Pastor Yong Gyu
Park’s Visit to Heaven
Narrated by Pastor
Yong Gyu Park
In 1987, Reverend Park
had died from high blood pressure. But by the Grace of God, his life was
extended for another 20 years. However, for the first four years, he was not
able to speak due to his condition. He was about 50 years old when he had come
back to life. During his death, the Lord showed him Heaven and hell.
“I want you to know if you are arrogant and
prideful, you will bring curses upon yourself. I had a mega church of 5000
members but I was struck down by God due to my arrogance. Now I fear God.
(James 4:6).
I used to own property worth about 150 million US
dollars. I owned five luxury cars. But after my death experience, I gave it all
away. Please remember, salvation cannot be achieved by your possessions but
through faith. And now I plead to the deacons, elders, and the other leaders in
their churches to serve …with all your heart.
On December 19, 1987, after I had finished my lunch
and while I was resting, I began to feel excruciating pain, it was so
unbearable that I felt as though I was going to die. Then I lost consciousness.
I woke up four months later in a vegetated state, and my doctor told me that I
would eventually die. All my body parts were mangled very badly from the
paralysis. And my family had never allowed any of the church members to visit
due to my horrible appearance. Then I finally died.
When I died, I saw two people enter my room. But
these people had entered into my room through the wall. I screamed, “Who, who
are you!! My house will crumble down if you do that!!” Then one said, “We are angels
descended from Heaven. We are from God’s Kingdom.” A brilliant light
shinned from the angels.
The angel to my right introduced himself. “I run errands
for Jesus in His Kingdom. Jesus called me and commanded me to go down to the
Earth. He commanded me to take you to Heaven. You are dead. But since your
family cries out with so much sadness, He desires to grant you a little more
time to live. But for now, He desires to show you Heaven and hell. He will show
you and you will witness to the people of the Earth. May the number of people
who end up in hell be decreased and the number of people going to Heaven
increased through your testimony. This will be your mission. God instructed us
to tell you not to delay. If you delay, you will not be able to visit Heaven
and hell.”
Then the angel to my left said, “The moment you were born and until the
moment you had died, I had been with you.” At that time, I did not
understand what the angel had meant. Now I know. He was my guardian angel. So I
said, “I cannot go!
I will not go! I am a pastor! I cannot meet the Lord
in this physical condition. I want to see Him as a healthy person. I would
probably be receiving more rebukes than compliments from the Lord. I am
prideful and arrogant and now I am cursed and sick. How am I able to enter
Heaven? I am so scared. Please go back to Heaven and ask the Lord to heal me.
Then come back and take me to Heaven through my dream. Please ask for Mercy on
my behalf.”
But the angels were not listening to my arguments.
They took my clothes off and said that they were too filthy to be wearing in
Heaven. They then clothed me in a white gown. (Zech 3:4).
They grabbed my hands and we flew straight up to Heaven.
We flew through the clouds and as I looked down, I saw the Earth becoming
smaller.
They let me go near an endless Golden Street. I saw
a brilliant shining light, too bright to look directly at. I said, “Where is
the light coming from?” “It is from Heaven” the angel responded.
I thought, “Wow! It is huge!” I saw groups of people
in white gowns flying ahead. “Who are they?” I asked.
The angel replied, “They are the ones who had served God
faithfully and trusted in Jesus by obeying and following the lead of the Holy
Spirit with all their heart. Their bodies are dead on Earth. They are now the
souls heading toward Heaven.”
The other angel continued, “There are twelve gates in Heaven. When a
saved soul comes to Heaven, they must enter through one of those gates.”
We were standing in the south gate but it was closed. As we were waiting, I asked
the angel, “Angels, why is this gate not opening?”
The angel replied, “It is because you are not singing the
Heavenly worship song” (Psalms 100:4).
I asked, “Angels, I was very prideful and arrogant
and as a result I was cursed with sickness. I am not good at singing earthly
worship songs. How am I able to sing Heavenly worship songs when I had never
heard it before?”
The angel replied, “You are correct. But you must still prepare
yourself to worship. You are a prideful person but prepare to sing.”
The angels began to sing. As they sang, I began to sing with them. It became
natural to me, and we entered in.
The scene of Heaven was indescribable. I can’t
describe Heaven with my Earthly words. I said, “Lord! Thank you so much! Even
though, I was very prideful and arrogant and cursed with a sickness, You have
still brought me to Heaven to show me around.”
I then heard the Voice of God, “My beloved Pastor Park, Yong Gyu, I
welcome you. You have made a long journey here.” His Voice was
overflowing with love and tenderness.
I replied back crying in tears, “Lord…”
The angels immediately said, “You have been a pastor for 20 years. Do
you not know your Scriptures? There are no tears in Heaven. Please stop it!”
I was not even able to cry (Rev. 21:4).
The Lord then asked me five questions:
“How much time did you spend reading the Word (the Bible)?”
“How much did you give of offerings?”
“How many times have you evangelized to people?”
“Did you tithe properly?”
“How much time did you spend in prayer?”
I could not answer the fifth question. The Lord
rebuked me for the fifth question.
“After you had become a mega church pastor, you had become very
lazy with prayer. Being busy is no excuse to Me!”
I had to repent of it later.
“The angels will show you many places in Heaven and in hell.
Look around as much as you desire. You will leave after witnessing many
different places in Heaven and hell.”
But the Lord did not allow me to see His appearance.
The angels first took me to three different places in Heaven.
In the first place, I saw little children living
together.
The second place was where the adults lived.
The third place was where the souls had barely made
it to Heaven. Even though they made it to Heaven, they had made it shamefully.
Many people had asked me how old the little children
were. They appeared like kindergartens.
They were not the little boys or girls as we would
know of gender. Each child had their own angel to accompany them.
In Heaven, most of the souls will have their own individual
home. (John 14:2) However, there were some who did not have homes. I will explain
this later. Moreover, the children did not have their own individual homes
either. I asked, “The children are also souls, why do they not have their own
homes?”
The angel replied, “Just as the people on Earth require materials to build
their homes, we in Heaven also need materials to build here. When a person
serves the Church and others faithfully unto the Lord, those deeds will become
materials for a person’s home in Heaven.
When the materials are provided, the angels assigned to build a
saint’s home will go to work on constructing it. The children who are below the
accountability age have not built up any materials to build a home. In other
words, they did not have the time or chance to earn their rewards/materials.
This is why they do not have homes.”
I continued with my questions, “What shall I do on
Earth to provide more materials for my home?”
The angels replied, “There are seven things one must do to
build up their materials to build their home.
The first is their accumulation of worship and praise to God.
The second is their time spent reading the Bible.
Third, their time spent praying.
Fourth, their time spent evangelizing to people.
Fifth, one’s offering to the Lord.
Sixth, their obedient tithes to God.
Lastly, their time spent serving the Church in any way.”
These are the deeds or works of obedience in which one
accumulates materials for their Heavenly home. If one is lacking in these
areas, they will have no materials to build their home.”
There were numerous people in Heaven without homes.
Many who did not have homes were actually pastors, deacons, deaconesses,
elders, etc. I asked out of curiosity, “Where do the children live then?”
The angels replied, “They live here.” As I looked
around, they were gathered throughout “the garden of flowers.” The garden of
flowers was so beautiful and the fragrance was out of this world. The scene was
beyond what I could describe with my words.
The second place was for faithful adults.
There is a difference between salvation and rewards.
This place had so many homes. The homes were built with beautiful gems and rare
stones. Some of the homes were as high as the highest skyscrapers on Earth.
Those people who had faithfully served the Lord while living on Earth had their
homes built with beautiful gems and rare stones. In this particular place, all
the people looked around the age of 20 to 30 years old. There were no men or
women in regards to gender. There are no sick, old, or lame people.
I once knew an elder named, Oh, Im Myung. He had
died at the age of 65 years old. He was a very short man, as tall as 2nd
graders in elementary school. He had suffered from a rare disease called
rickets. However, when it came to the Bible, he was a PHD. He had written many
commentaries. I met him in Heaven, and there he was tall and handsome. He was
no longer sick but healthy. Heaven is a very wonderful place!! I am so full of
expectations!
Please believe what I am saying beloved people!
The third place was for those who were shamefully
saved. (1 Cor. 3:15).
This particular village was enormous in size,
several times bigger than the second place, where the homes were made of gems
and rare stones. I arrived at this place at great speed, riding a golden
chariot. It was very far from the other beautiful places I saw in Heaven.
I asked the angels, “I see great wilderness and
fields. Why do I not see homes?”
The angel replied, “What you are seeing are homes.”
I saw huge wide flat houses, which reminded me of a
large chicken coop or some type of warehouse. These homes were not glorious,
but shabby. This village and homes were for the souls who were shamefully
saved. There were numerous large sized shabby looking homes. This village is
several times bigger than the place where rewarded souls reside.
The angel said, “Do you see the two large homes, one to your right and
one to your left? I answered, “Yes, I do see them.”
The angel said that he wanted to show me those two
houses specifically. He said, “The right home is for those who were pastors on the
Earth. The left home is for those who were elders on the Earth.” As
we arrived to the front of the two homes, I noticed they were humongous. My jaw
dropped. When we opened the door and entered, my first impression was, ‘chicken
coop.’ Instead of thousands of chickens living in their coop, I saw souls. The
angels advised me to observe very carefully because I would recognize some
famous pastors from history. It was true. I recognized many pastors from
history. I specifically picked out one pastor and asked the angel, “I know that
Korean pastor!
I know how famous he was and the work he had done
for the Lord. Why is he here?
I do not understand.”
The angels answered, “He never provided any building materials
for his home. This is why he is living in a community home.”
I asked out of curiosity, “How did this happen? Why
did he not have any materials?” The angel answered, “While he was a pastor performing the
functions as a pastor, he had loved to be complimented by the people. He had
loved to be honored. He had loved to be served. There was no sacrifice and
servitude on his part.” This particular pastor was greatly honored in Korea and
is an icon within the Korean Christian history. But he had no reward!!
You Pastors out there, please listen! You have to
lead people to more than just Sunday morning services. You must visit them in
their homes. You must take care of the poor, the lame and old. The pastors who
have served without sacrificing their lives and loved to be honored have no
reward in Heaven. (Matt. 23:5-12).
After I had witnessed this scene in Heaven and after
I had come back to the Earth, I immediately gave all of my possessions away
including my five luxury vehicles. Our life is but a moment. In the Bible, the average
life is about 70 to 80 years old. But it is only God Who knows when a person
will die. Anyone can die before the age of 70 or 80 years old. I had decided to
give everything away, even my clothes. The people I saw had received salvation
in shame. They were pastors, elders, deacons, and lay believers. There were
multitudes of elders and deacons in this flat shabby home. But of course, it is
much better than hell.
However, why would anyone want to enter Heaven in
such a way? I will not end up in that shameful place. Their clothes were even
shabby.
What are the requirements for Christians to receive such
beautiful homes in Heaven?
First, we have to evangelize to as many people as
possible.
How should we evangelize?
The angel told me, “Assume there is an unbeliever who does not
know the Lord. The moment you decide to evangelize to that particular person,
the building materials for your homes will be provided. As you unceasingly pray
for their salvation, more building materials are provided. You must continue to
check up on them, visiting them and continue your evangelizing. This will add
more materials to your home. If a person says he/she cannot make it to church
because they do not have nice clothes, then you must provide them with some. If
the person says he/she does not have a Bible, you must provide one. If a person
says he/she does not have glasses to read, you must provide it for them. You
must provide whatever you are able to so this person can be led to the Lord.
Those who live in the best homes are those who had evangelized many times.”
The angel then escorted me to the place where the
saints lived in nice homes. This is where saints who had evangelized much
lived. It felt like downtown Heaven.
In Christian history, there are four people who have
the biggest and most beautiful homes. The angel showed me the home of American
Evangelist D.L. Moody, British Pastor John Wesley, an Italian Evangelist, and
Korean Evangelist Pastor Choi Gun Nung. These four people have the largest
homes in Heaven. These four had spent their whole lives evangelizing to people
even through up to the time of their deaths.
Within the Korean believers, there was a lay
believer who had a large home. This lay believer had built many church
buildings with his all his possessions. He had given three thousand bags of
rice to the poor. He secretly helped thousands of pastors and leaders with
their finances. He helped students studying theology or in Bible school with
their tuitions. He had also taken in a pastor (65 years old) into his home and
took good care of him. His own church had kicked him out.
I heard an angel shout, “The materials are coming!”
I questioned the angel to my right about the
materials and he told me, “These materials are for a deaconess from a small church
who is from the country. In fact, she receives materials every day. Even though
she is poor, she comes to early morning service each day. She prays for 87
church members daily. When she finishes praying, she cleans up the church.”
I heard another angel shout, “Special delivery! The daughter of
the deaconess has given what little money she had to her mother. However, the
deaconess did not spend it on herself. She bought five eggs and two pairs of
socks for the church pastor. Even though it may appear to be a small offering,
she had given all she had for the day. This became special materials for her
home in Heaven.”
Second, those who also have a large home are those
who have built church buildings or other buildings for Kingdom purpose with
their possessions and resources.
In Heaven, I also met an elder named Choi. Among all
the Korean elders and deacons who are in Heaven, he had the most beautiful
home. His home was much higher than the tallest building in Korea.
Choi had built many churches in Korea with his wealth.
I asked the angel, “How about my house? Is it in the
process of being built? The angel said, “Yes it is.”
I begged to see my house. But they told me it was
not allowed. I continued to beg and after some persistent begging, the angels
said that the Lord will now allow it.
We entered the chariot and traveled very far to
another place. I was full of expectation. I asked, “Where is my house?” The
angel replied, “It
is over there!”
But it looked as though the place was only a
foundation, only ready for development. I cried out, “How could you do this to
me? How could this be happening? How can my house be in a developing zone?
Surviving the Korean War, I sold my only home to
build a church. This church eventually grew to five thousand members. I wrote
many books inspired by the Holy Spirit. One book became a best seller. With the
proceeds from the books, I built Christian schools. The school birthed 240
pastors. During tenure as the dean, I had given out over 400 scholarships to
over 400 poor children. I have built homes for the widows to live in. This all
cost huge amounts of money. So how could this be?
Why is my home in a land development? I am so
upset!”
The angel replied sternly, “You do not deserve to live in such a
beautiful nice home in Heaven because you have been honored by people countless
times. Every time you had built or done something good, you were praised by
people. You were even honored by the secular news. Therefore, all your works
are in vain” (Matt 6:1).
I looked at my home in the development zone. It was
located in the middle of three other homes. It only had three stories. The
house had many small rooms on the first two floors. I asked the angel, “Why do
I have such small rooms?” The angel answered, “These rooms are for your sons and
daughters.”
“I only have four children,” I replied. The angel
responded, “O,
they are not for your Earthy children, but for the ones you had evangelized and
are saved.”
I loved it! I asked, “Where is my master bedroom?”
The angel said that it was on the roof. That bothered me. My room was not even
finished. In an angry tone I said, “It is so small! Why is it so difficult to
finish?” The angel replied, “You are not even dead. We cannot finish your home or rooms
because we do not know if more materials will be provided. Do you understand?”
When we entered my room, I saw two certificates hanging
on my wall, so I went to read them. The first certificate described when I was
18 years old living in an orphanage. On Christmas day, I was on my way back to
the early morning church service. I had seen an elderly man shivering on the street.
I took my jacket off and gave it to him. That deed had given me a reward in
Heaven.
The second certificate described the same incident
but it was for buying some bread with the little money I had for the elderly man.
The amount is not the issue. The act must be accompanied by genuine faith. The
dollar amount has no significance.
We left the place and headed back out. During the ride,
one of the angels asked, “Are you sad? I will tell you how to have a beautiful
home built. The Lord said when you go back to the Earth, you must go to tell
the people about Heaven and hell as you have witnessed. Second, the Lord
desires you to build a place to gather elderly female pastors and evangelists
who do not have places to go or live. If you truly faithfully do these things,
you will have a beautiful home.”