the case stronger. Duplantis should have left “Well enough alone” The old standard, FAITH.

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