A Divine Revelation of Hell

by Mary K. Baxter

Visions of Hell...
Over a period of thirty days, God gave Mary K. Baxter visions of hell and commissioned her to tell people still alive on earth to reject sin and evil, and to choose life in Christ. Here is an account of the place and beings of hell contrasted with the glories of heaven. Follow Mary in her supernatural journey as she enters with Jesus into a gateway to hell and encounters the sights, sounds, and smells of that dark place of torment, including its evil spirits, cells, pits, jaws, and heart. Be an eyewitness to the various punishments of lost souls and hear their shocking stories. This book is a reminder that each of us needs to accept the miracle of salvation before it is too late—and to intercede for those who do not yet know Christ. Time is running out.
 

Genres: Christian, Religion, Nonfiction, Christianity, Faith, Spirituality, Christian Living

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

Mary K. Baxter was a Christian evangelist and author best known for her vivid spiritual visions and revelatory writings. In 1976, she began experiencing a series of supernatural visions of hell and heaven, which she believed were given to her by God to warn the world and lead people to salvation. These experiences became the foundation for her bestselling book A Divine Revelation of Hell, which has sold nearly 1.4 million copies. Based in Florida, Mary traveled globally to share her message, and her ministry was marked by accounts of healing and miracles. Through Whitaker House, she authored a series of books that expanded on her spiritual insights, including A Divine Revelation of Heaven, A Divine Revelation of the Spirit Realm, A Divine Revelation of Angels, A Divine Revelation of Spiritual Warfare, and others. Her writings continue to inspire and challenge readers with their urgent calls to faith, prayer, and spiritual discernment.

Reviews

[Jean Pierre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Foreword:

This book shook me to the very core of my being. Regardless of what you may think I believe this story speaks truth. I beg all who do not have Christ in their lives to read this with an open mind praying to the god so that they can read this with an open mind and an open heart. God gave us such a great gift but if we just to ignore or worse reject or turn from this gift and for lack of a better term spit in gods face he will leave you to your fate. I pray for all who read this review who do not know of Christ or know of him but have turned away from him. Come to the Lord and he will rid you of your sin no matter how great and peace will be with you everlasting. I warn the Christians who are resting on their laurels to keep searching for God's face, keep prayer and the study of his word in your life and you will be delivered.

Review:

Mary goes through an incredible Journey through the many facets of hell. Degrees of punishment are given based on your sin. She goes from the right and left legs of hell into the belly, jaws and heart of hell. Throughout this journey she sees and experiences most of the horrors that happen in hell. On two separate occasions the Lord leaves her side and lets her experience first hand what it is like to be a soul lost in hell and it is truly frightening to know that the torture endured is eternal. There is hope though, at the end of this book she is taken up to heaven and shown just some of the splendor that awaits us if we are faithful. This book spoke deeply to me and I urge any Christian or non believer to pick it up with an open mind and to let the Lord do the rest.

[James Pratt · Rating 1 out of 5]

If Dante's Inferno and a Tom and Jerry cartoon had a baby, it would be this book. As it just so happens, the hell the author claims to have experienced matches the generic version of hell often portrayed in popular culture complete with fire and brimstone, wailing spirits encased in living skeletons, and cackling demons armed with pointy sticks. So what's being revealed? Don't most Christians already believe this stuff, including the stuff that doesn't even have any sort of biblical precedent? And why didn't Jesus pick a better writer for these "revelations"? The writing is amateurish at best, not to mention PAINFULLY repetitive. Did I mention that the writing is repetitive? Speaking of Jesus, the Jesus in this book is a real jerk. The biblical Jesus preached compassion and forgiveness, but this Jesus just goes around chastising people who are already dead and in hell. This seems kind of petty, especially for the Son of God. And what are some of the wicked and awful sins for which these people are justifiably damned for all eternity? Among them are homosexuality, practicing witchcraft (yes, witches are real), and lust. The word "lust" must be used a thousand times in this book. Call it a hunch but I'm wondering if the author has some church-installed guilt regarding her naughty bits. Here are some things I learned from this book:

1) Hell is located at the center of the earth and is shaped like a giant body. Just like in the bible.
2) Hell is filled with cell blocks seventeen miles high. The manner in which the author measured these cell blocks is not recorded.
3) God allows evil spirits to wander the earth where they trick people into committing acts of unpardonable wickedness, like for example being Hindu.
4) Satan talks like a comic-book caricature of, well, Satan.
5) Heaven is a giant bureaucracy complete with overflowing file cabinets. Apparently God hasn't switched to electronic record-keeping yet.
6) Jesus won't hesitate to add insult to injury. And he seemed like such a nice guy.
7) The greatest sin of all isn't child-rape or mass murder. The greatest sin of all is using your God-given free will to choose not to accept God's love, His infinite, terribly confusing love.
8) The End of Days is near. Or at least nearer than it was yesterday.

The only thing I really learned from this book (aside from the fact that being a writer doesn't necessarily mean being able to write) is that fear is an integral part of Christian dogma, or at least the writer's version anyway. Apparently, God loves you with infinite compassion and infinite mercy but unless you acknowledge His greatness (sounds suspiciously like pride which is a sin, right?) He will not hesitate to condemn you to eternal torment for sins committed during a brief mortal lifetime. And then Jesus will pop up every once and awhile and say "I told you so".

[Rod Horncastle · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a challenge this book was. Of course the biggest part of this was deciding whether to spend $6.00 at Starbucks or on a used copy of this babble?! I went with the babble and got my money's worth in pure entertainment value.

I attempted to trust/critique this book from a purely theological stance. The ultimate test for me (A Christian) was that it has to match the Biblical scriptures perfectly. Honestly it didn't even make it past the 1st page. And by 1st page I mean the copywrite information. Published in 1993 by Dr. T. L. Lowery - from Whitaker House Publishing. That puts Mommy Mary Baxter right alongside Smith Wigglesworth and many many other charismatic healers and ridiculous story tellers and fruity visions holders.
If Jesus was about to change the world with this message of utmost importance he would have been wise to do it with some credibility. How dare this company publish some of Charles Spurgeon's works? Oh well.

Anyway, on to the book.

Wouldn't it be fun if this book was all true? Well no actually. But either way I was quickly relieved to find many flaws in it theologically. The very first thing that hit me was: I've heard some of this type of Hellish horrors described before; it was in the Islamic Quran. The God of Islam seems to favor this type of torture. Sura 4:56 "we shall soon cast into the fire. As often as their skins are roasted through we shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty."
Nasty eh? The problem is: the Bible doesn't say anything like that. Sure it says many very interesting things about hell...but NOT that. Maybe Mary has been double dipping into Horror movies and Demonic religions?

It appears that Muhammad and Mary have a few things in common. They are both pathetically poor theologians with over-active imaginations, as well as self importance issues. Both demanded that they rise to the top of their respective religions and be listened to by the entire globe.

Which takes us to the next issue:
What does this book say generally about God and his word? That it just wasn't enough. The Bible says a lot about HELL. Jesus gave us many incredible descriptions about this eternal dwelling. Luke 16:19-31 for instance. Jesus even goes as far as saying in his story,

"Abraham says, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them'...Lazarus says, 'but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
Abraham says, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead.'"

Well it seems Mary just accomplished what Jesus and Abraham said was NOT necessary. Mary went to Hell and came back to tell everyone so they will repent. In the Bible, we have an amazing book filled with writings by Moses and the Prophets. Mary thinks God has changed his mind. Or maybe God screwed up and realized in 1976 that he should write a better book - maybe scarier this time. With Mary's help of course.

So is Mary lying? I don't think so. Just like Bill Wiese and his book: 23 minutes in Hell. Muhammad and his book: the Quran. And numerous others. I don't think they are pretending, they just have no discernment or abilities to challenge properly what is before them. This is what blind faith does to people. Weird eh? God does not get upset if we critique anything that sounds questionable.

On the funny side:
My wife and kids summed up this book by declaring - "Mary is wearing the CRAZY pants."



It begins with her “praying in the Spirit for days" when she felt the very presence of God. Maybe she should have eaten something! :)
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2016 Addendum:
I was at my favorite Christian bookstore recently...
And behind the cashier's shelf was a stack of 10 Mary Baxter's A Divine Revelation Of Hell - that somebody ordered (probably for a Book Bible study). What the HELL? I sure hope it was to teach people how to critique and not be Blind, Charismatic, lack of discernment, type demon chasers - but I seriously doubt it. Most likely they were gobbling up every word Mary spewed out. (like some goodreads reviewers.)
I was about to go and buy 10 small Bibles to place amongst those Baxter offerings. Just so they can see the difference.

[A Rye · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is absolute bullshit.

God-awful bullshit.

Yet another reason for Christians to look like that weird kid down the street who put ants on his tongue and always smelled like congealed sweat.

Yet another piece of "theological" fiction that is grounded in nothing but the imagination of the (most likely) quite clinically disturbed author.

"Hmmm...I wonder what will sell? I will never make any money as a legitimate author, so howabout I write Christian fiction? That's it!!!!"

What you get, is a storybook written to scare the hell out of you, and turn you into a good, proper Christian again. again. again. again. again.

To give you a rundown, this crazy chick whose name just screams, "I grew up in a Mennonite cult!", Mary K. Baxter, claims that Jesus Christ Himself woke her soul up in the middle of the night, and took her down to hell over the course of a month or so, showing her the atrocities that await those who forget to bless their meals, indulge in oral sex, say words like "shit", and, worst of all - fail to tithe 10% to the First Baptist Church down the street. The scene-setting is described the way 'the Evil Dead' (starring the Almighty Bruce Campbell)((watch it!)) looked.

The only true hell found within this book, is the process of reading it.

File next to Joel Osteen, Pat Robertson, and other "Jesus-gonna-getcha" books like the 'Left Behind' series.


Throw this in the lake of fire.

Or, just your backyard weenie roast.

*ADDENDUM*

This book was a big hit in the Christian bookstore world back when it came out, and, to capitalize...err..I mean expound upon the blessing of this miraculous revelation supposedly given to Mrs. Baxter by Christ, the author went on to publish her further adventures with Jesus (a la 'Gullivers' Travels') under the titles, "A Divine Revelation of Heaven", "A Divine Revelation of the Spirit Realm", and "A Divine Revelation of Spiritual Warfare", (dis)respectfully. So, basically, after taking her to hell, Jesus shows her heaven, and then an up-closer look at angels and demons. Right. This just keeps better and better. Let me guess, next there's going to be some black riders, gay midgets, and a whole lot of friggin' walking?!
Nah. Just kidding, I love the 'Rings. And Gulliver's Travels. Come to think of it, I'm a fan of quality epic fantasy, in general. Kind of like Dante and Milton.

Which brings us full-circle, back to this review: Mary K. Baxter, your magnum opus is terrible. I mean, you're a bad writer and all, but the main thing, really, is that this story ALREADY FUCKING EXISTS; it's called 'Paradise Lost'. Perhaps you've heard of it. Probably not, though, as the only thing worth readin' is the word o' King James, right?
Nice attempt at capitalizing on something that was done a few hundred years before your great-grandfather was a tadpole, but your prose ain't poetic, and your writing sure ain't epic, bitch. It's ordinary. Is there much worse than that.

I imagine even Jesus hates your book - especially the part about you exploiting people who are susceptible to 'Christian' marketing ploys.

Here's my 'Divine Revelation', Mary Baxter: Go buy yourself a fucking title chef. And may God have mercy on your greedy black soul.

[Joseph · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am a devout, inerrancy-affirming evangelical Christian, and I do not believe this for on moment.

It's a tricky thing when people claim to have these visions. Either they are true, or they are not. And if they are not, what then? If the person is a liar, then they are grievously sinning against the Holy Spirit (or may not even be genuine believers, if they take that attitude towards God's Word). If they are seeing false visions, that is also quite problematic. Given that her visions occurred over many nights, it's hard to say that it was just a bad dream (like in the case of Bill Weise and his dream-length visit to Hell).

With such a piece of writing, I find it hard to give it anything other than either a 1 or a 5. If it is true, and it is divine revelation, then shouldn't that make it a 5? If it is not true, if it is a lie about what God says, then it has no business existing.

I actually address her "visions" and other similar visions in a piece of writing I that is free to read or download from my website: http://3-ringbinder.weebly.com/ (it will be obvious which one).

Briefly, I will explain a few reasons why I believe it to be false:

- She says that brimstone appears in a pit of fire, growing red. Now, you don't need to be a chemist to know that sulfur (brimstone) has a very low melting point (it should melt, not be a glowing stone), and burns blue, not red. My hypothesis: she envisioned what brimSTONE would look like in fire, not knowing what brimstone actually is...

- She teaches that people can be true believers, whom Jesus Himself says actually knew and had a relationship with Him, can walk away willfully, and yet Jesus would pursue them still until there is no hope. What does the scripture say? If such a person did walk away from Jesus willfully, there would be no hope, period (Hebrews 6:4-6).

- The people in Hell are there now, and they have bodies. In other words, these people, whose bodies died and were buried, are not even "souls," but instead have physical parts. What about the whole, ya know, resurrection (which hadn't happened yet).

- She will look at various kinds of sinners, and then recite Revelation 21:7-8, about how those sinners will be in the lake of fire, and how they are burning in it. And yet, this "Hell" is where they are now, not their future abode. The Lake of Fire is in the future, not today. That's why, in Revelation 20:13-14, Hades (the abode of the dead) gives up its dead before they are cast into the lake of fire.

- At one point, she says that one of the people in hell will burn forever in those flames. That is not true - later, they will be moved out of "Hell" (Hades) and into the lake of fire (as mentioned above).

- There is no mention of resurrection (who needs it anyway; these souls are in the form of bodies!). That's kind of an important thing to leave out, since it is where the dead will leave this place 9which she says they never leave) and be thrown into a lake of fire (not necessarily better, but important nonetheless).

Even if you don't agree with me that the Bible teaches annihilationism, and that nobody will be tormented for eternity anywhere, you can see why her account falls apart (and its free to read online, so if you really wanna see if I'm right, just go here: http://spiritlessons.com/mary_k_baxte...).

[Michael Mckean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awakening! Frightening! Gripping! - none of these words even come close to describing Mary Baxter's journey into The Abyss. This book will surely leave readers - including Atheist ones - crying out for the Great Proprietor! I, of course, am a firm believer in the literal interpretation of Hell. In the Bible Job 18:15, it says, "Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation" - Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written over 3,000 years ago, and yet Job knew what science wouldn't know for years...inside this earth is Brimstone!

Yes, I really recommend this book for not only Christians who are weak in their faith, but also for non-believers because I hope it shall implant some sense into them.

May I also say: Baxter repeatedly stresses the authenticity of her experience throughout the pages, and as she is an ordained Minister, I doubt she would lie about something as serious as this. I do indeed believe this is genuine.

Praise God with all your heart!

[Lydia Thornton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Real deep, forces you into hell; chilling to the bone, Loved it five stars!.

[Traci Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my gosh. I could not put this one down and read it all in 2 days. You really feel like you are there and it is terrifying to think of loved ones (anyone for that matter) going to such an awful place. The attitudes of the souls in hell fascinated me the most because they didn't believe they should be there. This book made me want to forgive anybody anything and to stay sweet to all humankind always! It is also the most specific book on hell geographically I have ever read. She describes the different locations and levels of hell in detail.

[Amy Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not put this book down until the last page. I have heard many people discuss this book, and how there life changed after reading it. I must say, it made me make more changes in my life, for when the world ends, I want to walks the streets of gold and not the streets of fire.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I met her personally some years ago she was a guest at one of my old churches conventions, she is a very spiritual and delightful woman. I truly enjoyed meeting her as well as hearing her testimonies as to how God took her to heaven and hell and back.

[Janelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow! This novel was very vivid and frightening to the core. The reason was because Baxter has given a description of Hell based on scripture. This book literally arrested my attention. She describes how pastors who have led people astray or that were hypocrites were there in the Lake of Fire. She described how many were screaming in indescrible pain. There were many parts where I could actually see and hear what was happening based upon the words that she took her time and painted. She told about how this lady turned into a prostitute and all the things she had done in life she transformed into that. She even stated how each punishment was different for those who claimed to know Christ on earth, such as preachers or evangelist, but lived different lifestyles were tortured more than those who weren't in their position. The story was very hard to read, but it captured me because of her unique ability to paint a picture with words. So I believe I could work on that in my writing more. To show and not tell because as poet or writer period this should be a key objective, to make your audience see what is going on and capture their attention with silent words on paper that scream out so much more. Also, just like her book "Divine Revelation of Heaven" we don't know if she actually had this encounter or not. Though she said she has.

[Bryce Dupek · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the book “A Divine Revelation of Hell,” author Mary K. Baxter describes her personal journey through Hell as told in her own words. This compelling story describes Mary Baxter’s journey through Hell as she is called upon from Jesus to share with the world her “visions.” Over a period of thirty days Mary is shown the consequences of people who sin on Earth and do not repentant their sins.

Throughout the book the author uses great detail to grab the attention of the reader. In one part of the book, which I found intriguing, God leaves Mary alone in Hell to feel how the lost souls struggle and to show that Hell exists. This is my new favorite book and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading books that you cannot put down. I look forward to reading the second part of her journey, “A Divine Revelation of Heaven.”

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is an awesome book I'm a spiritual being myself n even I had to put it down a lot of times because it became a little to overwhelming..in a good way powerful spiritual way...I love tha details..I just love everything about it... EVERY BELIEVER SHOULD READ THIS BOOK THEN READ HEAVENS REVELATION NEXT.:) THANKS JESUS N ALSO MS. BAXTER

[Sher❤ The Fabulous BookLover · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is true because I've similar experiences. This book has helped me and my loved to reevaluate our lives and put God first. Its sad when I see people not believing what is written in this book. When you go to hell you'll believe every word, but then it'll be too late.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well this woman shares what she says are visions Jesus gave her of both hell and heaven. While interesting in its nuts and bolts, I found parts of it offensive and that made me question its validity. In any case, I would not want to end up in the place she describes as hell.

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book! Its a life changing story of a lady that walked through Hell with Jesus. She saw everything there was to see their. Jesus showed her the pits where people were burned non- stop, the cells that people were locked in, she saw many being tortured, as well as, a guy being stabbed by many demons! Hell is real, it it is a terrible place!! I hope everyone reads this book, it definitely changes your perspective. The book talked about a lot of people, and how they got to hell in the first place. A lot of the people got there because they wouldnt believe in God, but, instead they turned there back on him. Some people were their because they just did evil things on the earth or witchcraft and ended up there. It also talks about how gays and lesbians were there. This book was truly an eye-opener. I hope everyone reads it, I dont want anybody to go their, because wants you get their, there is no coming back!!

[Wayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is one that definitely makes you think. If you believe in God (Which I do) it really helps you visualize what a terrible place Hell is. I loaned the book to the Youth Pastor at my old church. He told me that he was reading it in the bathtub and the water got so hot he had to get out. The visualizations in the book are good however a little repetitive. However, since this is the accounting of someone's vison of hell it is nevertheless frightening.

[Tina]

Why do my students seem to mostly recommend crazy bad religious books to me? I must give the impression that I'm headed to hell.

[Erica Mongillo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Amateur writing and very repetitive. Nice book if you want to scare kids into being Christians. I do not think this is a non fiction book. To each is own.

[Carrie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was read to me and my class by our grade 5 teacher. One of the most traumatising forms of religious indoctrination I experienced. Don't read this book or support this woman's work

[Eric · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just cannot take books like this seriously. This falls into the same camp as 23 Minutes in Hell , in that it could easily be a hastily written, "spiritually-inspired" cash grab. These are my own views and subjective opinion, and to each their own.

Our spiritual journeys are very personal affairs, and can, and will, be influenced in a variety of ways over the course of our lives. Baxter may have actually had a divine revelation of hell, and then heaven, and then the spiritual realm, and then of spiritual warfare, and then of deliverance, leading to a whole host of best-selling books, but I cannot recommend a Dante's Inferno influenced depiction of a divine revelation as anything more than a fear-mongering, cash grab, or simple fiction - and Dante did it with infinite more style.

[Brian · Rating 1 out of 5]

Book was recommended by a friend when I was first saved in 2000. 15 years later I question the authenticity of it based on my understanding of the bible to the point I call this book fake. The basis for it is stated in the bible explaining when we die we sleep until called. (1 Thessalonians) From there we face our final judgements at the great throne. From there we are either in the book of life or cast into the Lake of Fire. it is more detailed than this but above is the gist. would not recommend the book and if you do put it up to scripture.

[Anica Cronje · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just because you don't believe in it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, it only means YOU don't believe it doesn't exist. If Hell is true then it would be exactly like Baxter pictured the horrible, unimaginable pit of fire as he uses the scriptures to staff his descriptions. If hell is not true we don't have anything to lose when we die, if hell is true we have verything to lose when we die. "Is the risk of being ignorent worth the sacriice?"

[Brandy B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely incredible!!! In your face reality of what you face if you are not obedient in God's will. If you are at a place in your life where you are stuggling with God's will, it will literally scare the hell out of you. If you are walking with Jesus, it will cause you to walk closer, and make you prayerful for those who aren't.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book. I was scared to start reading it, but I was somehow kept at peace throughout. It is a wake up call as many people there have heard the gospel and did not choose God, and some knew His salvation btu walked away or let their flesh rule more than His spirit... Wow. Anyway, I would definetly recommend this and may read it again :)

[Joshua Roc · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book was very eye opening for those that are religious. I myself as a christian felt this book made me want to change the way I live day to day. Many of the things that were mentioned in the book I was already aware of and other I was not.

[Frank · Rating 1 out of 5]

In this book the author relates how she was supposedly taken to hell on numerous occasions in order to experience it and then told to proclaim what she witnessed and experienced to the world and to warn them what hell is really like. I have a number of problems with this book, some of which I will give below.

In the first chapter the author notes that Jesus Christ Himself will give her a revelation to prepare the saints for His return and to turn many to righteousness. Are we to assume that her supposed commissioning is somehow an admission of the insufficiency of the Gospel of Christ and that further “revelation” is necessary? Since the author supposedly experienced this then one must assume so.

In the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Luke we’re told of the rich man and Lazarus. Near the end we’re told that the rich man is in hell and Lazarus is in heaven, or more precisely in the “bosom of Abraham”. At the end the rich man is pleading with Abraham to send Lazarus to his family to warn them about “this place of torment” to which Abraham replied “They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.” The rich man responds that his family will repent if one is sent to them from the dead. Abraham brings this discussion to a close by saying, “If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.” In the old covenant if “Moses and the prophets” were sufficient are we to think that today the Gospel of Jesus Christ is any less so? Are we now to assume that God and therefore Jesus Christ have changed their minds and that this supposedly added revelation of hell by the author is necessary and therefore implying that the sufficiency of the Gospel, as presented in the Bible, is not enough? One cannot resist such an implication.

It is books like this that amazes me which shows an almost complete lack of discernment among Christians today and they seem to be more than willing to believe almost anything anyone tells them from a Christian perspective. In Acts 17 we read that when Paul was preaching to the Bereans he commended them for investigating for themselves whether or not what he was saying was in accordance with the Scriptures. I don’t see so much of that these days.

In her “Closing Words” she writes, “For best results you should read this book along with your Bible and balance what is written here with the Holy Scriptures.” The problem with a statement such as this is that the author appears to be placing her book on a level with the Bible! Something I doubt any serious Christian would or should accept. She is, in effect, saying not only here but throughout her book that what she is writing is indeed added revelation. This is something that every Christian must reject.

I have, therefore, come to the inescapable conclusion that it is highly unlikely that the author experienced anything that she has written about in her book. So one may ask why would someone write and teach what she does in her book? In Acts 20:29, 30 Paul said, “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” Since this happened in Paul’s time why should we believe that it won’t happen in our time?

Unfortunately, this book and others like it are rather characteristic of the charismatic free-for-all that seems to be ravaging Christianity these days.

[Gary · Rating 1 out of 5]

A Divine Revelation of Hell is one of the most juvenile descriptions of Hell I have ever read. Her depiction of Heaven was similarly juvenile. Both false visits to the afterlife read more like B movie scripts than Scripture. And though she has access to what the Bible says about Hell, she still gets it wrong! Mary K. Baxter makes many claims about the importance of faith. However, rather than see faith Biblically as trust in Christ's substitutionary death, her version of faith is a magical belief that our thoughts, words, and prayers can make happen what we believe will happen. She has a belief that like Santa Claus needs children to believe in him to power his sleigh, Jesus needs our faith to allow Him to defeat our enemies. She shares a childish and unbiblical "prophecy" of the Tribulation and reign of the antichrist. Unfortunately she failed to read her Bible. Oh, she watched movies about such a time and their influence is clearly seen. But when she said that babies would be born from breeder mothers and "at a certain time" would be put into the "mind destroying machine" failed to read that the Tribulation only lasts seven years and the antichrist's numbering system for only three and a half years so after nine months gestation the antichrist is mind controlling two year olds?!! Read your Bible false teachers and you won't make such rookie mistakes!
She reports that she walked with "Jesus" on a tour of Hell. Jesus wanted to use her to back up His claims that Hell is a real place. Apparently the Scriptures are insufficient. On her tour demons captured her and tortured her and Jesus was nowhere to be found. She feared demons so much that she feared to quote Scripture. When she returned home no one would believe her. They would not believe how SHE was tormented! Somehow I thought the point of the Gospel was believing that Christ was tortured for us and that the torment HE endured for us was payment for our sins so that we NEVER have to fear Hell. This lady is either lying or deceived! Avoid this heretical book!

[Hunter · Rating 1 out of 5]

I always have reservations going into books like this and finding things that are not backed up in scripture. Do I believe without a shadow of a doubt that hell is a real place and we will go there without accepting the Lord Jesus into our lives and repenting and walking the narrow way? Absolutely.

But the Bible tells me this. It is the Bible, the inerrant Word of God, that I base my faith and knowledge on. I have no doubt that the author of this book read the Bible and was a God- fearing Christian.

However, Revelation 22:18-19 says that anyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book (the book of revelation) and if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book (again, the book if revelation.) and likewise it says the same if anyone who would take away from the prophecy contained in Revelation. I take this to mean that the Bible is God's FINAL WORD. My issue with Mary K Baxter's book arises when she writes that Jesus is giving her a prophetic word that applies to everyone but is not already written in the Bible.

For example, she writes that Jesus Himself told her that hell is shaped like a human body lying on its back and can be found in the center of the earth. (Page 67) This would mean that Jesus gave Mary K Baxter additional prophecy to what is already contained in the Bible, which directly contradicts what John wrote in Revelation 22:18, and what is written in Hebrews 1: 1-2

As a Christian who believes that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God, I cannot, then, also believe everything Mary K Baxter writes in her book.

That being said, I do believe hell is real and the lake of fire is a place of eternal torment because the Bible tells me so. I also believe that a supernatural experience such as the one Mary claims to have is fully possible through God. It is the claims that Jesus gave Mary prophecy not already contained in the Bible that, in my opinion, discredits her book entirely.

[Gustavo Rivas · Rating 1 out of 5]

I do not recommend this book.

It reeks of sensationalism, not of revelation. It upholds biblical truths, but also introduces many unnecessarily gory expositions, that will entice gasps and ensure book sales, but not necessarily bring people closer to God. In fact, I have seen some fall into terror and disgust thanks to this book, rather than repentance, faith, and love for God.

I bought this book because it was recommended by someone that had supernatural and demonic experiences and testimony with psychedelic drugs. I myself had experiences like that, so I had interest in listening what others had to say from their experiences. But either these things are very different for each individual, and extremely hard to discern, or there is also some degree of lying and/or deception involved.

I do not know if Mary K. Baxter has genuine saving faith, if she is a signs-and-wonders idolater; only God knows her heart and her personal challenges. But I do believe this book comes from a place between her personal imagination, and a general understanding of the gospel.

Who knows, maybe she even thinks she is doing us a favor, by claiming to have received direct revelation, so that then maybe many shall believe. But I suspect this book does more harm than good, and paints us Christians as mere crazy mystics chasing after visions, rather than lovers in reverence of the one true God.

From an artistic perspective, taking the book as if it were a work of fiction, it is also quite repetitive. The suffering, torture, and putridness of it all is shocking, but in a distasteful cheap kinda way. If you want darkness and supernatural shock, go read H.P. Lovecraft instead. If you want imaginative explorations of what hell might look like, go read Dante’s Inferno, or C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce. Those are great literature, and make no false pretenses of being special revelation.