An admonition from Heaven in the book "Scenes Beyond the Grave" (a vision of Marietta Davis)

An admonition from Heaven in the book "Scenes Beyond the Grave" (a vision of Marietta Davis) 

Scenes Beyond the Grave, a book first published in 1859, contains the story of a young woman named Marietta Davis, who had a vision of Heaven and Hell in the 1840s, when she was 25 years old. She went into a coma and experienced revelations from God that fit with Biblical doctrine and do not contradict the Bible. But, being a Berean is a must, so I encourage you to seek God about this book, if you want to read it. 

(Scenes Beyond the Grave.
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Here is a link to a version that has modern English to make the story more readable.

(Check out this free modern language version of Scenes Beyond the Grave: The Visions of Marietta Davis Presented in Contemporary English (Parts 1 & 2 of 3). AND The Visions of Marietta Davis Presented in Contemporary English (Parts 3 of 3). )

The copyright has expired and this book is in the public domain. I have quoted an excerpt from Chapter 18 below. Marietta just got back from a visit to Hell where she saw some of her deceased friends suffering the torment of Hell because they did not trust in Jesus to be their Savior and Lord. 

A female angel speaks with Marietta and tells her the words in the quote below.

[Scenes Beyond the Grave

Chapter XVIII. [Chapter 18]

Marietta Arises to a Sphere of Harmony.]

[...]

"Learn from this, that he whose heart is not established in truth, whose nature is not  controlled by the law of holy love, is exposed to the attracting influence of evil; for there is no safety for the soul not born of Divine Good. He who hath not this principle, is in moral condition exposed to those influences which tend to outer darkness, and the abode of those existing in the sphere of deadly magnetism.

Remember that he who would be the disciple of Truth and enter into rest, must deny himself the gratification of the unholy inclinations of the perverted heart, which cleave to that which does not inspire reverence for God or a desire to be found doing His will; and he must convert the attributes of his being to the exercise of welldoing [sic], for thus and thus only can be secured through grace divine, everlasting good." [End quote]

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The word inclination means: impulse, desire, an interest or liking.

"Divine Good" refers to God's Holy Spirit. See John 3:5-21. John 3:20-21 warns about how if one continues in doing evil deeds, that person hates the light (Jesus) and does not come to the light (Jesus). That rebellious person is rejecting the light. If we reject the light (Jesus), we would then have no eternal life and no true peace, and we would not know God (1 John 2:3-6).

John 3:20-21

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.


1 John 2:3-6

"[3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."

JOHN CHAPTER 3:5-21

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.