Editorial Reviews: Reader Comments, Internet Reviews and Newspaper Book Reviews
Reader Comments:
...a beautiful, gloriously prophetic preparation for Victory! It had me deeply touched. M.J.M., Alexandria, LA.
God has saved new revelation for this hour. As I read this book, it read my heart. Every page is right where I've been with God. L.R., Grand Junction, CO.
A real gem! R. S., Virginia Beach, VA
Incredible book! J.L., Chesapeake, VA
Thank you so much for sharing the book. S.M.S., Corpus Christi, TX
My normal instinct as a very fast reader was to dash through the book. Three minutes into the work, I realized I had a treasure in my hand and that such nonchalance would be impossible and irreverent. S.D., Thornton, CO
I've been reading and enjoying Heaven On Earth. Thanks so much for this wonderful book! B.C. , Nashville, TN
I will summarize it as swimming through honey... S.D., Denver, CO
God has prepared my heart ahead of time to receive the teaching. Much of it
is confirmation of what He is speaking to me. What a blessing. J. B.,
Overland Park, KS.
Reviews from the Internet submitted to Amazon.com:
What an anointed book!, September 20, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from
If you've ever wondered if God loves us, or who He is or about His "game
plan" for the present times we're living in, through His "diligent
seeker" Mary Ellen Gilliland, God lovingly and joyfully speaks to us loud
and clear! The messages are profound, urgent and hopeful. I encourage all:
believers and nonbelievers, young and old, rich and poor, sick and well, to read
this book. Read especially the love letters from Jesus at the end. The
explanation of the Feast of Tabernacles is exciting. I sent a copy to all my
family and friends. It's that kind of book! Read, savor, enjoy and choose Him
who is Life, Love and Light! See you at the "Party!"
Read and enjoy, April 26, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from
I keep rereading the first ten chapters of 'Heaven on Earth' and receive a new
blessing each time as God progressively reveals himself as 'I AM' . 'I AM' life,
love, light, playful, authentic, vibrant, available, passionate, curious,
enthusiastic, fun, brimming with fullness of life, goodness, peace, truth,
vitality, faithfulness, freshness, reality, animation, spirit, energy, and
newness. Read, enjoy, and be encouraged.
Newspaper Review Excerpts on Heaven On Earth, Here And Now:
Summit Daily News, December 2, 2000 by Shauna Farnell, staff
writer
The text kicks off with a notion of "I AM"--that
God is a part of each life form and holds a hidden presence everywhere on earth,
within all of nature.
The book, clearly written from a strong Christian
perspective, is driven from beginning to end by verses from the Bible. Heaven
On Earth, Here And Now is written exclusively for a devout Christian
audience. It takes such an audience to fully comprehend Gilliland's discussion
of topics such as Messiah, the Anointed, Recompense, Jehovah Shammah and
Tabernacle.
The idea of heaven on earth revolves around Gilliland's
feeling that God "wants to restore what Adam lost: a garden of delight, an
abundant garden, a place to work happily and rest peacefully. But most
important, a place to nurture a relationship with the God of our
blessing."
Ten Mile Times, October 11, 2000
Heaven On Earth, Here And Now is a book about living in
God's presence.
"I AM" is the name of God used in Heaven On Earth.
The first section describes His personality as I AM and expresses in His words
the intensity of His yearning for relationship with His people, author Mary
Ellen Gilliland says.
Other chapters present God's view of individual suffering,
how His presence empowers people, and His plan to demonstrate His glory in the
shopping center, on the streets and in unexpected places like a drunk tank or a
psychotic ward.
"We can ask God to tell us what He is saying in a
mountain panorama or in the patterned flight of geese," Gilliland suggests.
He is always speaking. We are just not listening.
A Continental Divide sunset over Dillon Reservoir is featured
on the book's cover and several vignettes from backcountry hiking and skiing are
included in the book's 21 chapters.
Book
Description:
Beginning in 1985, the author sat down daily to listen to God. The result
is what the publisher terms "Joyous News from Jesus to His People," an
exciting compilation of conversations with God. He identifies Himself as Yahweh,
The I AM in a stunning revelation of a relational God who laughs, weeps and
wants to be intimately related to His people.